MomSwap – Tsubame and Naomi Mizusaki

Of the three Eizouken girls, Tsubame’s the only one I expect to see make an appearance in this series. Kanamori’s mom doesn’t show up (I thought we did see her once from a distance, but it turns out that was her older sister), and I think we only really see Midori’s in the past, so there’s not really a modern design of her to use.

Tsubame’s on the other hand, plays a large role in the climax of the school festival arc, with both her and her husband seeing Tsubame’s animation for the first time. She’s a famous actress in the world of the show, and she seems like a pretty good mom (albeit one who’s too busy/distracted with work to spend much time with her daughter usually). At least she can make time for her here.

Corey and Loren Character Ask 1

So Corey and Loren don’t really have much in common. Even within the Applebridge canon they’re removed by the tax brackets of their parents, plus Corey’s like three or four years older than Loren. Still, I thought there could be some fun in highlighting how different they are, especially since Corey recently made acquaintances with someone who’s way more Loren’s type. As for Corey’s partner here, I couldn’t think of anyone tied to Loren who would fit (unfortunately Loren doesn’t have a grandma or anything who’s been introduced), so I instead partnered him with someone I’ve meant to pair him with for a while but never had a good chance to.

 

ClashMe #5 – Princess Jasmine

For our second “Damsel” ClashMe profile, Subscribers voted for Princess Jasmine from Aladdin. In the Studio, Jasmine’s gotten a bit into exploring a safe version of what would otherwise have been a traumatic experience. The ClashMe app is a useful way for her to find partners for it. You can view this profile as a bit of a preview for her DVD cover, too, whenever that comes around.

Yunyun NHML

Yunyun’s a character who didn’t leave much of an impression on me during my original watch through of KonoSuba. Later on, though, when watching the spin-off series “An Explosion on This Wonderful World!” she really grew on me. That series focuses on Megumin, and Yunyun is basically the main supporting character, or even the second main character, so she got to shine through a lot more. I considered doing a pic with the two of them back then, but nothing ever came of it. When she won the NHML raffle for December I figured I’d go back and try to do something like what I wanted to do then, so here that is.

Funnily enough, Megumin herself was the NHML for December of 2018, so I think it’s fun she gets to come back and help with her best friend’s debut now in December of 2025. It’s a heck of a coincidence, but a nice full circle for her.

With this post, NHML nominations for the month of January 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, KonoSuba. 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 January 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!

November ’25 One-Shot

Here is the One-Shot for November 2025, featuring a handful of different pairings/groupings, including a few of my OCs. Our first panel features Rocket Raccoon and Emma Frost from Marvel Rivals, and while I’m quite familiar with both in comics I know nothing about this game. Second panel is two of my Applebridge characters, Marko Laine and Casey Buckner. The third panel features Sung Jinwoo and Cha Hae-In from Solo Leveling, and the final panel sees a reunion of Applebridge’s Max and Faith Park with Jujutsu Kaisen’s Kento Nanami.

DVD Cover – Pocahontas: Colonized

I don’t usually like putting disclaimers on my pics, I feel it takes away some of the fun, but just to be clear this, as well as the previous DVD cover and any future ones, aren’t meant to be taken too seriously or anything. This series is leaning into “bad end” scenarios for our Disney heroines, and that just kinda manifests differently for some films.

Anyway, Pocahontas is a character I’ve been fond of since I was a child. I believe her film was the first new movie I saw in theaters (I’d previously seen Pinocchio and Snow White in theaters, but obviously not when they were new). While it’s far from my favorite Disney animated feature, I do love the film’s use of colors and how it’s animated. Pocahontas also played a key role for my developmentally, as it was with her I have my earliest memories of being interested in feet. I had a McDonald’s-type little toy of her when I was a kid I used to play with (in a G-rated fashion, mind you), and she probably had a bigger effect on me than I really realize. Like many of the characters who were formative in my interests, I’ve managed to avoid drawing her up until now. This new DVD series seemed like a good chance to finally break the ice with her, and I used it to also bring in a couple other characters from her film, most notably Nakoma.