Hey gang, long time no post. To tell the truth, I haven't been up to a whole lot. I'm picking away at a WIP, but that's mostly just been frustrating to me. So, it's been pretty quiet on the drawing front. I hope the SS changes that (I'll get my wish list up really soon, I promise).
What I have been doing is watching a lot of anime. I'm trying to keep on top of all the popular stuff, which, believe it or not, is stressful. New seasons of My Hero Academia, Mob Psycho 100, Spy x Family, and To Your Eternity are all out this season, and I've only just begun watching most of those. Once I finish the first seasons of "Mob" and "Eternity", I might put them on pause. Because right now, I'm watching 12 shows on-and-off simultaneously.
I honestly don't know how people do it. There are so many new shows I want to try, but there are also old ones I haven't gotten around to. I try to keep my want-to-watch list under 60, but I'm currently failing at that. At least I cut it down from 72.
Anyway, I'd better get back to the anime-watching grind. Or not. When it's a grind, that's not exactly a good thing.
Hey, guys, how are you all doing?
Personally, I haven't been drawing too much, which is why you guys haven't heard much from me. I'm considering doing an October art challenge like OC-tober or Rocktober. Then again, I'm always thinking about doing those, but I never get around to them. My fear is that I won't be able to keep up with a drawing a day. Then, with Rocktober, there's the risk of displaying by silly musical taste. I'm such a poser, LOL.
I have been watching a lot of anime, though-- mostly old stuff with, like, a million episodes. OK, a million is an exaggeration. Still, it's interesting how they used to air a whole series in one go. Of course, things are different now. Also, it kind of makes me appreciate how far animation has come when I'm watching something that's roughly as old as I am.
This kind of leads me to two questions:
1. What is the oldest anime you've ever seen?
2. Is it older than you are?
Hmm... maybe I should have left that for a discussion topic. I'm trying to think of some more good ones, and I'm not coming up with much. If anyone has suggestions, I'd be happy to hear them.
Here's a list of 10 anime that I like, as well as my favorite characters from each (you can pick one or any combination of the ones I've listed). If you aren't familiar with any of them, I have listed some characters from my original stories. If you don't want to draw those either, you can draw me a Pokemon-- any Pokemon you like.
A selection of SS pictures that I have received in the past.
The Manga and Anime
In no particular order...
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
- Greed (original form)
- Alphonse Elric
- Heck, any of the characters would be great! Except Shou Tucker. 'Cause I hate that dude.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
- Madoka Kaname
- Mami Tomoe
- Homura Akemi
Magi (Note: I've only seen the anime.)
Spice and Wolf (Note: I've only seen the anime.)
Gurren Lagann (Note: Nothing suggestive please.)
The Seven Deadly Sins (Note: I have watched only one season of the anime, but I have read the whole manga.)
- Ban (with Elaine, maybe?)
- Diane
- King
Naruto/Naruto Shippuden (Note: I haven't finished the anime, but I've been spoiled beyond belief.)
- Hinata Huyga
- Rock Lee
- Sakura Haruno
- Shino Aburame
- Deidara
Inuyasha
- Shippo
- Sango
- Kagome Higurashi
My Hero Academia (Note: I have only seen the anime. No spoilers please!)
- Izuku Midoriya
- All Might
- Ochaco Uraraka
- Kyoka Jiro
- Denki Kaminari (I think that's his name-- he's the "Pikachu" guy, right?)
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Note: I have only seen the anime.)
- Rimuru Tempest
- Gabiru
- Gobta
- Ranga
The Original Characters
I'm just linking pictures. You can find out about the characters in the picture descriptions. You can read the stories here. (Just note that this world is for Subscribers only.)
Additional information (and some silliness) can be found here.
Other artists' interpretations of my characters are here.
From Survival Instincts:
[Naomi] [Marshall] [Dice] [All three]
From Destination:
[Keba] [Jon] [Both of them] [Rakusa]
From The Rebels of Planet Aadau:
[All the protagonists] [Meh-Eh-Au] [Conus] [Most of the cast]
If you want other pictures of my OCs, you can poke around my Portfolio, too. I just linked the ones that I thought were the best.
Final notes: I don't actually celebrate Christmas, so please don't add anything religious. However, my birthday just so happens to fall on the same day....
Thanks in advance, S.S.! I'm excited to see what you come up with. ^_^
...Or so to speak. Can you believe I haven't updated this blog since last December?
To be honest, I haven't done a lot of drawing recently. I hope OCtober can light a fire under me. That, and I gotta work on my entry for the "Sing Me a Story" Challenge.
I'm not sure what to do this year for OCtober. I want to do something, whether it be writing or drawing. A lot of my OCs need to be redesigned. I should make the "Rebels" characters look less like Poke-mutants, and Jon from Destination needs to look a lot less like his namesake (not to mention a better-looking outfit-- I have no fashion sense, and it shows when you look at my OCs).
I actually wrote a little bit of Destination-- about half a chapter-- but somehow it got overwritten by an older file or deleted or something. In any case, it's gone. Kinda annoyed by that, especially since it was a fight scene. Then again, there was one part I wanted to change from that fight scene to make it more plausible.
Not sure what else to say besides that I've been watching a heck-ton of anime. I'm even getting into seasonal anime as they air, which I haven't done in the longest time. Some of the shows I've picked up recently are the new Fruits Basket, My Hero Academia, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Magia Record, and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. I'm also pumped for season 2 of Yashahime.
Well that wraps it up for this entry. Please leave comments and subscribe. I want to know what you're thinking of for OCtober.
Here's some artwork of my OCs that other people drew. I just wanted to show my appreciation to the artists.
Conus vs. Pikachu by kita mikichi
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