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SW Hades AU MAY-JUNE Update

Some links and previous updates: May - June - July - August - September - October/November - December - January - February - March-April - everything else in this AU

Would you look at that! I managed to put together an update post with more than just May the 4th Boba :D Happy Pride, happy last days of June, and please enjoy the fact that I finally added 2 more ladies to the Hades AU. Full renders will come.... eventually ^^; I feel like I'm really super overdue to one though...

We're making this a girls thing >:3

I've drawn a younger, cockier Boba in the style of Hades 2 (instead of the usual Hades (1)) for May the 4th, because I am very much obsessed with the game and I desperately wanted to draw Boba again.

It's been deeply unfair to him that I had drawn him way back in 2022 (Jesus Christ! am I taking my sweet time) and never again ever since in this style. But when he wears it so well!

I also have a surprise Leia! And Satine as well!

If you recall I'd had the hardest of time for months to come up with anything for Leia, which I can only partially blame on whatever shape of artblock/burnout/exhaustion I had been feeling recently. Then one night - BAM! I was just messing around, looking at pose references on my pinterest boards and sketching and all, and suddenly I had a "businesswoman in a rush between meetings not having enough time for your shit" pose and look for her that I was very happy with. Might have been shortly after I watched (and had a great time while doing it) The Phantom Menace. Or the end of Andor. One of these two.

Originally I wanted her to appear as if she was on a holo call with Din, projected by R2, because she is busy and in a rush (like Hermes), but I'm undecided if I will want to go through with that in the end. Mainly because I'm not very thrilled by the idea of having to draw a portrait for R2 as well for that.

I also had a surprisingly great time coming up with a getup for her!

I believe that I finally started slipping along the double edged sword of how it's both a hindrance and liberation that I don't have to come up with character designs of my own for this AU to most characters. It takes a lot of pressure off me that I can treat this as a style and coloring exercise, but at the same time it's very limiting. I think I have already bemoaned how Star Wars character designs can be so grey and same-y at times (especially in the Outer Rim, and seriously, why is everyone so blue? Or black and grey) whereas Hades is so beautifully and colorfully designed!

I did a tiny bit of research on Wookiepedia - nothing major, as this was still just a past-midnight-waste-some-time sketch - and set out to merge some design and wardrobe elements from Breha, Bail and General Organa. If you can make out my handwritten notes, you might see some of these design elements, and to whom they shall refer to (like the bracers and belt to Bail, the braids and bun for Breha and Leia's own future). Ultimately more of the "Bail" elements won out if you wanted to weigh them against each other. I feel like that would fit Leia, her fierceness, and pragmatic strictness and determination best.

I'm a little regretful about the veil, but I worried that it would be too much flowy fabric next to her sleeves/cape. Very sad.

So it really was a relief to get into some designing with Leia, and to add some more colors and intricate details to Satine.

I don't have that much more to say about Boba and Satine tbh. Mostly because Boba is still a bit of a miracle I'm still unsure how he happened and how he looks so good (although not shiny enough compared to the latest update of Hades2 where all the gods, and really all the characters, are suuuuuper shiny. like. seriously). While with Satine my only goal was to make her look less willow-y (because it drives me insane how everyone in TCW is so damn thin), and might have fallen off on the other side of the horse (I'm pretty sure that's not the actual English idiom, please excuse me), and she's got some real massive shoulders and sleeves XD also how does she keep her head up with all that on her head? ^^;

Anyways, I love her with all her faults, and I just really wanted her to look beautiful and sad, and Mandalorian, and let her wear beskar heart elements in her design.

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bnhaobservation · 3 days ago

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Ultra Age bits: the Q&A (Part 1)

I've split in two parts the Q&A section in the fanbook so that I can add to it the images.

Horikoshi-sensei gives you the “plus ultra” best answers to the questions he received from readers from all over the world!!

"MY HERO ACADEMIA"

READERS' QUESTIONS BOX

The answers to questions submitted to Horikoshi-sensei to celebrate the completion of My Hero Academia have arrived! Behind-the-scenes stories of the production and character backgrounds are also revealed!

Q. 01 Who is your favorite character?

A. 01 I like them all. On that note, I don't usually prioritize my own preferences when deciding the progression of characters, but when it came to Tokoyami, I made him quite strong and portrayed him doing great things.

Q. 02 Who was the most fun character to draw?

A. 02 It depends on what kind of fun we’re talking about, but in terms of difficulty, it was Deku and Katsuki. Katsuki is especially difficult to balance, and I think he is a character that is hard to recreate. In terms of being easy to draw, it was Mirko. She was fun because her character was one that just fought without any restrictions or limitations.

Q. 03 There are a lot of characters in the series. What do you pay attention to when drawing them?

A. 03 I set the bar so that I can consider it a success that, even if readers can't remember their names, they would still be able to talk with their friends at school on Friday of the week that Jump was released, remembering them as "the one with the arm that turns into a gun" or "the one with the cellophane tape" and so on.

Q. 04 Was there anything you often ate or drank while writing your manuscript?

A. 04 I drank Craft Boss drinks* as if they were water. They’re delicious. I think I bought several boxes and drank 5-7 bottles every day. It’s delicious, but I'm refraining from drinking it now because excess is bad. Please don't try this at home.

