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[Shin Godzilla]

Shin Godzilla looks like he (or she? Gotta watch the movies at some point) ate something that tasted all right at first, but has a very bitter aftertaste, and now they’re currently feeling that aftertaste BAD.

[Crossdressing Rivals]

This is particularly amusing as an American because Republicans in the US are currently using the issue of “sex/LGBTQA+” content in our already-tame children’s cartoons (compared to the rest of the world) as a political wedge issue and to freak out parents. They did similar fear-mongering with SpongeBob SquarePants back in the early 2000’s. Meanwhile the cartoons from their childhood who they feel were made by “REAL” men, like Bugs Bunny and Woody Woodpecker here, had them literally dress up and act like not just women, but BEAUTIFUL queens just as another way to mess with their adversary’s heads, and no one batted an eye about it back then. I tell ya, politicians need to keep their grubby hands off of enjoyable stuff like cartoons!

[Macintosh]

Okay that shader is impressive. You even imitated how slow “Color Fill” tools were in early digital art programs compared to how instantaneous they are now, usually taking a few frames to “fill up”!

[international Goth day]

The most wonderful, wonderful, wonderful time of the year!

[JETLAG]

MAN, this takes me back to the Dreamcast and PS2-era vibes! Thanks for giving me what I didn’t even know I wanted, stranger!

[Get a load of this guy!]

YOSH

[The Toadstool Princess]

Reminds me of how Toadstool/Peach looks in the Super Mario Bros Super Show, which I always preferred over her current, canonical design. I even had a bit of a crush on SMBSS Peach when I was a kid, too, which of course is just a long way to say I think this design is very cute!

[Nes era Mega Man (psx style)]

Incredible! Also a reminder that I should probably start doing low-poly art (that generally takes less time than the high-poly, PBR-textured equivalent with far more complex rigs) just to get more practice with 3D in general! It also helps that the PSX was my first console and thus this style is super-nostalgic for me!

[sunny kuns strut]

It’s great that One Piece is one of the more mainstream anime/manga franchises because it also has some of the most wild and interesting character designs and concepts. Meanwhile, most mainstream shows from both Western and Eastern animation industries are still under the assumption that the more popular something is, the more generic and overdone the character designs and personalities have to be to avoid “offending” anyone.

Maybe I should start watching One Piece again…