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Marinette goes back in time AU, this is a somewhat salty idea. After the truth about Monarch comes out, Marinette is left without a boyfriend and her reputation in tatters. She wakes up the day she gets her miraculous. I don't have an idea of what her plan would be yet, but I know the tool she would use. Chloe. Over time Sabrina opened up to her about how Lila turned Chloe into her personal puppet. Remembering how pre-Miracle Queen Chloe responded to even the slightest encouragement from Ladybug, and thinking it might be useful to have someone with wealth and influence to carry out her objectives she sets about bringing Chloe under her influence. Possible toxic yuri potential.
I get it, and I know plenty of people who would probably love it, but it isn't my bag. I want these kids to be happy, in the long run. They've got plenty of problems. I might dip my characters into the problems they are already in, or highlight angst in a one shot, but long form I want good things.
There's plenty of bad stuff in the world, no need to make up more to dwell on. (Just my personal taste)
Even Chloé in CGBiT is better off than she was at the end of S5. She has Plagg, someone to see what is happening. She has Purrge, a constructive outlet (even if at the moment it is also obsessive). Her pain is also seen, because she's too tired and frustrated to hide it. All her pain was hidden before.
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Various Link Lore/ Character Questions
I have questions. There has to be people out there who know the answers or have theories
- Who pierced Majora Mask’s Link’s ears? He woke up with them??
-Do the Links from the 86 games, toon, and wind waker etc have iris color in universe or is it just… brown/black/Very Very dark blue
-How old… quantitatively.. (life experience) do people think OOT/MM Link would be at the end of his adventure
-Who exactly are the not-typical-hylian people in twilight princess? (They point out at one point that he has pointed ears and they don’t and his original kingdom is gone) or is ordon in hyrule and twilight’s kingdom wasn’t..? But the castle is… I’m confused help
-People pointed out that there is iconography from Skyward sword in breath of the wild (and theme similarities in totk) so… if they were founded in different ways… are they in the same universe but time shenanigans? Or was the iconography just easter eggs
-w h e r e is the sheikah tech in totk? Where did they put the skyscraper sized beasts? And the towers? There doesn’t even seem to be scraps beyond the one in hateno
#legend of zelda#loz#botw#breath of the wild#tears of the kingdom#ocarina of time#majoras mask#twilight princess#zelda comic#plot question#random questions#lore#character design#linked universe
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through starless sky to blackest ground
#wof#wings of fire#wof moonwatcher#moonwatcher#wof moon#music#music art#art#artists on tumblr#wof nightwing#nightwing#model/actriz#dogsbody#maria#starlingfawn's art#2025#THROWS WOF ART ATBYOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#i am rereading wof ^^!!! i had already read arc 1 a couple of times so i figured i'd start at arc 2 and it's so fun oh my lord#i love moonwatcher so much.... i liked her when i first read these books but now giving it a reread her pov is so interesting#i love the silly overwhelmed dragon with questionable inner voices....#anyways i am so surpriswd reading these books coming from wc that-- the characters have friends?? unique traits and personalities?? they#have individual struggles?? the side characters are all loveable characters on their own and aren't just a way to advance the plot#forward??? the characters have their own unique dynamics with eachother????#sure i might have my problems with the books sometimes but they're pretty neat tbh ^^"#anyways this wouldn't be a certified starlingpaw post without a lyric that has no resemblance to the art itself so i added a model/actriz#lyric. i cannot believe i've never talked about those guys but they're an amazing band!! def recommend checking them out!!
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My Dad
It is a normal Tuesday evening. Everyone is going about their day, shopping, eating, and even having fun. There is no major event that requires the heroes attention whatsoever.
Right?
Beast Boy: Dude, I was just about to finish the new season. Why can't you attack us tomorrow or next week? *Turns into an elephant and stomps on a parademon*
Cyborg: I would prefer if they don't attack us at all, thank you very much. *Shooting down a few parademons with laser beam*
Nightwing: Guys, focus. Batman just informed me, Darkseid is moving in. We need to evacuate the civilians here, fast. *Dropkicking a parademon*
Suddenly, a big explosion sounded on the opposite side of where they are. All of them look at it and realize that they are no longer connected with the Justice League.
Nightwing: BB, do you think you could check what's going on there?
Beast Boy: On it *Turns into an eagle and flies there to scout*
Beast Boy: Not good. JL is down. We might need to call in back up.
Nightwing: I don't think there is anyone left that we could call. Everyone is already here.
Raven: I could try calling my dad.
Starfire: Trigon? I don't think that's a good idea.
