Even in an age where anyone can create a social media account, many young people who prefer traditional paper goods like booklets still frequent SUT. Recently, there's also been a significant increase in cases of people launching free papers and zines after gaining work experience.

It seems that the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted more people to reconnect with friends from their student days online, realize the importance of making time for themselves, find their focus, and discover the joy of outputting their work. While free zines, or so-called free papers, were the primary method in the past, in recent years, many people have started creating paid zines. In particular, "writing and selling diaries" seems to be becoming a new form of output.

I believe a major reason for this is the increase in small bookstores like SUT, which have expanded the number of places where works can be handled without going through large distribution channels, and the fact that these bookstores and independent publishers are now supporting people with no prior experience.