I shook my head a little, fighting off the smile on my face.
"I'm good thanks, I'm really just here for Ganji."
Demi gave a loose shrug before shifting her weight onto her hip as she adjusted her seat. "More for me then!" She hummed happily.
Emily was lightly scolding Ganji for what I can only assume was ten minutes straight as she patched him up. And soon, he rolled off the bed and rolled his shoulder blade.
"Alright, [Name]. Let's get out of here."
"Should we send Naib in now?" I looked over at Emily, as Ganji retreated to my side. Emily looked at her wine, then at Demi, back at me with a look of total exhaustion.
".. Might as well."
Ganji nodded, his curls bouncing with the movement. "Bet, we'll go get Subedar." He adjusted his shirt collar as the two of us set off to go fetch the Mercenary.
"Poor Emily. You two must drive that poor woman insane during Christmas." I laughed lightly, not even trying to hide my smile.
Ganji scratched the corner of his eye before responding with a sharp "Well, she can deal." And before I could even answer back, I felt a tap on my shoulder. As I looked, I spotted the gorgeous Geisha.
".. Michiko? What are you doing in the Survivor Manor?" I placed my hand on my hip as I spotted the large woman. Behind her, Memory was clearly hiding behind her back and was giggling to herself.
Ganji stiffened slightly and turned around, raising an eyebrow, he didn't greet her.
She gave a timid smile as she closed her fan, dropping it into her palm.
"Hello, [name] and Ganji. I hope you two are having a wonderful Christmas.." She began, a butterfly flying around her to match her movements that were smooth and graceful. Her eyes softened towards the Batter next to me.
"Mister Gupta.. Are you alright? You're not hurt, are you?" Her accent was as sweet as milk tea and as warm as a knitted sweater. Despite the warmth in her tone, Ganji didn't loosen up.
"Don't know why you care." He tarted, crossing his arms. I sent him a quick, disapproving look... He simply scoffed and rolled his eyes.
"Uh-.. Well, um.." Michiko's voice wavered from the embarrassment of that awkward conversation before Memory sneaked out from behind her.
"Would you guys like some gingerbread? Mrs Geisha and I made it for everyone!"
So that's where Ada and Emil had their gingerbread..! Memory and Michiko were handing it out to everyone!
"I worked really hard on it! I even did the decorations!" She raised a large tray that was attached to two straps around her shoulders. The icing was messy and the gumdrops were sliding off the front of the gingerbread.
Japanese Imperial Family - Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko strolling through the Akasaka imperial grounds in Minato-ku, Tokyo | October 6, 2023
A fanart that I drew for a closer friend of mine which is Adrielle Akuryo as I drew Kimiko once again but this time I drew Michiko as she is her rival by the way.
I honestly really like the design for both Kimiko and Michiko especially Michiko as I find her design to be really pleasing down through her color scheme and her personality as well. I've deicded to draw two of them but more in a familar style that you might be familar with. It took me only for a while to draw the two of them even though they're are still rivals but in a friendlier way.
I really recommend to go follow Adrielle-Akuryo as she has a ton of excellent yet fascinating art on DeviantArt and Twitter/X.
Adrielle-Akuryo - Hobbyist, General Artist | DeviantArt
🦋🐙otakuyaki🐙🦋 (@adrielle_akuryo) / X (twitter.com)
I wanted to do more legwarmers since my Michiko Collection and my patrons reminded me to do so! These are a cute pair of knee-length ribbed legwarmers which are designed to work with platform shoes (so they might look weird and funny with normal sole shoes), and are located under socks. 🧦 (Inspired by)
MtG Phyrexia: All will Be One x Octopath Traveler (2023)
🔊 This one has sound. 🔊
In case you couldn't tell, I really like the Phyrexians. :)
Got back into Blender for this one and learned a ton of stuff about lighting, atmosphere, fluid simulation, modeling and even a little audio editing. Those faces in the background? First time I digitally modeled something. This was even more work than the Crimson Vow one, but it really paid off.
Maybe I'll do something like that again when I forgot how much work this one was. ^^"
(The music is 'Intro of GODWAVE' by Michiko Naruke from the game Half-Minute Hero: The Second Coming.)
I did a post detailing my manga collection back in 2021, but it's grown a lot since then so I figured I'd make a new post! It was also a good time to do so because we're repainting my room and while there's usually a ton of anime merch in front of the books on my shelves, now it's all been packed up. So there's a clear look at the books without me having to move anything, lol.
Anyway, without further adieu, here we go! My manga collection is largely shoujo (specifically magical girls) and horror manga.