Raven: Not him. My other dad.
Beast Boy: Trigon has a husband? I don't expect that.
Raven: No. It's not like that. Ugghh. It's very hard to explain. Do you want me to call him or not?
Nightwing: Call him. If you think he could help.
Raven: *Takes out a green neon necklace and crush it* Dad, I need help. Darkseid is here.
A green portal appears in front of them. Out of it comes a tall 6 ft 8 guy that towers above all of them. His flaming hair and red eyes gives the impression of not so good people. But since Raven trusts him, they also trust him for now.
Dan: That punk? I thought I already warned him about coming to Earth. *Stares at a distance* Do you want me to save those poor bastards on the ground or just let them be?
Raven: Please save them.
Dan: Alright. But I expect a visit soon. Your aunts and uncle have been pestering me about you. *Patting her head*
Raven: Of course. Can I also bring someone with me? I want to introduce him to you.
Dan: Him? Is it a boyfriend? Which one of you think you are worthy of my daughter? Is it that metal guy? Or that one in blue spandex?
Raven: *Blushes* Dad, we could talk about it later. Darkseid, first. Please.
Dan: Alright, but I totally wouldn't approve of this boyfriend of yours. Make sure he comes prepared for the dinner.
Raven: Yes, yes. Now go.
Dan then flies straight towards Darkseid and tackles him straight into his mothership. Along the way, any parademons in a 1000 meter radius burst into flames as he pummels Darkseid to the ground.
Looking at the fast-paced battle, the Titans just stare as they wonder what should they do now that all the parademons are gone.
Beast Boy: *Just return from scouting* So uh, Raven. What did your dad mean when he said I should be prepared for dinner?
Raven: It's nothing to worry about. Just some fighting and eating. Mostly eating.
Beast Boy: Ouh.
Nightwing: So how is he related to you again? I can't see any resemblance.
Raven: He's my dad.
#danny phantom#dp x dc crossover#dpxdc#dc x dp#justice league#teen titans#dan phantom#dark danny#Dan is a dad#Don't ask any questions#i don't really think about plot holes in this
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I'm not going back to Gusu with you.
[First] Prev <–-> Next
#poorly drawn mdzs#mdzs#lan wangji#wei wuxian#Those last two high effort comics where just a warm up for this masterpiece. My true magnum opus.#I was originally going to do this gag as a 'alternate version of comic 155'#Then I realized that they have the 'Come back to Gusu with me' conversation twice. So here we are!#I did consider having WWX say 'I'm not going back to gusu with you' in the comic for the better plot accuracy.#I'm invoking the rule of silly by having Wei Wuxian read between the lines of 'Come back to Gusu with me'.#Because it does feel like a confession! It is a confession of 'I care about your safety and I worry for what may happen.'#It is also poorly articulated. You can't really blame WWX for reading into it as 'LWJ is just another person trying to control me.'#The relationship between them is not good! It is two parties who genuinely want to be closer with each other but cannot communicate it.#You can't really have what makes these two work so well as a dynamic without the past history of:#“Back then I really wanted to be your friend.” They are a *missed connection*!#WWX reaches out and LWJ rejects him. And now when LWJ reaches out it is WWX who pushes them apart.#It is a tragedy about the consequences of being out of tandem and realizing what you want far too late.#The momentum of WWX's downfall is far to fast to reverse now. It's a 'When' not ''if' question.#Back to your normal style of PD-MDZS next update. Thank you for reading!
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Bitches will point at the fictional m/f couple and be like "Umm, actually, they are clearly siblings coded" and/or "this is clearly a mlm/wlw solidarity" and/or "she is a strong independent woman and she need or man" and/or "I just think we should focus more on represanting male/female friendships"
and the couple in question? most likely interracial
Sometimes I wonder if Everlark would have been this beloved had they cast an indigenous american acteress to play Katniss
#the bitches in questions are disney rewriting the plot of wish#but also I was looking for Cloak and Dagger fanarts#and got mad#so now I rant#cloak and dagger#tyrandy#timebomb#batcat#spideychelle#petermj#westallen#percabeth#ghostflower#huma#lumax#richonne#finnrey#everlark#I'm white btw but obvious rasism will always piss me off#rasism in fandoms#rasism
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The World Economic Forum has stated that an incoming ‘Water Crisis’ will succeed because their ‘Climate Change’ narrative has failed… Adding it’s too ‘complex’ as she openly admits they were unable to ‘vaccinate’ everyone in the World. 🤔
#pay attention#educate yourselves#educate yourself#reeducate yourselves#knowledge is power#reeducate yourself#think about it#think for yourselves#think for yourself#do your homework#do your research#do some research#do your own research#ask yourself questions#question everything#government secrets#government corruption#government lies#truth be told#lies exposed#evil lives here#wef#news#water#plot twist#do you understand#do you see it#are you awake#what's it going to take#pure evil
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Source of Chaos
Request: Hi, I just saw that you had this Tropesvania dynamic and I wanted to try it. My request would be for the witch dynamic, I don't know if you're still taking requests but I wanted to try. It could be Alucard x female reader ^_^
AN: Thanks for requesting! I hope you enjoy this :)
Genre: fluff
Pairing(s): Alucard x Witch Reader
Summary: “ABSOLUTELY NOT!” He shoots up from the chair, stepping back as if distance alone can save him from the nightmare unfolding before him. “You cannot mean that! Surely there’s another way!”
