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๐ 2nd Oct ๐ ISFP, HUGE kny fan ๐
I like to draw and write โ (not profesionally, just for fun!)
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Guys why are we attacking Gotouge now for not making Mitsuri chubby?
Yes she does eat a lot but are we forgetting the fact that she's a goddam warrior who's active every night???
Sports burns calories!!! Stop hating on authors because your headcanons are not canon please!
Ufotable really decided to apologize for the lack of Mitsuri this season with a bunch of new art pieces ๐ญ
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I re-read Kanao's fight in order to brace myself for the upcoming trilogy and oh god, she humbled him so badly despite having issues with that herself. what a badass.
a lot of people tend to downplay her because this official list shows her ranking on the last place but the author makes sure to show that physical strength does not determine overall power and this gets ignored VERY often.
My Demon Slayer video just became my first video to ever hit one million views! I'm blown away, I never expected this video to do so well.
It makes me so happy that this video resonated with so many people. Thank you so much for sharing, commenting, and most of all, watching ๐
Volume 14, cover illustration
โTo draw this piece, I searched for rhythmic gymnastics. I tried to make Mitsuri Kanroji look cute and healthy. Athletes tend to have honed bodies, but with a little fleshiness sometimes. That contrast is great! Banzai!โ
one of Shinobu's greatest strengths is her thrusting power, to the point where she was stated faster than an attack Sanemi (2nd most powerful Hashira) had trouble dealing with in the manga.
Volume 6, cover illustration
โAbove all, I wanted her to be cute. I ran out of strength while I was colouring this image, so I didnโt fully colour around her feet. A little girl told me that she likes Shinobu because sheโs cute and that made me happy.โ
Volume 8, cover illustration
โI decided on a composition showing Kyojuro holding a katana in a cool pose that suits his character. He has a straightforward personality, so heโs looking directly at the viewer.โ
Volume 16,
"This scene comes from Kagaya and Amane Ubuyashiki's daily life, which I wouldn't show often. It seems Amane didn't smile much when she wasn't with her family. They were a close husband and wife, always intimate with eachother. Even the crows were fond of Amane."
Volume 23, cover illustration (finale)
โI drew the two returning home after the long night had ended and morning had come. I tried not to have Tanjiroโs missing eye and arm stand out. I recoloured it about ten times. Iโm no good at colouring, so it almost always goes like that.โ
their fight started with Shinobu perception blitzing Douma. he clearly has a suprised expression on his face.
(btw if you didn't know already: Perception blitz is when A is so much faster than B that B cannot even perceive A.)
Volume 1, cover illustration
โI had been told to include a katana to make the concept of the series clear. Tanjiro wasn't holding a katana at first, so I decided to have him wield one. Nezuko is showing her fangs to make it clear that she isn't human.โ
Volume 12, cover illustration
โI tried making Tokitoโs hair weightless for a sense of mist-like lightness. Itโs simple, so I remember the colour came together right away. I didnโt want to destroy the still atmosphere, so I didnโt add accent colours to his corps uniform.โ
Shinobu went 1v1 against the 3rd most powerful demon in the verse, Upper moon 2. douma is an emotionless hyper intelligent sociopath and he is also the same demon that humbled Akaza multiple times effortlessly with a smile on his face.
Volume 20
โYoriichi Tsugukuni is the strongest swordsman ever, so I made him dynamic in every way possible. Long hair, kimono sleeves, and hakama are easy to make dynamic. I had so many solour pens by that point and they were out of control, so I organized them in vinyl bags."
Volume 13, cover illustration
โActually, Genyaโs arm is a little too long, but I didnโt have time to fix it, so I fudged it somehow. It was fun making the bullets shiny. It looked dark, so I added accent colours to his sleeves and the end of his hair.โ
Volume 7, cover illustration
โI didnโt have many opportunities to draw Inosukeโs bare face, so I drew this along the theme of โKing of the Mountainโ. His features are feminine, but heโs a boy, so I was careful to make sure his expression isnโt girlish.โ
Volume 11, cover illustration
โI havenโt drawn Nezuko in colour, so I gave it a try. She wouldnโt have this pose or facial expression as a human. I tried to balance and coordinate both her beauty and cuteness. Her sense of self is vague, which also makes her childlike.โ
Volume 18, cover illustration
โAs usual, I spent time and effort colouring her legs. Sheโs wearing her sword on the opposite side, but thatโs all right. I thought all that jet black would be good enough, but I added the little colour to the tips of her hair to make her cuter."