* Craft Boss is a brand of RTD beverages by Suntory Foods. Their first product was a bottled coffee drink called "Craft Boss Black", and since then, the company has expanded to include beverages other than coffee.

Q. 05 I want to be a manga artist because I admire Horikoshi-sensei! Is there anything important to know in order to become a manga artist?

A. 05 I think it's important to keep going. Once you stop, it becomes harder to get back into it as time goes by. Also, it's just a feeling, but I feel like I was able to grasp how to draw when I thought of each character as a "person" rather than a "character". I didn't realize it until my second serialization was canceled. I think it was quite late, but I was able to grasp it even if it was late, so I'm sure you'll figure it out as well if you keep doing it.

Q. 06 Was there anything that you kept in mind when writing "My Hero Academia"?

A. 06 There are many things, but I was especially conscious of what I think is cool. I broke down what it was that moved me when I read shonen manga, and tried to put it into words. I was drawn in by the overwhelming strength, the pretentiousness, the unprecedented extravagance, the surprising developments, and the amazing special moves, but what I liked and was moved by most of all was how a character kept getting back up even when he was in tatters. Ever since I was a kid, I've loved how Goku's gi* was in tatters. I felt like I could do something as long as I kept this in mind.

* Gi, or to be exact, 'dōgi' (道着) or 'keikogi' (稽古着) is a traditional uniform worn for training in Japanese martial arts and their derivatives and it's what Son Goku from "Dragon Ball" wears almost all the time.

Q.07 What art materials do you use when drawing manuscripts and color illustrations?

A.07 For manuscripts, I use 110kg IC*. If you have normal to weak pen pressure, I think 135kg is better. For color, I import analog manuscripts and color them in Photoshop. I still don't understand the tools, so I color steadily like I would with analog.

* IC INC. was a Japanese manufacturer that used to plan, manufacture, and sell manga art supplies, stationery, and instructional books.

Q.08 Tell us the most memorable color illustration you drew for “My Hero Academia”!

A. 08 The cover of volume 35 left a strong impression on me. It was originally an illustration that became the cover of Jump, and with Jump covers, you get instructions in advance like “I want the cover to have this kind of image, so please draw it like this.” I felt the passion in the instructions at that time, “I want it to be really cool.” So I tried my best and I came up with a really cool design, and it really made me feel like we were a team.

Q. 09 I would like to know the secret and thoughts that allowed you to continue drawing “My Hero Academia” for such a long period of time!

A. 09 It all comes down to one thing: living up to the expectations of the people who continue to read it. There have been countless times when this feeling has gone to waste, but without it, I would never have been able to draw it. The longer the series went on, the bigger it got, and it was hard on my body, but when it was over, I thought it was fun.

Q. 10 What was Horikoshi-sensei’s daily schedule while serializing it?

A. 10 First of all, when I wake up, I sit down at my desk and think straight. If I still can’t think of anything, I’ll take the plunge and sleep or do something else, then sit down at my desk and persist.

Q.11 What did you do on your days off?

A. 11 I either slept or played games.

Q. 12 What was the happiest thing during the serialization?

A. 12 I can’t decide! If I had to pick one, it would be that the survey results for the second chapter were good. You can usually tell whether the initial reaction is good or bad by the second chapter, so the results were clearly different from the previous two serializations, and I was excited, thinking, “Did I do this?”

Q. 13 What subject will Izuku be teaching now that he’s become a teacher?

A. 13 History, Hero history.

Q. 14 Which functions does the armor that Izuku received from All Might and Class A have?

A. 14 It has functions that simulate the abilities of OFA, such as the “Black Whip” made of elastic cables and cables with tensile strength, and it also has functions that are subdivided and expanded from Armored All Might and Hercules. It is very multifunctional because it also serves as a combined test.

Q. 15 Was Bakugou able to get All Might’s autograph?

A. 15 He did get his autograph. Normally, All Might’s autograph is completed with a mark, but Katsuki said “I don’t need a mark” as proof that it was given to him by All Might in his true form. I think he cherishes the memories of receiving the remains of the armor after the battle with AFO.

Q. 16 After his debut as a pro hero, did Bakugo make his mark on the list of high-income taxpayers?

A.16 He’s not number one, but he’s ranked in.

Q. 17 What kind of “awkward but equal fan service” does Todoroki do now that he’s a pro hero?

This may be rude, but I’m a big fan of a certain pro soccer player, so I wrote this with his fan service in mind. The way he waves is cute, and instead of just waving randomly, it feels like he’s waving to you personally. Also, when signing autographs, he always looks you in the eye. It’s the player Mitoma Kaoru, isn’t he really cool?

Q. 18 Is Todoroki still as naïve* as he is now an adult?

A. 18 I feel a bit uncomfortable saying he’s naive, but I think he hasn’t changed in the sense that he takes what people say at face value, for better or worse.

