"I should draw Māori Miku!" I said to myself. "Just a fun sketch, it shouldn't take me long" I said to myself. Six hours later I come to with this in front of me and a wrist begging for mercy but holy fuck worth it. I love this trend this was so much fun
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DISCLAIMERS AND NOTES ETC.... I'm Pākehā, meaning I am not of Māori descent. I hold so much respect for Māori people, for their values and traditions, and for the fierce pride with which kapa haka is performed. I thought if I was going to design a Māori Miku, it makes sense to dress her in a kapa haka kākahu, as her whole thing is singing and dancing!!! The moko kauae is not based off any real person's. I referenced the temporary moko kauae a lot of kapa haka performers wear!! Was tricky finding out whether or not depicting her with a moko kauae was a good idea, so I went the safe route- showing an aspect of Māori culture without stepping over any boundaries!! Brown eyed Miku is everything to me shout out brown eyed Miku.... I referenced like seven different outfits to put hers together!! I really hope this looks accurate or at least passable. Thanks to adorkastock for the pose ref!!
The 4-part Uzumaki anime mini-series will premiere on Toonami on September 28, 2024 at 12:30AM (effectively September 29, 2024), followed by streaming on Max.
Cast
Japanese/ English Dub cast
Uki Satake/Abby Trott as Kirie Goshima
Shinichiro Miki/Robbie Daymond as Shuichi Saito
Toshio Furukawa/Doug Stone as Yasuo Goshima
Takashi Matsuyama/Aaron LaPlante as Mr. Saito
Mika Doi/Mona Marshall as Yukie Saito
Mariya Ise/Cristina Vee as Azami Kurotami
Katsutoshi Matsuzaki/Max Mittelman as Katayama
Wataru Hatano as Okada
Tatsumaru Tachibana as Tsumura
Kouichi Toochika as Yokota
Ami Fukushima as Shiho
Gen Sato as Boy 1
Shunsuke Takeuchi as Boy 2
Anna Nagase as Girl
Kōsuke Okamoto as Attendee 1
Staff
Director: Hiroshi Nagahama
Script: Aki Itami
Original creator: Junji Ito
Music: Colin Stetson
Animation Production: Studio Drive, Studio Akatsuki
African American Miku! There's a trend on Twitter where people are drawing Miku from different countries and in cultural clothing, and of course, I had to jump on this cute design. 🇺🇸🦅🩵