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Gojyo at the Mound
Gojyo at the Mound by @ImaginAries (Mandi Embree)

So Kazuya Minekura is my absolute favorite manga-ka in the world. Ever. And Saiyuki is my absolute favorite manga/anime ever. (Even if the animation is rather awful in comparison to the godly manga... lol It was the anime which hooked me onto her work to begin with!).

Sha Gojyo, everybody's favorite kappa, with a baseball and dressed to play. Simple idea. I loved doing this picture. :D

Traditional Media: Mechanical Pencil, Sakura Micron Pen

Digital Media: SAI (coloring) Photoshop (editing)

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Posted: Monday, 07 December, 2009 @ 04:48 PM

It's fun to know a fellow fan - and one who got hooked on the anime before realizing how lame it is. ^_^ Nice art, I can certainly see the Minekura influence, and I like the simple concept that nevertheless puts a different spin on the character. The grass in the background looks a little incongruous compared to your actual drawing; actually drawing the grass, time-consuming though I know it is, might have made it look more natural. Still, nicely done. I like the framing of this picture.

Posted: Monday, 07 December, 2009 @ 07:22 PM

[quote="Jinx"]It's fun to know a fellow fan - and one who got hooked on the anime before realizing how lame it is. ^_^ Nice art, I can certainly see the Minekura influence, and I like the simple concept that nevertheless puts a different spin on the character. The grass in the background looks a little incongruous compared to your actual drawing; actually drawing the grass, time-consuming though I know it is, might have made it look more natural. Still, nicely done. I like the framing of this picture.[/quote]

:) Thanks much. I'll still watch the anime, though more often it'll be just for some background noise and something to giggle over every now and again. The manga is absolutely fantastic and...godly in comparison (and the OVA for the Burial Arc looks amazing, too- the movie was pretty good, I thought, as well-- though more or less, I'm pretty sure that Dougan was the male equivalent to a Mary Sue...scary).

^^; I realize how the brush tool for the grass offsets the rest of the picture. I really should have taken the time to do it by hand, it wouldn't have come out looking unnatural or hurried that way. (I've learned my lesson since doing this picture, however. I draw grass by hand now :D even if it is time consuming...).

Thank you much for stopping by and commenting! And hooray! Another Saiyuki fan!

Posted: Saturday, 17 April, 2010 @ 03:53 PM

Oh my~ you sure did capture his sexiness!

Wonderful job <3

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