* ‘Tennen no mama’ (天然のまま) actually translates as “in its natural state” or “as is”. It can also mean “unprocessed” or “untouched”. The meaning depends on the context, but it generally refers to something not altered or treated by humans, remaining in its original, natural condition. Since in this contest it refers to him taking things at face value we might assume in this contest it means “naive”.

Q. 19 Did Ochako confess her feelings to Izuku?

A. 19 Please read volume 42 and just imagine it.

Q. 20 What is Iida's eyesight? When he's in his hero suit, he has no glasses, but does he wear contact lenses?

A. 20 It's 0.8. When he's in his costume, the lenses in his helmet adjust his eyesight.

Q. 21 Tsuyu's room is described as "slightly ethnic," but what kind of things are displayed there?

A.21 It may not be strictly ethnic, but it seems to have a lot of paludarium-like plants and moss.

Q.22 Do Kirishima's classmates in Class A know about his high school debut?

A. 22 They know. After the second battle, he talked about it in casual conversation without any particular hesitation. And after going Pro, he proudly spoke about it in the media. It's hinted at a little in chapter 430.

Q.23 What is Yaoyorozu’s favorite brand of tea?

A. 23 She apparently often drinks Makaibari tea.

Q. 24 Have Tokoyami and Kurokage been together since they were little? Did they ever fight?

A. 24 They��ve always been together. When they were little, Kurokage would get violent when they went to sleep, so they would turn the lights on at evening. It was a nightly ritual for Tokoyami to say “good night” and “sorry for the bright lights,” and Kurokage would reply “good night” and “it’s okay.” There’s only one flashback panel in volume 38, but I drew it because I had that background in mind. I think it would have been better if it had more panels.

Q.25 Mineta’s “mogi mogi”* looks like grapes and looks delicious, but can you eat them?

A. 25 You can’t. You’ll die.

* Mineta’s Quirk in Japanese isn’t called “pop off” but ‘mogimogi’ (もぎもぎ), same as the Mogi Mogi Fruit Gummies (もぎもぎフルーツグミ), which are gummy candies that look like grapes attached to vines and that, just like the real fruits, one can pick from the connected vine shaped gummy candy. They come in three flavors: grape, muscat, and melon soda. Due to this I let the Japanese name instead than translating it as “pop off”.

Q.26 In the final episode, there was a scene where a building with a lightning mark that reminded me of Kaminari and a building that resembled an amplifier that reminded me of Jiro were drawn. Are those their offices?

A. 26 Yes. It’s just as they said in volume 41. Kaminari was the one who became independent later.

Q.27 Now that she has become a Pro Hero, is Jiro still continuing with music?

A. 27 She’s still doing it. In fact, with the hero now finding himself with more free time on his hands, she’s become more active in music. When she has time, she sometimes teaches Eri how to play the guitar or bass.

Q.28 Was there a reason why Sero has a beard 8 years later?

A. 28 He grew it because it’s fashionable. I have an image of people who dress in ethnic fashion having beards, so that's why he grew it.

Q. 29 Did Aoyama transfer to another high school after he dropped out of U.A. High School?

A. 29 After turning himself in to the judicial system, he re-entered.

Q.30 In the last panel of the last episode, Ashido’s horns look like they’re growing, but how much do they grow in a year?

A. 30 The rate of growth may change as she grows. They may grow even more in five years.

Q.31 Did Shoji have any contact with the girl he saved in volume 37 after that?

A.31 I was planning to draw it as an interlude in the comics, but I forgot about it and left it as it was. During the sports festival in Shoji’s first year, she realized that Shoji was at U.A. She thought about contacting him, but she felt that her existence was a painful thing from the past for Shoji, and she shouldn’t dampen Shoji’s mood as he was working hard and looking at the future. After the second war, he apparently received a letter of thanks from that girl saying “I’m fine” and a photo of her smiling.

Q. 32 Does Ojiro’s “tail” move depending on his emotions?

A. 32 Yes. It has been confirmed by Class A that when he is happy, he stands up straight and wags his tail.

Q. 33 Hagakure’s Quirk sometimes had bugs and made her appear, but after 8 years, was it possible for her to turn her Quirk on and off?

A. 33 That was a bug in the Quirk, so it couldn’t be turned on and off. However, since the bug was found, it was decided that her being naked wasn’t okay, so she developed a special suit and began to wear it. The bug did not appear again after that, but 8 years later, during activities with Aoyama as his sidekick, the bug occurred again and her figure was captured on camera for the first time. Since then, her charts have skyrocketed.

Q. 34 Did Sato-kun learn how to cook by himself, such as reading recipe books? Or did he learn from someone?

A. 34 At first, he followed the recipe, but I gradually added more and more adjustments and evolved his cooking into something original. That's how it is with everything.

Q. 35 What is Koda-kun’s favorite animal?

A. 35 Rabbits. But Mirko seems a bit scary.

Q.36 Shinso-kun had long hair in the final chapter. Is that because he admired Eraser Head and is growing it out?

A. 36 It’s a sign of respect for Aizawa. Actually, I was planning to have him with his hair down when he reappeared in volume 34, but I wanted to draw him hanging upside down, and as a result I wasn’t sure in what state his hair would be in, so I left it as it was.

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