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uniformbravo · 1 month

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since i've spent the past few days essentially staring at nothing but natsuyuu volume covers i thought it'd be so fun and silly to try and redraw them all from memory tee hee. all 30 (thirty) (三十) of them!!! wheee!!!!

i haven't actually looked at them next to the originals yet so guess what time it is!!!! LET'S COMPARE

starting with volume 1. iconic. show stopping. masterpiece. the mona lisa of natsuyuu SURELY i reproduced every single detail perfectly such that it kickstarts my career as a forgery artist RIGHT

well feast ur eyes

(im using the english volumes for comparison btw they have a good clear view of the art)

CAN U TELL WHICH IS WHICH OOO THEYRE SO ALIKE BET U CANT!!! SPOT THE DIFFERENCE LEVEL 1000 WHICH ONE DO U SHOOT

all i remembered for this one was GREEN and it's not even the right shade of green ajgosugdjfkdgj i even made the fuckin. what do u call it. i'll just say yukata??? I MADE IT GREEN AND ITS SUPPOSED TO BE RED i stg if u held a gun to my head & asked if there was any red on vol 1 i'd be DEAD

but i remembered the book of friends is like. weirdly purple? ok well in this pic it looks p gray BUT ON OTHER COPIES...... IF U UP THE SATURATION GKSJKDNFKDG

why is nyanko sensei smack dab in the middle HUH i couldve sworn he was bottom left this is so fucked up and scary. haunted manga volume??????? i bought it from a grarage sale idk you guys-

at least natsume's pose is like kind of right but also that's most definitely a complete accident i can ASSURE u (im rereading this the next day and the pose isnt even CLOSE what are u TALKING ABOUT)

anyway can i just fucking point out the kanji on the book of friends bc that is from MEMORY YEEHAW here's what it's Supposed to look like: 友人帳

LIKE even tho i got the last one wrong ITS LIKE STILL PRETTY CLOSE??? i think i deserve 100 points for this objectively

MOVING ON THO....

OK NOT AS BAD AS I THOUGHT SURPRISINGLY im actually like. i thought i bombed this one completely but liKE THE COMPOSITION??? KIND OF ON POINT. KIND OF GENIUS TBH

i remembered Blue and Madara and like what else do u need rly. butterflies are optional in all scenarios imo

also i NEVER have any idea what natsume's wearing in any of these so i always just like default throw him into his school uniform LMAO u will see a pattern

why is the book of friends burgundy in this one btw. it was GRAY i mean purple definitely purple aha

ok volume 3 im actually scared for i know i fucked up SOMETHING

HGLKFKGLKFKGFN OK!!!!! OK NOT SUPER AWFUL!!!! just noticed i forgor to color the book of friends fukg

main thing i remembered abt this one was the color of natsume's... attire.... and which characters were present. whats sensei doing all the way up in the top corner tho 0/10

return of the school uniform lmaooooo hm. irrelevant who cares plus didnt ask. all things considered this wasn't as bad as i thought. THE NEXT ONE HOWEVER,

hsngjfgnfjn okayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

sensei's way cuter in this one than i realized wait wtf this cover's cute af how did i never notice. underrated cover -10 @ me. look at his lil BLEP >:O!!!!!!!

i knew there was some fuckshit going on w the yukata in this one ourhg i was just like hehe greeennnn also sensei's there. my work here is done

what is natsume's pose even hgnkg i was straight up making shit up at this point LIKE the first 6 or so covers are SO hard for me to distinguish in my head i should get a free pass for the poses in all of them like i can do whatever i want IM the artist now

oh god whats next vol 5

OK!!!! like a straight 5/10 TBH i literally forgot i was planning on rating these LMAO

i remembered the like white v-neck shirt thing and his pose kind of??? i had NO idea what to do for the yukata tho i just made it orange and u know what?? close enough. my rule of thumb is just like pick a color and then throw flowers all over it u cant go wrong

taki looks so much more mysterious on the original and also wearing a skirt. i gave her a big stick bc i thought i remembered her having one in general but i think i made that up tbh wouldn't put it past me. got her hat right tho hee haw

cant believe i didn't get natsume's beautiful artwork tho look at that little shit sensei up there god hes so ROUMD literally moma material