Pet Shop of Horrors by Matsuri Akino
Pet Shop of Horrors: Tokyo by Matsuri Akino
The Clique by Yishan Li
Frozen II manga by Arina Tanemura
Dark Metro by Tokyo Calen and Yoshiken
Yokai Rental Shop by Shin Mashiba
Confidential Confessions by Reiko Momochi
Pichi Pichi Pitch (aka Mermaid Melody) by Michiko Yokote and Pink Hanamori
Magical Girl Site by Kentaro Sato
Reiko the Zombie Shop by Rei Mikamoto
Les Miserables (manga adaptation) by TszMei Lee
Nightmares for Sale by Kaoru Ohashi
Presents by Kanako Inuki
Mail by Housui Yamazaki
Dark Water by Meimu
Tale of a White Night by Tooko Miyagi
Goth by Otsuichi and Kendi Oiwa
Beautiful People by Mitsukazu Mihara
Attack on Titan: No Regrets by Gun Snark and Hikaru Suruga
In Clothes Called Fat by Moyoco Anno
A Girl on the Shore by Inio Asano
Bride of Deimos by Etsuko Ikeda and Yuuho Ashibe
Limit by Keiko Suenobu
Helter Skelter by Kyoko Okazaki
Dolls omnibus (in Japanese) by Yumiko Kawahara
Ibitsu by Haruto Ryo
A God Somewhere (Western comic) by John Arcudi and Peter Snejbjerg
Beauty (Western comic) by Hubert and Kerascoët
Ah! My Goddess by Kōsuke Fujishima
Only One Wish by Mia Ikumi
Higurashi When They Cry: Festival Accompanying Arc by Karin Suzuragi
Chronicles of the Grim Peddler by Lee Jeoun-A
PTSD Radio by Masaaki Nakayama
Elfen Lied by Lynn Okamoto
Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit by Motoro Mase
Happy Sugar Life by Tomiyaki Kagisora
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood by Hirohiko Araki
An Ojamajo Doremi artbook (in Japanese)
Mermaid Saga by Rumiko Takahashi
Dolls by Yumiko Kawahara
Maid-sama by Hiro Fujiwara
Franken Fran by Katsuhisa Kigitsu
Hell Girl by Miyuki Eto
Gurren Lagann by Kotaro Mori
Doll by Mitsukazu Mihara
Mantis Woman by Senno Knife
Various Sailor Moon artbooks from the anime, manga illustrations by Naoko Takeuchi, and fan artbooks
Sailor Moon Eternal Edition by Naoko Takeuchi
Sailor V Eternal Edition by Naoko Takeuchi
Puella Magi Madoka Magica by Hanokage
Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story by Hanokage
Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Wraith Arc by Hanokage
Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Rebellion Story by Hanokage
Puella Magi Oriko Magica by Kuroe Mura
Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Sadness Prayer by Kuroe Mura
Puella Magi Tart Magica by Golden Pe Done
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story by Fuji Fujino
Assorted PMMM and Magia Record artbooks
Pokemon Adventures (aka Pokemon Special) by Hidenori Kusaka and Mato/Satoshi Yamamoto. I own the complete set of the RBG, Yellow, GSC, FRLG, Emerald and HGSS arcs as well as a few volumes from the RS, DP, and Black/White arcs.
Various Pokemon 4koma (in Japanese)
Pokemon: I Choose You by Ryo Takamisaki
Phantom Thief Pokemon 7 by Miho Asada
The Rise of Darkrai by Ryo Takamisaki
Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Adventure by Shigekatsu Ihara
The Electric Tale of Pikachu by Toshihiro Ono
The Art of Pokemon Adventures by Satoshi Yamamoto (both English and Japanese versions)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team by Makoto Mizobuchi
Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea by Makoto Mizobuchi
Various Junji Ito Manga:
Dissolving Classroom
Fragments of Horror
The Liminal Zone
Sensor
Black Paradox
Gyo
Uzumaki
Tomie
Deserter
Tombs
Lovesickness
Smashed
Shiver
Frankenstein
Remina
Venus in the Blind Spot
No Longer Human
Twisted Visions (artbook)
Uzumaki coloring book
Uzumaki (original printing) by Junji Ito
Museum of Terror by Junji Ito
Soichi by Junji Ito
The Drifting Classroom by Kazuo Umezu
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency by Hirohiko Araki
Orochi by Kazuo Umezu
Be Very Afraid of Kanoko Inuki! by Kanoko Inuki
Wonderland by Yugo Ishikawa
Shadows House by Somato
I Had That Sane Dream Again by Yoru Sumino
Is Love the Answer? by Uta Isaki
Nightmare Inspector by Shin Mashiba
The Ring by Misao Inagaki
Wonder House of Horrors by Miyako Cojima
Puella Magi Suzune Magica by GAN
Puella Magi Kazumi Magica by Masaki Hiramatsu and Takashi Tensugi
Magia Record: Another Story by U35
I also have some manga in storage like Inuyasha and Kitchen Princess, but that's about it!
Wild Westalia Fanzine raised $152 USD! A total of $154.62 USD ($222.68 AUD) was donated to the NPY Women's Council as of 19/12/2023. Do click below the line to see all of the evidence of this donation!
With this, the zine is now available FOR FREE to download in the link below! Thank you so much to everyone who donated and I hope you all get to appreciate the hard work that went into the zine - Please do make sure to show your support for the contributors on their social media platforms!🤠
- Michiko
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