#old emo chibi style

[thekittyfox2999]

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RAWR :3 SRY HAVNT UPLOADED IN A WH1LE!!! I've been SOOO busy!!! but heres KITTY!!! SHE LOVES CATS (kinda like me :p :3) AND SHE LOVES RAINBOWS!!! OMGOMG I love her so MUCH AND TO ALL YOU H8TER POSERS EFF YUUU!!1!

rip 10 year old me, you would've loved scene

uhm, i've definaly done more reaserch than nessesary, but i mean. This was fun practice (it's REALLY out of my style) and it was fun trying to piece together all the colours and have a consistent theme.

Inspiration is from the more popular emo/scene chibi style you'd find in some older pmvs and deviantart posts.

Shoutout to all scenekings and scenequeens. You shaped my childhood in a weird sense (i've had the scene kid vocabulary and slang shoved into my face and i gobbled that up like 5 star meal)

[lifeismarvelous]

I noticed how your art style kinda looks similar to O.K.K.O. I love it.

Just out of curiosity, what influenced your art style? (if you’re okay sharing of course) It’s so unique compared to the ones of other artists.

Buddy, I’ve fucking LOVED OK K.O. since before it even AIRED, I grew UP with that shit and it’s one of my main inspirations for my art 💪

I get inspired by a bunch of cartoons I like, old and new

Hey Arnold!, Rocko’s Modern Life, Danny Phantom, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, Cow and Chicken, Chowder, Gravity Falls, SVTFOE, Wander over Yonder, Amphibia, you name it

But outside of cartoony stuff, I still like to experiment with other kinds of more serious-like styles too.

Really, I just draw in whatever style I like. I’m really fond of all things 2000’s so sometimes I may create art that’s like, 2000’s emo chibi anime style or some shit

[cha0s-boyy]

ref sheets for the emo boys :3

[ID: two digital reference sheets for human characters in a semi-chibi style. both have a name at the top middle, an info panel down the rest of the middle, a large drawing of the character on one side, and four smaller drawings of the character on the other side, each wearing different outfits. the first ref is labeled "pascal" and has a red background. he has very fair skin, and spiky jet black hair with fringe that hangs into his left eye, with long pieces on the sides. his visible eye is hazel, and has two lower eyelashes. he is wearing several layers of black and dark-colored clothing, including a vest, green graphic tee, fingerless gloves, black ripped jeans, and checkered shoes. the four alternate outfits are: 1. a leather jacket over a violet hoodie with worn dark jeans, 2. a red bandanna, striped armwarmers, two belts, a denim vest, and ripped blue jeans, 3. a black graphic tee over a striped turtleneck and black skinny jeans, and 4. a violet and checkered hat, kandi bracelets, a tank top with a magenta broken heart design over a blue tee, and cargo bondage pants with hanging suspenders. the panel in the middle provides the info: "male (cisgender), white, he/him, bi, 22 years old, 5 foot 9, thin," as well as style notes and interests. the second ref is labeled "reese" and has a teal background. he has very fair skin, and smooth jet black hair with fringe that hangs into his right eye, cut fairly short. his visible eye is turquoise, with rough black makeup on the lower edge, and a purpley toned eyelid giving him a somewhat sad or tired appearance. he also has pierced ears. he is wearing tight clothes with mostly grayscale colors, including a choker, rubber wristbands, a black wide-neck graphic tee tied into a crop top, and ripped black skinny jeans with a white belt. the four alternate outfits are: 1. a black hoodie with ripped black jeans, 2. a gray graphic tee with an asymmetrical neckline, ripped black short-shorts, red high-tops, bracelets and a choker, 3. a black graphic tank-top and red low-rise jeans, and 4. a black and red turtleneck, a lock necklace. gray ripped jeans, and knee-high sneakers. the panel in the middle provides the info: "male (complicated), white, he/him, queer, 21 years old, 5 foot 10, thin," as well as style notes and interests. /end ID]

[godhandler]

lore drop: reader and noritoshi kamo end up having 4.5 kids.

Satoshi Kamo who later takes the surname Itadori. Conceived in the culling games arc, miscarried, kept in a tube like the Death Paintings, later given physical form and raised by Yuuji (I'll battle canon if I have to). to their dismay, they look perfectly like a 50-50 copy of you and noritoshi. Despite the male name, they are genderless (miscarried before the sex organs were formed, so biologically female ig, but they aren't into the concept of gender) and swing wildly between pansexual and asexual. 'Satoshi' carries the same characters as 'Satoru', meaning 'wisdom, enlightenment, bodhi, clever', being named in his honour (Satoshi doesn't really like that tbh). Satoshi was blessed by Gojo while they were in the womb. As they were conceived and 'born' during the culling games, they have an insane amount of cursed energy, inherited both blood manipulation and distillation (chimeric soul), can do RCT, domain expansions, barriers and new shadow style techniques. They're one of the strongest sorcerers of the post-modern age, far bypassing their parents or siblings. They prefer alt/emo fashion, and really enjoy trying new foods with Yuuji. Even though they're a bit shy and reserved at first glance, they actually have a chibi sunshine personality. Satoshi, having been an incomplete foetus in a jar for a decade, really loves living life to the fullest. Fav food: anything new. will happily try weird food combos.