PROBABLY my best one yet uhhhh but i maybe cheated JUST a little for this one ITS LIKE BARELY CHEATING STOP BOOING ME

as i was toying w the idea of doing this redraw thing i was still working on collecting my Images and Pictures so i kinda started taking note of a few small things here & there and one of them was just. the general gist of this cover SO LIKE that's why it's so good LOL

forgor the flowers tho. i literally forget everything that isn't a character like immediately BUT OK CUT ME SOME SLACK like after a point the covers start being whole ass scenes which are SO much easier to remember shit abt than the fuckin Green Void (p sure this is the last green void cover tho)

8/10 composition is gr8 but details like the shirt & the yellow flowers are wrong, also the stick is backwards. i literally looked up what that thing is called and forgot already tee hee

OK WE'RE NOT DONE W THE GREEN VOID I REPEAT-

fuck dude. fuck. i rly thought vol 6 was the last one LOL not to spoil but as i was grabbing these images i saw a Preview of what's to come and the green void lasts until fuckign volume TEN LOL collapses onto the ground and dies

so erhermrm this is vol 7 lolllll i remembered the bg flowers this time can u believe hahaha distracts u from the fact that LITERALLY everything else is wrong auhghg

u know what the green void turned into bushes and i think that's beautiful.... like points for creativity on my part tbh. like to be completely honest. 3/10 i got the characters right

YO????? GATE CONFIRMED LET'S GO?????? it's definitely the school gate but i choose to believe natsume & tanuma r in jail for crimes and u should too

actually this is shockingly accurate for how much i goddamn struggled w this one gkjsldkg the CHARACTERS are right the OUTFITS are right SENSEI'S THERE urgh i knew one of these covers had tanuma holding sensei like that but i couldn't remember Which

i can't believe i actually got tanuma's pose that close i rly thought i was bullshitting w that one wtf. +5 points instantly

do u like how i just scribbled sensei wherever lmaoooo i drew natsume & tanuma & went like. i think sensei's in this one. PLOP

6/10 honestly closer than i thought

OK........ I SEE........ literally dies

this one i was getting MASSIVELY confused w vol 4 bc i could remember nothing distinct abt either of them except Green and natsume w Big Doggie

i remembered the BARE essentials of the composition but not much else... since i thought the green void was gone i put the green i remembered into natsume's yukata (and then put him in the school uniform again LOL) and went WELP. GUESS I'LL DIE NOW

2/10 honestly one of the worst fucking ones lskdjflsdkg

OK THIS ONE.... i almost died irl trying to remember this shit, even before i started and i was still viewing the covers i was like there is no way in HELL im remembering this shit for vol 10. and i was right

like. Purple. White Mask. Antlers. WILD layered clothing. at first i drew the mask as an actual deer skull but later had a straight up epiphany and redrew it like that which... still not correct but I MEAN.... IT'S PRETTY GOOD

i cant believe most of the purple is the bg oughgh his clothes are WHITE..... this is fucked up. i DID remember the stick tho, bells and everything!! actually bells and nothing else!!!

7/10 ok it might seem high but CONSIDERING this design..... i think i did shockingly well TBH

NOT...... the worst...... one....... i could've sworn he was sitting on a pile of books this is so sad that woulda been so cute 😭

for a second when i saw the real cover again i thought he was sitting ON the bookshelf and i was about to RIOT but its okay it's a step stool. still physically possible

my version of natsume here is so much more like Proper gksld he looks like a school boy... studying in the academy's library... hardworking student.... but no the real one is just sitting there like a wet puppy orz he's not even READING i rly thought he was reading. this is such a huge L

cannot fucking believe i was right abt the window tho. like wrong shape but the fact that it's even there.... giving myself a whole ass point for that one

