After the earthquake/tsunami in Japan, Hakusensha did something for its readers that I thought was very nice, but also very sad. They had all the mangaka draw pictures representing "Hope" for them, and have them all posted on
this special message page. Most of them a uplifting, and some even look lighthearted, but of course the characters I really love were put in more realistic poses:
Homeless Natsume, Nyanko-sensei, and many youkai friends
Homeless and battered Misaki and Takumi
If you want to check it out, I promise the rest aren't as sad and many are actually pretty cute.