So Hange and Ilse never got to meet in the actual canon of Attack on Titan, which is sort of the basis for this Ask. Hange finds and studies Ilse’s journal, which has valuable information on the only recorded instance of a titan talking, so I think it’s natural to assume she’d seek Ilse out for more info as soon as she heard she was in the Studio. Hange may not have to deal with titans in the Studio ever, but I doubt her fascination would die any with the separation.
In Attack on Titan, Erwin’s very driven, but the thing that drives him is a lack of understanding about the world he lives in. Spoiler alert, but the tragedy of his character is that he dies like right before they get a lot of the answers he was looking for. In the Studio, of course, that burden would be lifted. Studio Erwin has access not only to information about his world, but worlds he never could’ve even imagined. I imagine he’s somewhat like Nanami, in that he’s able to unwind a bit more in the Studio, even if he remains a somewhat serious person. I won’t get into why I chose this method for him to unwind, other than I think Armin owes him one.
Also, for anyone interested, here is the Q&A video I did for Subscribers last month:
This page and the last both cover schtick I’ve had in mind for this match since the inception of the comic, so it’s nice to see them finally put to paper. The rest of the match will be all action, though, and we’ll see how Wolf handles Gojo’s natural advantages.
For those who don’t know, there’s a gag in Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out where her brother, Kiri, goes to a gym with Sakurai in it (without knowing who he is) and keeps getting incidentally aura mogged by him. This Ask is basically playing into that. I considered using Jun from Tomo-chan as Kiri’s partner, playing off the Ask he and Sakurai appeared in together, but in the end I decided to go with a completely different guy who still feels kinda comparable physically.
Last year we started a new Halloween tradition of a highlight comic set in the Studio Halloween party. Like last year, our randomly-selected costume model, Space Beth, takes the center panel while we check in around the party with the rest. I know some characters who appear here may be hard to place, especially in the glory hole panel, and I imagine some will only be identifiable through the tags in the public post. I’m pretty happy with how this comic turned out, and I hope y’all will enjoy seeing some of the Studio residents enjoying the spooky season.
The Near Hentai Monthly Lady for October 2025 is Lara Tybur, a minor and somewhat enigmatic character from the latter part of Attack on Titan. She’s mysterious to the point that, to my knowledge, she wasn’t even named until an info splash screen of the anime adaptation, being just an unnamed Tybur woman in the manga. Lara’s role in the series is largely functional, an excuse to introduce a power and not much else. Fans of the series will likely note there’s not really any point in the canon where a meeting like this would occur between her and Eren. I did toy briefly with some other possible dance partners for her, but decided to default to a protagonist-first approach. Just think of this as an AU where Eren had a very different plan in mind to acquire the Warhammer Titan.
With this post, NHML nominations for the month of November are now open. For those who don’t know, I’ll run down the rules real quick. Nominations are limited to one per person. You can nominate any female character you want, provided I have not drawn her within the past calendar year (though I prefer characters I’ve never drawn, period). Previous NHML winners are not eligible for a second time. Nominees must also not be from the same franchise as this month’s winner, Attack on Titan. If you violate any of those rules, I’ll let you know, and you can nominate someone else. I know it can be hard to keep track of these things. You may nominate by either commenting in the cBox, commenting on this post, or emailing me (Nearphotison2010@yahoo.com). I’ll compile a list of the nominees in the sidebar of this site, and then on November 1st I will use a randomizer to select the winning character who I will proceed to draw sometime that month. I look forward to seeing who you all nominate this time around!
Sorry for the wait, but we’re now ready to officially start the third match of this tournament! We’ve got a new debuting character for our announcer here, and if you know anything about Ilse’s story then I’m sure you can surmise why she’s so excited to be here calling this match instead of what she had going on before. This is our first match with no Dragon Ball characters, and we’ve got a bit of a mismatch here. Wolf’s a scrappy underdog, but she’s also a wild child and is looking to get the drop early on Gojo.
It’ll probably be a bit until the next page, currently I’m not even really sure when I’ll start it. Hopefully it won’t be too long, but I have a lot of other stuff I’m wanting to work on in the meantime.
I don’t know how much I have to add to this one, other than I had a pretty good idea how to answer it right away. I’m pretty fond of Ymir, so I was happy to get to draw her again here. I have other sketches of these two I’d like to use for finished pieces eventually, but I decided not to use any of them and go with a new drawing for this Ask.
This Ask jumped out to me for a couple reasons, which I tried to include here. First, this is just kinda a weird crossover, which I like. Mikasa, for as long as she’s been in the Studio now, still hasn’t picked up on every little fashion trend or whatever from other worlds. I thought her initial misunderstanding would be cute but understandable. I also think this could, potentially, spin into a follow-up Ask or something later if there’s interest. It’d require someone to Ask the right question, but maybe we’ll get to see Mikasa try out a goth look somewhere down the line.
