#Gatty Nenehawk

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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

[thienaultha]

Back in 2018, I had an idea for a Hazel and Gat Monster Hunter AU, but never drew it until now. I wanted to incorporate elements of their original designs in these looks. I might doodle a bit more for this soon.

[bijectiveandinvertible]

Gat/Candle

Gat presses himself against his mother as she bundles the sage into smudge sticks. He closes his eyes as she stops and runs her fingers through his hair, face pressed against her hip.

As more moments pass, he picks up more scents: juniper, sweetgrass, clover, beeswax, blueberry, cloves, nutmeg, and so much more…

He listens to her voice as she starts to speak.

The bright warmth of candles scented by herbs that both of them had picked together.

“Tomorrow —,” she says, “— The chief wants to speak to you.”

Gatty Nenehawk hums in assent and hugs her tighter.

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Written for @monthlyminekura Christmas Edition. Day 19: Candle

A/N: Did some reserach on popular scents traditionally used among Native Americans.

[fortressofserenity]

Look at them

On Jemima Szary

As I said before, she is inspired by both Jemima Shore and Nancy Drew and these two even have the same hair colour. It's a reddish blond colour I believe, though I could be misremembering things and I am biased towards something. Well she has reddish blonde hair and blue eyes, pretty close to the western beauty ideal for women. I also don't see her as particularly buxom, having a more modest bust size though not particularly flat-chested either.

When drawing her at all, she tends to have high cheekbones and shoulder-length wavy blonde hair at that. That's really what she looks like to me, kind of close to the western beauty canon for women. I guess if somebody else were to draw her, she could end up with blonder hair. Especially if somebody else has redder hair than hers, so she wouldn't be that flame-haired compared to them. Such is the fate of both Flash Thompson and Eddie Brock in the Spider-Man stories.

Flash Thompson actually started out as having naturalistic red hair, but once Mary Jane Watson showed up with her redder hair that over time he grew blonder. In later stories he really has blond hair, this is also what befell Eddie Brock over the years. Since Jean-Louis Lumiere has redder hair than hers, even if he's not a natural redhead himself, Jemima would end up as a proper blonde at any time of the day.

It's like this colour comparison thing where a dark orange circle looks orange against a turquoise background, but brown against an orange one. This is also true for both Flash Thompson and Eddie Brock, especially since Mary Jane often has redder hair than theirs so they become straight up blond over time.

On Jean-Louis Lumiere

He's inspired by David Bowie though not to a T especially when it comes to some facets of his own life and personality, his hairstyle's the same one David Bowie wore during his Ziggy Stardust days and his wrestling leotard resembles his Woodland Creatures outfit. As I said before about him that he has redder hair than Jemima's, despite not being a natural redhead himself. When he was younger, he had blond hair. Then again David Bowie himself's not a natural redhead either, he too had blond hair before.

While Jean-Louis doesn't really manipulate fire, what he manipulates is light, the way he presents himself as a superhero-detective seems fiery enough to evoke it in some way. It's a common artistic practise for many superhero cartoonists to give redheads fire-based powers, be it Wildstorm's Lauren Pennington or Bonfire from Young Heroes in Love or something like that. Or those who're into RWBY, there's always Pyra and over at Marvel, it has Angelica Jones. So somebody who's flame-haired ought to manipulate fire.

This isn't always the case as there's this issue of Teen Titans where the character of Kid Kold has red hair, but he is a lone case of an ice-making redhead. Conversely speaking, Touhou Project has Mokou no Fujiwara, she has white-blonde hair and manipulates fire. (You could say that she's white-hot.) So it's pretty rare for a redhead to have ice based powers just as it's rare to have a white haired character manipulate fire, they don't fit our expected hair colour associations.

Jean-Louis having dyed red hair, wearing red and manipulating light toes the line in appearance alone, though there's another light-manipulating redhead around and he's The Ray. There could be another example, but if they ever exist then they're the only redheads that I can think of who manipulate light alone instead of actual fire.

Akosamesew Kanewopasikot

Jean-Louis's best friend since high school, at present he has long dreadlocked hair not unlike that of Poundmaker as well as Dramatical Murder's Mink and Saiyuki's Gatty Nenehawk. Apparently nobody has ever noticed that the other two have the same hairstyle, but one wonders if it's a coincidence or if DMMD's Mink references the latter in some way. Somebody else pointed out that although Poundmaker is Cree, he got adopted by a Blackfoot couple which explains why he looks the way he does.