Naomi Kamo-Zenin, born at a time when reader and Kamo have left Shinjuku and are residing in France. They were unsure if they could go back to japan at this point of time, so they gave her a western-sounding name with japanese characters, meaning 'honest/direct/candid beauty'. technically their firstborn, since Satoshi was miscarried at birth. higher CE than younger siblings. inherited blood manipulation. She likes to go shopping with Chihiro, hates studying (weak at stem subjects), but good with people. She's been raised with the tacit expectation of leading the Kamo-Zenin Clan as the next head and takes it seriously. Looks more like you than Noritoshi even tho she has her dad's personality. Fluent in Japanese, English, French and Mandarin. Fav food: Slightly bitter things like dark chocolate and americanos.

Chihiro Kamo-Zenin, first child born back in Japan. his name means 'a thousand, generous, gentle, wise', with the character 'chi' = blood to represent the newly rebuilt Kamo-Zenin clan, tying them back to their old pure blood and of course, the esteemed blood manipulation technique that he also inherits, along with RCT. he was born at a time when his parents are doing their best to rebuild japan, and was raised by mostly nannies and Naomi in his early years. He's a shy young boy who likes to read books rather than go out, very obedient, intelligent and sensitive. His face is an exact copy of Noritoshi's. higher CE than younger siblings. The higher-ups want him to succeed as the clan head instead of his sister, even though he has no plans to do so. Vey close to Naomi. Fav food: anything dino-shaped.

Elder twin Asahito Kamo-Zenin, 'rising sun'. Younger twin Tsukiko Kamo-Zenin 'daughter of the moon', also named to honour Tsumiki. Megumi was staying with your family at the time of your difficult pregnancy with the twins. After their parents, he was the first person to hold them, and is very attached to both of them. the twins share both their (kinda low) CE and CT, i.e. at any point of time, only of them can use the Ten Shadows technique, which was a surprise to everyone including Megumi, who had to teach them how to control it. the twins are attached at the hip to each other, read each others minds, and do their best to be absolute menaces, being the only extroverts in the most introverted family. They haven't tamed anything other than the divine dogs yet. They mostly look like you but with their father's eyes. Fav food: Asahito likes crab platters and Tsukiko likes cold soba noodles.

[incu-bunny]

Looking to sell these super old adopts finally that I never got to really post anywhere. Even my artists tag is old. These adopts are Yandere, and Mehera themed with a 2000s emo and scene style.

$5 per character

$7.50 for twins/ pair

$20-$30 for character + extra Chibi art (price depends on complexity but I’ll work with you!)

[another-shameless-fangirl]

I loved Danny Phantom, it was my first Fandom and I learned so much back on Deviant Art and Fanfiction.net about community and shared interests.

Today I looked up the Danny Phantom tag on a whim and it's the 15 year anniversary and there is a huge event going on.

I've never gotten a real sign from the universe before I think this is the closest I'll ever get.

[tsunbunni]

what is mysterious add's ideal date/fantasy with tyrannus? and does he ever think it will come true?

oh and sorry if this seems redundant from the last ask with the ciels but im very curious!! (you don't need to answer this if you dont want to) : what do the other adds think of their non lovers?

He doesn't have either of those thoughts with tyranus, because he knows he doesn't have enough time to make it come true, even Tyranus has already forgotten about him. But there was once a fantasy he used to dream of, which Tyranus held him in his warm hug one last time ...

OK, next quest !!! T v T ( sorry that I had drawn adds in chibi style )

Doom just wants to fight them all, he doesn't care less about anything else ( if he hates someone, that person gonna doom anyway lol )

Dom -> Abs : Annoying, the ways he looks so much like Doom personal, also makes him angry anyway

Dom -> Anular: I understand him more or less and support him but I got some bad feeling about this

Dom -> Tyranus: No, no, I win the bet, but you are not my style ( MP ! did you know this would happen didn't you !? ), he is scary somehow

MP -> Anular: hate, you are no lover to me, if you think to imprison me will make me love you, then please f*cking die ( TiT : I love him, he is just the old Ciel I knew, but why did you look like you about to cry )

MP -> Chevaliier: Annoying, I would come to like you more, if you didn't take me back to Anular when I just run away for him ( TiT: ok, he nice, make me cookies, but I want Anular )

MP -> Abs: BFF !!! so when are you gonna stab me in the back? ( TiT: like, feel like Doom brother, oh ! so you also want to take me back to Anular )

MP -> Tyranus: enjoy, the expression when I told him that I can see the future is interesting... Won't Anular look like him if he isn't so emo? ( TiT: ... don't feels so safe around him )

[tokupedia]

Thoughts on Infini-T Force: The Manga (Vol. 1)

I gained a copy of Vol.1 of the book version of this wonderful Tatsunoko crossover. (bless the good folk of Udon Creative publishing for picking up the book and translating it!)

