#aaaaaahhhhhhttttt

The art posted here comes from Shen YH, who has created a watercolor-like art imaginingĀ Made in Abyss as a video game. I’m not sure what the purpose is behind this, but if it’s concept art for an actual game, that would be awesome.

These images apparently imagine Reg, the robot boy, as the player character, and depict him in some of the most iconic scenes from the TV series, now with health bars and maps and such.

Reg faces a monster in the Goblet of Giants

Reg faces a white whistle in the base camp of the second layer

Reg fights corpse weepers attacking Riko

Reg and Riko overlook a chasm

Reg hides from a lurking monster

Art, Featuring PriyoNewvKy

Featured image: “Mahou-Shoujo” by PriyoNewvKy.

I’m on a writing kick, so you’ll have to excuse the lack of meaningful blog content. In the meanwhile, enjoy this small but highly detailed image of a magical girl.

Art featuring Yii-shii

Featured image: “Magical Girl” by Yii-shii.

I haven’t been posting enough lately because I was on a spiritual pilgrimage

I had a four-day weekend, so I took the time to do something I should have done a long time ago: I made the journey to the golden city to pay my respects to the King.

The grave of Elvis Presley

That’s right. I was at Graceland, baby. Thank you. Thank you very much.

And while it’s important to pay homage to the king, it is also necessary to pay proper respects to the gods. Thus, I made sure to visit the Temple of Bass Pro:

Pyramid-shaped Bass Pro shop in Memphis

In addition to this grand, central temple that dominates the city’s skyline so as to lift men’s minds to higher things, I also visited this humble streetside temple, which is, I believe, dedicated to the trickster god Coyote:

Coyote Ugly on Beale Street

And I did not fail to see the King’s impressive holdings of animals in his magnificent stables:

Entryway of the Memphis Zoo

Most spectacular, of course, were the giant pandas:

Panda Ye Ye eating bamboo

I must also note something else about this journey to the great city. Here I am standing along a row of temples in the downtown area:

The author standing on Beale Street

Although I now work as a librarian rather than an archaeologist, I still habitually dress for the field. Thus, my right hand there is resting on the utility knife I usually carry on my pocket. I note that I was able to enter all of the places I went on this trip, even the King’s residence, with this knife visible on my person.

By contrast, about a year ago, I visited a presidential library where a security guard told me I would have to turn in my knife at the front desk and then retrieve it again when I left. Instead, when he wasn’t looking, I slipped the knife into the inside pocket of my bomber jacket as a small, humble way of raging against the machine and sticking it to the man.

So I can carry a knife while visiting the King, but not while visiting a president. And that is why monarchy > democracy.

Meet the ‘Jake and the Dynamo’ Paperback

Large, luxurious, very readable, and suitable for coffee tables.

I am really pleased and impressed by the paperback release ofĀ Jake and the Dynamo. As you can see here, Lee Madison’s cover art transferred beautifully.

Getting the physical copy in my hand, I was able to appreciate some of the art I’d not been able to get a good look at before, such as the spine:

Spine of Jake and the Dynamo with Pretty Dynamo emblem and lightning boltI had assumed the spine would probably be unadorned, so I was pleased to see the title logo accompanied by Pretty Dynamo’s insignia and a lightning bolt. The back is also great:

Continue reading “Meet the ‘Jake and the Dynamo’ Paperback”

Art by Damian DarkBane

Featured image: “Nanoha” by DamianDarkbane

And you have no idea what I went through to find wholesome Nanoha fan art. Seriously. I think this is a great image, but it’s also the one I’ve chosen to post because it’s just about the only one that’s safe for work.

I’m still making my way throughĀ StrikerS. I’m watching it slowly because, well, I’m kind of busy. I hope to have a review up this weekend.

Art Post: Image by SeenasArt (and some other stuff)

Featured image: “Magical Rena” by SeenasArt.

We haven’t had an art post in a while, so I thought it was time for one. Gazing on magical girls is just so … so soothing …

Also, I found one of those stupid online quizzes, this one asking the question, “Would you be a magical girl?” It’s posed like a personality test, though it’s really more of a test of how well you know the genre’s tropes. I probably could have got 100% if it hadn’t asked me my age and sex. Anyway, props to me:

Would You be a Magical Girl?
Your Result: You are a regular magical girl!
Though well grounded in realism, your desire to help others eventually leads you to become a magical girl. You gain sympathy from others, but aren’t close friends with anyone. Once you realize your destiny of becoming a witch, you quickly fall into despair due to loneliness.

You are a nurturing magical girl!

You are the heroine of all magical girls!

You are a mysterious magical girl!

You would not become a magical girl.

 

Uh … reading that more closely, I just realized it’s based onĀ Madoka. Dammit, why is everythingĀ Madoka these days?

Oh, and don’t forget I have a novel out. Have I mentioned that? Get it here. Expect the paperback in a few days.

Art

Featured image: “Mahou Shoujo Lillie Magica” by Arken.

Art

Featured image by blamspam.

I find myself still slowly gathering volumes ofĀ Saint Tail, and it won’t be long now until I’ve finished the manga, though the anime still eludes me. I thought some Saint Tail art would be appropriate.

Walpurgisnacht 2018

Featured image swiped from the Suushuu image board.

I’m now in the final home stretch on finishing my degree, so one of my goals is to be posting more regularly from now on.

Anyway, it is the Feast of Walpurgisnacht again already, historically believed to be the night of a witches’ sabbath and still celebrated tongue-in-cheek in parts of Europe. Here atĀ deus ex magical girl, it is a time of year to celebrate cute witches. This year, it also marks the date when there is one month left until the official release date of Jake and the Dynamo.

This year, we’re going to display some crossover fan art, which I ripped off from the image board linked above. I’m a bit embarrassed that I can’t instantly identify all of the characters in these.