Near Fate Roulette #0 – Oliver and Pumyra

So a while ago I had an idea for another game-like SubscribeStar reward I called the Near Fate Roulette. The idea is that Subscribers at a certain tier could all submit two names, one Studio character and one character from outside the Studio. From the full list of all those names I’d then randomly select two characters and pair them up. This was a test-run of the concept and, while I’m happy with this pairing and this pic, I don’t really think it’s gonna work out. The biggest problem is just my already bloated schedule, as this pic took a couple months to get around to and I have no idea how long it’d take me to get to another one. Beyond that there were some other concerns voiced to me by other members that I think were valid, so probably this will be the only installment of this concept.

We were lucky to get one of each type of character for this pairing, though. Oliver’s one of my Applebridge OC’s who’s been in the Studio for a while. Pumyra comes to us from the 2011 version of ThunderCats, and the same Subscriber who props up Cheetara from that show nominated her after months of submitting her for NHML. I’m happy for him that she’s finally made it in, and I hope y’all will enjoy the pic.

Subscriber Scenarios #10 – Those Swingin’ Saiya-jins

Goku and Vegeta trading partners is a concept I’ve seen done a few times. Amongst my Subscribers it’s been discussed a lot, too, but for one reason or another the closest I’ve come to drawing it is either just Goku with Bulma or the ladies with Vegeto. For a scenario I didn’t initially have much in the way of ideas for how to make it a scene, but hopefully the dynamic at play here works for people.

Blair NHML

Since I’ve never watched Soul Eater and know barely anything about it, I didn’t have any immediate ideas for our July 2025 Near Hentai Monthly Lady, Blair. After doing a little bit of research, it seems like she has kind of a close relationship with Maka Albarn, who’s been kickin’ around the Studio for a good while now. I figured they’d make for a good pair for this month’s NHML pic, and I hope y’all will enjoy seeing them together like this.

With this post, NHML nominations for the month of August 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, Soul Eater. 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 August 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!

Beach Treat, Page 7

There were several different ideas floating around for this page. I tried to make use of what I could, but one common theme I noticed was that people seem ready for this comic to wrap. I ended up not directly using any of the endings submitted, even though I don’t think there was anything wrong with any of them. I’ve just had this final panel as an image in my mind since the first page and wanted to use it for the ending here. I did keep some of the dialogue from the suggested endings, just repurposed a bit here. I hope people will be alright with the direction I took it, and we’ll start a fresh Yuri Ongoing in a few months.