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Just bookmarking this for future reference for my storyboard project.

Kinkan (Golden Krone in english version), the town in Princess Tutu, was highly inspired by Nördlingen in Germany but not only. Here are the comparisons between anime scenery and real places:

The gate to the dance school is very similar to the gate of Munich:

Kinkan dance school was inspired by the Hospital of the Holy Ghost in Nuremberg:

The swan fountain can be seen in Hohenschwangau castle:

The triple archway in the background of the end scene with Mytho and Rue is very similar to the one in the singers room in Neuschwanstein castle

The curtain in the opening is identical to the one of the Mariinski Theater of Saint Petersburgh

Drosselmeyer’s clock is the one from The Nutcracker ballet (at least in some versions, an owl is represented)

Drosselmeyer’s tomb is Hans Christian Andersen’s tomb replica:

But the backgrounds are mainly taken from Nördlingen:

Deininger tor

The church

The restaurant

The hostel

Fakir’s house

The mill

The city hall

The parapet walkway

The house “Gerberhäuser”

Reimlinger tor

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I realized I never posted this here -- I found out about a Tutu fan series a while back, and due to some similarities between our two stories, I drew a crossover fanart between @nocturnal-impala 's Princess Tutu Zwei and my Chapter of the Bird. The left is Princess Tutu as she appears in Zwei, and the right is Eir, an alternate transformation featured in CotB. The reason I drew them together was that both of them come from Fakir's Spinning giving them magical power (thus, the quill's ink swirling above both of them).

You can watch Zwei at its YouTube channel here:

You can read CotB on AO3 with 9 illustrations embedded in the text:

I also have an animatic of the first half of chapter 1 of CotB that you can watch on YouTube here (I'm currently working on the second part).

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Just got back the artwork I commissioned from @mangakachan of Caras and Sagi, two of my Princess Tutu OCs! Clover and I worked on my fanfiction Chapter of the Bird for a number of years, so she knows exactly how this scene fits into the fanfic story. ;D

Though it isn't shown directly in the fic itself, the premise of this image I imagine to be that Caras tries to sneak up on Sagi from behind as she rests on the lake docks. But she hears him coming, and her overjoyed hug ends up surprising him instead! X3

If you're not familiar with CotB and want to read the story these two come from, here's a link to it on AO3, which comes with 9 embedded illustrations in the text:

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I've finished the first half of the first episode of my Princess Tutu animatic! It's based on my post-series fanfic Chapter of the Bird. It has subtitles in lieu of voiced dialogue, but it has a full audio track otherwise. (I posted this a few weeks ago but didn't have a chance to put it on socials until now)

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Women of Xal II Kickstarter Imminent

KICKSTARTER PRE-LAUNCH PAGE ~ LINK

(PLEASE hit that black "Notify" button in the link. Reasons why further below. Content Warning: Earnest and frank honesty.)

It feels like Déjà vu to announce that we're going to launch Women of Xal's Kickstarter soon. Complete with new art of the characters. It was 2016 and a flood of you all came in gushing with love and support. Now we're all older and a bit more rugged, eh? But you've grown and become something far more beautiful than before. So have I, ideally! But let's get down to business. For everyone who reads this whole thing, or even just reblogs and officially follows the Kickstarter page, thank you.

So as most of you heard, we were going to shelf Women of Xal II. The debt accrued, the unprofitable returns, and risks Women of Xal II presented in both costing more and making even less made it unviable an avenue to explore. We were going to revisit the series years later. I was just starting to make my peace with that. But of course, I live in a bizarre fictional story like the rest of you. An artist came in shortly after. Ssam_reptile understood the situation and was hellbent on helping specifically us all the same. Long negotiations short, he's the reason Women of Xal II is happening at all.

He'll be doing much of the art for the promotions, CGs, special illustrations, Kickstarter art, and so~ much~ more~ But uh, look at this:

He perfectly embodied the kind of evolution I want for the sequel. Putting so much attention and care into the lore's little details and honoring Cat's character designs with utmost pride and attention. But I'm a relatively honest man: I gave him the numbers. The sales, the probability of success if we don't get a fire lit under this series, and the amount of time he's risking for this Kickstarter. He's also a sensible man, and was quite honest in his fears and reservations -- just as I was even restarting this project. But he is willing to take the risk, and believe in this project. And as scared as I remain for a Kickstarter that needs at least $25,000 to not fall into the same pitfalls as the original game, I'll also give it my all. Because I do believe that the story and quality that we can give you far outstrips these worries.

