#Hitoke

[sariphantom]

Took me a while but I FINALLY managed to get this done for @hitokshellart's Big Mama's Child DTIYS challenge while dealing with CSP constantly acting up on me lately.

[hitokshellart]

So you have any updated refs of Leo from BMC?

(May or may not be making fan art 🤔)

Was waiting for later to answer this (after next update) but I'm gonna answer now ajshfajkfh

Yeah, I updated it like less than two months ago??? I think, I just didn't post it here, and I also updated Usagi's ref so I'm gonna put the two of them here just in case I forget to post them!

[triona-tribblescore]

HITOK!! HI :DD

I was doing warm-up sketches and ur boys popped up outta nowhere. Was also re-reading ur tangled au this morning and its just so good, makes me wanna draw more fr!! (everyone needs to go have a look at it, its super interesting :D )

sending u good vibes today uvu <33

@hitokshellart

[v-albion]

Hi!! So I recently got into the rabbit hole of your AU True Colors and I love it sm, so have this :D!

I'll probably draw Raph or Mikey later bc the designs in general are super cool :D

And I also have a question, don't know if someone has asked this before, but what music do the brothers like in this au? :0 silly question but I'm just curious :]

HITOK!!!!!!

ASASSJKDSJKFDFDJLJDVKNKFS

I LOVE HOW YOU DRAW HIM!!! IM IN TEARS

@hitokshellart Also for your question, my boys’ music taste:

Raph’s music taste hasn’t changed much from canon, he still likes soul music. He and April has karaoke nights a few times a week, and sometimes Splinter even joins them! He likes something a bit more upbeat when exercising, so he also likes to listen to rap, timing his lifts with the beats

Donnie also still likes techno, something lyric-less as to not distract his thinking, but strong beats to head bop to when doing important projects. But when he’s doing something fun like siphoning money from billionaires and hacking the street cams to people watch, he’ll play broadway musicals and sing along to it

Lee likes classical music and salsa, something he usually listens during his routine dance classes each week. He also have a separate playlist with glamrock songs and this kind of music he only plays in the comfort of his room. Relaxing around in his favourite comfy hoodies

Mikey likes to listen to hip hop music when he’s out doing his graffiti art, something with a rhythmic beat and lyrics he can mouth along to. During meditation sessions, he likes to listen to ghibli music, something he found out during one of his missions to the surface. He doesn’t really like the silence, it makes him jittery and lost his focus

[djpachipikachu]

in honor of bmc killing me and my dog 🫶🫶💞💞💞🫶💞fanart @hitokshellart go check out hitok’s bmc comic it makes my stomach hurt

[katzstar5]

OKAY SO IDK WHATS WRONG WITH ME BUT THIS LITERALLY SOMEHOW GIVES ME THE CHILLS OF USAGI AND LEO FROM @hitokshellart’s COMIC-..IM JUST LIKE: huh why does this remind me of something—((GETS A WHOLE FUCKING FLASH OF LEOSAGI))—also me: HOLY CRAP-

Also look at this from @djpachipikachu

[konjaku]

岩苦菜[Iwanigana] Ixeris stolonifera

岩[Iwa] : Rock, crag

苦[Niga] : Bitter

菜[Na] : Greens, rape

It is very similar to 大地縛[Oojishibari](Ixeris japonica) and is also called 地縛[Jishibari]. This time, I identified it as Iwanigana because the grass was shorter and the leaves were more circular in shape than those of Oojishibari.

By the way, reading 地縛 as jishibari is kun-yomi(native Japanese reading. ji is on-yomi). When reading it in on-yomi(Chinese style reading) as jibaku, means earthbound. Such heteronyms are called 同綴異音異義語[Dōtetsu-ion-igi-go]. Other examples are as follows. Order is kun-yomi, on-yomi.