The first thing to note is the female lead Emi...is not an annoying self-centered “woe is me” jerk like her anime counterpart. I understand the writers on the anime were probably going for an allegory for teens in Japan having a high rate of depression and suicide, but dear lord did they make Emi unlikable in the anime. Made the show hard to sit through as there were times early on I wanted to just reach through the screen and smack her for how self-centered and emo she was.

Here in the manga, she is a spunky youth who is curious about machines (she loves to take things apart), energetic and kind to those around her. Manga Emi is adorable!

Right of the bat, we are actually given one or two continuity timestamps as to where our heroes have been extracted from in their worlds.

Ken: Ken mentions he has been fighting Galactor for 6 years. He also expresses confusion over modern technology like the Internet and before he was spirited away to the “real�� world, a Galactor goon exclaimed in shock that he thought that the Science Ninja Team was dead. That last bit seems to indicate that this takes place some time after Gatchaman Fighter, as the Gatchaman team seemingly made a heroic sacrifice to destroy the anti-matter asteroid dubbed the Poison Apple before it hit Earth (Comic book logic, just go with it). But, this is nixed when Berg Katze is seen in shadow during a flashback. So, I dunno, maybe this is an alternate continuity where the villains never changed up for all 3 seasons or Season 1 lasted much longer in timescale. All that matters is that Ryu, Jinpei, Jun and Joe are now on their own against Galactor without their leader!

Casshan: Poor Tetsuya. His extraction point is 10 years after his original series. The war with the machines is long over and humans are rebuilding. However, humans have become sadistically cruel to machines, celebrating the victory of humanity by mercilessly killing robots in a festival. These self-aware robots were not loyal to Buraiking Boss, just innocent servants of humanity that regained their senses after removing their reprogramming. During the festival, they usually scream in terror, pleading for their lives while children gleefully tear them apart. Because of this, Tetsuya, who is a machine, stayed far away from humans our of fear they would try to hurt him. (Talk about an ungrateful species!) Tetsuya didn’t really achieve victory because in a way, Buraiking Boss had the last laugh. The evil tyrant’s dying words were that Casshan was created to kill him and his army. Now that the task was done, he would be forever dammed in an immortal body with no purpose. This left the poor hero in an existential crisis, losing himself even to the point he told Emi he was not Tetsuya Azuma, just a copy created by Dr. Azuma “murdering” his own son. He even seems to show minor signs of PTSD from his long battles in the war against Buraiking as he refused to fight at first and seemed distant and shy. But, thankfully our Neo-Human has regained his sense of self: A selfless protector of humans who need help. After all, if Casshan can’t do it...who will?

Polimar: Takeshi just...shows up. I’m sure future volumes will explain what point in time he is from. Oddly, Ken seems to know who Hurricane Polimar is and where Washikyo City is. Does this mean the Yatterman crossovers or Tatsunoko Fight are canon? Or is this another shared Tatsunoko continuity thing we don’t talk or know about?

Tekkaman: Of all the realities Emi extracted heroes from, Minami’s seems to be the most screwed over by not having its hero to defend it. He mentions that his people are still searching for a replacement planet to the now dead Earth in space....and the Waldaster Empire is still out there trying to exterminate humanity. So this takes place in a version of events during the original show. Humanity is doomed....unless Tekkaman Blade still happens or Emi fixes her mistake.

There are also a few little winks to other Tatsunoko-related things. 

In one panel, Emi is using her phone to talk to her friends and chibi avatars can be seen exaggerating what the conversation is. This is a nod to the social media app Galax from Gatchaman Crowds.

During Casshan’s story to Emi about his fight with the Android Army, he calls himself the Destroyer. There is a stylized shot in the panel of him with creepy, kill-crazy eyes and weird angular face. This is a hat tip to Casshern Sins.

When Minami poses as a substitute teacher, the class asks if “Mrs. Yoshida” is on maternity leave. The last name is of course a nod to Tatsunoko studios creator and founder Tatsuo Yoshida.

Old heroes, New Superhero Tricks:

Ken can use an ability called Science Ninpo: Bird Shot to seemingly teleport behind his enemies, when in reality he moves super fast over them and lands on the other side. His suit is now 100% immune to gunfire (a street thug mentions that bullets just bounce off Ken when he tries to kill him), but the beak-like visor is breakable. Though the visor can self-repair much like a Super Sentai suit can. Ken also has a degree of enhanced strength, to the point he can K.O. a ‘roided up superhuman by himself and lift a car. Thus, this Infini-T version of the Bird Style costume is an armored power suit of some kind. The Tornado Fighter technique, which required all 5 Gatchaman members to execute safely before, is now able to be used effortlessly by Ken alone. Likely due to upgrades made past the old 1972 suit’s design.