5/10 i rly thought i nailed this one gksgndfkj

also RIP TO THE GREEN VOID U WILL NOT BE MISSED o7

ah shit ok. well one of them was in the school uniform at least fjgugjdkf

why is my natsume lying there like hes abt to start a therapy session, boy would NEVER-

also the plushie hmnmhnmhngnf i dont KNOW i knew there was some kind of prop there but like gun to my head i woulda died again. main colors that stood out to me for this were green and that bluish purple so i got those into mine but i mean. well u can see

once again a random window in the bg i got correct let's gooooo 5/10

LMAO SPITS OUT MY DRINK WHOOPSIE!!!!!!

this is so fucking bad im choking im gurgling LOLLLL i was SO sure natsume's paper had an eye on it i was POSITIVE this is so fucked up. i mean obvs i picked that up from sensei but like i didn't even KNOW sensei was there. or that there were bg characters at all uuuuuououohghh (matoba ignored +5)

i was like. black yukata red flowers CHECK piece of paper w eye CHECK horns CHECK i even went back and edited the horns to be more accurate i was so proud of myself sobs

ok but i knew it was shit trasjh when those were the ONLY details i could remember bc obviously there was gonna be more going on I JUST DIDN'T REALIZE HOW MUCH MORE.....

straight up dookie/10 no jk fr like 3/10 @ me u need to use ur EYES

OK..... I WAS VERY CONFIDENT ABT THIS ONE..... except for his outfit i knew i was bullshitting that BUT I THOUGHT I NAILED THIS ONE....... the one fucking time i didn't just default to his uniform LMFAO

even remembered the pink flower ball smh and for WHAT. i knew he was sitting in a pile of plushies & blankets or smth but no way in HELL was i even gonna attempt to draw them with a speck of detail. but HEY the plushie i drew for vol 12!!! i knew he existed Somewhere. he doesn't even have a horn tho thats so fucked up i thought he did

obviously the most striking thing abt this cover is the bg w that deep burgundy & the circular window so that was the main thing i nailed down right away (my palette was more muted tho). also natsume sitting there w paper in his mouth but i thought he was mid return when rly hes playing like keep-the-balloon-off-the-floor or whatever the fuck he's doing. i love u natsume

(if i thought he was in the middle of returning a name WHY didn't i include the actual book of friends flksglkd automatic fake fan/10)

8/10 this was like my ace in the hole i was like if i got nothing else i got U volume 14!!! and then

NOT THE FAMILY PHOTO......... FUCKING DIES

man idk shit just end me. whats even going on in this cover im gonna deck u natori. dont ask why this makes me want to commit violence hes just so. URHGHGHnH

i dont know whats happening to me rn looking at this im losing my fucking grip dude who let this happen im gonna hurl this volume into the sun??? i think???

why did i add the other two youkai i just thought they should be included but i played myself i had to draw them from memory and for WHAT. pls tell me i got them at least a little bit right i stg

it's the crossed legts dude if he was just sitting there like a board the way i drew him id be like ah shit it was just natori sitting not natsume too but he just HAS to cross his legs and the fucing elbow propped up holding the glasses im S MAD IM SO MADdestroy him

it's 1am i gotta go. i have to go. right now my mom is calling me i have to fukcng. 4/10 i got the couch colorr right. bye

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tumglr...... only allows 30 pictures per post..... bc im not on desktop? or is that a site-wide thing now. in any case this is getting long so i think im gonna split it right down the middle into 2 posts so there u go, first 15 volumes. so far my score is ermmm

well i didn't rate the first few volumes.

vol 1: 6/10 decent

vol 2: 6/10 also decent

vol 3: 5/10 composition is Scramboled

vol 4: 2/10 it's SO BAD

so now my overall score is 74/150 fjggudjofjdkgjk doing gr8!!!!!!!!!

ok bye for real ✌️

#natsume yuujinchou #ny blogging #rieley doodles #retag later #this is me fighting my demons #why did i get so mad at natori at the end kgsndksjdfk #i say yukata a lot in this post but i think the piece of clothing im referring to might actually be haori in most of these cases #i think more ppl know what a yukata is than a haori tho so im just gonna leave it #(haori is the thing that u wear over the yukata. like a. cardigan)

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astralibrary · 3 years

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meant to finish this before ep 10 came out but oh well, here it is anyway bc i worked hard on it!!

i hadn’t planned on writing a whole make-up scene tho i literally drew this entire thing just so i could make this joke at the very end:

text description below (might as well be a fanfic version):

page 1

[Reki, dressed in his green hoodie and purple baseball cap, walks downtrodden down the sidewalk, head bowed.]

