(2015) Self Portrait: Airbender

has this been done

@bonelyheartsclub

More using @m-chromatic‘s shit poo poo palettes: Renegade in “dinner,” Drifter in “the depression,” and Stitch in “bee yourself.”

I wanna do a full illustration for Renegade with that lemon, like the Skronk & Bee drawing, but I did this as a color test first just to see how I might use the palette :3c and decided to add Dust and Stitch so I’ve got all the boys with @spookyflavors in these palettes. -^^-

Was talking with @spookyflavors, trying to find a voice match for how I hear Error in my head, and she pointed me towards Wreck Gar from the Transformers Animated series, who is actually perfect once I imagine that voice saying lines from the Ask Error blog and what I’ve written for him --

But then she revealed it’s Weird Al with a buzzy robot voice filter and that’s just

possibly the most jilarious outcome I can think of.

scrapped work: Reika mock anime opening

This is from summer 2018, very early in the development of Reika and her story. A lot has changed in the conceptualization of her character and her “route” with Kennyo, so to speak, but I’m wheezing reading this and I think it’s funny enough to post, even though it’s scrapped. I think I was just playing around, doing something fun to get a start on the project, so I wrote this as if it was the opening of an anime 😂

[Exterior Shot: As if from the ground, looking up at a wide blue sky with a few thin clouds as a plane crosses far above]

[Interior Shot: Inside the plane]

Reika looks out the plane window with a bright, hopeful smile. She glances down to her phone, and sends a messge–“Yeah, I’m reading it (laughing emoji)”–before pulling up the digital copy of A Traveler’s Guide to Japan’s Hottest Warlords

[Voiceover]

“My name is Ishikawa Reika, 27 years old and single, blood-type O, born in the United States.”

[Exterior Shot: Kyoto University]

Reika stands before the iconic camphor tree and clock tower, one hand holding the extended handle of her “teacher” suitcase, the other shielding her eyes from the sun as she looks up at the tree with a smile.

[Voiceover]

“A few months ago, I moved to Kyoto to finally begin my dream of teaching English to students at the university. As the child of immigrants, I also wanted to get closer to my heritage.”

[Interior Shot: at Nobunaga’s memorial stone]

Reika walks inside the small shrine, looking at the engraved stone with a more curious/solemn expression.

[Voiceover]

“But this might be…”

[Exterior Shot: Azuchi town]

Reika, on Masamune’s horse and flanked by Hideyoshi, stares up at Azuchi castle in the distance, clearly mortified.

[Voiceover]

“…too close.”

[Roll Opening Credits]

Wanted to try my hand at drawing some AU boys as inspired by their canon :3c (rather than specifically BHC versions). Obviously still took some creative liberties. I’m really happy with how they came out!

Sketches that I’ll never finish ‘cause, well, I got what I wanted out of them / got the concept out of my head enough to be okay leaving them messy or sparse. :3c

HC: What Kennyo would think of the Warlords if he were allied with them – Pt. I: Oda Forces

Had fate played out differently and Kennyo allied with the Oda Forces, or joined the Takeda-Uesugi alliance without his brothers killed and Hongan-Ji razed first, or was simply a neutral party hanging out in either Azuchi or Kasaguyama Castle, this might be what he thinks of everyone (I guess it’s Kennyo’s “Another Ikemen Sengoku,” haha~):

[Pt. II: The Takeda-Uesugi Alliance]

The Oda Forces

Nobunaga still grates his nerves. Kennyo can’t stand his casual arrogance, and it doesn’t help that Nobunaga claims not to believe in the Buddha. However, he respects Nobu as a ruler who truly looks after his people, and as a keen and accomplished scholar. Underneath it all, Kennyo worries about the toll so much war is taking on Nobunaga’s soul. Some quiet nights, he seeks Nobu out to check on him and give counsel.

Masamune reminds Kennyo of Shingen at that age–but somehow, impossibly, more cocky and certainly more reckless. Expect much solemn head-shaking at Masamune’s wild shenanigans, but he’s smiling behind that cup of tea. Besides, like Shingen, Masamune is an admirably responsible ruler, and Kennyo tells him this–in the same breath as he scolds him for risking the well-being of his fief every time he insists on riding like a madman. He also can’t help but grin at Masamune’s lack of alcohol tolerance, though he offsets it with very disapproving stares for Mitsuhide.

Kennyo regularly praises Hideyoshi for his virtuous conduct, both because he genuinely holds Hideyoshi in high regard for his loyalty and altruism, and because Kennyo senses that the younger man could use the validation. Kennyo recognizes when someone just needs to be told that they’re good. He provides backup for Hideyoshi’s scolding, too–really, running in the hallways is dangerous.

Mitsunari would have made a good monk with his kindness and humility, and Kennyo worries that his spirit and talents are wasted on warfare. However, he recognizes that Mitsunari’s brilliance is crucial to the Oda forces’ ability to ultimately protect more lives. Kennyo enjoys Mitsunari’s positive presence and often joins him in studying, the two reading in companionable silence. Of course, he would contribute to the “Caring for Your Mitsunari” guide. Masamune would have to take the scroll away from him and Hideyoshi because they just can’t stop adding things.

Kennyo treats Ieyasu with solemn respect, seeming not to register the young man’s acerbic remarks. It’s not that he doesn’t notice, but he wants to afford Ieyasu his dignity. Kennyo recognizes how deeply bound up in grief Ieyasu is, and keeps an eye on him. Like with Mitsunari, Kennyo joins Ieyasu in silent studying, but with the hope that acclimating to Kennyo’s presence will allow Ieyasu to open up. (Predictably, all of this drives Ieyasu crazy.)

Like Hideyoshi, Kennyo openly disapproves of Mitsuhide’s more sadistic jests, though not as harshly. It comes from a similar place of worry, as he recognizes Mitsuhide’s self-loathing behind each taunt. He is quick to tell Mitsuhide that such games are unworthy of his intellect and talent as a diplomat, and urges him to be more forthcoming (especially to Hideyoshi) for the sake of his reputation, the Oda Forces’ unity, and most importantly, his own self-regard. Kennyo sighs heavily when Mitsuhide invariably dismisses him, but that doesn’t stop him from trying again.

I may... have a problem

Nightmare would manspread on public transportation and only Joku herself could change my mind.

I’ve had Bee and Puppycat on the brain the last few days, ‘cause I’m so excited for it to come out this Tuesday~! So I did a silly little frame drawing of one of my favorite moments from the first season (I have a lot of favorite moments, though)