Casshan can project holographic pictures, maps, and displays from his wrist. He can also focus power to a specific part of his body to increase his strength, such as routing power to his left arm to block a falling steel girder or enhance the force of his punches and kicks. This version seems to be a hybrid of the previous 1970s and Sins incarnation, as he has the healing factor ability of the 2008 Sins version. He takes damage and can feel pain, thus has no invulnerability, but has the continuity of his ‘70s version storywise. He is also fire-resistant. A cute moment was seeing Casshan ”eat” electricity, he had a power cord in his mouth and it looked like he was slurping a ramen noodle. I take it he isn’t solar powered like his previous incarnations and runs on a special rechargeable battery.

Polimar is still the same, aside from the new look. No new moves seen yet... Also, he wore a black suit and fedora and tired to act cool at the end....you are not Shotaro Hidari!

Tekkaman is waaaay OP’d in this version. His Voltekka attack could vaporize a giant kaiju into nothing! What can he do for an encore? Wipe out an enemy fleet of a thousand ships?

[florence-is-gay]

@starstainedtea Yes you are. >:3

Everybody get a load of FLORENCE'S ART 2015 EDITION!

#1: Rainbow Catastrophe

Like. What's even the point of this? I drew a rainbow with sparkles and water drops, and then proceeded to put 40 different filters/blends over it. Cool, but excessive and unnecessary. Don't look too fast.

Present day me would have stopped after 2 or 3.

Rating: 😵 Fuck, my eyes!

#2 D.A. Dayz

Ah, what a trip down memory lane! Or is is a sketchy ally?

Remember the good old days of DeviantART Muro? Yeah, I didn't want to either. Still not sure why 13-year-old me thought it would be cool to slap Gravity Falls' most joyful character onto an edgy background and what is essentially a recolor.

I wish Mom was there to tell me it was just a phase 🙄

Rating: 💀 The emo in me is ashamed, you should be too

#3 A Somber Sight

Were you the kid that randomly drew eyes on your schoolwork?

Clearly this is some kind of reptile, as you can by see the scales surrounding the eye. A dragon perhaps?

Ignoring D.A. Muro, this is actually a decent drawing for 13y/o me.

Rating: 👁️ I'd cry too if my eyes looked like that.

#4 Starting Line

Vivian, an elf OC I once cherished. My first ever character that I designed, and made destined to be more than just a doodle.

This isn't the first drawing of her, though. She'd gone though a few outfit changes beforehand, but here you can see I've attempted a more "chibi" style. Cute, brings fond memories, has a bit of messed up proportions and advertising my old DeviantART handle, but overall I'm not ashamed of it <3

Rating: Nya~💖

#5 A Painted World

Nowadays I can't imagine drawing anything with a mouse, much less a trackpad. I mentioned Sketchbook Mac, so I assume it was on a MacBook laptop from school.

I don't remember drawing on my laptop, so maybe it was Autodesk Sketchbook or something similar?

Seems like these were mostly experimental pieces. The idea is there, but the execution is poor.

Rating: 😵‍💫It always looks better in your head.

#6 A Troublesome Trio

These bad girls look like they're ready to cause mayhem. Where do they get their hair done?

Poor image quality doesn't stop them from rockin it on their way back from the mall. Most likely used a base to draw the designs onto them.

It look like they don't have eyebrows, who needs those anyway?

Rating: 😎Now playing: highway_to_hell.mp3

#7

There's nothing cooler or more terrifying than space. But again with the need to make multiple versions? Was I plotting to open the Multiverse??

Nicely airbrushed ovals and dots with minimal effort.

Makes me think of a bathbomb.

Rating: 💁Sure, I guess.

Thanks for reading! 2016 edition coming soon!

I just found my old art dating back to ancient times

Buckle up for for this bumpy ride, bitches

[archasquirrel]

AH large description ahead, under the cut!