Vol 3, cover
โI was worried that the images for the graphic novels weren't unified. I tried to give them noth facial expressions that were simple and typical of shonen manga. Zenitsu's face is often disorted in the manga, so I gave him a normal face, which we don't often see.โ
Volume 4, cover illustration
โMy desire to introduce a rival character gave sudden birth to Inosuke, so I gave this rivalry a try. Tanjiro isn't the sort to often clash with people or compare strength, so they didn't really become rivals after all.โ
I saw this guy ranking everyone's reactions to falling into the Infinity castle and about Kanao he said that she looked as if she was having a hard time surpressing her tears LMFAO ๐ญ
Mf didn't understand her character for shit ๐
Volume 21, cover illustration
โI remember being usure of which colours to use for Tamayoโs belt and chair, so I redid a lot. I thought the first illustration I did would make it embarrassing to buy the volume so I abandoned it, but then it ended up under the dust jacket.โ
Volume 17, cover
"I recently realized this pose resembled Tokito's, but perhaps because their personalities are completely different, the overall effect isn't at all similar. Sanemi Shinazugawa's katana had more colour in the anime, so I referred to that when colouring this."
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Volume 22, cover illustration
โI showed the rough sketch to a muscle freak, who said the biceps and pectorals looked weird, so I searched for images of professional bodybuilders and fixed it. To my relief, it then met with approval."
Shinobu managed to stand up after her collarbone, lungs and ribs have been smashed, making breathing impossible.
this made the second strongest uppermoon question if she was human.
Volume 9, cover illustration
โTengen is a former shinobi, so I positioned him more like a shinobi than a swordsman. The black parts of his uniform have shading. I moticed another manga author using such a technique in a monochrome illustration, so I adapted that right away.โ
Volume 15
โI wanted to include Gyomei Himejimaโs axe and iron ball, but I didnโt have time, so I just drew the chain. As I worked, I thought the light coming from underneath made him look even stronger. I wantred to make the red of the prayer beads in his hand pop out a bit."
Volume 19, cover illustration
โIโd done a lot of illustrations without much action, so I injected this one with movement. I remember emphasizing a sense of buoyancy over liveliness. I often canโt remember which colours Obanai Iguroโs left and right eyes are.โ
Volume 2, cover illustration
โI was gojng to do each character individually, but thought I should include the main character from time to time. This cover shows Tanjiro and Muzan. It felt too dark for the black parts to be nothing but black, so I added accent colours.โ
Volume 5, cover illustration
โFrom here on, the covers feature only one character, as Iโd been hoping. I wanted to unify the graphic novel designs and had a great deal of trouble. Pure black is too dark, so I added accent colours like the sleeves.โ
Gyomei, who was accused of murder, trained Genya, who accused his own brother of murder.
OH I'M GONNA BE SICK.
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this is the first time where Douma hit her directly (notice how that only happened after she was very close him) still complimenting her speed non-stop.
there may be a chance that this isn't even a perception blitz because Shinobu seems to be aware of the fact that she got hit.
Volume 10, cover illustartion
โThis volume was a privotal one, so I drew the main character. His hair doesnโt feel three-dimensional, so it bugs me that I didnโt do it right. This was about the halfway mark, so I started pulling the story together toward its conclusion.โ
After all this analyzing I have heard that fans have her on the 4th place in the hashira ranking because she was able to outspeed douma, right after Gyomei, Sanemi and Muichiro, Obanai or Giyuu (opinions differ a lot when it comes to the 3rd strongest hashira)
I think that's fair
right after that Douma mentioned that Shinobu would have been able to behead him by using her speed alone (insane) following with a bad attempt of denying said statement (he really tried to save himself from getting embarrassed and failed miserably)
Shinobu got consumed by him shortly after and Kanao and Inosuke weren't able to defeat him either.
(Douma took away Kanao's sword and Inosuke's mask with ease)
Weekly Shonen Jump, 2016, issue 11
Gotouge recalls their debut, aiming to create a captivating panel layout that left a lasting impression. However, the hard work of filling in the gray background led to a dry color pen, prompting them to consider going to a stationery shop.
WSJ, 2017, issue 7
"Coloring the background was hard. I messed up the sky and tried to fudge it in panic. I could have just left it white behind Tanjiro. I wanted a pretty background for Shinobu, so I remember spending time on it, but my skill wasn't equal to my desires."
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THE BEST PART OF THIS IS THAT UFOTABLE KNOWS WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE ENTIRETY OF THE MANGA AND NOT JUST THE ARCS THEY ARE ADAPTING ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Weekly Shonen Jump, 2017, issue 24
"I divided the panels so everyone could show up in color with a good balance. Coloring the fire was difficult. You can really tell I messed up and tried to cover it, but I hope you can enjoy that too."
Weekly Shonen Jump, 2019, issue 29
"I hadn't colored Kanao's cape for a while, so I'd forgotten which number and color it was and freaked out. Shinobu's hair is so pretty! I enjoy drawing shoulders. Shoulders are great! It's the age of shoulders!"
Weekly Shonen Jump, 2017, issue 51
"It was difficult to fill in the gray here too. I wanted someone to take over for me, even if just for the background. My pen got dry again and made a sound I hate (like fingernails on a blackboard), so it made my skin crawl."