“Witch.”
“Dhampir.”
You both stare at each other. Or at least you try to.
Your eyes flit anywhere but his face, and Alucard resolutely looks away, his eyes darting to the far corner of the room. Both of you are steadfast in ignoring the very obvious elephant in the room.
Or rather, the bright red mane.
Alucard fidgets, his hand twitching as if to pull his hood back up, but he resists. He has to endure this shame if he wants to find a cure. Still, his fingers itch with every passing second, and the weight of your silence is becoming unbearable.
On the other hand, you can barely summon the strength to keep yourself from bursting into laughter. Habanero, your mind screams at you. No, that doesn’t quite fit. Tomatoes. He looks like a giant, sulking tomato.
“How did you...get hexed this badly?” you ask, turning your back to him under the guise of gathering ingredients from your shelves. In truth, you’re trying to compose yourself, furiously pressing your lips together to suppress the laughter bubbling inside you. The mental image of a soaking-wet, bright-red-haired Adrian is burned into your mind.
Behind you, Alucard narrows his eyes, watching your shoulders shake with barely concealed mirth. His jaw tightens, but cornered as he is, he reluctantly answers.
“I... may have pissed off a druid,” he admits, his voice clipped and forced. He folds his arms across his chest in an attempt to preserve the last shreds of his dignity. “Can you undo this?”
You risk a glance over your shoulder, and it’s a mistake. A catastrophic mistake. The stark contrast of his usually demeanor with his ridiculous hair is too much. Your lips twitch dangerously.
“A druid?” you repeat, trying and failing to keep your voice neutral. “What exactly did you do to make them this angry?”
“That,” he replies stiffly, “is irrelevant.”
“Oh, I think it’s very relevant,” you counter, turning back fully now, your grin barely held in check. You’re holding a sprig of rosemary and a jar of salt, you are dangerously close to losing the precious herbs to the fit of laughter knocking on your doorstep.
Alucard sighs heavily, running a hand through his absurdly red hair, the crimson strands glowing obnoxiously in the lamplight. “Trevor pissed on their grove and blamed it on me,” he huffs, throwing his hands up in exasperation. “And now I’m stuck with this monstrosity.”
You freeze. “Trevor… what?” you manage, your voice trembling.
“They assumed it was me!” Adrian snaps, pacing now, restless and agitated. “And apparently, this,” he gestures furiously at his hair, “is their idea of retribution.”
“Oh, dear,” you mutter, stepping closer to inspect the damage. You lean in, catching a faint whiff of something that makes you recoil instantly. “Oh, no. They even cursed the scent? Adrian, your hair smells like… rotting onions.”
Adrian stiffens, his scowl deepening as his cheeks color faintly, matching the cursed shade of his hair. “Do you intend to help me or mock me?” he bites out.
“Both,” you admit cheerfully, wiping at your eyes as tears of laughter threaten to spill. “But mostly help. Unfortunately, this magic is twisted into a riddle… and I’m pretty sure there’s only one way to undo it.”
Adrian slumps into a chair, fingers rubbing his temples. “And what is that?” he asks, his voice already laced with dread.
You hesitate, pursing your lips as you brace for his inevitable reaction. “To undo the spell,” you begin cautiously, “we’ll need the very thing that caused it in the first place.”
Adrian blinks at you, the confusion etched on his face almost endearing. But then the meaning of your words dawns on him, and his entire body goes rigid.
“ABSOLUTELY NOT!” He shoots up from the chair, stepping back as if distance alone can save him from the nightmare unfolding before him. “You cannot mean that! Surely there’s another way!”
