keeping with Black Star's theme of monsters from japanese folklore, we have Tsubaki as a shapeshifting Kitsune! i thought this creature would suit her perfectly, given her own ability to take on many weapon forms and how important her traditionally japanese background is to her character.
for her outfit, i wanted to go for a more modern, stylish approach, while showing plenty of her kitsune traits and keeping to a relatively condensed, yet really pretty colour palette. all of those purples, pale pinks, reds, and gold look so gorgeous on her; and for as much as i initially struggled with getting her design right, i'm very happy with the end result.
and so that concludes the character design portion for this crossover! i'm not quite done with this crossover just yet and i would very much like to draw these designs again, so expect the full line up very soon and more art for this in the near future! this was so fun and i greatly appreciate all of the positive feedback i've received on this project! ♡
Kitsune (狐, きつね, IPA: [kʲi̥t͡sɯne̞], a type of mythical Japanese Fox Spirit who have superhuman intelligence, long life, and magic powers, such as shapeshifting
The project evolved a lot as it just started as an exercise for clothes sculputing. There's still some work to do on that but i really enjoyed doing this Kitsune Battle Monk :)
i do think that Naruto would be a kitsune who would use his TRANSFORMATION capabilities to look like a toad and act like a toad cuz its fun, and when he gets kissed he turns to Girl Naruto and youd think he's done but then he can turn into a A Boy and all this time he was a Kitsune
Sato Hoshi or Satoshi is a fox spirit that lives around the same area as Airi and spends time with them for fun or to see which friends she can steal from her, when she isn't being a rascal to her friends, she's spending time with Abe Akira (her human friend) or getting involved with more serious matters like fighting hate crimes to protecting the streets most vulnerable citizens. Though amateurish in nature, her skills of being a fox spirit would only make her more experienced, making her stronger and smarter as time goes on to be the superhero she always dreamed of being.
Tucked away, high in the tallest camphor tree, Kitsui the fox spirit nestles against the thick branches for a summer nap. Though height certainly doesn't hide her from the tired butterflies needing a soft, warm perch of their own