COR concept art log #1 🥰🥰

theme song is arandano by niru kajitsu (specifically 𓆑 ‘s cover)

i went a little heavy on the ajin references....... it’s been a big inspiration in my art and writing and i think grace and kei are very similar as people lol

dreams do come true.

Ballpoint pen + Copics + transparent holographic film. Pose referenced from a Gogeta figure.

Fates Reexploration Part 2: Down the (rabbit) hole

And we are back folks. This one is a bit on the shorter side, since not too much happens, but I am already pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoy this.

I absolutely love this shot of the Nohrian capital. You can immediately tell so much about this place. Perfect mood setter and extension of the lore found in this game. You look at this and know immediately that it’s not a very pleasant place to live. The castle is literally dug into the ground, while shaped like a colliseum. 

Man, I really wish 3 Houses had done this with the capitals. Would have helped make the cultures feel more distinct. Imagine Deirdriu giving everyone Venice vibes, Enbarr being full of ancient buildings and bombastic architecture, Fhirdiad covered in glittery snow... Ah, what a shame.

Fun fact! Garon is voiced in Japanese by Akio Ohtsuka, the same guy who voices Ansem (and a lot of his various knock offs) in Kingdom Hearts. So every time one of his voice clips plays, all I hear is “KINGUDOMU HAATSU YO” 

This is kinda interesting. He says “... Us royalty, as those who have inherited the blood of the ancient gods, the “Divine Ancestral Dragons”, are the descendants of gods.” (he says gods a lot in this), which is interesting in that it subtly refers to the Nohrians (and Hoshidans) not being actualy related to dragons, but rather just having received their blood ages ago. (like what happens in that one Hydra/Anankos dlc)

The English didn’t use that and only made a vague statement about having the dragons’ strength after the initial “We are their descendants etc.), which isn’t quite such a neat nod.

“The Demonic Sword Ganglari... It’s a blade hiding magic from another world” 

This isn’t a translation note (it’s mostly the same in English). I just never noticed Touma being hinted at this early.

I do like how this scene builds up the sheer grip Garon has on everyone invovled here. They simply cannot afford to defy him and it takes a huge amount of drama and deception to get out of this situation. This especially nicely contrasts with Xander being the confident older brother before this, whereas now he is almost helpless.

Another one of Leon’s more common expressions. まったく (mattaku), essentially a (formalish) expression of exasperation (usually). Miyano really is good at making him sound so annoyed and done with everything. 

That ナイス at the end is Elise literally saying the English word “Nice.” in katakana. Elise uses English loan words occasionally to make her dialogue sound more peppy and carefree.

Anyway, yeah that’s about it for today. I hope I have more to talk about next time. Maybe I’ll start merging chapters together until I get to the route split.

See you next time. And please take a look at my Ko-fi, if you wanna give me support.

shigeoka x ryo

From this month's POTATO magazine. 

Q: Person you want to connect with? 

Daiki: I want to deepen my relationship with Nishikido. The other day, he invited me for ramen, but i wasn't free. After all, I want to know how it taste (lol).

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Shigeoka Daiki was asked something memorable someone had said to him. Shige said it's Nishikido kun. He was happy Ryo called & said "It's been a while, how've you been?" Previously,Ryo sent a really smiley photo of him wearing Shige's red member color bracelet from Johnnys West first live tour which Shige has set as Ryo's incoming call photo. So whenever Ryo calls, Shige exclaimed "Haatsu! (First!)" lol. Shige's costar Eguchi Noriko (who also played Ryo's sister in Uchi no Otto) said he was similar to Ryo when on set which naturally made him feel a sense of closeness

The name changes are probably a test.

Namdai: "This is the localization you've been wishing for! Would you still want this game even if we change the names of ur fav charas???? :) "

????????I DON'T KNOW!!!!!

What's your favorite game, and why? What is your girlfriend like? What's your favorite band? And finally what's your favorite movie? I'll ask more question, if you'd like, but don't want to be too annoying.

Hrmmm Favorite game is tough because I have many… But for now I will just go with The Elder Scrolls V Skryim, because my girlfriend got it for me for christmas the year it came out and I have invested a good chunk of time in it! And it also sucked my girlfriend in pretty quick so we have something cool to play/bond over.  My girlfriend is sweet and caring. I think she is the most beautiful girl in the world and that she is very talented in both writing and drawing even though she thinks she isn’t. We are both happy and have been together for almost 3 years =DFavorite band has to be We Came As Romans! Really great post hardcore band and their songs carry strong meanings and aren’t vulgar in any way.Favorite movie is The Nightmare Before Christmas. I have watched it alot since it came out in 1993! There is just something about it that always pulls me in! Tim Burton’s artwork is amazing and it also holds a great connection to my grandfather who passed away in 2008. I also have NBC tattoo on my arm in recognition of it being my favorite movie and has a constant reminder that my grandfather is always with me (whose name was also jack)

That was Great!! Thanks =D

((I hope they leave Innes' name alone

I don't want to search a paragraph looking for "Ines" and have the search direct me to words like "lines", "mines", "inescapable" etc...))

Kor

Corundum

*auditory hallucinations of Shing making annoying laughing noises like Corundum*

((Kohaku = Amber Kohak Kohaku

Shing = Kor

I hope Galando becomes Galadno))