You shake your head in resignation, though the corners of your lips twitch despite yourself. “There’s not, Adrian. I’ve checked twice. We’re going to need…” You pause, biting back a laugh before finishing. “Trevor’s urine sample to brew the counter-spell.”
For a moment, the room is silent except for the howling wind outside your cottage. Adrian stares at you, wide-eyed, as if the very idea has physically wounded him. “You’re joking,” he says flatly, though the note of desperation in his voice betrays him.
“I wish I were,” you reply, holding up the jar of salt like it’s somehow relevant to your case. “But magic like this is annoyingly stubborn. The spell was triggered by an offense, and we need to balance it out by using the, uh… offending source.”
Adrian groans, pinching the bridge of his nose. “I refuse. I refuse to beg that idiot for… for…” He can’t even finish the sentence, his shoulders slumping as the weight of his predicament settles fully on him.
“Well,” you say lightly, “If you’d prefer to keep the hair and the smell…”
“Enough!” Adrian snaps, his voice louder than intended, though the tips of his ears burn with humiliation. He takes a deep breath, visibly trying to compose himself. “Fine. But you’re the one asking him.”
“Of course,” you agree, smiling far too sweetly for his liking. “I’m sure he’s heard me ask for weirder things.”
Adrian arches a brow at that but says nothing, letting your words hang in the air.
“We’ll make this better,” you promise softly, cupping his cheeks and squishing them between your palms. “I promise, darling.”
You lean in slightly, but the pungent scent hits your nose with renewed vigor, and you scrunch your face, pulling back with a wince.
Adrian doesn’t let you escape so easily. With a mischievous glint in his eyes, he tugs you back into his embrace, holding you close in a tight grasp. “Why yes,” he murmurs, his deep voice practically dripping with mock sincerity. “I would love some affection after this long.”
Before you can react, he purposefully rubs his cursed red hair into your cheek.
“Adrian!” you yelp, flailing against him as the acrid scent of onions assaults your senses. You hold back a gag reflex, though it takes considerable effort.
“Revenge,” he states simply, his smirk widening as you push against his chest in protest.
“First of all,” you grumble, finally pulling back and holding him at arm’s length by his shoulders, “you smell awful. And second, I believe procuring ingredients is in order before I suffocate.”
Adrian chuckles softly, stepping back and crossing his arms. “Fine. But you’re still the one asking Trevor. I’ll wait, far away from him.”
“Gladly,” you shoot back, wrinkling your nose as you grab your bag of supplies. “But if you rub your head on me again, I’m letting you keep the hair.”
His laughter follows you as you stride toward the door. No wonder the druid cursed him.
#castlevania#alucard x reader#adrian tepes x reader#alucard#adrian tepes#fluff#witch reader#trevor is the agent of chaos#questionable plot#tropevania event
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it looks and sounds just like you, but,
#That. is not my grandson. who are you. Who are you. What are you. What did you do to him. What did you do. What did you do.#yugioh#yami yugi#yugi mutou#asterisk.#my art <3#eye strain#no but seriously did i just like somehow miss a whole plot point or does sugoroku literally never question wtf is up with yugi??#in his defense it would make sense seeing as yugi definitely takes after him in that regard. huge This Is Fine :) energy#maybe he just knew it would happen and was secretly laughing his ass off the whole time yugi was working on the puzzle. like Lmao Gottem#nonetheless giving yami the Thing treatment because it's what he deserves ^w^#listen. LISTEN. all yami has to work with at first is yugi's memories; yugi's emotions; yugi's thoughts and interests and habits and body#yami himself doesn't seem to realize for a while that he's Not Yugi.#so anyway! an ominous spirit possesses your kid and has the ability to inflict hallucinations and curses and what have you.#how do you know that's still him? that he's still in there? that this being hasn't outright erased him and replaced him in his entirety?#like the ship of theseus except mind body and soul?#how do you know that this Thing isn't just bending your perception of reality? to convince you that everything is fine and normal?#maybe it doesn't know any better. maybe it feels guilty but stubbornly hides it because that's what He would do and He is all it knows.#would you still love ''him''? care for it as you would your son because all you see when you look at it is your pride and joy; usurped?#idk i just think there could have been More to it. in general. if you catch my drift#stream of consciousness lookin ass tags down here. as you can see i am badly afflicted with The Character(s)
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GENSHIN IMPACT ⟡ paralogism
Emergent soul, enter the mortal realm, elevate festering flesh into sacred blood and bone… O sages, witness my grand endeavor!
