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Hazel's Pokemon Team

Since Hazel carries a lot of extra souls around, I think he would be popular with Pokemon that eat souls. He would be like a walking buffet to them! He must have many nights where he finds himself being followed by hungry ghost type Pokemon.

He was scared of them at first, but they eventually became part of his team the same way that hungry feral cats eventually become official members of the household.

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Settling the Score

Since Hakkai and Hazel never finished their card game, they should settle things with the ultimate, most dramatic of card games, Yu-Gi-Oh!

AKA an excuse for me to self-indulgently combine two of my favorite manga

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Hakkai and his Eye

Even in the rare moments Hazel tries to get to know Hakkai a little better, somehow things backfire.

This comic is based in part by my own experience re-reading Saiyuki after 15-ish years. After such a long time, I still remembered Hakkai's eye was torn out, but I didn't remember who did it, and I thought to myself, "Who would do such a terrible thing to this sweet boy!?"

It was Hakkai. The madlad. The absolute barbarian.

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Reading Expressions

Some people have difficult expressions to read. In that case, you have two options:

Read their vibe

Take an educated guess

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Ordering Drinks

Their appearance contrasts so much that sometimes the waiter mixes up their orders. But sometimes it's the twink who needs a stein full of beer and the big guy who needs some ice cream

Based on this tweet

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Shout out to silver-haired dudes with two souls. Gotta be one of my favorite genders

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Sanzo's very popular despite not wanting to be, especially with the younger members of the cast. Maybe Sanzo is like a mama duck, and the younger you are, the harder it is to resist the urge to follow him

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Slippers!

Featuring the Sanzo party, Koumyou, Ukoku, Hazel, and Gat!

I think the slippers I chose for Gojyo (Kappa), Hakkai (Hakuryuu), Goku (Monkey), and Ukoku (Bunny) are straightforward.

I picked Lions for Sanzo since he has a lot of pride, and he makes the other three do all the work if he can get away with it xD

Foxes for Koumyou since he gives me foxy old man vibes.

Penguins for Hazel because of his color scheme, plus the way he walked while he sung Hazel Manual in the Oasis musical reminded me of a penguin.

And bears are perfect for big, strong, protective types like Gat

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Gat & Hakuryuu

Knowing Gat, he probably apologized to Hakuryuu after being given a ride. Two extra people is a lot of extra weight to carry, especially when one is as big as Gat!

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ムカデポケモンとムカデ妖怪。 

ポ〇モン×最〇記はいつか描きたいと思ってます。

こんな漫画読みたいと思って設定だけ考えてた。

・ハスボーの色違いが赤い ・マンキーの中に猿と豚の要素がある、色違いがミドリ色の個体 …で積んだw

あと一匹黒豚っぽいバネブーにしようかと思ってたけどどうしたものかな～

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Group Photo!

The cast gets a group photo, but maybe they shouldn't have asked the Magnificent Zakuro to take the picture

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Hazel and Gat's Theme in Gunlock

I saw on the wiki that their theme sounded like one of Tupac's songs, and boy whoever wrote that wasn't kidding! It makes me imagine Gat carrying around a radio playing Tupac songs at Hazel's request.

For anyone who doesn't know what I'm talking about, here's a clip from Gunlock where you can hear their theme about 2 minutes into episode 13:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-Z84Mj6wBY&t=113s

And here's Tupac's song, Ambitionz Az a Ridah, to compare. It only takes a few seconds to hear the resemblance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77nB_9uIcN4

Also, since it's Gunlock Hazel and Gat, I mixed in Gunlock's color palette with the colors I usually use with these two. Which made me realize, I really like the silvery blue color scheme they used for Hazel in Gunlock. One of the few good things I can say about Gunlock's version of Hazel…

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Saiyuki Snapchat #2

After their Uno match, they find a roach. Chaos ensues

Based on a fanart my sis did for Kekkai Sensen.

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Saiyuki Snapchat Meme

AKA what if the Sanzo party and Hazel's team decided to settle their differences with a friendly Uno match instead?

Sanzo's sitting in the middle because he's a neutral observer.

Based on this image.

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Me before watching the Saiyuki Musicals: "Eh, I guess I'll give it shot. It's probably corny, but I'll take any new Saiyuki content."

Me after watching the Saiyuki Musicals:

~♪~♪~♪ GO TO THE WEEEST hashiru maeeee, Sore ga MY WAAYYY, tada iki wo shite ikiru tame GO TO THE WEEEEEEEEEEST! ~♪ ~♪ ~♪

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“Over”

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[”Over” is the title of the last song before the ED in Saiyuki Kagekiden Oasis]

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Among my New Year's resolutions is to try getting more experimental with shading and colors. Who better to experiment on than my favorite demon priest with a cool hat?