#descendants of samurai

[sheltiechicago]

Cavalry warrior from the series 'Descendants of Samurai' "Samurai still live in today’s Japan. In the Soma region of Fukushima prefecture, there is a traditional Samurai festival called 'Soma Nomaoi', which is said to have continued for more than 1000 years. At the festival, the descendants of the Samurai continue to protect their culture in parallel with living their current lives."

© Ryotaro Horiuchi (Japan)

AAP Magazine #24: Portrait

[el-pada]

after so much complaining abt samurai rabbit to friends i decided to go ham and try to make my own take on the "show about a descendant" idea, i doubt ill develop it further so im just dumping all my doodles here

descendant of yamamoto yukichi, a shrine maiden in training who wishes for a ronin esque life, things are mundane as always until she starts getting possessed by one long gone ancestor who is warning of danger coming back

[fantasygerard2000]

We'll work together until history is rewritten.

[red-n-ded]

I am also on the train “Transfem 2012 Leo bc I hate Leorai”

also Miyamoto is just done with his descendant

[supermarine-silvally]

Yara, who do you think is stronger, Sanji or Zoro? Who would win if they fought each other?

"...Sanji definitely did not entice me with food to say that, either."

Ask Yara (or any of my OCs) anything!

[whosyourfavevoicedby-polls]

[thetimelordbatgirl]

If anyone ever tries to argue in favor of using Wikipedia as a source for anything again, just reveal to them the editing history right now on the page the famous samurai warrior, Yasuke, where racists are so determined to insist their version of Japanese history that they claim they trying to respect is true, that they editing the page constantly to try and change his samurai status to being a retainer and then trying to use their edited version as a source for their racism/'respect to the history of Japan'.

[drawnaghht]

"Miyamoto when he finds out what Neo Edo think of him"

@freakova showed me this and it immediately made me think:

bunny man would shred if he could xD

[abowlofsourcream]

This is how the tortoise and the hare went, right?🐢🐇

[nade2308]

Him shirtless is making me feel things. Add to that the scars, and you have me swooning.

For @thethistlegirl

Part 1 || Part 2 || Part 3

@malewifebillcage @shoesplease @nicejobkid

[umhuhwellthen]

Auntie Ref I made for the comic! Did you know her eyes are green?

Ye olde art trick of the hands behind back

Drawing Auntie's smile lines filled me with so much joy.... she's always smiling and got the wrinkles to show for it and she was in the wars and miyamoto usagi's descendant (SHE HAS HIS HIS CHIN, HIS JAW AND HEAD SHAPE IM 😭)but she doesn't have his frown! She's content with her lot in life!

Ofc I have feelings about my favorite SRTUC character I don't know why I'm surprised

I'm working on two draw the squads rn and making refs for SRTUC, Usagi Yojimbo, and rottmnt! rabbits cuz I've got ideas in the works with them and wanna draw them in my style and don't want to sameface syndrome them. Especially when I have a rise!Yuichi Usagi.

[sketching-shark]

I’ve become quite charmed by the swagless looks & cringefail personality of the Samurai Rabbit series, but I also find it continuously funny how Yuichi has nothing but pure admiration for his ancestor because while it is very much true that Miyamoto Usagi helps out a ton of people who really need it and is always trying to do the right thing he also murders like 20+ dudes in every comic he appears in.

[quelend-underground]

my first (technically) drawing for the minus descendance/elevation games that i made back in start to mid last year (honestly i don't remember anymore). I'm still a big fan of the eyes.

I've experimented with this specific character a few times,,,

like when i did it in a samurai outfit just cuz i felt like it

or when i did a similar character-variation of it that's disco themed

all-in-all, it's funny to look back on this one because its the one specific character i became attached to, despite never actually having played any of the games

[thehappyscavenger]

Books Read in August 2023

Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward

I'd never read a Ward book before I got the ARC for this but I was so impressed with the beauty of her writing voice. Set during the American slavery this follows an enslaved teenager as she struggles towards freedom aided by a spirit that has its own agenda.

I found the plot a little too convenient at times but overall this was an amazing read.

Of Jasmine and Roses by Jill E. Warner

Another ARC I picked up at random. This sounded like Bridgerton fanfic to me since its set during Regency times and follows a half-Indian woman who is raised by her noble family but works as a governess after they fall into poverty. It's a lot more depressing and realistic than I thought (i.e. there's a ton of racism). The romance also felt a bit half-baked and a lot of the racism is waved away.

An okay-ish read. If you're obsessed with Regency romances but want something a little meatier (but with absolutely no sexy scenes) this is for you.

Moby Dick by Herman Melville

Finally captured the White Whale!

I've been meaning to read this for a decade plus and finally committed to it this year after seeing so many people say it lives up to the hype. It did not live up to the hype for me but I did enjoy it overall. An interesting and dense classic with plenty of humour and lots of gay subtext for those who are into that.

The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt

I've never read DeWitt before but I definitely will read more of her after this book.

The novel is about a linguistic prodigy who gives birth to a linguistic prodigy who far surpasses her and whom she raises single handedly in this weird way. I can't describe it. Bizarre, funny, and yet still with a dark twist. A wonderful read.

The Future Future by Adam Thirlwell

Another ARC I wanted solely because of the beautiful cover! This reminded me a lot of one of my favourite reads of the year, When We Lost Our Heads, but there was just something not quite right about it. Set in pre-peri-post terror France the novel is about a young woman who is set upon by gossip pamphlets and how she tries to harness writing for her own purposes.

I wish I had liked it more because it is bonkers and should be up my alley. IDK. I'd like to revisit it in the future (future). Maybe I'd like it more then.

Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova

I wanted to like this since I saw so many people raving it but it fell a little flat for me.

A horror story about a couple who lose their son only for them to grow a new son out of a piece of his lung which turns into the titular monster.

Nothing wrong with it per se, it followed the story beats perfectly but the writing was nothing special.

Also like EVERYONE in this book is gay and/or bisexual and it's not a big deal so lots of lgbtq rep is you want it.

[the-silver-peahen-residence]

||Genshin Impact muse tag dump||

~Ganyu

~Hu Tao

~Dehya

~Shenhe

~Arataki Itto

~Kaedehara Kazuha

~Razor

~Cyno

~Baizhu

[stickers-on-a-laptop]

that post about talking with blue eyed people except it's a combo here with one guy with green eyes and one with blue