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Last night I had a dream there was a video game called ‘Nishikiyama Fighters’ that was basically just Nishikiyama being a jerk and you were his sidekick.

Every time Nishikiyama is a jerk it repeats this stupid jingle of ‘Nishikiyama Fighters’ and shows this stupid render of Nishikiyama and Nishikiyama’s stats increase like an rpg hero or something.

Just thought I’d share that.

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Some misc sketches. Didn’t really feel like finishing the last one. Majima’s forcing Saejima to play pirates with him.

Also. Daigo holding kitty in a box.

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Update on my opinions on the show:

I changed my mind. That finale was a pile of steaming hot, rancid garbage. Saving grace was Majima and he only appeared for like 4 minutes.

I still think the first 3 episodes are decent and Nishikiyama’s backstory was the good part of the show.

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Fly is literally such a good theme for Mine’s boss fight bro what crack did they put in that song. They could never make me hate you Mine 💔 even if he did some awful things because, he’s just a sigma grindset hustler like that… I want him to come back so bad there’s no way that man’s dead.

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I’ve had Nishiki fever recently and I am without a cure.

+ Grown man cries over dropped ice cream

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Perspective practice-

Also an extra doodle.

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Disappointing Meal.

+Extra Nishiki

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I don’t usually share my opinions on tumblr but I thought I’d give my two cents!

So: What are my thoughts on the Yakuza Live Action TV Show??

Quick Answer:

After watching the first 3 episodes,

I don’t hate it, and I don’t think it’s bad.

I might have pretty low standards or whatever, but I did have an enjoyable time with the first 3 episodes. I think there’s a lot of silent characterization that the show gives that a lot of people don’t notice because they’re distracted by the surface level of things. I enjoy the small moments where Nishikiyama and Kiryu act like goofballs; and every moment with Majima is a treat.

The show definitely has its problems, I won’t deny that. My biggest criticisms are the obvious inaccuracies in some of the designs (but that doesn’t bother me too much), the lack of proper Kiryu screen time (Nishiki honestly feels more like the main character than Kiryu does) and the constant switching between 1995 and 2005, which makes the show a bit hard to follow.

In my opinion, the best parts of the show are undoubtedly 2005 Nishikiyama and Majima, who feel the most accurate to their source material. 2005 Nishikiyama’s introduction was phenomenal, and it was done well because it wasn’t done with a bang- it was done silently. The way he simply stands in the shadows and steps out, calling Yumi and asking to meet even though he was already there and had no intention of taking ‘no’ for an answer. That feels like Nishikiyama. It feels right.

And Majima is just hard to mess up, he’s Majima. He feels like Majima.

Overall, while it’s probably the worst piece of yakuza media ever made by RGG, I don’t think it’s necessarily bad, and I find certain aspects of it enjoyable. I’m looking forwards to the next episode.

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A *very* special gift, just for *you*!

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Shinsengumi Officers Meeting

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More monster au??? Weretiger swag.

Taiga Saejima, cursed to be a furry from birth.

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Monster au?? Is this real???

Ft. Kiryu and Nishikiyama baby pictures (They’re actually 4 but SHHH they’re babies to ME!)

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Also, a reminder! If y’all have questions for me (could be anything), or want to suggest something for me to draw, please do not hesitate to drop a message in my inbox! While there’s no 100% guarantee I’ll draw what you suggest, still feel free to drop one in!

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Back to our regularly scheduled programming! Now that the hurricane’s over. Here’s some miscellaneous sketches to hold y’all over until I can cook up some real good stuff 🫡

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So, here’s a little thing about me I should probably mention. I know that the D&D Yakuza crossover comic or whatever was supposed to be a whole series but… tbh, unfortunately I’m not the kind of person whose able to commit to something long-term like that.

My philosophy:

I draw what I want, when I want, at any moment I want. And unfortunately, I’m horrible at committing to things 😭😭

Not to say I won’t ever make comics or whatever, but I don’t think I’ll be able to commit to a big series or something. This is just a little ramble but I didn’t want to disappoint anyone who’s still expecting for more of it. I might draw a bit more of the au at some point.

I’m a wealth of AU ideas, but I don’t often do a lot with them! Unless they’re really general I guess.

Anyways, this was a small ramble about my art habits!

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Update!! Again!!:

Hurricane Milton is officially over and honestly, it wasn’t as destructive in my area as I had assumed it would be. Honestly fooled us. But, we’re all okay and I am back at home! Only thing is we don’t have power right now, but it’s okay, it’ll likely be back up soon. There’s a lot of people around here working to restore power.

Honestly the worst part was having to see my cats so stressed during the 3 hour car ride to safety. Two of them were just fine but one of them cried the whole way. 😭

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Update: Do not worry folks, we are going to be evacuating as of today. We don’t have another place to stay, but we live right on the cusp of where the hurricane’s direct path is supposed to hit, so a bit more south and we should be in the clear. Stay strong, soldiers! My 3 cats and 1 dog will be coming with us, obviously!

(I’m not strong lol, this shit’s actually terrifying ahaha)