僕 shimobe : servant boku : I (male language)

一番 hitotsugai : pair, couple ichiban : the first, the top

人気 hitoke : sign of life ninki : popularity

大分 ooita : Ooita Prefecture in the Kyūshū region daibu : very, greatly

寒気 samuke : chill kanki : cold air

紅葉 momiji : maple(Acer japonicum) kōyō : leaves turning red

最中 monaka : sweets just like a wafer cake filled bean jam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monaka saichū : in the middle of ... etc.

[arobberry]

IDK HOW THIS APP WORKS BUT THANKS HITOK SJAKAKKAKAKA

oliver screenshot inserts

i'll probably do more btw

[work-at-nanbaprison]

More (extremely late) Valentine stuffs She loves her gifts Yea it’s hard to read sorry X( my bad handwriting

[ghostdata]

[donamoeba]

How do you know where to read the kanji as On Yomi and where Kun Yomi? (Excuse me if these are not the correct terms)

Generally speaking, it depends on whether the word is of Chinese origin (pronounced with Onyomi) or native Japanese (pronounced with Kunyomi). But there are lots of exceptions to this rule, so ultimately you just have to memorize them all.

For beginners, however, as a rule of thumb, if a verb or adjective has a hiragana suffix (called okurigana), it’s pronounced in kunyomi. For example:

綺麗 (pretty, clean, onyomi, “kiREI”)麗らか (bright, beautiful, kunyomi, “URAraka”)

食べる (to eat, kunyomi, “TAberu”)飲む (to drink, kunyomi, “NOmu”)飲食する* (to eat and drink, onyomi, “INSHOKU suru”)

*する is basically “to do” and Japanese’s way of shoehorning words into becoming a verb. inshoku on its own is “eating and drinking” as a NOUN and suru effectively makes it “to do eating and drinking.” It’s not a suffix, unlike the other two verbs.

Notice how even though the same kanji are used and the meanings are very similar, the pronunciations are different depending on the word’s origin.

For nouns (at beginners level), usually if there’s only a single kanji, it’s pronounced in kunyomi.

東 (east, kunyomi, “HIGASHI”)南 (south, kunyomi, “MINAMI”) 西 (west, kunyomi, “NISHI”) 北 (north, kunyomi, “KITA”)

But wait, if you put them together to form a compound word, they become onyomi!

東南 (southeast, onyomi, “TOUNAN”)東北 (northeast, onyomi, “TOUHOKU”)

Like everything else, there are always EXCEPTIONS. Some kanjis only have onyomi pronunciations so they’ll be pronounced as such even if they are standalone:

肉 (meat, onyomi, “NIKU”)駅 (train station, onyomi, “EKI”)

Are there any kunyomi compound words, then, you ask? Absolutely!

青空 (blue sky, kunyomi, “AOZORA”)毛玉 (furball, kunyomi, “kedama”)

And things gets a little harder from here. You know what else there are? Compound words that can be pronounced in BOTH kunyomi and onyomi:

人気 (popularity, onyomi, “NINKI”)人気 (human presence/sign of life, kunyomi, “HITOKE”)

草原 (grassland, onyomi or kunyomi, “SOUGEN” or “KUSAHARA”)While the two pronunciations have the same meaning, there’s a slight difference in nuance. Sougen is like a prairie wheres Kusahara is more modest in size.)

Confused yet? Because there’s more! There are compound words where the first half is in kunyomi and the second half in onyomi, and vice versa:

毎年 (every year, onyomi+kunyomi, “MAITOSHI”)長年 (many years, kunyomi+onyomi, “NAGANEN”)

And then, some words are #JustJapaneseThings and there isn’t a kanji with a corresponding meaning for it, so the Japanese essentially ‘spell’ them out using completely unrelated kanjis for their phonetic sounds only. These type of words are called ateji:

矢張り (as expected/nonetheless, kunyomi, “YAHARI”)Literal meaning of kanji: “stretch an arrow”

兎に角 (anyway/at any rate, onyomi, “TONIKAKU”)Literal meaning of kanji: “horns for rabbit”

In the case of words where there ARE corresponding kanji, but the native Japanese pronunciations simply won’t fit into the normal kunyomi/onyomi system, they become words with their own unique pronunciations called jukujikun:

昨日 (yesterday, irregular, “KINOU”)二十歳 (20 years old, irregular, “HATACHI”)お土産 (souvenir, irregular, “oMIYAGE”)

What if it’s something the Japanese don’t have a word for? Before katakana was all the rage, both ateji and jukujikun were used:

仏蘭西 (France, onyomi, “FURANSU”)Literal meaning of kanji: “Buddha-orchid-west”)

煙草 (Tabacco, irregular, “TABAKO”)

Both are now more commonly known as フランス and タバコ respectively.

