Sailor Moon

Sailor Moon Character Ask 1

I’m assuming most people are familiar with Sailor Moon and Goku as a pairing, whether it be through old works like Dragon Moon X or other similar stuff. The versions of characters I’m working with exist in their own continuity, though, so there’s no previous relationship between these two in the Studio or anything. However, it does seem like Serena/Usagi’s thinking about it, though. I guess we can consider this a tease, then, and maybe there’ll be an occasion to do something more with this pairing in the future.

Yu Yu Moon

I ended up with one extra commission for August than I’d originally expected, due to the move to SubscribeStar (several of my Master Tier people paid twice as a result, and I decided to bump those people all ahead one month for their annual rewards). It’s always been pretty common to pair Sailor Moon (and the other Sailor Scouts, too) with characters from contemporary boys’ anime. I think I’ve seen it most commonly done with DBZ, but they’re far from the only crossover I’ve seen for those gals. The commission here is all about pairing Serena/Usagi with Yusuke Urameshi of Yu Yu Hakusho, with both characters being popular protagonists from shows I watched when I was younger but haven’t drawn much of. This is the first time I’ve drawn either character, as it happens, which now opens them up for possible Character Asks down the line. The client wanted a softer, more romantic feel and I think that comes across here.

Also, here’s the Q&A video I did for my supporters last month:

Jupiter Cumming

This is one of my Epic Tier rewards for July. The client wanted to see Sammy/Shingo Tsukino paired up with one of the Sailor Scouts (except Moon, Uranus or Neptune), and I decided to go with Jupiter of the remaining options. Sailor Moon is always a franchise I would’ve thought I’d drawn more of by now, but for some reason it’s never in the forefront of my mind when coming up with new concepts.

COY 9 – Nagi/Haruka/Koto

COY stands for Cross Over Yuri. The premise is pretty simple, I have a list I’ve compiled of over 500 cute girls from various anime and manga. I then use a random number generator to make pairing, which I then draw. Every third picture is a threesome.

Once again, I’m afraid this is a case of my reach over extending my boundaries. I really wanted this pic to be awesome, Amara Tenoh (Haruka Tenoh) is my absolute favorite Sailor Scout, and I really love Kannagi, too. Unfortunately, I wasn’t ready (and, indeed, may still not be) for a pose like this. All things considered, it turned out alright. It definitely could have been a lot worse. Still, I’d love to this pic done better justice some day…

COY 8 – Sarah/Michiru

COY stands for Cross Over Yuri. The premise is pretty simple, I have a list I’ve compiled of over 500 cute girls from various anime and manga. I then use a random number generator to make pairing, which I then draw. Every third picture is a threesome.

If someone were to ask me to choose a pic in my history that marks the turn where I could divide the old pics from the new, it would be this one. I was so terribly disappointed with the last couple COYs, and some of my other work, too, that this one was a blessing to me at the time. Looking back, it’s far from my best work. And yet, I still think it stands out. I was just starting to get the hang of real good, clean linework (not quite there yet, but this was a start), and it was the first pic where I really experimented with colored lighting. I’m also pretty fond of the pose, particularly Michelle (Michiru). Usually I have trouble with women in this position and, while this one isn’t perfect, it’s better than my other attempts at the time.

Also, as a side not, I absolutely love Sarah Adiemus, and intend to revisit her somewhere down the road.