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literally jumped out of my seat when this happened

what do you think about the anime so far? personally i’m loving it

The anime's been pretty fun (and VERY dramatic) so far! I've been doing a watch party with friends, so I definitely think that adds to the experience. I'm curious to see what direction it goes, cuz I'm hoping the rest of the characters get utilized more outside of just Sin, Unika, and Sol, but also this is their story so, it kinda makes some sense if they don't.

Honestly curious if you would be able to rank your fave Guilty Gear relationships from favorite to least. Or at least give a top five.

I've answered something similar before on this ask, but to be honest it's kinda hard to say? I don't really have any least favorites outside of ones that make me uncomfortable for Obvious Reasons, but for the most part I'd rather not say just cuz I don't wanna be rude/hurt anyone's feelings.

wide Raven ball attack

o shit-

this isnt a question but your banji art makes me want to eat glass (positive). i main both of them in strive and they are simply so so silly

Thank yoooouuuuuu!! Also don't...don't eat glass.

Do you have a character you love to bits but struggle to draw?

Strangely enough I'd say the same two bozos I draw over and over again

with all due and sincere respect the way my brain stopped working for a moment when I stumbled on your butch anji... I'm already a darn massive fan of your anbai works, my head explodes into a cavalcade of fireworks every time I see 'em from you but DUDE D U D E THE BUTCH ANJI, DUDE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Aaaaah shucks, thank you so much!! 'Tis the power of buff women ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Can you do a sketch in vantablack

I could try if I had any

Heyo I know you said you're on hiatus but just wanted to check if you're doing well! I get it tho, my finals are in a week and I'm scared lmao

Anyway just hope you have a lovely dayyy ❤️

Howdy! I'm doing...okay?? Still a lot of stuff going on, finals are indeed very hectic and I'm trying not to die lmao. Also took the hiatus to try and curb some digital habits so I'm less frustrated and can focus more on the stuff I wanna do, it can be a bit of a (not fun) time sink sometimes.

I'll try to be back in May, maybe sooner or later, but I do really appreciate the check up, it means a lot <3

Not exactly guilty gear but some of blazblue has star wars inspiration Mori mentions it in an interview here

In some of Jin's early designs he even has swords that look like light sabers lol

I can definitely see that at play here (especially in the first one on the left)

okay, this may be a bit ramble-y but I have an important question and I think you are the most qualified expert to ask!!! how would you describe Anji as a character (personality-wise)? I want to write silly little fics with him (also Baiken too because they are cute together hehe :3), but my usual method of reading the guilty gear wiki and combing through content with the character in it just ain't working this time!! anything and everything you have to say is very much appreciated ^^

Oooooh while I'm extremely flattered, I also kinda struggle with the same thing sometimes. He's a little hard to pin down personality-wise because he can be kinda all over the place in the stories and also idk if he's as fleshed out. But I can certainly try!

I'd say he's rather passionate about what he does/the things he cares about? He's lighthearted and a free spirit, but can also hunker down and get serious when it matters. He's definitely curious, sticks his nose into places it probably doesn't belong. And while he can definitely think things through and be cautious, he also just kinda does whatever he wants in the spur of the moment (ad(h)d who-)

I could also argue that he's rather secretive too? He wants to try and have the upper hand in a lot of situations, and I think that goes well with him being a trickster. But I don't think he's completely cold hearted either. He's goofy when he wants to (meeting Nago with Chipp) and earnest when it counts (Baiken.)

My best and honest advice is to both watch and read the script to the games and decide how you want to interpret him for yourself. The strive arcade mode, the few times he shows up in the strive stories, checking out the VG museum, etc etc. But assuming you've already done that, I'd also recommend reading fics and combing through some character breakdowns. @rex101111 and @elementroar do a fairly good job at that (granted a lot of it is in context about his relationship with Baiken but I'd argue that's kind of an important part of his character a little bit.) (but also that is just me so take that with some salt if you wanna)

Rex's fics and also Mundane and Lazy Life do a really good job at exploring more flawed and complex aspects of his character without sacrificing what makes him endearing. They're some of my favorite interpretations because they really flesh him out.

Hope that helps??

what do yoy think about oc x canon/yumeshipping/selfshipping? :0

Honestly I think it's fine! Just as long as people are chill about it (same could be said with everything else about fandom culture.) It's not something I'd personally do, but that's just because I want my favs to kiss other characters and not me lol

Yea, you like baiken. But did you trick yourself into learning several Japanese buhdist prayers so you could sing the Japanese sections of mirror of the world????(

Seriously tho I will never get enough of your art it's awesome

Afraid I have not, I will simply have to practice (thank you!)

