#artificial enemy

I was bored and tried to genderbend Ene of Mekakucity Actors/Kagerou Daze! Okay, actually, I was drawing Ene and noticed how I drew the head, I could go either original or genderbent, and being the huge genderbending fan I was...

I tried to come up with a design that stuck to the idea that Ene’s original design was made to be something male otaku could easily fall in love with/find attractive, all the while seeming kind of active and cute, but not really falling fully into either “beautiful” or “cute”, more like something in between (If I had to say, Ene’s more “pretty”).

Of course, it was a real struggle and I had to get rid of most of the original track jacket (this one’s less thick and more sporty than comfy), since it easily...looks sloppy on male characters, somehow. But I felt it was still pretty important in that, despite all of the Mekakushi Dan wearing some sort of jacket/hoodie, it’s only Shintaro and Ene that match with track jackets. So I tried letting it stay a track jacket, but tried going for something “cooler”.

I didn’t use black tights on its own with Ene’s original thigh high socks design because it creates a rather strange silhouette for the lower body. Stripes really do look much better at the sides of the body. Ene’s original sign seemed kind of sporty-girly (though not too sporty with the skirt and oversized sleeves, really, so I have to admit there’s my personal preference mixed in here //shot). So I went with shorts over tights (the tights are black with them side mint lines, but they aren’t visible here lol). I thought it would create the “boyish” look to contrast Ene’s “girlish” one. It kind of showcases the character’s playfulness and sense of mischief, I think. As for the weird...things at the side of the shorts, I just looked back on how Sidu-sensei’s older character designs (including the era they worked on Kagerou Daze) tended to have clothing designs that look like only anime characters would wear them. It would have been cool if they could be opened and there’s wires/cables inside or something, but Ene’s a cyber being, not a robot..

Jinzou Enemy Ene: "This is not the best solution"

Jinzou Enemy Ene: "and I know you know that."

XX!Shintaro...:

Jinzou Enemy Ene: "If reality isn't a lie," "then what is it?" "if you don't understand then..."

Jinzou Enemy Ene: "HOW ABOUT LIVING TOGETHER WITH ME"

Jinzou Enemy Ene: "in this WORLD"

Jinzou Enemy Ene: "created by HUMANS?"

XX!SHINTARO...:

JINZOU ENEMY ENE: "IS THERE ANY POINT IN A PLACE"

JINZOU ENEMY ENE: "THAT ONLY DENIES YOU?"

JINZOU ENEMY ENE: "Just say NO to everything"

XX!SHINTARO:

JINZOU ENEMY ENE: " AND LOOK ONLY AT ME ! "

XX!S H I N T A R O:

JINZOU ENEMY ENE: "WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME NOW"

JINZOU ENEMY ENE: "WITH SUCH A COLD FACE"

XX!SHINTARO: ( N O )

(XX!?)SHINTARO: ( T H I S I S W R O N G )

RETAINING EYES / "AYAKI" (AYANO-YAKITSUKERU): ( HI ! )

”Artifical Time Memory”   I am REALLY proud of how this turned out, and of the fact that I finished it in time for August 15 round 12:30 noon, I don't see a cloud-

Actually there are a lot of clouds outside And before people ask, yes, I meant to merge two titles together haha