#genshin#genshin impact#genshinet#genshinedit#genshimpactedit#mondstadt#albedo#durin#mini durin#paralogism#m:gifs:all#m:gifs#m:*#m:gifs:albedo#m:gifs:durin#genshin spoilers#genshin impact spoilers#5.6 spoilers#paralogism spoilers#flashing tw#eye strain tw#not too sure on this coloring but the other version i made is predictable me and i need to push my comfort zone at least sometimes afdkjlla#i'm still mad about this quest yet here i am making a 14-gif set for it#i'm actually mad about this cutscene specifically bc of how much the trailer took it out of context#but if i ignore the plot then yayyy albedo yayyyy questionable alchemy yayyyyyyy#anyways. arle 🤝 albedo: SNAP SNAP BITCH
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KnY/ Demon Slayer question (featuring spoilers!)
Hey so I’m curious, does anyone know if that familiarity Muzan spoke of was a legit feeling or if it was part of Ubuyashiki’s weird hypnotic voice thing? Or perhaps a third “we are a family” magic thing?
Also. Isn’t… wasn’t his wife helping with plans or something? I feel like that got spoiled for me by someone, but if she died in their residence then she couldn’t have… unless they just glossed over that bit? Idk. Also where is the boy child. The homeboy. The lil guy.
#kny spoilers#KnY#demon slayer#anime and manga#random questions#plot question#kimetsu no yaiba#I’m anime only#other than what has been spoiled for me already
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Getting a suspicion this book isn't very good
Lightlark3 is somehow. How do I put this. Worse. The prose is really, really bad, and Aster operates on a baseline of having 'pretty bad prose'
Gee, I wonder if writing and releasing skyshade, plus writing her new adult book, plus a new bonus lightlark book and the 4th due next year... might be resulting in even less editing?









#Lightlark#Skyshade#Spoilers?#I'm like halfway. The plot is also just EXACTLY as you would suspect.#Aka more fetch questing and useless revelations and retcons and constant flipflopping#Isla does not THINK except she constantly fills pages with her angsting fliflopping feelings. But she never thinks about what people say#They mention something insane she only asks pointless questions. Like she's never sat grim down and gone "what do you know of the otherwor#Like JUST ASK SOMEONE? RESEARCH??
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are you gonna lean towards any ships in this comic? i can’t help the feeling that there’s billjer undertones in this… can u confirm or deny my suspicions
well this comics origins did come from a "what would be different if Bill stayed and didn't go to Michigan" convo sprung up because of billjer, so I can confirm your suspicions of undertones being there because they are.
I feel Jerry's always tried to "win" Bill and now he's not sure he's what he wanted. You can interpret Jerry as either having a crush on someone he's become disappointed of/disgusted by or that for the longest time he just wanted Bill's validation/appreciation and has found out he's just a sad and miserable person who he shouldn't be trying so hard for. Jerry probably doesn't know which one it is either. Could be neither could be both, but there's always been a weird tenseness that only they had in the original epilogue and I wanted to play into that.
#ask#i don't like writing too much if it's comic plot related because I'd rather just show it as the comic goes-#but I got asked this question a lot of times and if people can't stand billjer than they should know the undertones are on purpose
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Shirahama Kamome interview at Desucon 2025, Finland
had the honour of attending her live drawing/interview last weekend, it was an absolute blast and i still cant really quite believe i got to see that. didnt win an autograph ticket, but what i did do was take notes from the panel, so if anyone's interested to read, here they are <3
feel free to share, but please credit :)
[] means stuff the panelists have said, () is me rambling









text version/ALT under the cut since it's a lot
14.6.2025 Desucon
guest of honour's program: Kamome Shirahama and the magic of drawing
disclaimer: might contain mistakes even tho i've tried to be as accurate to my notes and memory as possible <3
on the table she was going to be drawing at there were the usual 2 brushbugs wearing qifrey and olruggio's hats, but also a hattifatten
*a picture of shirahama's two brushbugs, wearing olruggio's and qifrey's hats, and a hattifatten on a table (from tongariofficial's twitter)*
the program schedule hadnt included a live drawing, so i dont know if that was going to be a surprise for us of if it was a last minute decision. shirahama said "unfortunately the hat is in the way of seeing", since she had the iguin mask on the entire time. since we had a lot of time, she would be drawing coco and qifrey. (i initially took this to mean she could draw them both since she had time but my friend interpreted it as being "BECAUSE we have time she will be drawing" so idk. she had a cool ring, which looked like it could hold ink or smth.
[did you read manga growing up and what were your favorite manga and mangaka as a kid?]
