Finally it is here =D This year we feature a multi-manga themed calendar, including 12 different themes with characters from all my manga series (most of, if not all).
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AboutJanuary ----------
Series: Tsuki no Shita de (Under the Moon)
Year: 2009 or 2010
Char.: Aoi
Extra: This picture is actually a random image I did one day, but then I kind of like the hair and decided to make a manga using this character. Hopefully this will be a 18-25 page one-shot used for a manga contest in Hong Kong. Therefore, nothing about this manga will be posted anywhere =P
February ----------
Series: Contradiction
Year: 2006-2010
Char.: Ki, Toshino
Extra: I have been drawing Ruya-chan a lot lately, that's why I have decided not to add her in the calendar image. Only Ki and Toshi, the theme is still light and darkness... I think Toshi's left leg is a bit weird... but I only discovered this mistake after I have inked it, so I could not change >_<
March ----------
Series: Magical Blessing
Year: 2001-2002
Char.: Tsuki, Tsuka, Teiki, Chiho
Extra: This is one of my early manga series in sketches, therefore I have forgotten most of it and had to look up old archives for the characters' names... I could not think of a good theme for this manga, although it is also about magic... so I randomly drew all the characters. I think the colour is a bit pale in this one... don't know why... perhaps because the lighting in my sitting room was not very good when I coloured, and I think the colours do not look harmonious...
April ----------
Series: Love Game
Year: 2002-2004
Char.: Aya, Hiko
Extra: Love Game is one of my earlier series which I have dropped and had a 2-year hiatus from drawing manga after that. It has been a long time since I last drew Hiko & Aya... and I think they came out a bit weird =_=... I could not think of a good background to draw... and it ended up a sparkling grass field XD Just colour everything in green and brush across it... and I think the school uniform is too white =P I could not change it since it was the original design in 2002.
May ----------
Series: Tenshi no Sinfonni (Angel's Symphony)
Year: 2004
Char.: Yuu, Hiro, Toshi
Extra: A one shot which was also my first attempt for the manga contest in Hong Kong, but since I lost, I posted it up on the manga page =P Now looking at it... I hate the stupid and lame storyline, but don't know why I think this image turned out pretty well. I kind of like the eye colour of Toshi (the human on the top left). Idea of this image was from one of the old cover pages used for The Magical Blessing =P
June ----------
Series: Turbulence
Year: 2007
Char.: Yana, Kyo
Extra: I really had no idea what to draw for Turbulence... I don't want to draw the main pairing for every single series, so I only put Yana on this image, but then I somehow wanted Kyo to appear, so he has his little chibi form in the picture frame Yana is holding. The background of this image has been constantly changing because I thought it looked too plain... but finally I gave up =P
July ----------
Series: Kioku no Kakera (Memory Fragments)
Year: 2008
Char.: Tsubasa, Sachiko
Extra: I don't want to draw guys for a while... so the theme for MF is girls!! Tsubasa and Sachiko (Kazuya's girlfriend in case you forgot). I kind of like Sachiko although she only had a few panels' screen time in the manga. Some people hated her because she is 'supposed' to be Tsubasa's enemy... but then it ended up... there was nothing XD Background of this image is too @_@ in my opinion after I have completed the pic...
August ----------
Series: Aki no Koi (Autumn Love)
Year: 2007
Char.: Suzune, AKI.
Extra: Suzune and AKI and not Suzune and Chiaki because I think there are too many long hair guys in the calendar XD And I like AKI more because his purple hair is uber awesome =D Theme is still singing... and AKI has a new single!! No title for the new single because I am lazy to think of one. The only thing I hate about this image is the prospective looks weird...
September ----------
Series: Oshietekudasai (Please Teach Me)
Year: 2008-2009
Char.: Sara, Shin, Hanaka, Kaho, Kaito, Takeshi
Extra: I had a hard time figuring out the theme for Oshiete... I don't know what to draw anymore since this is the last image... and in the end I just randomly put in something for this image. I had actually rejected the first concept for this, when I only used Shin and Sara in a setting similar to the cover page of the manga. For the second attempt, I kinda like the turn out =D
October ----------
Series: Egao wo Kimi no Agetai
Year: 2010 or 2011
Char.: Yume, Naoki
Extra: New story coming 'soon'! I don't really know if I am actually going to draw this... there is a written version writing in progress, but you know me: I give up easily... I had thought about this story for a long time, so I had to put this series in in place of the originally intended Revenge of the Gods (which theme will be made into this year's Christmas card =D). Idea of this image comes from a cover page from Chocolate Cosmos by Haruta Nana. You should know which one I am talking about XD
November ----------
Series: Akuma x Kurosu (Devil x Cross)
Year: 2009
Char.: Kira, Yotsuki
Extra: This is actually the preview image for Devil x Cross, but I like how it turned out so I coloured it and made it as a calendar theme. Of course theme is shinigami and a random desert world... which will NOT appear in the manga XD I like the scythe particularly... other than that the image is pretty simple and straight-forward.
December ----------
Series: Le Diable (The Devil)
Year: 2010 or 2011
Char.: Akuma
Extra: Due to laziness I may use this image again for the cover page of Le Diable chapter 1. This was originally intended as the cover page, but then I was lazy to think of another theme for Le Diable so I think why not use this as the calendar image as well? So it is here... This image is also used in the toning and colouring tutorial found on the left menu bar. The sketch turned out really well, especially the sword. The devil looks cool too
SpecialOur calendar also includes icons for you to mark important dates =D
BIRTHDAY
DATE
HAPPY
HOLIDAY
IMPORTANT
SAD
TEST/EXAM
Here's a sample on how you can add stuff to the calendar. ENJOY!!
-Ki
