Vampire Knight DS

Vampire Knight's anime has finished, and the manga is about to end... now they have decided to let fans relive all of its beautiful memories in a dating sim game for the DS.

You have to admit, the art looks gorgeous! I'm only disappointed that we'll probably never get an English version of this game, unless a fan decides to translate it and learns how to incorporate it into the game...

Kaname looks even better on the NDS than the anime. ;.; I want to play this so badly, but since it's a dating sim game, there's no point to it unless you can read and understand it.

It seems my dreams of dating Kaname will forever stay in my dreams.

"You need to take better care of yourself... Yuki..."

Or so I would imagine Kaname saying to Yuki~ x3

The game will be released in Japan on the 29th of January. More information can be found on the official site.

Kokoro wo Yasumeru Otona no Nurie DS 2

I got myself a layout change for the coming Christmas season... :D I'll be sure to change the header image to something more Christmas-y later tonight... if I find any that is.

And if you want a new blogspot layout, you might want to check out Free Blogger Templates. They got great layouts that need no XML/CSS editing unlike some templates available on the net. Just download, upload, and you're done! And don't forget to backup your widgets! xD

Anyhow, good news to all those aspiring artists who own an NDS out there! I stumbled upon this new game now available in Japan. It's apparently a picture painting game where you can draw better quality paintings than "Colors!".

From the screen shots of sample art pieces made by a group called "The Vippers", you get to choose the medium you prefer (oils, watercolor, or color pencil) and zoom in to add all those extra details.

I would give you the site where I got these images, but since I got them from a friend's plurk, the site is... not safe for work. >.<;;; So I took a few to post here that are safe.

I'd prefer very much to keep my blog kid-friendly, but if you really want the site, leave me a comment or something and I can direct you to the plurk post.

Some of the images you really can't believe that they were drawn on the NDS. I mean, why would anyone want to strain their eyes detailing on such a tiny screen? So says the one who draws using Colors!

Gotta love the cute white tiger! What awesome hair detailing! *o*

And for those of us who can't afford to buy this game and/or can't understand Japanese, there's always the Pic-to-Chat alternative.

..those guys are good. ;.;

..I Phail as a Web Mangaka, I Kid You Not!

So the updates have gone back to PHAIL lately, but I'm telling you, this time, it's not my fault! There was just a lot of stuff that needed to be done in the house before the parents came home a few days ago, so the busy schedule was busy.

I'm planning to set up the gallery section for A.illusions soon. I'd also like to set up the Chinese version of Karma for online reading, but I'll have to ask Renka for that. :)

Similarly, work has been crazier than usual... Why do the right people tend to hide at the times you need them the most? :( But at least we got some progress done. I'm just sad they won't hold off 24/7 operations for the holidays. Oh well...

I made a Kuroshitsuji Fanart over at Colors! (also available in dA) I won't be posting it here since I'm lazy and I'm not too happy with how it turned out, you can view it for yourself by clicking on the links above. :D

I need more time for sketching practice.

I also edited page 71's script thanks to some awesome comments from the A.I. community. The forums are back online by the way, so feel free to visit whenever you can!

And now for some manga quotes that I find to be incredibly insightful:

"You know what? I was really uncertain. I honestly didn't know if it was smart to turn the thing I love into a 'job'. If I made it my work, then I'd have to do it even when I was tired... when I didn't feel like it... Would I still love it then? Would I be able to keep that love alive? I wondered it... I dunno... Maybe I should save what I love best. Keep it like a hobby..." - Keiichi Morisato

"It'll be fine! Maybe loving something isn't always fun... but if it's something you feel for deeply, you'll never hate it. Not ever." - Belldandy

Goodnight all~ ^^

A Smile Riddled with Sorrow...

There are times when my emotions play tricks on me... so much that I become uncertain as to how I'm actually, really feeling.

This week has been so stressful that it's impossible to state them in mere words. They say crying releaves some of the pain, but that's not the case at the moment. I tried it, and it pretty much had little to no effect.

So what do you do when crying doesn't ease the pain?

You smile and pretend it's not happening so fast. Show the world a brave face and take that next step forward until you reach your goal...

...even if it means you have to crawl there.

The dA post and how it was made.

It's also funny how my Saber fanart made it to the 10th 5th spot of the most liked images in colors for the week. I'm flattered. ^^ Thank you...

Sketching Practice...

So thanks to Mogs flooding plurk with DS sketching practices, I found myself looking at my DS thinking about how much I miss it.

Yeah, still needs a lot of work, meh~ The thing is, the sketches really do look better on the DS than when you transfer them on the PC. I think Mogs is right saying the contrast is off. I'll tinker with the DS settings later to see if I can adjust it.

I like how this turned out though. ^_^ I want to try drawing more later. Still have to go to dinner with the family to celebrate nephew's birthday... oh joy.

How it was done, and the dA post; for your reference to critique me elsewhere. ^^ Done in 2 hours or so during lunch break~