Pachi Promotion - 8-Bit Theater Radio Play: Ye Olde Misfits

I have a special announcement tonight, folks. I'm happy to share with you all a project I have been involved with for awhile now and has finally gotten going. Today marks my debut into internet voice acting with the 8-Bit Theater Radio Play!

Directed by Evan Bremer, a seasoned internet VO individual, the series is adapted from Brian Clevinger's (of Atomic Robo fame) popular sprite comic from 2001 called 8-Bit Theater. The comic is a parody of the Final Fantasy video game series and involves a band of ne'er-do-wells and misfit adventurers stumbling into the role of the Light Warriors, the prophetic saviors of the world - but they'd sooner bicker amongst themselves nonsensically than behave like legendary heroes.

The first episode of the Radio Play has been released online today, for your listening pleasure! My contribution includes the title art for the video thumbnail, which you can see above, and a few bit voices. I will have a partially more regular speaking role a few episodes down the road, so I hope you all enjoy my amateur VO skills! ^^ If you want to keep up with information on the future of the Radio Play, you can follow the official Tumblr or Evan's personal webpage. Enjoy the antics! There's sure to be many more episodes to come! :)

This is the first image I've drawn and colored completely on my Wacom tablet in a long time, and it came out great! Drawing inanimate objects has always been one of my weak points, but I think I made a good effort here. The idea was to depict a dingy tavern where adventurers would commonly meet - but of course, the heroes of 8-Bit Theater are not the heroes we want, so they're shoved in the corner. I don't feel like I made the place look as dank as I could have, but I made clarity of the image a priority over the mood.

Pachi Review Night: Gargantia (On the Communication and Progression)

Evening, everyone! As promised, here comes my review of Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet! Hope you like it! As for what's coming next...I don't know! Just wait and see. :)

Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet

Without a doubt, Chamber as a penguin is one of the most terrifying creations I've ever put to paper. XD The design and color scheme are part copied directly from Chamber and part made up as I went along. I tried out varying effects on shadows from my norm at the shader stage, and I think it made this drawing come out rather unique. The bright yet brooding colors clash so strong against the goofy exterior look.

Pachi Review Night - Flowers of Evil (The Experience Behind the Mask)

Here we go. The big one. My review of the critically acclaimed Flowers of Evil now goes live. This was a massive challenge to write - not so much because of the depth of the work involved, but my attempt to figure out just what I needed to say about it. I'll go into more detail in the actual review, but Flowers is one of those shows the defies proper reviewing - you just need to experience it for yourself. That being said, why not read what I have to say anyway, for a laugh? :D As always, follow the link below to be on your way. Enjoy!

Flowers of Evil

Next up, Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet. I can't guarantee that one will be up before the end of the month, but I'll do my best! Expect a bit more of a dearth before other reviews following that one - I expect these short bursts of content will be common, we'll see. XD

The text in the image says, "If I try my hardest, I can become a penguin." Well, it kinda says that - the grammar is off. Anyway, the image is parodying the image seen at the end of every episode of Flowers, featuring the author Oshimi in a similar chair and black background with his wavy hair, delivering a cryptic, condescending message to the viewer. He's so sure of himself, he can be a penguin if he wants to!

Pachi Review Night - Tamako Market (The Dera Mochiyucky Show)

Evening, everybody! I'm back! More reviews! Three coming this month! And here comes the first! Tamako Market! It's a show about a bird and that's all you really get out of it! :D But don't take my word for it - take my more in-depth word for it in the link below!

Tamako Market

Coming up later this month: Flowers of Evil and Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet. Look forward to them both soon! ^_^

I originally intended to show even more of the Tama-ya mochi shop and the surrounding street, but I got lazy with this one, instead allowing the focus to stay on Mochiyucky and Penguin Me. If you're familiar with the show like I am, you might notice that Penguin Me is brandishing Kanna's little mallet! I liked that a character had a prop - set them apart......slightly. I wasn't entirely sure if mochi is supposed to be plain white or what, so I made it a kind of really really light gray to give it a sense of color. Beyond that, I'm just surprised Mochiyucky is flying so easily here! XD

Pachi Review Night - Blast of Tempest (Logic Ends the World)

Evening, folks! As promised, more anime reviews are coming, and to kick things off, I've got a long'un of a two cour series that finished just this past Winter season: Blast of Tempest. So I don't fall behind on art, I'm going to try and do some images for the reviews as well, as you can see above. And yes, I do intend for them all to feature my penguin person in some way. :) Well, no sense beating around the bush. Click the link below to check out the review! I hope you enjoy it! ^_^

Blast of Tempest* (this review has mild spoilers, but barely at that)

Let's just say if you've never WATCHED Blast of Tempest, you're not going to have ANY clue what the context of this image is. XD I went for drawing Samon as Yoshino and Mahiro have more intricate hair/clothing designs and I wanted something simpler. But wait, why is the Lorax there?! Well, he speaks for the trees. Again, you'll get my joke if you've seen the show. Drawing all those chains and later selecting and coloring in all those chains were equally a pain in the butt. Curse my attention to detail!

Going For a Hollywood Drive

Once again I come to you with a bit of fanart for the lovely and talented Hope Chapman (JesuOtaku), in honor of her new video series', "Anime Derby" (reviewing new anime series as they air) and "Hollywood Drive" (reviewing movies newly released in theaters). Since my last drawing, I wanted to try drawing a car again, and I've been sitting on the idea of drawing Hope 'going for a Hollywood Drive', so to speak, cuz I am such a punny little guy. Ah hah. Anyway, this is the result! Nothing else to report today.....just this! I hope you like it. :D

Also, JesuOtaku has gotten a website since the last time I talked about her~! You should go check it out and support her work - episodes of Derby and Drive can be found there as well as all of her previous material: http://www.jesuotaku.com/

The more I work with coloring and shading in Photoshop, the more prolific I feel I am becoming with it. Not like I'm trying to create a skill that I can have in place of my current career; I've long since realized that drawing is nothing more than a hobby I want to be good at on my own time; but I feel I'm getting quite good at utilizing digital tools to enhance my work. This one, like all the ones before, was a lot of fun to experiment different techniques. As for the drawing itself - not much to say; it's a Hollywood Drive! XD The green/yellow/red lights on the front bumper are an allusion to JesuOtaku's rating system in her new shows - rather than a numbered rating, she judges on a Green/Yellow/Red scale from good to bad. The popcorn is there because I wanted her to have a sidekick in the car. And in the first episode of Hollywood Drive, she had a bowl of popcorn, so........I went with the material given to me! If you look closely, you might be able to tell they're both wearing shades. BD

The Artist's Avatar

Hey guys - got a quickie update tonight. I've wanted to do a particular drawing for a long time now. Akira Toriyama, author of the Dragonball manga series, would always make a little avatar when drawing himself - most commonly a cute robot. A lot of manga-ka do this kind of thing. And though I don't have a manga, I've wanted to portray myself with a cute little avatar. And so, here I am......as a penguin. :)

The style, as some of you may notice, is inspired by the penguins from the anime Mawaru Penguindrum (one of my all-time favorite series), given some of my belongings and appearance - such as my Gurren Lagann drill necklace and my geta sandals. Of course, he is an artist, just like myself. Remember this guy, as you may see him more in the future.....

Don't ask how a penguin gets stubble. He's a very MANLY penguin! That's why he has such rosy cheeks!