What got you shipping anbai? I’m new here and they seem cute ^^ /gen

Oh god-

where do I even begin....

TLDR/Short version of it: Friend talked about Guilty Gear, I found out about Baiken, watched Another Story and some arcade mode interactions and song breakdowns and read some comments and it got me wondering "what is going on with these two~", I go on ao3, there is a little over 20 fics. I got really frustrated, made content of them myself, fell further down the rabbit hole, now I'm here.

The long and very rambly version of why I ship them that you can read under the cut if you wanna ↓

Firstly, a few things that I really enjoy about them (to get this out of the way-) is that they contrast and compliment each other really, really well if you think about it. Which I have. A lot.

I know I've said some of these before but like; the Sun and Moon motifs and how it literally shows up in their Overdrives (and Anji's command...grab...thingy(? idk strive terminology) also has a moon briefly appear hmmmmmwhatsupwiththat-), the Butterfly and Flower symbolism associated with them respectively and how in a sense, one helps the other grow, the classic red oni blue oni dynamic, cat and dog, Anji's graceful elegance and calm demeanor to go with Baiken's rugged toughness and fiery temper, blah blah blah the list goes on you get the idea. They're opposites, but they match each other and balance each other out, like yin and yang.

There's also their (strive) songs! Rock Parade is...extremely obvious lmao. I know folks like to joke about it but, dude. Single footstep carries two hearts? The promise he made to her? (Whatever that was I wanna knOW-) It really does feel like more than just a song about a crush he has on her, this man is dedicated. And with Mirror of the World it basically encapsulates Baiken's whole journey, going from someone who's resigned herself to a life of revenge to ultimately breaking out of her self imposed "exile" in the end. Also the line "If I had a comrade, I wonder what I would tell them." and I'm over here yelling "YOU HAVE ONE! HE IS RIGHT THERE-" (I actually think the song is also about Delilah, but still kinda about him too, it's about both of them they're both the comrade how about that)

But to get to the heart of it all (and to also get extremely corny here), there's this sort of earnestness to their relationship that I really admire. Every now and then, there's a pairing that comes around and makes me go Ooga Booga for the better part of a year because it's just got a lot of good stuff to chew on. Angst? Drama? Some form of love that isn't just inherently romantic but something more? I'm eating it up and annoying my friends to death with it. And I think to me that really shows in their XX arcade mode endings, (BOTH of their "canon" ones btw THEY GET TWO ENDINGS TOGETHER) where Anji gives up what he was doing so he can follow Baiken and make sure she's actually living instead of just wandering by herself. This one thing he's been chasing for a while now, probably even his dream job of learning the secrets of the universe (or whatever Asuka was teaching him), and he just gives it up because he can't stand to see someone he loves dedicate her life to something that will inevitably destroy her in the end. "I don't want you to die." I think about this so often it's not even funny.

(And y'know, he also gives her the choice to just get rid of him if she doesn't want him around anymore, and idk about you, but I think that's very sexy of him and also very telling of her that she hasn't done it yet but moving on-)

Delilah ultimately ties it all together because at the end of Another Story, Baiken becomes to Delilah what Anji was to her all those years ago. A friend, a companion, someone to lean on. There's the line "She won't die well unless she finds a better way to live." before May mentions that's what Anji had said about her, and suddenly she gets it now. (I think) It's the final push that gets her to save Delilah from winding up in the same situation she's been stuck in for years and in the end, finally let go of her revenge.

No that does not have to be inherently romantic in the slightest, you can do whatever you want with that information or interpret it however you want and I encourage that, but also it's driving me insane whenever I think about it. He cares about her SO much, even if he has a weird way of showing it. I don't even think I can begin to do it justice trying to describe how it makes me feel but hopefully that can give you (and maybe some other folks who have made it this far hello) some insight into why I like this ship so much.

Also their strive in-game interactions are really flirty.

Your anbai art gives me life I love how you draw them 🙏

Aaaaaah thank you!! It's not much but I try my best ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

thank you. for the drawing of the bedman.

You're welcome!

Just finished Another Story and Oh My God I wish there was more than 40 minutes of these characters

Now I'm wondering what could've happened if we got more than just 40 minutes-

T4T AnBai but they’re both girls. If you even care.

