#Servan

[vhs-rat]

The doctor will see you now.

[geodraws04]

is is. it obvious i have a favorite type of character. Because i do. it is these scrunklys. All of them :00

I love all of my children equally. I wish for nothing but good in the world for them. They don’t deserve any trauma or sadness that they have experienced. :)

[kanai-ward-census]

Happy Birthday, Iruka + Servan! 5/4

You've been invited to both of their parties!

[hopeymchope]

How do we feel about this uhhh character design in Master Detective Archives: Rain Code?

While playing through Rain Code (I'm midway into Chapter 4 now), I've so far been a little disappointed to find that everybody in Kanai Ward seems to be similarly pasty. I mean... I get that the city has been under a constant cover of clouds and rain for three years now, but I still thought there could be some indications of more diversity among the citizens. Not that I'm surprised by this, but it's still occurred to me.

Then I finally met SERVAN. And right away, he's contributing to Kanai Ward's diversity by being one of the "This guy's design style isn't the same as most everyone else" characters we've come to expect from games where Rui Komatsuzaki is handling the designs.

HOWEVER...! There is more to it than that.

Despite looking almost as pale as the rest of the citizens in this godforsaken city of eternal night, I'm confident that Servan is supposed to be a person of some color. At least part-African by descent, certainly. I say that because of his hair, sure, but also... his lips.

Yeeeeeeaaah. YEAH. He's got the dreaded donut lips we still see too often in manga/anime — the ones inspired by old racist caricatures from the Jim Crow era. It's a choice that made me uncomfortable from the moment Servan appeared.

So, like... how do we feel about this character design, gang?

Are you like, "That is some racist-ass shit that should be patched out ASAP"?

Are you like, "I'm not at all happy about this but I don't think they meant any harm through their ignorance so I'm not sure what to do/think"?

Are you like, "It's so common to see this in Japanese media that it just rolls off my back without me noticing at this point so meh"?

Are you like, "None of those previous things describe me bc I'm feeling something in-between all of them"?

Let me know. Very curious.

[postcard-from-the-past]

Port of Saint-Servan, Brittany region of France

French vintage postcard, mailed in 1934 to Brussels, Belgium

[thecollectibles]

Art by Servane Altermatt

[nudesnoises]

Servan Ilyne

[digitalfountains]

Chloe Bechini by Servan Edern Ilyne

[luegootravez]

Myrtille Revêmont by © Servan-Edern Ilyne

[servancastillo]

It's Critical Role's Neinth Anniversary!

[luckyacid]

Servane Mary The Incandescent Filament, 2023 Acrylic on canvas 36 x 48 in

[vhs-rat]

let's get creative!

[gmixed-tapes]

[hips0ulover]

Chloé Bechini by Servan Ilyne

[postcard-from-the-past]

Lime kiln of Saint-Servan, Brittany region of France

French vintage postcard, mailed in 1919 to Paris

[thecollectibles]

Walk in the Snow by Servane Altermatt