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Waiting for dawn
I'm a simple being. I see my favourite character in nice lighting, and I want to draw it. The temperature's gone down to tolerable again, and I used the opportunity to ease back into drawing.
Based on that one Hijikata shot from the Reimeiroku musical trailer.
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I strongly deslike how they drew Hijikata for this particular merchandise series (*gestures to my main blog if you want to read the rant*), but that doesn't mean I can't have fun with it. In fact, it maks me want to draw him all the more.
Fighting art block, a heat wave and A Whole Lot at work these days. Happy HijiChi day!
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⚔The flag that connects us⚔
Today is the anniversary of Hijikata's death (according to the old calendar), so I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to show my entry for the Hakuouki zine ( @ephemeralblossomszine). I knew right away that I wanted to do somthing with one of my favourites numbers in Musical Hakuouki Shinkai - Hijikata Toshizou hen. That number, The Flag that connects us, has the Shinsengumi members that passed on halfway remind those still struggling (Sano, Shin and Saitou) that their fight is far from over, and their vow to the Makoto no Hata still stands.
夢見た明日の前で倒れても Even if we fall before we reach the future we dreamed of 仲間に托して信じ抜けば if we entrust [our dream] to our friends and keep believing 辿り着けるはず 目指したあの場所へ we're sure we can reach the place we aimed for
In the end Hijikata appears saying that he got the message and that he will take care of it. They can leave it all to him (The song is set between him leaving Chizuru behind and her joining him in Ezo).
I always thought that was such a strong image and the choreo has been engraved in my mind. If not for the zine, I would have drawn someting for it anyways, but I'm glad I got the opportunity to do it this way.
Heisuke and Okita throwing petals is a small nod to the final HijiHen curtain call where they burried Kubota in petals.
I hope you like it as much as I do.
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June
*Quietly presents you my revenge for not being able to draw anything for HijiChi day and Kiss day last month, and fighting the art block that's been plaguing me for the past few weeks*
June
*Quietly presents you my revenge for not being able to draw anything for HijiChi day and Kiss day last month, and fighting the art block that's been plaguing me for the past few weeks*
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Just threw away 3 hours of scribbling trying to come up with something because it wasn't turning out. (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
🌸Ephemeral Blossoms 🌸
I'm very honoured to be have been able to contribute some of my work to 🌸 Ephemeral Blossoms Hakuouki zine ( @ephemeralblossomszine ). This is my first contribution, the cover!
I received a few guidelines for what the mods had in mind, but I was otherwise free to interpret and draw as I saw fit.
Those who got the zine (thank you!) might notice that thanks to this illustration I did manage to squeeze in Kazama and Chizuru somehow. 😄The early bird sticker is a little nod to the cover.
Many thanks to the mods of @ephemeralblossomszine for letting me draw the cover. I hope you like this as much as I had fun drawing it.
The zine is currently holding a leftover sale. If you haven't managed to get your copy yet, there are a few hours left!
Yes, I dew Chizuru's flower pattern by hand
The flags in the background are the makoto no hata and the Aizu flag
PS: happy birthday (according to the new calendar), Toshi!
Kind of want to take revenge for missing kiss day last month, but I'm feeling a little low on drive and creative juices (hay fever is a butt).
If anyone's got an idea that can help my creative spark, I'm willing to listen. June is the start of the rainy season in most of Japan, it's also the end of Hijikata's route. I don't necessarily want to draw anything based on the ending (I don't think I'll be able to surpass the life-saving kiss I drew a couple of years ago any time soon (╯▽╰ ) ), but the rainy season seems like a fun start.
I finished Hijikata's route in SSL as well, so modern days might be fun.
🌸Ephemeral Blossoms 🌸
I'm very honoured to be have been able to contribute some of my work to 🌸 Ephemeral Blossoms Hakuouki zine ( @ephemeralblossomszine ). This is my first contribution, the cover!
I received a few guidelines for what the mods had in mind, but I was otherwise free to interpret and draw as I saw fit.
Those who got the zine (thank you!) might notice that thanks to this illustration I did manage to squeeze in Kazama and Chizuru somehow. 😄The early bird sticker is a little nod to the cover.
Many thanks to the mods of @ephemeralblossomszine for letting me draw the cover. I hope you like this as much as I had fun drawing it.
The zine is currently holding a leftover sale. If you haven't managed to get your copy yet, there are a few hours left!
Yes, I dew Chizuru's flower pattern by hand
The flags in the background are the makoto no hata and the Aizu flag
PS: happy birthday (according to the new calendar), Toshi!
22.05 - Happy HijiChi day! 🍙🍵
You know how you will often find people drawing reports after attending live events with some of their favourite or most memorable scenes? I tried to do so after watching Live 4, except it took me 4 months to draw these. Part 1 was posted last month, and here is part 2!
