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does this mean anything to anyone

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forgot to post here.... knk self-insert ^^ (relationship chart under cut)

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knk school trio means a lot to me (extra under cut)

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anyone fw self inserts around here

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while his new form is cool n all i wanted to put my own twist on it. for the funsies .

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im alive i swearrrrrrr. throws a yukito at you

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taking custody of them from eve. so i gave them some fun outfits... (click on images for better quality)

(extra doodle + rambling about knk/designs under cut. oh my jesus i spent way longer than i expected on the ramble if you read it id be eternally grateful!!)

put them together becasue they are my babies anyway

i've totally overanalyzed kara no kioku because: what is even happening in this manga??? i'm not sure but i think it could be happening BETTER!!! my brain has created dots that dont even exist and started to connect them. i also very much love motifs/symbols so theres that.

Ramble Time: Let's talk Nagi. He's one of the first notable "antagonists" yet I don't see people discuss him? There's a few points that I use as the basis for my rambling, like him being bullied that causes his shadow to form in the first place, being a bit naive that belies his 'desire for destruction'/his desire to be in what he believes is 'right', as well as him trying to find a reason to be alive (actually, i completely forgot about this until i went back and skimmed knk for my ramble!) It's seriously unfortunate how well the Kara no Kioku cast (that aren't MCs -- also debatable?) could be written if there was just a bit more time focusing on them.

A while back when I was rereading Kara no Kioku, I mistook his shadow's transformation (you can see bits and pieces of it in ch14) to take an appearance similar to a plague doctor's mask, though I soon realized that was not the case, I also thought that fits Nagi's character somewhat well...

(bewarned!! i suck at history so things may be wrong) I'm assuming most people know what the bubonic plague is; being basically one of the worst things to hit the Middle Ages, and I will also be assuming most people know what a plague doctor is -- there were a good amount of plague doctors hired by governments without medical experience trying to cure people of a disease they hadn't found a cure to yet. If we put the concept of heart desolation/shadows in general in place of this info, Nagi fits the bill! He has little knowledge of zingai and their workings, whose being used as Yuu to "cure/correct" his tormentors, (well, its technically spreading an illness if anything, but work with me here!) they were also seen as harbingers of death, which aligns with how the desolation incidents and how most people involved get inflicted with it.

Nagi's zingai also has bug like antennae and wings, which I choose to interpret as a butterfly mainly for recognizability/'cause it's fun. I suppose if I were to try and find meaning in here -- butterflies are most commonly used to show the process of metamorphosis; growth into an adult through multiple stages. Of course, not with adulthood, but how Nagi comes to realize his character from his first appearance to his final. Butterflies are stereotypically seen as the most beautiful kind of insect; perhaps we can say that 'beauty' was Nagi trying to find his desire to live throughout everything? That's just me making stuff up on the spot.

My favorite time of all... Yukito time! He's awesome. Can you tell I like him? Unfortunately also suffers a bit from not-enough-character-development-itis like his dear friend Nagi. Yukito's backstory/details essentially involves how he's attempted to conceal his emotions from anyone he worries might take advantage of them -- he's pretty scared of being vulnerable. I wanted to have his outfit come across as soft/dainty... and then I gave him a big 'ole sword to contrast that. (also because he deserves to have it but thats off-topic) It's like a papercut, if that means anything.

I really wanted to give him a prince-like vibe, now I can't say I have any experiences with royalty (except that time i stood in the cold for like two hours to see king felipe... that hurt my legs a lot!!) but I feel like they're the type of people that encapsulate "look, but don't touch". I chose to use 'prince' over 'king' here, because while a prince is certainly in a position of power, they fall under the power of a king. The king here is... Yuu. I don't imagine there's much to explain here.

Going back to "powerful prince" idea, I feel Yukito holds some sort of power over Rei -- not physically (we know the outcome of that) but mentally. After all, it's not everyday you decide to go to hell to save for best friend from the literal devil. Yes, it is said that is Rei's motivation is the need to 'save' everyone who's been put in this mess, not just Yukito, but in a way, Yukito is sort of the initiative for this plan! Rei is so willing to start putting himself on the line once Yukito is involved. that Mai literally has to remind him to think straight instead of charging into danger impulsively. Here we come to 'keys' -- recent chapters that involves Yukito associates him with the idea of "being the key", that being the last piece that Yuu need's to get access to Rei and Q-Ta. I'm sure with how I described Rei's reaction, that Yuu is very much correct in this.

It's somewhat difficult to talk about Yukito without bringing up Rei, considering how their stories are so intwined (or, yukito being used to further rei's plot, but i prefer not to think about it like that.)

It was a bit of a last minute addition, but I thought it'd be neat to add that exposed 'sliver' of his back-skin. It's a showcase of his vulnerability again! It's not only to literally use the expression "backstabbed", but it's also in the shape of a heart to represent... well, his heart. Yukito is the only character to not possess a zingai when the story takes place (though he had one as a child,) which is interesting in itself; furthering the idea of him trying to hide his emotions even more.

I've written so much, aha. There might be more I wanted to add but forgot in the process, so I'm open to discussion. Seriously so. Please disscuss Kara no Kioku with me. I'm happy to share my thoughts on this series, since it's consumed so much time in my brain, hopefully someone enjoys it~ really hoping these designs convey the ideas behind them well! Character design is honestly difficult... I should leave it here; can you tell I love to ramble about my hyperfixations?

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i missed yukirei so much so here is a doodle for a time skip au that has been stuck in my brain foreverr............. fankid under cut

say hi to yasu mutsuki!! feel free to ask me about them i am SO willing to talk about yukirei. this is a very much open invitation

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dokuhai swallow

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i haven’t actually made any meaningful art this year so this is all you get. thank you

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i’ll just leave this here

I’m not really expecting reinochi to be canon tbh like I know that kind of relationship it’s not what their characters and story are about (if anything I think it’s better for them to be more of a found family sort of thing bc I feel that’s what both need considering things) and that’s fine I’m happy to just keeping it as a fandom thing and not suffer over it like I did in the past HOWEVER if Eve does pull a reinochi out of his ass by the end I’m gonna lose it

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hey tally hall fans. are you ready to tally the halls.

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No pressure to draw them since that’s a lot of time to commit to a simple question but what Pokémon do you think bora, Casey and maybe Steve would be? Also I like that people just agree rob is ampharos

hello thank you anon for the ask mwah

um i’m going to be 100% honest but idk 💔💔

I THINK bora would be charmander but i stole that idea from someoneelse sooo vote in the comments below

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TALLY HALL AS POKEMON 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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no way in hell could you tell me yukito came out the womb with blue hair and pronouns you just can’t you ca

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thanks op I did need something to draw

For the life of me I can’t find it but I saw a tweet that says something along the lines of “New York can’t be real I saw two gay people kissing on the subway and a man was like ‘can you keep it to yourselves?’ And everyone started looking at him until he said ‘I’m not homophobic I’m just a hater’” and idk besties this has Tobi at RyouYuu vibes

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I made this a long time ago but I’m only posting it now anyways sillies,,