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Taking Shape ch.2 #touhou #東方Project

The second of the three chapters of Taking Shape, a Touhou fanfiction written in collaboration with a friend of mine, is up now.
You can find it below!

Taking Shape ch.1 #touhou #東方Project

A friend of mine and I collaborated on a fanfiction together, and I was given the opportunity to make some keyart renders for each chapter release. Please check it out below, as we've put our hearts into this story.

"Not many humans approach my kind and ask to be taken to hell.
I could never forget that moment.
In the dead of night, I felt my world shine brighter than it ever had before."

A 3koma comic taking place in a field of lily-of-the-valley flowers. A human woman, a monk, talks to a yomotsu-shikome. In the first panel, there is a shot of both of them visible. The human monk has her hand out. Text at the bottom, from the human monk, reads "I know you. You're a yomotsu-shikome, aren't you?" In the second panel, there is a shot of the human woman. She has purple eyes. Her hand is offered to the yomotsu-shikome. Text, still attributed to the human monk, reads "I have a task for you. Take me to hell." In the third panel, there is a shot of the yomotsu-shikome. The headwear which previously covered her eyes has lifted up to reveal an expression she has never worn before, of shock, bewilderment, and possibly even love at first sight. There are two bits of onomatopoeia text which say 'doki', implying a swiftly beating heart. There is text, once again from the human monk, which reads "You may call me Zanmu."

The Day We Met #touhou #東方Project #3月13日はざんひさの日 #日白残無 #豫母都日狭美

"Fourteen hundred years is a long time to wait. But, for you, my sovereign prince, for you... I will wait forever. The yamas will not take me. Not until I see you again."

An image of Soga no Tojiko, waiting in a dark, stone mausoleum, in front of an ornate, gilded coffin. Light streams in from cracks above, while she looks down, with a pained look on her face.

Untill I See You Again #touhou #東方Project #3月12日はみことじの日 #豊聡耳神子 #蘇我屠自古

runner ups are most definitely Storybook Time and Princess Shoutoku, though.

if i still had the original scene file, I would remake Lotus Land Story with Kurumi as well. Unfortunately, I am what we in the industry call an 'idiot'

for a little bit of extra bonus content, on pixiv you can see the three renders of mine that i would say i am most proud of

obviously Captcha is the number one, it's the one i have pinned on both bsky and twitter.

I think Keiki would be the kind of person to make the most insanely massive, intricate sand castles. The kind that are an affront to nature because the ocean, try as it might, cannot wash them away.

A 3koma comic of Haniyasushin Keiki and Joutouguu Mayumi at a beach. Keiki has made a large sand castle, while Mayumi is simply relaxing. A small haniwa approaches Keiki and says "Keiki-sama, I want to look cool and pretty like Captain Mayumi!". Keiki thinks for a moment in the second panel, and then the third panel is a cut to Keiki having used her sand sculpting tools to sculpt a pair of breasts onto the haniwa, who is now also wearing a bra. Mayumi looks at this in amazement. The haniwa appears very happy.

Like Captain Mayumi #touhou #東方Project #埴安神袿姫 #杖刀偶磨弓

It's Sariel day my dudes!

#東方Project #東方 #touhou #3月10日はSariel様の日 #art

Koishi's third eye is already closed, but... it seems like this might be a force of habit for Satori.

...Did putting her hand over Koishi's third eye ever do anything?

An image of Komeiji Satori, blushing, pointing toward the viewer while also covering her little sister's third eye (which is already closed, by the way), while shouting "D-Don't think things like that out loud! That's i-inappropriate!". Meanwhile, Koishi is staring straight forward with a thought bubble coming out of her head. The thought bubble is, as one might expect, blank. This version features a flat-chested Koishi.

An image of Komeiji Satori, blushing, pointing toward the viewer while also covering her little sister's third eye (which is already closed, by the way), while shouting "D-Don't think things like that out loud! That's i-inappropriate!". Meanwhile, Koishi is staring straight forward with a thought bubble coming out of her head. The thought bubble is, as one might expect, blank. This version features a big-breasted Koishi.

Overprotective Big Sister #touhou #東方Project #3月10日はさとりの日 #さとりの日 #古明地さとり #古明地こいし

Sariel looks hesitant... almost like she's scared to even touch little Alice.

One wonders, then, why she chooses to stay at a place called the Ruins of Vina.

An image of Sariel and Alice Margatroid, sitting in a sole patch of grass amidst ruins in Makai. The background is very purple and ruined, intended to give off the vibe of the Ruins of Vina. Alice excitedly talks about her new grimoire, while Sariel looks toward her, hesitantly. Almost as if she's scared to touch her.

Children of Makai #touhou #東方Project #サリエル #3月10日はSariel様の日

That was also me. My wife asked me to do it to, quote, "plant more fower".

Uhhh... So... Promise you won't be mad.

Bound by red string, but their hands will never touch.

An image of Kishin Sagume and Kijin Seija in front of a castle in the Lunar Capital and an inverted castle floating in the sky, respectively. The image is cut down the middle with a black line dividing the two settings, but each girl's left hand pierces through the boundary, reaching over to each other. Their hands are connected by a red string of fate. In the black boundary, the words "TELL NO LIES" can be seen repeating. Despite that their hands are connected, they are not touching. Sagume is looking towards Seija. Seija is looking forward.

FATE TELLS NO LIES #touhou #東方Project #3月9日はサグメの日 #サグメの日 #稀神サグメ #鬼人正邪

Yes, we see the fit, Sakuya.

This is a remake of the one I previously posted, since it's Sakuya day, and I wanted to remake this with an updated model.

An image of Sakuya standing in front of a giant clock tower. The moon is glowing, visible in the background. Sakuya is posing somewhat similarly to DIO from Jojo's Bizzare Adventure. She is holding two of her knives in her right hand, and her pocket watch in her left hand. Behind her, the vague image of a clock can be seen centered around her stopwatch. Also, around her stopwatch, the image turns grayscale, to signify she is stopping time presently.

The Moon and Izayoi #touhou #東方Project #十六夜咲夜 #3月9日は咲夜の日 #咲夜さんの日

I thought of this punchline while in the shower and I thought it was so stupid that I nearly fell. LMAO

An image of Genjii the turtle, with Mishaguji sitting on his back, while he floats leisurely in a pool. Genji is looking back up at Mishaguji. Apparently, this is some manner of date?

This is my new ship. I call it "Genbu". #touhou #東方Project #ミシャグジ #3月9日はミシャグジさまの日 #玄爺

Honestly. You should watch imonlyhereforpikmin's video on it. It's a fantastic dissection of everything wrong with Pikmin 4 and he even caught things I didn't, like, the level design neutering itself to accomidate for the Auto lock-on.

I earnestly think that Olimar was the most well written protagonist Nintendo had by a long shot, until like FE8, where he was still the most well-written protagonist, just, the gap got thinner. I think the only ones who really compare are Ike or the FE3H lords. MAYBE Shulk or the XB3 heroes.

My order goes 1 > 3 = 2 >>>>>> 4 (and i've had that opinion since BEFORE imonlyhereforpikmin's video), but I used to have 2 as my favorite. As I got older I started to get more out of the really tight, focused experience of 1 and 3. I especially love 1 and 2's writing for Olimar.

That's fair. Pikmin 2 is the best at resource management for sure, and I do think that it's definitely got the best combat of the whole series. The funny Hole of Heroes falling bulbear is a personal favorite.

Wow pikmin 2 huh? That's a super wild pick compared to everything else here. What is it about pikmin 2 that you like so much? And how do you feel about the other games in the quadrilogy?