crimson on the left

turned my jp grammar lessons into incorrect quote stickers instead of studying

anyway, i'm going to comic frontier 19 this weekend as an attendee! so ill be bringing these as freebies lol

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we're done at last

Couldn't do it yesterday so took the belated birthday boy out today

Found him on my local bookstore! They didn't seem to have the complete edition in stock though...

Can't forget the cake as well!

Happy birthday, Yakumo! Thank you for yet another year.

This marks my 13th year streak. There's a lot going on lately that this year's work end up more modest than I'd hoped…I'm glad that managed to draw something, it's the one time of the year I never want to skip out from making art. Still, it turned out quite lively! It's nice to get other characters in the picture from time to time (spot my supporting character bias lol).

Well, that's all for this year's celebration (or is it..?) I'll be looking forward to what more I'll be able to accomplish next, all thanks to you.

Hi anon,

I'm assuming this is about the Shinrei Tantei Yakumo series (not that there's much other possibility...)

I'm going to say it's the manga for me. To begin with, it was my first introduction to the series, and one I would still recommend people interested in the series to start with as it's easier to get into compared to the daunting length of the novel volumes and would leave a better first impression than the anime.

Also, as an artist myself, I'd be lying if I wasn't drawn into the series through art in the beginning, and to say that Oda-sensei's work had been a significant influence to my own would be an understatement. Ghosts and supernatural occurrences being the center of the series meant it inevitably deals with death and various other sensitive topics, and I felt that the adaptation handled them well in its visual storytelling. I could mention a few panels and illustrations here and there from the manga that're pretty much seared to the back of my mind. On a lighter note, with manga serialization also came the type of standalone extra content that we otherwise wouldn't really get from the novel format. Being a fanartist doing mostly transformative work, those are a welcome supplement of ideas for me to explore.

Reading the novels though, perhaps what stood out the most in contrast to the manga counterpart would be the differing perspectives it has to offer as every case unravels to its resolution; from recurring and non-recurring characters alike. Personally, having known these characters from the manga led me to be more interested in seeing the story from another point of view that you couldn't get from the adaptation. After all, although the series does fall under the supernatural mystery genre, it is so much more about the nuances of human relationships than it is about the horrors of the supernatural.

So while my preference leans towards the manga, the strengths of the manga adaptation and the original novel complements my overall experience with the series.

was having a minor breakdown over a certain Project but this promotional illustration for the upcoming sequel release cured me immediately

please enjoy an advanced reference you do not understand yet

i repeat this is not an update announcement i just thought its funny to post this with no context during pride month

I never really thought about it, but you do have a point with Mikoshiba and Dazai's similarities...

In the context of the Initial File stage plays though, you might felt Yakumo and Mikoshiba's interactions more comparable to Atsushi and Dazai as I feel they've exaggerated the interactions quite a bit, it being a kageki and all. As I recall (I think it was from an interview or article?), Kaminaga-sensei pretty much gave the stage director Miura Kaori full creative liberty on the script and direction of the adaptation.

mentally im still here

i can't believe after years of catching up i've been out aged once again

IMMM SORRY I ALREADY SAW IT RIGHT AS IT WAS POSTED BUT I JUST GOT OFF WORK!!!!! ! !! THEYRE SO GOOD IM LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT MONTH

新・心霊探偵八雲　赤眼の呪縛 (New Shinrei Tantei Yakumo - Curse of the Red Eye)

This one is done by techicoo! (the artist that does the INITIAL FILES cover illustrations)

So Yakumo became an assistant professor... I want to see him in a lab coat

心霊探偵八雲 １ 完全版 赤い瞳は知っている (Shinrei Tantei Yakumo Complete Edition volume 1 - The Red Eye Knows)

This one's done by a new artist called yoco!

I think it looks like a pretty refreshing take!