I mean I'll never say no to some AnBai yuri

IT’S BAIKEN’S BIRTHDAY RAAAAAAAASGGGGHHHHHHH

YEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

HII I LOVE UR ART!!!!

are there specific things u keep in mind when doing lineart? im trying to improve in that field n ur lines r just SO CRISP ✨✨✨

YAAAAAAAY LINEART QUESTION!

Don't know how well I'll be at explaining this since it's kind of become second nature to me, but usually I try to vary my line weights and do a lot of more gestural line strokes? If I want something more thinner/delicate I try to go for a more lighter touch, and vice versa if I want a more thicker line, yada yada all that stuff. But even if you use a brush that isn't really affected by pressure and stays the same, I'd overall recommend being loose and confident with your strokes, even if they're just laying down straight lines. Don't think too much, just go with the flow, try not to be too rigid, that whole thing. (also stabilization is your friend! Don't be afraid to mess with it however you want)

I also take a lot of inspiration from artists like Ulysse Malassagne or Matias Bergara who have a very rough and loose lineart style as well (although their lineart is a bit more thinner than what I usually do, and they also have the benefit of using a traditional brush pen)

But if you look closely enough you can see where they keeps a lighter touch for small details vs where they add just a liiiittle more pressure for that line variation, and how overall loose it is.

It's more obvious in La Cachette's animation lineart too

TLDR: Keep it loose and gestural, don't be afraid to vary or break it up here and there, sometimes I go over some lines to make it thicker just because it looks more interesting to me, and experiment! Think about an artist you like, do a study on how they do their lineart, try a new brush pen and just scribble on the canvas, fool around with settings and brushes you've never tried before, just try to have fun with it. I've found that sometimes, mindless nonsense doodling can produce some of the best art you've ever made.

In light of the kiss meme drawing you recently did, I think Baiken would bite Anji during a make-out session. Idk why, it just seems like something she would do

Don't tempt me to draw something I already struggle with-

Breaking News: Follow You by CHVRCHES is an anbai song. Probably. Maybe.

No no I think you're onto something-

Follow up on Dragon Dizzy: does that make Ky a donkey? 😃

I just want you know that this automatically means Sin is going to look like this:

So you did Delilah as a lamb but what if you did Dizzy as a dragon? Hypothetically

That could work! Might be better than my other option for Dizzy, actually. I was initially gonna go with a spaniel dog cuz I thought the floppy ears could mimic her original pigtails.

Baiken and Anji are extremely “How to Rest” by the Crane Wives coded. Like thematically, that song and Mirror of the World both share very closely related messages. It’s crazy. I’m going crazy. You can try to avoid it all you want but love will always come back. And it will hurt. But it will be worth it. Anyways how’s your day going

If I had a nickel for every time someone's told me a Crane Wives song reminded them of Baiken (and Anji to an extent) I'd have three nickels now....

edit: ran it by my friend who suggested the other two, they see the vision. (Also you are so very very valid OP I totally get where you're coming from)

Posting on main you say? You post MORE art ELSEWHERE?? 👀

I post stuff on ao3 too! There's a few things on there that I haven't really shared on here yet for uh...reasons.

just wanted to say i keep coming back to the art you drew of frederick and smiling....every detail in it is perfect. chefs kiss. thats my freddie!!! love him and ur art

Truly don't know how to convey how flattered I am, thank you so much!! He's just a big ol grump living his new life :D

Hi. I really like your art style, I was wondering if you're doing commissions right now?

Unfortunately I'm not, sorry! But that may change in the future!

Fam, you need to kill the part of you that cringes. The fanart is objectively good. I personally enjoy it.

Aaaaaaaah unfortunately that's something I still struggle deeply with to this day. Especially right now (sorta going through a bit of a crisis with my art). I know I shouldn't really care that much about what people think about my work, but I do! A lot! It sucks! Especially when it's work of something I love a lot and do for fun. It's a constant thought of "how am I being perceived by these people right now, how will I be if I post this-" etc etc., while also feeling like I'm not letting myself have fun like I want to because "I'm doing it wrong". It's...a lot. But genuinely, seeing how much people enjoy my work, even my dumb stuff, it does make me feel better about what I want to share. Hopefully I can overcome that part that cringes a little more in the future and just, focus on the fun.

Not a request, just wanted to know, do you like A.B.A?

I think A.B.A's pretty neat, yeah!

can you draw millia and/or elphelt… girlfriends yk

"Take a look at my girlfriend~"