- like all kids she read manga, but also liked novels and movies
- her favorite were x-men and star was comics- she read manga that was maybe targeted to an older audience
[did you always draw as a kid?] (didnt write down this question but i think it was smth like that)
- according to her parents yes, and also she's drawn since she herself can remember
[when did drawing become your job?]
-she studied design (? and smth else idk i accidentally wrote design in english and finnish lmao) in university, and alongside that she got small jobs to draw atuff for for example teaching materials and games, and realised you could actually make a job out of drawing.
[what did you learn alongside your studies?]
- she had graphics as her major, but was also interested in accessibility design and something else (i think this had smth to do with the environment, maybe environmental design? but i had just written "something")
[how did you end up a mangaka?]
- self published manga drawings, and at some point a publisher reached out to her like hey do you wanna come draw for us
[what kind of material do you like to draw with?]
- the sketch she does with a pencil, and then the actual drawing with an inkpen- corona has chabged stuff a bit because you have to take into account how much can you meet with your assistants, so more of the drawing is done digitally nowadays
- she prefers drawing on paper, but for example if a design is going into a game (=onto a screen) she will draw it digitally to fit
- she's also been challenging herself recently by drawing more stuff digitally
[do you draw all the details in the sketch, or just at the inking part?]
- the pencil marks distract the drawing process, so she will add the details in the inking part
- "you are going to see it yourself with this"
[where have you taken influence from to your drawing style?]
- fantasy, rpg, europe (i think i meant western here??)
- okay so i had written "role-playing-game-styled" but idk what that rly means lol
- the style of wood carvings is medieval[your works have been published in maby magazines, is there a difference between magazines what kind of manga you draw?] (i think that meant her drawing style depending on magazine not the manga's story)
- it's not really the magazine that changes stuff, the drawing style changes depending on the story
- witch hat atelier is story-book-like
- style will accommodate what suits a game the best
[where does the style come from for each story?]
- no (???? what he fuck did i mean by this im sure it made sense in the moment)
- if it's a digital media, she will draw with a computer, a japanese story she will use a brush, and for a western story she will use harder pencils
[do you change your style depending on the target audience?] (more in the ways of a country a person is from, for example western/japanese)
- she will draw what will be enjoyable regardless of the target group/audience
[does your style change depending on the age group of your audience?]
- it's more in the language then, so the dialogue's difficulty changes
[where did you get the idea for enidewi?] (this just read "enidewi idea?")
- she likes european gothic angels and devils and wanted to write about them. there are a lot of things she likes in enidewi- she likes to tell stories with girls in them
(no idea what the actual question was, i just write "enidewi memories?")
- it's about 2 girls on trips and they get into shenanigans
- she has travelled a lot so she pulled stuff from her own experiences/stuff related to her own experiences
- she does hope that she hasnt been as much of a difficulty as those 2
[when did you get the idea for witch hat atelier?]
- she was thinking of it while drawing enidewi
- the idea has been with her for surprisingly long, 6 years before publishing
[were you imagining the story or the worldbuilding then?]
- no plot, but the setting, world and themes
[was the drawing part of magic in the story since the beginning?]
- it's been in the story since very early on
- there are some people who are incredibly talented at drawing in our world, but everyone can draw at least a certain amount, so she wanted a world where the magic is in everyone's reach so to say
[how did you design such an intricate magic system?]
- first she wanted a simple system that even a child could copy but wanted there to be some logic to add extra effects
[what is your favorite symbol?]
- the one coco uses a lot, meaning sylph shoes
[i think we would all want a spell to fly with our shoes]
- shirahama would want a spell to easy stiff shoulders (she was i think showing a v bad posture drawing position lol)
[too bad those are forbidden]
(no idea about the question here lol i missed it bc i was explaining the previous laughing to someone, she also had to read the question again from a paper she had so hell yea me too)
- the fears of how to get better at drawing
- there would be a feeling of relatability
[so the series has the "good guys" wearing a pointy brimless cap and the "bad guys" a brimmed cap, so a different philosophy means a different cap. where did you get the idea/why is it like this?]
- she was vaguely pointing at her iguin hat and doing the muscle flex pose like woo
- she cant say, and it will be revealed as the series progresses (she had her hands clasped at her chest i had written that down soecifically)
- wait with excitement for the upcoming chapters (i THINK she meant like any future chapter but tbh i for a sec thought the translator said NEXT chapter but dont get ur hopes up. ANYWAY WHAT THE FUCK)
(smth about the desig of characters again was distracted by the whole thing before)
- she think it's fun to make the character designs, it's it's becoming hard because there are so many characters
- she will sometimes go to her artist friends with a character idea like hey this is what this character is like what would they look like
[all the fans here would probbaly go crazy for a finland inspired outfit, what would it be like?]