Langa,offscreen: REKI! [Reki’s head jerks up, eyes wide.]

[He turns around to see Langa further down the lamplit sidewalk, running towards him with an arm outstretched to get his attention. On the ground behind him can be seen the pieces of his broken skateboard.]

[Reki’s expression is shocked, and then panicked as he spins around in an attempt to make his escape. Before he can run, though, Langa’s hand shoots out to grab his arm, stopping him in his tracks.]

Langa: Wait!

Langa: Don’t go. [Reki stays still, his face hidden in shadow cast by the brim of his cap.]

page 2

Reki: ... Don’t you have a tournament to win? Everyone will be disappointed if you don’t-

Langa: I dropped out.

Reki: ...

Reki, with a troubled, hurt expression: ...Why? Weren’t you gonna skate with Adam?

Langa: I don’t care about that anymore. Not if it’s gonna come between us. [Reki’s expression is subdued as he hears this, eyes cast downwards.]

Langa: Besides, I can’t go back now even if I wanted to.

Langa: I quit S.

[Reki’s eyes go wide.]

page 3

[He whirls around to face Langa, his expression shocked and incredulous.]

Reki: You WHAT???

Reki: But you’re so good! Everyone loves you! Why would you-

Langa: None of that matters without you.

Langa: The world of S means nothing to me if I don’t get to share it with you.

[Langa’s expression is serious. Emotion shines behind Reki’s eyes. Then he bows his head again, hiding them under his cap again.]

Reki: ... How did you...

Langa: I talked to the security guard on my way out. Asked if he’d seen you. [Underneath the hat, Reki’s eyes glisten, his eyebrows turned up in distress as Langa speaks.]

page 4

[Reki’s arms come up to cross over his chest, hands clenching anxiously at his upper arms as he turns his head down and away from Langa, frowning.]

Reki: Langa... You... You don’t have to give up on something you love... Just because I...

Langa: Reki.

[Langa removes one of his skating gloves from his left hand and slowly reaches it out towards Reki.]

Langa: It’s not about S. It was never about S.

[His fingertips gently touch the edge of the brim of Reki’s hat.]

Langa: Not beefs, or bets, or winning, or any of that.

Langa: I joined S because of you.

[His expression is concerned. Slowly, he pushes up the brim of Reki’s hat, enough to reveal his face.]

Langa: It’s always been you.

[Reki looks up at him helplessly, eyes shining with beading tears, lip trembling, cheeks reddening.]

page 5

[He breaks eye contact again, casting his gaze downward in shame.]

Reki: But I’ll never measure up to you. No matter what I do...

[His face scrunches further as the tears begin to slip down his cheeks with his next words.]

Reki: I’ll always be holding you back. I- I’m not good en-

Langa: Reki...

[Langa reaches out and brushes a tear away with the back of his index finger. Reki still won’t meet his eyes. Langa’s palm cups Reki’s cheek softly.]

Langa: You could never hold me back.

Langa: How could you, when you’re the reason I skate?

[Reki looks at Langa in surprise, not having expected to hear that. Shyly, he looks down and off to the side again.]

Reki: I- I am?

Langa: Yes. I can’t do it without you. And it took me way too long to realize that. [Langa’s expression is resolute and direct, focused completely on Reki and Reki alone.]

page 6

[His expression turns pained and regretful.]

Langa: Reki, I’m sorry for breaking our promise. Nothing is worth losing you. And I hate that I came so close.

Reki: Langa... [He looks up at Langa, conflicted.]

Langa: Reki...

[Langa takes both of Reki’s hands in his own and looks him directly in the eye. Reki’s eyes go wide.]

Langa: I won’t make the same mistake twice. So please... Will you skate with me again?