Holy crap that's a ton of sketches OTL These aren't even in any order I just, squeezed them in the thing where they would fit ._.  Uhh hERE WE GO: left to right, top to bottom. Hopefully brief explanations help x_X #1 A concept of what Annabelle and Kelly's (her roommate and friend) bedroom might look like. I really don't know what made me sketch it, I think I was just trying to help myself envision it or something. #2 The coloured one- sort of greenish blue and has the crayon-like outline, was an old project for school: design a hostile alien species. I actually did quite a bit of backstory for them and stuff but yeah I didn't write it down so half of it's lost lol. Anywho, I also added a possible weapon they might have used. #3 The small, smooth-outlined sketch above the alien is a headshot of Krauss: Cobalt549's Dragon Age: Inquisition Qunari. I really love how he looks in game and can't stop trying to draw him and his magnificent horns. #4 A small chibi of Brooklyn, mostly for color palette purposes tbh. Done on Clip Art, actually. #5 Weird headshot of a cat/feline. I was practicing fur and just didn't want to edit it after that stage. #6 Basic concept of what Brooklyn's late husband, whom has no name atm that I'm aware of. I actually kinda like it, so there might not be many edits to him xP #7 A small profile headshot I did a while back, dunno who it's supposed to be tbh. Had no motivation to finish it or nothin, plus I liked the sketchy hair. #8 (To the right of alien dude's foot) Cobalt549's design of Call of Duty: Black Ops 3's Spectre. C: #9 A quick little sketchy thing of Brooklyn staring off into the beyond as usual. #10 Small little sketchie of Crowley and Annabelle being so far out of character it's unbelievable. I.. I really messed up their faces smh #11 (all five animal headshots) Concept of my story Claws That Kill's main characters. Or well, some of them are secondary I guess. Ye, I'm still working on that o3o;; #12 (the dark-lit mouth and cat) Dimmed color palette of Claw for that Coma Baby PMV MAP Part I did recently. Not his actual colors, just a sort of thing for his scars and to keep things consistent. #13 Another dimmed color palette, this time of Dogfang (plus a mouth), again for the Coma Baby thing as stated above. #14 (to the bottom right of the Claws That Kill headshots) Another Crowley and Annabelle sketch, slightly more accurate to their... Personalities and such?? I hope lol. #15 Full body of Krauss, Cobalt's DA;I character. Gosh I love that dude so much. #16 Another old school project to create a dinosaur. I think my subconscious was thinking "Bearded Dragon". #17 Three characters I adopted from Cobalt ages ago, (Led, Gry-Gry, and Jester(?) ), in a more recent style. #18 (top right of the abovely mentioned sketch) A very very quick doodle of Krauss and Iron Bull (Dragon Age: Inquisition) that I found a little funny. #19 (bottom right of one above the above mentioned sketch) Idk what I was doing, I think explaining clouds at night or something, but a night sky that I didn't wanna delete xD #20 A smoking Deacon (Fallout 4) who's sunglasses aren't yet colored. I used references for this one of course. #21 Quick Leafpool sketch + color for that PMV MAP I did, Bitter and the Sweetness. #22 (top right of Leafpool) A dragon headshot, remake of an old drawing I did, but this time it's Leo. #23 (bottom right of Leafpool) Nick Valentine (Fallout 4) attempt o3o;; #24 Another Bitter and the Sweetness MAP reference, this one of Mothwing. #25 Concept of what my dragon character Leo's body anatomy would be like #26 An old one this, Ryamond Reddington from The Blacklist. Was gonna digitally paint this one but nahh xD #27 Okammmii. Yes hello this is that person who's still drawing emo Wolf's Rain art lol. For real though, Okami getting just absolutely destroyed on a Noble's airship. #28 A quick concept of Terrice's new style \o/ I lacked blonde characters and my red-heads were starting to pile up oops. #29 (top right of Terrice) Cobalt and I's Fallout: New Vegas character, Soloman! C: I'm really happy with how we designed him eee #30 An eventual reference for my Skyrim Khajiit OC, Cocoa (I think that's what her name was??). Idk bout that tail heh. #31 Squirrel, in her hoodie, in the rain. Heavily inspired by Simple Plan's "Singing in the Rain". #32 A very non-worked on sketch of Brooklyn and Deacon. I legit was just not even near completion to that sketch. The sketch of the sketch as I call it lol. Idk what's going on, but something's caught Brooklyn's attention. #33 Constellation profile, flying in the skies and roaring his heart out. Dunno if I mentioned before but Cobalt named him. sta.sh/01lghmy8b4x8 (couldn't thumbnail this oops) If any of this is confusing, feel free to ask about any of them ;o; These aren't even all my sketches smh. Figured I'd put them all here should I decide to delete some in the future because I forgot what they were lol. Art, Annabelle, Kelly (mentioned), Forgotten, Alien, Brooklyn, Brooklyn's husband, Ahzim, Blade, Gwenbah, Zamasully, fox, badger, Claw, Dogfang, Dino design, Jester, Gry-Gry, Led, Leo, Okami, Terrice, Cocoa, Squirrel, Constellation (c) ME Crowley, Supernatural (c) Eric Kripke Doctor Who (c) BBC, Russell T. Davies/Steven Moffat Krauss, Rabbit Spectre design (c) @cobalt549 The Iron Bull, Dragon Age (c) BioWare Spectre, Call of Duty (c) Treyarch (??) Starclan's Omen, Claws That Kill, Soloman (c) @cobalt549 & me Leafpool, Mothwing, Warriors (c) Erin Hunter Deacon, Nick Valentine, Fallout (4, New Vegas, all that jazz), Skyrim (c) Bethesda Raymond Reddington, The Blacklist (c) Jon Bokenkamp Wolf's Rain (c) BONES Gravity Falls (c) Alex Hirsch

[shslarttherapist-blog]

.35 fun facts!.

