Crossover

Shades of Envy, Page 1

Taking the yaoi slot in our four rotating monthly ongoing comics is “Shades of Envy.” The premise of this comic is to use Envy’s shapeshifting to give Ed and Al a bit of a wild ride, set in the Studio so they can have more of a fun dynamic (and more people Envy can turn into, as seen here). There were a few different ways people submitted for this to start, including multiple where Envy became Yuji. In the end I liked this approach as it gave me a chance to show base-form Envy a little, and I tried to give him some good angles before the transformation starts.

Silas Holloway Character Ask 2

So there’s been a couple times where Silas and Eren have ended up sharing screentime together. I was just kinda tickled by the idea of Silas answering how he does here, and Eren showing a bit of a different side as well. I’m not sure exactly what it is about these two that I think is cute, but I hope some of y’all will agree.

Also, for anyone interested, here’s the Q&A video I did for Subscribers last month:

MomSwap – Chika Watanabe and Mom

So I watched Seiyuu Radio no Uraomote, or The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio, a while ago and enjoyed it. It’s about two voice actresses who discover their private civilian identities are classmates, and through some shenanigans end up hosting a podcast together. It’s nothing terribly special, but I remember liking both of the lead girls and their moms, which is why I set them both aside for future MomSwap entries. I remember there being a few other ladies in the show I was fond of, plus it had a lot of fake anime made up for the series, like My Dress-Up Darling, which is something I always enjoy in anime about anime.
Up first is Chika, who’s the more sullen and serious half of the lead duo. Her mom is similar, being the stricter of the parents we see, but here they’re able to get a bit more loosey-goosey and have a little fun together.

Tiana Character Ask 1

So there’s probably more restaurant owners than I can think of in the Studio. Off the top of my head I can think of at least one other one, but when thinking about this Ask I was kinda drawn to bring back Himeka Manaka, the mother from PriPara who works as a chef at an Italian restaurant with her husband. Her husband isn’t in the Studio, but I liked the idea of her and Tiana’s restaurants being close enough to consider each other rivals. Now, for a few different reasons there wouldn’t be anything resembling a real rivalry there, it’s not like the real world where there’s a risk of going out of business or anything like that. But I figured it was a good excuse to bring back this character I haven’t drawn in ages, and give Tiana another left-field anime character she interacts with in the Studio.