[He speaks earnestly and honestly; both of their faces heat up red.]

page 7

[Reki’s eyes shine big and bright with emotion, tears beading at the corners as his face goes from shocked to twisting with overwhelming emotion that threatens to bring him back to tears, to a watery smile of pure joy.]

[The streetlight above casts a warm, glistening glow over them as Reki leaps forward and throws his arms around Langa’s neck, his hat flying off altogether with the sudden movement. Langa raises a hand up halfway to Reki’s arm, blushing heavily. Reki’s eyes are squeezed shut as he buries his face into Langa’s shoulder. The light of the streetlamp sparkles in their hair, in the very air around them.]

page 8

Reki: I want to.

[Langa’s eyes are wide, his cheeks red as he registers what just happened, while Reki continues to cling to him tightly.]

Reki: I really, really want to.

[Langa smiles adoringly and places his arms around Reki, returning the hug.]

[He closes his eyes and pulls his arms more tightly around Reki, allowing himself to fully bask in the warmth and closeness of the hug.]

Reki: On one condition.

[Langa’s eyes open with the sudden amendment. He pulls back, hands on Reki’s shoulders, and looks at him with his head tilted in concern.]

[Reki looks down and away, eyebrows furrowed, his face reddening even further, if possible. His next words come out a little mumbly in a poor attempt to mask his embarrassment.]

Reki: Will you teach me how to do some of your cool tricks?

page 9

[Langa’s eyes widen, taken off guard, and then he smiles brightly, laughing happily.]

Langa: Of course!

[His eyes shift away suddenly, a guilty smile quirking the corner of his mouth upward.]

Langa: Although... I’d have to get my board fixed first...

[Reki’s brows furrow.]

Reki: Wh-

[He looks past Langa, spotting the two pieces of his skateboard lying broken on the ground a ways behind him.]

Reki: WHAT DID YOU DO???

[Langa sweats profusely.]

[Reki kneels, holding the pieces of the board in his hands and looking between them in affronted disbelief.

Reki: Jeez, Langa, you have to take care of your gear!

[Langa stands behind him, looking sheepish.]

Langa: sorry.

[Reki hugs the pieces of the board to his chest, wailing.]

Reki: Ugh, my beautiful baby, I’m so sorry he did this to you- I’ll have you fixed up like new in no time, don’t you worry.

[Langa rolls his eyes lightly behind him.]

page 10

[Langa’s expression takes on an anxious note, hands pulled up to his chest nervously as he looks on.]

Langa: You... You can fix it, right?

[Reki looks back at him over his shoulder, a little surprised. Then he gives a big, confident smile.]

Reki: Of course!

[Langa smiles down at him, both relieved and a little smitten. He laughs a little, eyes squeezing shut.]

Langa: Right?

[The two of them make their way down the sidewalk together- we see them from a little ways behind. Reki’s cap is back on his head, turned sideways this time. He holds the pieces of Langa’s board with his left hand; his right is clasped within Langa’s. There is a small red heart between them, above their joined hands. The lamplight falls warmly over them as they go, their playful words floating out behind them.]

Reki: Who do you think I am, anyway? You need to have more faith in me.

Langa: You’re right, I’m sorry I ever doubted you.

Reki: That’s more like it.

bonus panel 1

[An extra gag panel, drawn and colored very crudely; it’s Reki and Langa from behind again, small, mimicking the image of them walking away in the last panel of the comic, implying they’ve stopped short with a sudden realization.]

Reki: I do kinda wish we hadn’t both quit S now, though.

Langa: ...Ah.

bonus panel 2

[Final bonus panel: Miya stiffly holds out his hand, two S badges sitting in the middle of his palm. In front of him are Reki and Langa, groveling. Reki is on his knees, his eyes comically big and watery, his mouth wobbling as he half reaches for the badges, like he can’t believe this is really happening. Langa is fully prostrated on the ground, bowing down before Miya to show his eternal gratitude and respect. Miya’s head is turned away from them both with an extremely irritated expression while at the same time blushing heavily. The hand that isn’t holding out the badges is clenched into a fist at his side.]

Miya: Just hurry up and take them already, you weirdos.

Reki: Miya-samaaaaaaaaa