#sakai tomo

[untilsfe]

Lately my art hasn't been arting very much. So I spent this two weeks doing a bunch of busts of UY characters to overcome the art block!

I don't know how Sakai does to have so many characters and give spotlight to almost all of them. Respect.

[life-set-to-random]

Fan art I did of Tomoe, Chizu and Mariko.

Each flower, kimono pattern, and kimono color have symbolic meaning I associate with each of these ladies.

Mariko: Swallows represent fertility, marital fidelity, and good luck. Yellow is for the sun, good luck and cheerfulness. The plum blossoms (Ume) she’s holding are signs of endurance in adversity and hope.

Chizu: In ancient Japan Ravens were believed to carry the souls of the recently departed and are symbols of the will of the gods/heavenly intervention. Red means power in many forms, passion and when worn by a young woman it’s considered glamorous. She’s holding a Spider Lily which is associated with death, because “…a ninja’s business in life is death.”

Tomoe Ame: Koi fish for courage, perseverance, loyalty and love. Blue symbolizes many things but I choose it for dignity, calmness and stability. The flowers are Chrysanthemum (Kiku) for nobility because she serves a lord, and longevity because she’s done it her whole life, and Cherry blossoms (Sakura) which are symbols of Samurai because they represent the relationship between life and death, beauty and violence. Absolutely perfect for Tomoe.

Please don’t post elsewhere, reblog or otherwise steal without giving me credit for having made this. I put a lot of love and effort into this and it means a lot to me.

Medium is color pencils

[mariegreen-2000]

Usagi & Tomoe

By Stan Sakai

Discussion of post:

This is a special piece that Stan did for me, and features my dog (Schnitzel) and my cat (Ramen). I love all the additional creatures and Totoro and Catbus he added.

[corgiloafcosplay]

Thought might as well share that video on here as well with the many photos. I got more but i feel like even if i can post at least 30 per post it is just way to much so i guess a part two, three etc xD In included the photo's that are either funny fail shots or my dog Mimi made it gold by just being on it xD I hope you enjoy my sweet girl Mimi ^^ https://linktr.ee/Yvetje

Cosplay: Tomoe Ame from Usagi Yojimbo Cosplayer : Yvet Arlar, Me :) Photographer: @dubbledutchdragon

[peridot-tears]

I got it in my head that Jin has always wanted to be a dad, but once the war starts and he starts becoming the Ghost, that road seems to shut on him. Who wants to live as the wife of a marked man, and what could he pass to the heir of a disbanded bloodline?

But I can't see him being single for the rest of his life, and I don't just mean casual sleeping around. He would be one of those people who somehow get locked down, and once he's quietly married he'll sit there wondering, "When did this happen?"

I do see him as bisexual, especially given that samurai were allowed to have relationships with other men (it's a specific age gap type of relationship, but from what I've read, that doesn't mean the door was shut on adult samurai having relationships with each other either), but when it came to actual marriage, it was expected that they end up with women because of how people expected gender roles to work when it came to starting a family.

So...I think one of two things could happen:

He has a child with Yuna. I absolutely do not ship this by a million miles (no hate to the ship, I just very strictly see them as bros), but she's the only woman he can get close to without dragging her into danger by association with him. It's very much a case of "my best friend and I made a pact that if we're still single by forty, we'd get married."

Or he finds a woman who willingly throws herself into a life on the run, or already is, and they become inextricably involved with each other. It could even be Tomoe. He sneaks onto the mainland on a mission, to the capital of Japan itself...and, well...

I have a lot of complicated feelings about this, given that Jin was most likely raised being taught that blood is everything. But the way he was raised, his relationship with his elders, and eventually the found family he ends up with at the end of the game tell a completely different story.

[chernobog13]

Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez draws Miyamoto Usagi and Tomoe Ame from Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo.

[gelu-the-babosa-multiversal]

Man... I hate her so much but at the same time, her design just makes her look silly at times like here.

excellent... the way Stan Sakai draws women.

[untilsfe]

Tomoe have been trying to help Usagi clean his reputation as a trouble seeker to no avail.

The chaotics.

[life-set-to-random]

Meanwhile… somewhere in a parallel universe, Usagi has everything he’s ever wanted and deserved. 🐇♥️🐈

[mariegreen-2000]

[corgiloafcosplay]

I truly believe this topic needs to be talked about (the well-being and respect of wheelchair users and other disabled people)

I have had enough how some treat me and other disabled people who use some form of aid may it be a wheelchair, a walker or a service animal etc etc.

We are people too and we also want to be treated with respect and care. I truly wish I could do something more for those who feel they are treated like trash 🗑 cus that's how I often feel at cons.

I added the text of my post of the usagi yojimbo Facebook group in the photos since that text won't fot in here.

I truly hope that one day things in prove, I would also love to talk to you and have fun conversations with you. Same goes for photos I would love to. But what I see all the time is photographer looks at me and quickly walks off. Or that people only talk to my friends but never a word to me even when it is about me..

Incase you are just worried that I don't want contact etc, don't worry I would always love to same goes for questions 💖 😊

Remember you are loved, you are a beautiful person 💜

Cosplay: Tomoe Ame from Usagi Yojimbo Cosplayer : Yvet Arlar, Me :) Photographer: @dubbledutchdragon

[peridot-tears]

This is such a weird little quip, but after watching a shitton of Korean and Chinese media, which is my main, it's nice to play a game like Ghost of Tsushima where the characters are super gorgeous while having round faces and soft jawlines.

Like, look at that! They're in the north! They're on the same latitude as Henan and right beneath Busan! They don't need a ghostly pale complexion and knife-like jawline to be strong, attractive characters!

[lilcourtjesterman]

Idk if anyone has done this yet

[evilhorse]

It’s disgraceful for samurai to get so drunk they can’t do their duty!

(Usagi Yojimbo #13)