Maybe I could go on saying that Akosamesew's father is Cree and his mother is Blackfoot, at least it wouldn't feel appropriative this way. He also dresses like a rivethead or somebody who's a fan of industrial music, though when he was younger he dressed in black and had shorter hair before. This is pretty reminiscent of the way Cassandra Cain is usually presented in comics, since he's pretty much based on her right down to sharing the same skill in reading body language so well. Except that when wearing a gimp mask, he got humiliated in it.

So he doesn't wear it anymore and grows his hair long ever since, he does wear his in a ponytail from time to time.

[ellcrys]

Saiyuki Reload -ZEROIN- | end cards

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Watch "【最遊記25周年記念】最遊記RELOAD／原作PV【最遊記FESTA2022／開催決定記念】" on YouTube

25th anniversary of Saiyuki Reload. Original PV 💥🤘

25 years ago! Has it been that long?? 😭💕

[idrawprettyboys]

I finally drew a picture of Hazel and Gat that I’m proud of! :)

Hazel: Make love to me, Gat.

Gat: Are you sure you want to sleep with a dead man?

[lycoris-lunaris]

Aaand I went ham and finished the rest of the set, huehue

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(via fuckyeahsaiyuki)

[saiyuki-ing]

Saiyuki Snapchat #2

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

Based on a fanart my sis did for Kekkai Sensen.

[recentanimenews]

Theme Song Performers Revealed For Saiyuki Reload -ZEROIN- Anime

  The official website for the forthcoming Saiyuki anime adaptation Saiyuki Reload -ZEROIN- has confirmed the opening and ending theme song performers for the latest anime adaptation of the Saiyuki manga authored by Kazuya Minekura. The opening theme "Kamino Hotokemo" will be performed by GRANRODEO and Shugo Nakamura will perform the ending theme song "Ruten."

  【OP・ED主題歌アーティスト決定】 2022年1月放映TVアニメ『#最遊記 RELOAD -ZEROIN-』の主題歌アーティストが決定！ OP主題歌はGRANRODEO「カミモホトケモ」（2022/1/12発売） ED主題歌は仲村宗悟「流転」（2022/1/26発売） アニメと合わせてお楽しみに！https://t.co/QOr7BIHjFu#最遊記ZEROIN pic.twitter.com/KpkN5K8ROU

— 【2022年1月放映】TVアニメ「最遊記RELOAD -ZEROIN-」公式 (@saiyuki_re) October 13, 2021

  The anime, which will premiere in January 2022 in Japan and adapt the "Even a Worm" arc of the long-running manga, will reunite long-time Saiyuki anime cast members Toshihiko Seki as Genjo Sanzo, Sōichiro Hoshi as Son Goku, Hiroaki Hirata as Sha Gojyo and Akira Ishida as Cho Hakkai with new arc-specific cast members Kouichi Toochika as Hazel Grouse, Rikiya Koyama as Gatti "Gat" Nenehawk, and Houchu Ohtsuka as Ni Jianyi. 

  SOURCES: Official Website (JP), Moca-News (JP) © 峰倉かずや・一迅社／最遊記RE PROJECT

  By: Humberto Saabedra

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ooc // muses update - !

{ so! i’ve finally been on my blog a bit more again, and that obviously means i’mma have to add more muses. -waves victory flag in the air- i have no self control! :’D -wiggles- regardless! here’s the updates to the roster! 

well~ the first part of it. Consider this a part 1 of a 2 part segment on additional muses. -chuckles- it begins!

- Aula }

[ Series ] ; Saiyuki

[ Character ] ; Cho Hakkai / Cho Gonou

[ Tag ] ; ll .mom friend. ll

[ Series ] ; Saiyuki

[ Character ] ; Gatti Nenehawk ( “Gat” )

[ Tag ] ; ll .for him. ll

[ Series ] ; Saiyuki

[ Character ] ;  Ukoku Sanzo / Professor Ni Jianyi

[ Tag ] ; ll .empty heaven. ll

[ Series ] ; Saiyuki

[ Character ] ; Gojun

[ Tag ] ; ll .dragon king. ll

[ Series ] ; Brave 10 / Brave 10 S

[ Character ] ; Seikai

[ Tag ] ; ll .brother earth. ll

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SAIYUKI RELOAD ZEROIN

[idrawprettyboys]

Gat!

[saiyuki-ing]

Reading Expressions

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

Read their vibe

Take an educated guess

[saiyuki-ing]

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