- well it would be warm at least
[furhat]
[does qifrey's hat tell something about his character?]
- it's a modified version of his hat as Beldaruit's apprentice so not really
[how has it been like creating the rules within the world?]
- it's been fun thinking of the fashion styles and clothes (literally the note says "fashion styles and clothes fun so nice to make <nonsense> that was fun" so idk take of that what u will. the nonsense might have been "work" but i honestly dunno)
[what has been difficult to get to fit?]
- she says the weaknesses and holes are hard to work into the system so that it's noticable that things are wrong but not too much into either direction
- bring to light something about the differences in people ("bring forward motivation into that different people kinda" what. anyway not sure what i meant here, also not sure if this is still to the same question but i didnt at least write a question in this part so idk)
- she thinks a lot (about what, idk i think there was a question here too i missed about maybe magic?), magic is a technology that tries to make human lives easier
[do you intend to raise awareness of real life problems?]
- partially, and that magic is a positive depiction too so that might inspire to fix the real life problems[inspiration for witch hat during the creation of the series?]
- during middleschool/high school/university she liked lord of rings movies, and peter jackson films (idk if it was like she liked those during that time and they still inspire her or like was this just not answering the question but anyway)
[are there any spcific details inspired by other serieses?]
- ghibli, the idea of nausicae (? not sure about this but like those were mentioned)
[witch hat atelier is peculiar/unique with it's use of art deco. do the page compositions come to your mind as they will be or are they modified as you work?] (notes said to the first line just "wha unique, art deco" so i think that's what it meant?)
- there are both instances, some will be completed like they first came into mind, and others get elements and other stuff added while drawing[how does it feel getting recognition outside of japan too?]
- she is very happy about that, that people enjoy and read her stuff and she is very honoured overall, and it's nice that that's the case also in other countries
[reading pictures is pretty universal, is it kind of like the manga's magic that it's for everyone?]
- she said it's kinda of funny with japanese because kanji are pictograms so they are also pictures in a way
[so your series has an official spin-off called witch hat atelier kitchen. where did the idea for that come from?] (a lot of thumbs up from shirahama at the mention of kitchen yay)
- she was approached by the publishing like oh hey we have this idea to draw a witch hat food series is that okay with you[are you how deep in the creation process of kitchen, or is it just sato's work?]
- sato creates it, sometimes they might workshop some world related stuff, for example the names of vegetables, and how to connect kitchen with the main series more
[do you have a favorite character or do you love them all equally?] (she was looking between the translator and the audience and reaching for the brushbugs like tadaa kinda)
- brushbug is easy to draw so that's why, and especially drawn with a brush
[there's also a very cute hattivatti]
- she had bought it immediately after arriving to finland
[hattifattener are probably the closest finland has to a brushbug]
- "yeah that's how it is"
[you have worked with marvel, DC and star wars. how did this start?]
- she liked american comics and attended cons in the usa too, and showed some sketches for a producer/editor (idk the word but like someone in the industry)
[have you gotten to draw any of your favorite characters?]
- her first crush was wolverine
- she also like batman a lot
- she at least hasnt had the opportunity to draw them together in a work
- she draws a lot of female characters for her work usually too
[what's the process for cover art, do you get precise instructions or do you have more free hands with the design?]
- she gets mostly free reign, and does something to suit the character
- sometimes there will be instructions/asks to include something, for example if the story takes place in japan to put fitting elements there
[is there much of a difference working with foreign works compared to japanese ones?]
- not really, most differences depend on the work itself
[how much time do you get to making a cover?]
- she's been busy lately (👀👀👀) but usually the deadlines arent super specific, she will usually make one a month
[you worked in character design for the star wars: visions -series. how was the experience?]
- on top of all, the series is an animation, it was nice to get to work with other people
- also amazing to get to see her designs come to life
*a sneeze*
[do you have to take into account that the characters will be animated when making the design?]
- there wasnt as much creative freedom since star wars is a established franchise so a lot of the design elements already exist
- okay so i didnt hear if she said "you didnt have to simplify the designs" since it's animated or that "you did have to simplify the designs" so like uhhhh sorry for not being able to answer that :( i feel like it mighta been "you didnt really have to simplify" but oh well
[do you draw witch hat characters from a reference at the beginning until you memorize the design, or does the design change along the story?]
