The summer brings new anime, and new thoughts from Kio.
New chapter of Spotted Flower came out at the end of June! The digital version just came out, a month later.
Kio drew a flyer for a Night on the Galactic Railroad musical. He did some art for it last month as well.
Kio’s tablet has been acting up, leaving trails when he picks up the pen. The two images say “New book” and “Greeting cosplay wife by kissing.”
When Hashikko Ensemble first began, Kio actually drew rough sketches for all the classmates as background characters. This is actually how Shinji, Kozue, and Kanon started before being promoted to being a part of the main cast. He doesn’t really remember any traits he might have thought up for the classmates, though.
Kio at a Tower Records exhibit for BASTARD! That first image apparently was a defining part of his youth, as he wondered how the heck the artist managed to do what he did.
“Huh? Could it be that drawing manga is actually a huge pain in the ass?”
Kio is relieved that the anime adaptation of Uncle from Another World is good. He’s a huge fan (oshi) of elementary-school-era Fujimiya. (Note: Before you think that’s a lolicon thing, you have to actually see what the character was like as a kid.)
Kio struggling with a manuscript. He can’t seem to summon the physical will to work on it further.
Kio realizes that the original Genshiken was serialized for only four years. Reminiscing on that time, he remarks on how everyone who supported him helped him to develop his skills in real time. He remarks on how young he was then, looking back.
Another manuscript finished, with a little preview to boot.
This is the earlier “kiss the cosplay wife” brought to fruition. Read the latest extra chapter of Spotted Flower.
Kio would like to see an anime adaptation of the gag manga Overlord: The Undead King Oh!