And if a word/phrase is a 4-kanji idiom (yojijukugo), it’s likely pronounced in onyomi:

唯一無二 (one and only, onyomi, “YUITSUMUNI”)花鳥風月 (literally “flower-bird-wind-moon” meaning “beautiful nature” which is later used to describe people who appreciate nature by drawing or writing poems about it, onyomi, “KACHOUFUUGETSU”)

There are many more, and as you progress you’ll find lots more irregular words that you can only learn from memorization.

[hitokshellart]

I love your human leosagi!!! And Yuichi's even more!

Thank u!! :D

Little babies

[triona-tribblescore]

HELLO!!! :DDD

Just a reminder that you're really cool and awesome :D

NOT AS COOL AND AWESOME AS YOU~~ <3333 uvu

[v-albion]

"On a scale of 1 to 10 how much did you like the latest comic of True Colors?"

"AJLFLDAKFJGKDAJFLDSKGJ"

Hi sorry I promise I'm very normal but as someone who is very picky in terms of how Yuichi is treated in a lot of AUs this makes me so happy

Also his other outfit is so so pretty you draw him so so pretty ty for the food

Also little sketch/redraw of him omg

Hitok!!!! I’m really glad you liked my usagi (as I do yours!!) I love this goofy bunny so much

[djpachipikachu]

Now that 2024 is coming to a close:

1) Of everything you've made this year, which ones are you the most proud of?

2) What are a few of your favorite things (art, comics, fics, etc) that someone else has made this past year?

ooh hello okay !

1.

the stuff im most proud of this year areee these guys !

[april 2024]

[july 2924]

[august 2024]

[october 2024]

[november 2024]

[december 2024]

its a lotta stuff just cause ive made WAYYY more finished illustrations this year than i have in super super long its been a really successful year for me in that aspect and im real proud of myself for it :]

2.

goshhh there are so many things ive loved,,, full disclosure i deffo will forget some things there were just so many wonderful things to see ILL ALSO JUST . STICK WITH TMNT/USAGI THINGS BC I HAVE A LOT OF INTERESTS I COULD TALK ABOUT

BIG MAMA’S CHILD BY @hitokshellart

hitok’s become a rly dear friend to me rly fast this year and his au and comic for it is just Incredible work, all of the art they’ve made outside of the comic have yanked my emotions So hard and not to mention their portrayal of qpr leosagi holds such a special place in my heart!!! i love bmc so much

anything by @goodlucktai

i’ve been really slacking on reading fanfics at all this year which is a shame but taizi’s fics are the few i have read and just. Every piece of theirs has been both downright inspiring and have tugged at my heartstrings so much, they really understand characters and how to write them well !! ive really wanted to improve my writing bc of them

cousins au by @hasello

genuinely one of the biggest highlights of the year for me was seeing updates from this au and just art in general from hasello, its just such a loving and domestic au and the dynamics are So Fun and hasello’s art is Perfect for expressing emotions in a way that hits you deeply

honorable mentions

@dustbunsinspace - the most comforting aus and art style and lovely friend

@ashykneecaps6 - SICK ass art style hello my friend Sick As Fuck

@narizen - ik i said id stick with tmnt/usagi things but jay’s oc art and background work and colors and Everything , their style is one of my biggest inspos just incredibly awe inspiring

[atr-esp]

Amayadori 天宿り (Soraru) - Letra y traducción

※En el caso de querer utilizar nuestra traducción, por favor, pedirnos permiso y darnos los créditos.