- she had made a few designs beforehand (i think this meant like of one character like a few versions)
[you also drew the comic adaptation for Star Wars: Visions. did you get strict rules for it of were you allowed to change stuff?]
- the story was completed so that wasnt changed- she kept the same visual spirit as in the animation
[is there a foreign work you would still like to get to work with?]
- a lot of eeeeeee pondering noices, she was holding her hand on her chin like when you think bout something
- she said it's a difficult question, but she would like to work with a tabletop rpg or boardgames (excited hand gestures)
[well im sure everyone here would at least love to play those]
- she mentioned she's done work with Pokemon cards and Fate/grand order
[there is a witch hat anime coming. what's your role in its production?] (excited hand gestures again)
- she says she checks the stuff the animators have done, and gives corrections if needed
- since the manga is black and white, she gived advice on the colourschemes, for example with what kind of coloring techniques the characters have access to and therefore what the clothes will look like
[is this the first time you've thought about the colours of some stuff?]
- there have been a lot, for example coco's dress in chapter 1
- she will ponder with the team what would work best
[how (much?) are you waiting for the anime?]
- "a lot, and also very excited that all of you will get to watch it"
[are there any serieses/games you like right now?]
- magus of the library (someone from the audience provided the english translation, the translator said "big wizard of the library" (in finnish). thumbs up from shirahama at that), it's very interesting
[well nice we're getting recommendations here]
[the world of witch hat atelier is rpg-styled, is there any videogame elements?] (something about videogames and witch hat world at least lol i kinda missed this bc of again the previous question)
- there's not really any video game elements, since there is no level ups or magic points
- more closer to fantasy literature
[you said you read manga before becoming a mangaka yourself. has making your own manga changed this hobby, are you tired of manga outside of work?] (many excited hand gestures again)
- she actually reads more manga now than as a kid- as a kid she didnt dare buy a lot if she didnt know the story that well (or like being way more cautious of what to buy), but now she feels like "she has permission" to read manga
- "oh it's part of the job i can buy and read manga"
[do you look back to your works and think a lot about what succeeded and could have been done better?]
- when she starts a new part in the series, she will read the previous one and think about what might have been left unexplained and try to broaden and explain the stuff later
[has the way you engage with and judge other people's manga changed after becoming a mangaka? do you think like "oh this could have been done differently" "oh this was really cool"?]
- she said she isnt "skipping school" when reading, she does look at novels too with new eyes now
[is it good to read others' fantasy works, or do you do it just because you like it?]
- she does keep up with what other people are writing, and says it's good to know what's going on so as not to write absolutely similar stuff
[oh it does look like the drawing is finished now.] (this was 12.17, the panel started at like 11, a few minutes over most likely)
- you could really see how she added the details with the ink pen and not with pencil (dont remember if this was shirahama or the panelists, but still so true and amazing to watch)
- "i erased the pencil marks out of the way"
- "thank you for having the patience to watch me draw"
[well this is going to turn into a thanking contest but i do think the pleasure is completely ours/thanks are completely on our side, thank you for drawing for us] (literally no thank YOU tetia core interaction)
[does anything come to mind that the finnish manga and anime -fans would be interested to hear that we havent realised to ask?]
- "thank you so much", she says it's nice to feel that people like the same stuff as she does, that even if we're from different countries that we are all fans of manga
[how has it been visiting finland for desucon?]
- she arrived a few days ago in helsinki, and the food and weather has been very good (this is hilarious she managed to come here on the 4 consecutive days when it's been sunny and so warm and not raining at all this whole year i feel like what. anyway glad she liked the food yayy)
- she still hasnt had time to properly visit desucon yet
when she left the stage she waved the hand of the brushbug that had oru's hat at the audience <3
#wha#witch hat atelier#kamome shirahama#interview#desucon 2025#i wrote the notes basically blind since i wanted to watch the drawing and it was pretty dark in the audience#so like it's a miracle my handwriting was at all legible lmao#i thought it would look suspicious if i was on my phone since you werent allowed to take pictures so that's why handwritte notes#anyway translating these into 1. coherent text and 2. english took me like 4 hours lol this was 4 A4 worth of notes#tbna#tongari boushi no atelier#still insane about the “oh lol read more and you'll find out” WHAT THE HELL THAT WAS SUCH A SIMPLE QUESTION#like that woulda been the last question i'd thought would be a plot point#goooooooooosh#villasukat.
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son of zeus & son of nike (PJO AU)
#oikage#oikawa tooru#kageyama tobio#haikyuu!!#haikyuu#i have no plot in mind just vibes#so if u ask me questions i probably have very few answers HAHAHAHA
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