CHA CHA LET’S GO...35 facts about a chill art therapist!

Yumemi is the youngest of four sisters! Her elder sisters are Azami (26), Hiyoko (23), and Miru (19).

Yumemi is a Virgo, as her birthday is September 2nd.

Yumemi hails specifically from Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture!

Yumemi’s Japanese VC is Kana Hanazawa! 

Yumemi has a pet Siamese cat! Her name is Ankha and Yumemi adores her dearly.

Speaking of animals, Yumemi’s answer for her favourite animal tends to change every time she’s asked-- sometimes it’s deer, other times it’s frogs, another time it might be dolphins. Cats tend to be a consistent favourite of hers, though. (She loves those Sweet Good Nyas.)

Yumemi is only passingly familiar with the furry/kemono community, but she’s technically drawn a fursona before (chibi doodles of herself as a little white bear with angel wings), so I mean. At the very least, you could probably get her interested in drawing depictions of everyone’s fursonas/fursuits for them.

Yumemi has a fear of scorpions, despite never having encountered one in real life. The idea of them just really freaks her out.

Yumemi is panromantic asexual!

Yumemi is generally pescatarian/pesco-vegetarian! She’ll eat meats in certain situations, though, such as if it’s being offered to her in a place/home she’s a guest in (to be polite), or when fried chicken gets ordered for Christmas.

Speaking of food, Yumemi’s a decent cook! Most of the recipes she can make are pretty simple (and largely consists of different salads and smoothies and other Feel Good Health Foods), but she can nonetheless do them pretty well, at least. (Albeit she has a tendency to spend like an hour arranging her food around on the plate trying to make it look Aesthetically Appealing to her own eye.)

She’s also a rather picky eater, although since she strives to be as polite and chill as possible where possible, she’ll try her best to hide it if she doesn’t like a meal she’s offered. (Though if she really hates it, it’ll...probably be fairly obvious that she’s not fond of it.)

Yumemi is skilled at sewing, mending, and darning! She’s fixed up and adjusted her own clothes plenty times, so if you’re a friend and your favourite socks are riddled with holes, Yumemi might be able to help.

Yumemi actually pays a lot of attention to fashion in all its aspects in general! She has a lot of pretty and specifically selected clothes in her closet-- she’s always seen fashion as another form of art, so appealing to her own personal sense of Aesthetic with her style of dress is something she feels is important. (Though really, one could said Yumemi’s aesthetic is the concept of aesthetic itself.) (A lot of it boils down to her just wanting to look cute and stylish though too, of course.)

In addition to how she herself dresses, Yumemi also likes to follow the new works and showcases of models (whom she has a particular fascination with, for her own reasons) and fashion designers-- it’s one of the few non-Peace Paint related things she uses social media and the web for.

Yumemi doesn’t see herself as having any particular complex about her age, but she still has specific dresses and high heels and makeup she’ll wear should she want to give the impression of looking more mature/older.

Another artform Yumemi enjoys is embroidery and cross-stitching!

Naturally, in addition to their art therapy work, Yumemi draws and paints a lot for their own recreational purposes, too! As well as expanding Peace Paint further, in the future, Yumemi plans to try selling their artwork-- they’re already very welcome to taking commissions if you bring the idea up to them.

Yumemi is almost definitely going to bring a lot of their art materials into the Murder Game with them if possible, so they’ll probably take on personal art projects during the game to preoccupy themself! Maybe they’ll start painting a pretty mural on their room’s walls or something.

Yumemi also has plenty face-friendly paints in their disposal. Strangely detailed surreal-looking colourful facepainting at a classmate sleepover is definitely a possibility.

Speaking of that, Yumemi really likes sleepovers, even though they haven’t been to any in years-- they just find them really comforting and fun and would absolutely agree to one if the idea was to ever arise.

Yumemi is ambidextrous!

Yumemi likes to upcycle things! They’ll have a lot of fun if you give them a few days with sprucing up an old jewellery box of yours.

Most of the music Yumemi listens to is calm instrumental tunes! It’s what they’ll often put on during Peace Paint lessons, so it’s ended up being the bulk of what they listen to.

...Still, they feel a bit embarrassed if they have nothing to say when kids their age are talking about their favourite bands and concerts they’re going to, so they’ll sometimes listen to the mainstream pop stations for a bit just so they can pop out with a generic answer if someone asks them their favourite musician or song. They’re the ultimate Fake Fan, don’t tell anyone.

They know a surprising amount about astrology and star signs-- they’ll probably be able to spout off a ton of information if you ask them about it.

Yumemi claims to be a skilled palm-reader, and will read yours if you ask-- to be honest, it’s kind of their party trick.

Yumemi’s MBTI is INTP, and their Enneagram Type is Type Five (in terms of wings, they’re 5W6)!

[Rihanna wink.gif @ Lex] I associate Yumemi with a couple of different major arcana tarot, but in particular, The Star comes to mind! 