Staying upfront with you, I'm asking to indulge in a little bit of my selfishness here: Please follow the game's Kickstarter page. It'll notify you when the campaign officially launches. Show the team that we can look forward not to trepidation, but excitement when we launch that Kickstarter. Let the numbers help give us confidence that what we're doing will be seen. Reblog the excitement and show that we're just going to keep clapping back louder until we're heard. Talk to us on Discord or in my DMs and express your joys as well as anxieties about the sequel -- we want to hear everything and address you just as earnest as I always.

Tell us features you want, stories you want explored, Kickstarter rewards, anything. See what I've learned and what I haven't! You can even demand that Cat remains an artist in the game -- and you'll be happy to know that she is! She's returning as character designer, I'm still the offbeat writer, and we've got a lot more to say and show. So let's go on this journey once more, yeah? I can't wait to show you all what I've learned as both a person and a creative. Thank you for reading, and...

Welcome back to Xal.

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do you think when they drew bugs, they had a bug in the studio that they called their art bug and they fed it

Not sure! Maybe it's happened, but I don't know of any time it's actually happened.

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Happy Princess Tutu 22nd anniversary! Here's a picture of my two-sided Tutu itabag. You can't even see everything in the 1st picture because there's so much overlapping stuff lol. I have a smaller one with all official merch!

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I finished a video compilation of best G'raha moments in the Endwalker expansion! I made an earlier video of G'raha moments from Shadowbringers as well if you want more:

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It's my 12 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

I don't believe it's that old, what the heck! Not that I've been crazy active on it, but still, I wouldn't have thought I had this since 2012.

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Part 10 of my FF14 Crystal Tower cutscene dub has been released! This is the final part, enjoy!!

Cast Cid Garlond: Andrew Latheron G'raha Tia: Alex "CrimockLyte" Hankin Biggs: Andrew Latheron Wedge: Doug Nelson Nero tol Scaeva: Alex "CrimockLyte" Hankin Son of Saint Coinach: Tomoyo Ichijouji

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Part 9 of my FF14 Crystal Tower cutscene dub has been released! One more part to go! Cast Cid Garlond: Andrew Latheron G'raha Tia: Alex "CrimockLyte" Hankin Nero tol Scaeva: Alex "CrimockLyte" Hankin Unei: Kelsey Campbell Doga: Sol Ish Niwa Cloud of Darkness: Tomoyo Ichijouji Mysterious Voice: Tomoyo Ichijouji

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Part 8 of my FF14 Crystal Tower cutscene dub has been released!

Cast Cid Garlond: Andrew Latheron Rammbroes: Jonathan Ailes G'raha Tia: Alex "CrimockLyte" Hankin Biggs: Andrew Latheron

Extras: Troy Allan Kelsey Campbell Sol Ish Niwa JoshuaSVD777 Tomoyo Ichijouji

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Part 7 of my FF14 Crystal Tower cutscene dub has been released!

Featured in this part are the following characters and voice actors: Cid Garlond: Andrew Latheron Rammbroes: Jonathan Ailes G'raha Tia: Alex "CrimockLyte" Hankin

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Part 6 of my FF14 Crystal Tower cutscene dub has been released!

Featured in this part are the following characters and voice actors:

Cid Garlond: Andrew Latheron G'raha Tia: Alex "CrimockLyte" Hankin Nero tol Scaeva: Alex "CrimockLyte" Hankin Unei: Kelsey Campbell Doga: Sol Ish Niwa Cloud of Darkness: Tomoyo Ichijouji Emperor Xande: JoshuaSVD777

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I finished the English voiced version of my Princess Tutu: Chapter of the Bird episode previews! Check the video description for credits and more information! This is based on my PTutu fanfic which you can read here (comes with illustrations in the text!): Princess Tutu: Chapter of the Bird - Tomoyo Ichijouji [Archive of Our Own]

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Part 5 of my FF14 Crystal Tower cutscene dub has been released! Featured in this part are the following characters and voice actors: Cid Garlond: Andrew Latheron Rammbroes: Jonathan Ailes G'raha Tia: Alex “CrimockLyte” Hankin Nero tol Scaeva: Alex “CrimockLyte” Hankin Unei: Kelsey Campbell Doga: Sol Ish Niwa

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Part 4 of my FF14 Crystal Tower cutscene dub has been released! Featured in this part are the following characters and voice actors: Cid Garlond: Andrew Latheron Rammbroes: Jonathan Ailes G'raha Tia: Alex "CrimockLyte" Hankin Nero tol Scaeva: Alex "CrimockLyte" Hankin Unei: Kelsey Campbell Doga: Sol Ish Niwa