#RG Shiki

[abnormallynice]

Some TWEWY doodles from the request stream last night!

Had loads of fun and felt so GOOD to draw these losers again TvT Vod up on YT!

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Decided to draw @doesitringabell 's Shiki picrew

[sitraxis]

NES Shiki

Also on Bluesky

[waterpixelart]

thought I wouldn't get a chance to show these alts otherwise, so i'll post them all together. In order: Reaper Rindo (AU made by @intothefrisson) RG Shiki (OG twewy) "Neku" Beat I'm working on bigger stuff that I can't show until later this month.

[kondietorei]

IF A TREE FALLS IN THE FOREST AND NO ONE IS AROUND TO HEAR IT, DOES IT MAKE A SOUND?

[bravadoting]

OG Nagi Sketches

I challenged myself to draw the NEO TWEWY cast during the time of the original game starting with Nagi 💜

[owarinaki]

Kara No Kyoukai 7 - Satsujin Kousatsu (Go) (2009)

[wicked-twin-twister]

Twewy textposts 9. feat. Twewy spoilers.

The One Where Neku Dies A Lot. Or he dies as much as he does in canon. Good thing he's friends with a death god. - Witt.

link to masterpost

The wonderful sprites of Neku without his headphones were made by @xxafirexx, used with permission. You can also see more of their artwork and sprite-edits on their deviantart, https://www.deviantart.com/xxangiexxrpi.

The delightful RG Shiki sprites were made by bluerainbowart, used with permission. Here’s a link to their tumblr, where you can see the sprites and their other art: https://www.tumblr.com/bluerainbowart/179486515353/aaaaand-heres-part-2-of-the-sprite-edits-use?source=share

[catncore]

My personal headcanon is my Hanekoma acts as Shoka's guardian post NEO. Joshua knew Hanekoma was the safest place for her and who better to take care of a spicy kitten than a CAT.

She was resistant to him at first but over time she came around. He was extremely patient and didn't force her to do anything she felt uncomfortable with. He also showed genuine interest in her interests and would as her actual questions rather than vague questions about FanGo, sometimes even going with her on raids and doing trades with her.

It also helps that Neku and Shiki frequently would come by when he's properly situated back in the cafe. Shoka had some form of familiarity while residing in the RG and adjusting to being alive again and she was kept safe from living on the streets.

[kasuria]

While watching the original Japanese scene of Joshua/Neku at Udugawa, I noticed something interesting that changed the entire tone of the conversation.

Since I can't speak Japanese (I was using a translating app), I went to my friend who actually speaks the language--and not only did she confirm my suspicions, but was also nice enough to translate the entire conversation for me (thank you @hunterxhell!) I also want to just make a quick disclaimer that I don’t entirely blame the localizers for this mistranslation, and I’ll go into why at the end. For now, I’ll post the original Japanese screenshots with their translations in the captions. I won’t be posting the English screenshots.

Joshua: Thank you for your hard work. Neku: The one who forced me into Shinjuku… was it you? Joshua: Don’t say it like that. Joshua: I /evacuated/ you.

Joshua: On that day three years ago, I was worried about letting that Reaper who shot you do as she liked. Neku: Even if you’re telling the truth, that wasn’t your only motive, right? Joshua: Hehe. Did you enjoy solving the mystery?

Joshua: I also wanted you to bring back information for me. Neku: It was hard. Joshua: Sorry about that, but I knew I could entrust this to no one but you. Neku: Is that so…

Basically, what was translated in the English localization as “I sent you to Shinjuku because I didn’t trust you not to keep my secrets” is actually, “Because I trust you more than anyone else, I sent you to Shinjuku to do this task for me.”

I don’t blame the localizers for this mistranslation—Japanese is hard, and so much of translating the language comes from surrounding context due to sentences often lacking subjects. When looking at this conversation as an isolated scene, it makes sense that Joshua ambiguously talking about Neku handling information for Joshua’s sake could be interpreted as Neku keeping said information to himself.

Since there’s no other mention in game of Neku’s purpose in Shinjuku being to gather information, there’s no reason for the localizers to assume anything different. It’s not without knowing the larger context, that this is an old piece of lore/information that was much more important when the sequel for TWEWY was going to be a completely different game, that the conversation Joshua and Neku have here starts to make more sense.

The rest of the conversation plays out the same: Joshua says that he was worried Kubo might have been too much to handle, and that he had planned to step in if needed. Neku then expresses his wish to go back to the RG, and Joshua makes a comment about him instead staying as a Composer candidate. Neku dismisses him, and Joshua laughs it off before saying that he’ll take responsibility and make things right. The most notable change is Joshua saying in English, “Let’s not keep her waiting any longer” when in the original he says, “Is there someone you want to meet with?” But since the implied “someone” is Shiki, I don’t think it’s a wrong translation and still gets the same point across.

And that’s it! While I understand the mistranslation, it’s too bad this little exchange wasn’t properly localized. Irregardless, it’s heartwarming to know that even now, the trust between these two is limitless.

[abnormallynice]

A wee good girl!! QvQ

Dog-ify comm for @sitraxis of RG Shiki Misaki~

She's obvs dressed to the nines because we love tiny doggos in little vests asdfgh

Thank you for the commish! She was fun to design~

Commission Sheet | Ko-fi/Tip

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[sitraxis]

Before the Accident

cw graphic major character death, blood

WIP Bonus Page on Ko-fi |Also on Twitter, BlueSky, and Ao3.

As for why Shiki's hair is long. | New to this ship? Here's a pamphlet.

Last 3 pages (cw// graphic major character death, & blood)

[regallibellbright]

Now, time for an important question:

[kondietorei]

For requests maybe some more Neku + Composer form Joshua? Or RG Shiki

on it boss! already got a request for shiki so neku + composer it is..!

[rainbow-nijisaki]

It's 10/31! No better time to read @ayahachitwister 's The World Ends with Witches, which also celebrated its 2nd anniversary this month.

Feat. Aya's alt design for Halloween RG Shiki!