Yumemi has never gone through a goth or scene phase, and she hasn’t particularly thought about it, either, but I assure you, under the right influences it is absolutely a possibility. I mean, she is 15, the Emo Potential is still very much fresh in this young one.

Yumemi has a bit of a nail-biting habit, but they still enjoy painting their nails-- they’ll often wear fake ones if they want them to look a bit more impressive.

Yumemi has a nervous/agitated habit of biting/chewing their lip and biting the skin near their fingers.

Yumemi feels a strong connection to space and the stars, as a result of a close friend of theirs, who believes that everyone in the world is connected by the stars and planets and constellations in the sky-- they like to believe they’re connected to those who are dear to them by the stars, too.

Yumemi keeps in her room a very large box with a galaxy pattern which requires a four-number password to open it. What’s inside? ;V.

Yumemi is generally, a rather private person-- they try to be sweet and kind and answer people’s questions about them whenever possible, but they’re a bit guarded and if you get a little too nosy, you can probably begin to sense their reservation about talking too heavily about themself.

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Teen Titans premiered in 2003 when the DC Animated Universe was still going strong with the Justice League. In Sam Register’s (Current President of Warner Bros Animation) words, the show was initially conceived as a children oriented show; primarily targeted at 7 and 8 year olds. The show however, evolved into so much more than that. So much so that, in spite of Teen Titans Go’s recent success, die-hard fans of the original series are still clamouring for a revival.

So what made fans fall in love with this show ? After all, this was a Warner Bros and DC property that aired on TV when the DCAU was still in its prime.

Murakanime  

Glen Murakami (Source: Louiedelcarmen.com)

Based on the New Teen Titans comics created by Marv Wolfman and George Perez in the 80s, the show retains the original team (Robin, Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy and Cyborg). An interesting aspect of the show is that its creator Glen Murakami (who also worked on Batman Beyond), decided to use a lot of anime-inspired gags in the show. This can be seen whenever the characters are sharing an over-the-top light hearted moment. The characters are usually shown in their chibi form (small cute form) during these moments. The anime influence on the show has since been affectionately labelled Murakanime style by the fans.

Teen Titans in Chibi Form (Source: Youtube)

Of course, there is a lot more to the show than just a smattering of anime influences.

Different from DCAU

Although initially targeted at younger audiences, the series delved into more mature themes as it progressed. In the process, the targeted demographic of the series expanded way beyond what it had initially bargained for. In my opinion, what really endeared this show to the fans (Myself Included) is its character development and character centric stories. While these aspects were not new to DC Animation, the way in which these aspects are addressed in this show are a little different from its DCAU predecessors.

In Batman’s Shadow ? Maybe not… (Source: Teen Titans Wikia)

The juggernaut that started it all, Batman: TAS, was noted for its psychological themes and for really exploring the psyche of all its characters. Some of these aspects can also be seen in Teen Titans as each of the titans has an episode or a story arc that focuses on them. However, there is also a lot of focus on how each titan evolves as a person through their friendships and as a team. It is this main aspect that separates it from the rest of the DCAU.

Justice League (Source: io9 Gizmodo)

Looking back at the different DCAU shows, super hero team ups were usually portrayed as a temporary thing. Hence, there is no real chance to get to know the characters on a deeper and continuous basis. Now, you might be wondering if I’ve totally ignored the Justice League. Yes, it is true that the team members of the Justice League have fought many battles together. Team members such as the Martian Manhunter often spend a lot of time in the Watchtower.

Green Lantern and Hawkgirl (Source: io9 Gizmodo)

There is also the romantic relationship that develops between John Stewart (Green Lantern) and Shayera Hol (Hawkgirl) as a result of being on the team and spending a lot of time together (And a few other relationships). Yet, it feels almost as if the team members are working for a company and any character or relationship development that takes place is more co-incidental than anything else.

Titans Tower (Source: Comic Vine Gamespot)

All the titans share a very close bond each with other in contrast and basically live together at the Titan Tower. While, it is never clear what the titans do for a living (or otherwise !!) aside from fighting crime, they usually don’t take life too seriously. It’s this fun aspect that really comes through in the show’s favour and gives it a unique flavour especially in the show’s lighter episodes.

Stories and Themes

Just like the comics, the titans are based in Jump City and live together in the T-Shaped titan tower. The show ran for 5 seasons and altogether totalled 65 episodes. Each season usually had an overarching story arc in addition to several standalone episodes. The tone of episodes would range from funny to absolutely ridiculous to super-gritty and intense.

Slade (Source: Teen Titans Wikia)

One of the show’s strongest points was the titans’ greatest foe, Slade (aka Deathstroke). Interestingly, the name Deathstroke was never mentioned at any point during the show’s run. The reason given is that the network felt that the name Deathstroke would be too dark for a children’s show. His name notwithstanding, Slade’s sociopathic and manipulative ways often made for some riveting story-telling.