I forgot which show each interaction was from, but these all happened during the character introduction when Ruri ran on stage to introduce herself as Page of the Vice Minister of the Army, Hijikata Toshizo. I always looked forward to the Chizurus' first appearance on stage.
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It's my birthday today! Yay. And although I wanted to upload my zine work today, I'm still waiting for the official confirmation to go through with it. Maybe tomorrow?
But, you'd make me very happy to reblog my art and/or tell me why you like it, or what your favourite drawing of mine is. (￣y▽,￣)╭
I look forward to your support another year~
"I just want you to live"
I started drawing this for kiss day (23/05) on the day itself, so I'm a little late. I debated drawing a happy kiss, but I just really wanted to draw the sunset scenery from the movie.
Next time, I'll draw something that does not involve Hijikata drinking blood.
It's been (almost) a year, but I still really like this picture.
大切な人の腕に
Happy (correctly converted) birthday, Toshi 🎉
I know I've drawn their hug before (and this probably won't be the last time either), but it's such an important moment, I just had to. It's the moment where Hijikata accepts that he needs her by his side. Life -what little he has left - is better with her. Now that she's here, he can't imagine having to live until his last battle in pain and agony. Every excuse he's used in the past three months to convince himself it was the right choice to leave her behind, was countered by her. No, it's the right choice to let her stay. To keep her with him. The crushing weight on his shoulders feels lighter when she's with him. It's right now. He can breathe a little easier now.
I always liked how Chizuru says that his hug felt like "now he had [her], he didn't want to let go any more." The distance that had been there before, is gone. In the few moments of peace they have, he's no longer (just) the Vice Minister of the Army, but Toshizou, and she's Chizuru. Disregarding the spin-offs, it's the first time he addresses her as such in the main story as well.
It only gets a casual mention in Chizuru's narration (I got spoiled [ ] Hijikata-san was nice to me), but that causal time is so important to Hijikata's mental state of mind. He's no longer thinking about dying alone on the battlefield, but instead wishing for a chance of living a life with her by his side.
Ootori will have to find a wife of his own, after all.
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Day ?? of HakuMyu cast keeps inspiring me to draw dumb stuff. Context: [x] and [x]
(Imata Taira (Kondou), Sasaki Yoshihide (Kazama) and Kubota Hidetoshi (Hijikata) were all born in a Rabbit year... and for your information, so was Ruri (Chizuru's actress)
"I could never grow tired of living with you. Sometimes, I wish I could live forever--"
Hijikata mentioned that he hoped that their next kiss would taste a bit better than whatever Chizuru's life-saving kiss was. Well, I hope that they get many more opportunities to kiss. 😙
I originally drew this for completing the good ending of Hijikata's route (and thus completing the drawing marathon I'd been doing for the past few months), but then I missed my timing for HijiChi day due to glaze not working that weekend.
I've now fully finished Hijikata's route, including the bad endings-- and replaying the good ending because I really couldn't leave them on that sad note.
In his dying breath, he wants to comfort her-- but doesn't even reach her before the wind takes him. As beautifully tragic that ending is, they're much better off greeting the cherry blossoms once more when spring comes again and again.
Life in the north won't be easy, but at least they have each other.
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祇園精舎 鐘が止まって 春の夢 終わり告げる 諸行無常 おごれる者は 夏の夢に 酔いしれ 沙羅双樹が 赤く染まって 始まるか 秋たそがれ 盛者必衰 夢が散る冬 見せてやるぜ 夢の行く末
The livestream archives have expired, so Heisuke hen is officially, completely, over. The impending cast changes have put quite a bit of mixed feelings over this production and the (near) future of HakuMyu, but I think that's also a testament of just how much this cast is loved by its audience (me included).
Thank you, HakuMyu. Thank you, Shinkai cast.
(I had to redraw a little moment that Kubohide and Yuuta had during the special curtain call. I saw the way they cheered for each other in Hijikata hen, and it's nice to see the sentiment return in Heisuke hen.)
Happy 17th anniversary, Hakuouki~
Today, 18/09/2025, marks the 17th anniversary since the first game released. With every year Hakuouki adds to its life cycle, I can't help but think how impressive it is that a series manages to still stay relevant after all these years. It's a testament of how good this series really is, and how respectful to the history it so heavily borrows inspiration from. Maybe the cherry blossoms bloom and scatter beautifully for yet another year~
I haven't drawn any big illustration because I've been so busy this summer with the zine prep (now that is a big illustration), being busy at work and dealing with the physical downsides of stress. But hey, I'll always find time to draw Toshi and his flowy hair.
Shinkai's 10th next week!