I feel I tend to go insane at the end of the year. I don't know if it's the finality or the fact that anymore I just can't stand when it gets dark early... But something about the whole process makes me feel insane. Maybe one day the finality of a year ending won't hit me as hard (I do look forward to New Years though!). That being said, I feel I've been a little extra insane lately. This is manifesting in my art as well...
First little update: WNWTW-- my "mini" game. I originally was writing a post about my feelings towards my lack of being able to disconnect myself and my life from my work but that's now scrapped and the pieces are here. Anyway: It's still a work in progress but I kind of hit a bump in the road. It's more or less I keep rocking between projects and when I'm not feeling a storyline at the moment, it's impossible to get me to work on things. I'd say the script for it is about 40% done (sans going over it) and I did some artwork, including sprites, for it. I don't want to force myself and make something I'm not happy with... But that's all to say it's still an active project but might take longer in the oven than anticipated.
2nd little update: KKPP. Funny enough, I've played more vns lately and I've been wanting to work on KKPP again. I've been editing what I do have of the script right now as I export the current way I write it-- which, to sum it up, I do most of my writing on Google Docs but the issue with the scope of KKPP is it makes it incredibly hard to write everything in a cohesive way. Step to the stage, Obsidian. I just started using it (as of writing, literally last night) but it's formatting is really REALLY good for me and I'm really digging it. Genuinely might switch more projects over to this because it has a lot of Google Doc's functionality and more-- including what I really wanted which was collapsables. That being said, the work is being exported and I'm taking what I've written, editing it as I transfer and making some QOL edits for myself. I'm hoping maybe I'll write a little and get it back up and going.
3rd little update: 18782, the comic: Chapter 9 is coming soon!! I want to also do some extras, but I might use some XMas money and print myself off a copy... It won't be for sale or anything, but I want a physical representation of all my hard work : )
Misc life things comign in now. I've been really obsessed with Gnosia! I love it a lot-- both the game and I think the anime adaptation is really really good and adds on a lot. I even made a fan chara for it-- my first in like 5 years! I love the lore and all of the charas, but my top 2 favs are prob Raqio and SQ : ). Similarly, I've been watching the Yano-kun anime as it airs and I've been blown away by that as well! It's a perfect adaptation of the manga and really captures the cuteness of it in spades!! Not to mention, they managed to transfer the art style really well! Absolutely gorgeous!
I've also been rereading Kamichama Karin lately... I have all 7 volumes in print from when I was a kid. I didn't remember much going in, but it's been a whirlwind to read...! I don't know if I'll make a full review of it, but god it's insane but the artwork is great and you know, once you accept it for what it is, it's a very fun ride. I used to be a feverant collector of Koge-Donbo's works, actually... I have more of her stuff like Pita-Ten, Di Gi Charat and even Kon Kon Konan (and parts of Kamichama Karin Chu too, the sequel!). I started reading in part for insp for 18782 chapter 9... Shoujo manga is needed for an inspiration base because chapter 9 introduces Masato and he's supposed to be that prince-like type you read about in those books...!!
Lastly, I've been really into Kaijin Sally lately, they've consumed my thoughts... I'm in the works of making a fanpage for the band since there's not a lot of info in English. To start that journey, I tried my hand at translating their member bios on one of their releases (Dobu). I need to figure out how I want to format the page, but it's a start!! I even started dreaming about them... I actually have a dream diary that I've been meaning to post... At some point...
7:50 PM ... 12.04.2025