The Apprentice (Source: Toonbites)

Haunted (Source: Teen Titans Wikia)

Also noteworthy are the constant mind-games that Slade plays with Robin. Both view each other as equals. Yet at the same time, Robin feels that he is the only one who can truly stop Slade and he often obsesses over Slade. This theme is explored beautifully in the 2-part season 1 episode ‘Apprentice’ and the Season 3 standalone episode ‘Haunted’. Despite being a standalone episode, Haunted is arguably my favourite episode of the whole series. There are some dark themes in this episode that make this possibly the most psychologically intense episode of the series (Note: The mysterious ending of this episode could have been explored further).

Terra (Source: Teen Titans Wiki)

H.I.V.E. (Source: Raven-Jinx-Devian Art)

Brother Blood (Source: Sincronos.net)

Trigon (Source: Teen Titans Wiki)

Madame Rouge (Source: Jimma1300-Devian Art)

Brotherhood of Evil (Source: Youtube)

The famous Judas Contract storyline from the comics involving Slade, Terra and the titans is also explored; and serves as the main story arc of season 2 (The best season in my opinion). Other foes serving as the main antagonists of a season include Brother Blood & The H.I.V.E Academy (Season 3), Trigon (Season 4) and Madame Rouge & The Brotherhood Of Evil (Season 5). All these villains definitely added to the variety and evolution of the show and its main characters.

The varied and contrasting personalities of the titans make them very relatable and lovable as this slightly motley crew. Robin is the leader of the titans and cares very deeply about the other team members. Yet Robin can be impulsive at times and his obsession with Slade is sometimes to the detriment of the team.

Raging Starfire (Source: Giant in the Playground)

Trouble in Tokyo ? Looks like something else (Source: loveinterest.wikia.com)

Starfire is portrayed as a very naive, happy and affectionate person. However, she can really let lose when angry. A potential romantic relationship between her and Robin is always teased but is never explicitly shown in the series. It isn’t until the series’ follow-up movie Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo that they finally confess their feelings to each other.

Cyborg, Beast Boy & Raven (Source: Teen Titans Wikia)

Beast Boy and Cyborg are the comedic duo in the team and are constantly playing video games, eating junk food or playing pranks on each other. Despite their generally fun nature, their issues and darker sides serve as the main plot of some episodes (The Beast Within and Only Human are prime examples); thus really adding to their character depth. Finally, Raven is always shown to be this gothic-emo and reserved empath with mystic abilities. The season 4 arc involving her character evolution and her demonic father Trigon was great fun to watch. It’s also interesting to note that her relationship with Beast Boy from the comics is never really touched upon in the series.

Conclusion & Future

Teen Titans Go: The Way Forward (Source: Teen Titans Go Wikia)

The show ended on a strange note (With some loose ends till left to be tied). Apparently, these loose ends were supposed to be tied in the planned follow-up season (Which of course never happened). The show did get a spin-off movie Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo which was reasonably entertaining but no attempt was made to resolve the loose ends of the show. That said, the enduring popularity and fan-base of the show have time and gain teased a potential series revival over the years. After several years, the show has finally been revived in the form of Teen Titans Go. This show is much light-hearted in tone than the original series and focuses on what the titans do when not fighting crime. Despite much criticism from the fans of the original series, Teen Titans Go has proved to be extremely popular with younger audiences (Review for a later post). A spin-off movie has also been slated for a theatrical release in the summer of 2018.

With the live action Titans series set to release soon, it is unlikely that the teen titans will be revived in its original form anytime soon. It is interesting to note that there are several references to the original teen titans series in Teen Titans Go (One notably makes fun of how bad teen titans go is compared to the original). All said and done, it is hard to say whether a series revival is on the cards or not in the foreseeable future.

The voice actors of all the titans (Scott Menville, Hynden Walch, Khary Payton, Tara Strong & Greg Cipes) are terrific and continue to reprise their roles in Teen Titans Go. Ron Perlman is phenomenal as Slade and really adds an extra layer of depth to his character. The English and Japanese intros for the series are performed by the Japanese pop-rock band Puffy AmiYumi. This ties in very well to the anime influences in the show and is one of the memorable aspects of the show.

Teen Titans was one of the best animated action series during its run and its strong fan base today is testament to that. Despite its strong run, the ending of the show left me with a somewhat empty feeling (The mystery of Terra and possibly Slade unresolved). If anything, I personally feel that the show deserves a 6th season to tie up these loose ends (Maybe even revisit the mysterious Red X character). Another possibility would be a movie, considering that DC is very interested in revisiting the DCAU (Read Batman & Harley Quinn). With the revival of Young Justice, I wouldn’t bet against it !

Young Justice to Titans: So you think you can get a series revival ? (Source: IGN.com)

Robin to Young Justice: Boom !! (Source: Teen Titans Go Wikia)

Teen Titans: Series Review – A Cult Success with a Lasting Legacy Teen Titans premiered in 2003 when the DC Animated Universe was still going strong with the Justice League.