composición, letras y arreglo: Mafumafu

強がってばかりで 意地張ってばかりで Tsuyogatte bakari de ijihatte bakari de 背は小さいままで 夕焼け空 暮れていく Se wa chiisai mama de yuuyakezora kureteiku

Siempre actuando rudo, siempre actuando tercamente El cielo en una puesta de sol roja se oscurece, mientras mi espalda sigue siendo una pequeña silueta

臆病なままだな 泣き虫なままだな Okubyou na mama dana nakimushi na mama dana あぜ道でふざけた あの頃から変わらない Azemichi de fuzaketa ano koro kara kawaranai

Sigo siendo un cobarde, sigo siendo un llorón No soy diferente de ese entonces, cuando jugueteaba por el sendero

いけないこととわかっている Ikenai koto to wakatteiru 許されないとわかっている Yurusarenai to wakatteiru それでも今日は雨が降るから Soredemo kyou wa ame ga furu kara 雨宿りをしていこう Amayadori wo shiteikou

Entiendo que no se debe hacer Entiendo que no debe ser perdonado Aun así, hoy lloverá así que Vamos a refugiarnos de la lluvia

ああ 借り物としても Karimono toshite mo 今はただ貴方が愛しくて Ima wa tada anata ga itoshikute 知りたいこと以外 知らないから Shiritai koto igai shiranai kara このままでいよう Kono mama de iyou

Ah Incluso si es sólo algo prestado Ahora sólo me importa qué tan amado eres A excepción de lo que quiero saber, no sé nada Así que sigamos de esta forma

人気のない小道を 言葉も無く歩いた Hitoke no nai komichi wo kotoba mo naku aruita 信じ合えたあの頃のように Shinjiaeta ano koro no you ni

Caminamos sin palabras en el camino desierto Como aquel entonces, cuando podíamos confiar el uno en el otro

数えるほどの幸せに 誇れるものがあるのなら Kazoeru hodo no shiawase ni hokoreru mono ga aru no nara Dentro de mis momentos felices que puedo enumerar, si hubiera algo de lo que pueda sentirme orgulloso

同じ世界で こんな世界で Onaji sekai de konna sekai de 愛し合えた それだけだ Aishiaeta sore dake da

Sería que en el mismo mundo, en este tipo de mundo Pudimos amarnos, no más que eso

この雨が止まない ずぶ濡れの世界にいられたら Kono ame ga yamanai zubunure no sekai ni iraretara 染みだすローブも乾かないのに Shimidasu roobu (robe) mo kawakunai noni

Si pudiera quedarme en este mundo empapado donde esta lluvia no para Aunque tu túnica mojada no se seque

借り物としても Karimono toshite mo 今はただ貴方が愛しくて Ima wa tada anata ga itoshikute 知りたいこと以外 知らないから Shiritai koto igai shiranai kara

Incluso si es sólo algo prestado Ahora sólo me importa qué tan amado eres A excepción de lo que quiero saber, no sé nada, así que

もう少し Mou sukoshi Sólo un poco más

まだ降りそうだ まだ続いているから Mada furisou da mada tsuduiteiru kara 「もう私を連れ去ってよ」と “Mou watashi wo tsuresatte yo” to 一言だけ聞かせて Hitokoto dake kikasete

Todavía parece que podría llover, todavía continúa "Ya llévame contigo" Déjame escuchar esas simples palabras

ねえ Nee Hey

(*) La manera usual de escribir "amayadori" (天宿り) es en realidad 雨宿り, que se lee exactamente igual. En vez usar el kanji de lluvia (雨 • ame) en el título de la canción utilizan el kanji de 天 (ten, ama, ame, amatsu), que significa "cielo" en el sentido bíblico de la palabra (antónimo de infierno). "Amayadori" significa literalmente "refugiarse de la lluvia", pero se hace este juego de palabras quizá como manera de decir que, ese momento en que se está refugiando de la lluvia con esa persona, se siente como estar en el cielo.