Not much to say on this one, other than I thought it might be fun. Due to how I wanted to answer this one the character being Asked doesn’t get to show his face, but that’s not the first time and I think the trade-off is worth it.
When reading this question, I had this realization that gambling in the Studio probably wouldn’t be that fun. There’s always a risk with how I portray the Studio that it’ll come across like the “A Nice Place to Visit” episode of Twilight Zone, but also I’ve gone on record that money is sort of just a prop for Studio residents. Maybe it’d still be fun to gamble or bet on things for some people, but I don’t think it’d hold Toji’s interest given my read on his character. So, of course, I wanted to show Toji passing the time in the normal Studio fashion, and figured it’d be fun to pair him with Megumi for it. I haven’t decided yet if Studio Megumi knows his relationship to Toji, given what he knows in the source material, but I figure it didn’t need to come up for this Ask to be answered in this fashion.
Aki from Chainsaw Man and Megumi from Jujutsu Kaisen are two characters that are easy to compare for a couple of basic reasons. They’re both kinda moody, monotone guys who have to keep the energetic protagonists of their shows in check, both have canine spirit companions they use (the Fox Devil for Aki and divine dogs for Megumi), they both have kinda stupid-looking hairstyles, and both come from high profile MAPPA shows. I’m far from the first person to draw them together, but I figured a few of you out there might like seeing this pairing from me.
I watched the first season of Jujutsu Kaisen recently, and thought it was pretty fun. There’s some demand for JJK content in my community, and I figured I might as well do a little something with the main trio of the series. I’ve drawn Nobara a couple times already, but Itadori and Megumi are both firsts for me. At any rate, I hope fans of this series will enjoy seeing these three together like this.