When I first started drawing Ogata I tried to portray him with an indifferent expression that didn't really express anything. Now, after hundreds of hours of analyzing and re-reading the manga, I think there's something like of a "petrified melancholy" sort of feeling in his eyes.
Anyway, that's what I like to think…
My reference sheet for Vasily's uniform in the anime (it's not historically accurate), taken from @rdstrpv notes in wildcats server. Also please check their amazing thread of Orenburg cossack Vasya based on Noda's information that Vasily is born born in Yeleninka!
I think it's sad that most people always think of bottlenoses as the "classic dolphin" since its the one that's always used for shows, and always think of dolphins as just straight grey when in reality there's so many varieties with so many different amazing patterns
Look at the common dolphin! They have a gorgeous X pattern and even some dull yellow/gold!!
Hourglass dolphins have gorgeous white streaks
Spinner dolphins have really pretty banding as well, AND they have a really sleek cute silhouette!
The atlantic spotted dolphin!!! Theyre spotted!!!!!!
and the pantropical spotted too!!
Dusky dolphins have a gorgeous airbrush look going on like straight out of a 2000s fantasy illustration
Striped dolphins sure have stripes!! How cool!!
And these I've shown you aren't even all of them at all, there are so many of them:
There's so so so many different types of dolphins people dont know about this isnt even all of them and some are SO gorgeous and underrated because people just dont know they exist so I'm here to fix that