I thought it’d be fun to pair Stark up with a warrior from a different world, and Guts seemed like a good choice to me. Not only do the come from similar fantasy worlds (if very different in tone), but it’s a good set-up for the same sword joke I made in the last pic with Guts in it. It’s also the first time I’ve drawn Guts’s face, so there’s that, too.
A while ago I sketched a bunch of pin-up and POV pics of characters I felt I hadn’t drawn enough. Most of those will probably never make it to the final stages, but this Casca one is an exception. While coloring this one I thought it’d be funny to use the wording of the manga when describing Guts’s sword to describe the weapon he’s using here. I think it’s a nice touch.
This is a pic I’ve considered doing for quite some time, but never felt motivated to do. It wasn’t until I re-watched the ’97 anime with someone recently that I decided to go ahead and do it. Guts, Griffith and Casca have a really great dynamic during the Golden Age, the portion of the story that anime covers, and I like pairing those versions of the characters together. That also happens to be the time period where all three have their sexiest designs, in my opinion, so if any of them end up in Asks or anything you can bet that’ll be the era I look to for reference.
