#awcey

I still don't know how to upload art to tumblr without the quality getting absolutely screwed up

I've been drawing Aki Yazaki for so many years, so when I heard that she makes a cameo at the end of The Final Stroke I knew her design was going to be different from what I've been envisioning all these years. I developed my version of her based on her design in the High Speed! manga adaptation. When I saw her in the movie I was surprised! I thought they would at least take some inspiration from the manga version, same as I did. So I decided to do this drawing comparing the Final Stroke version of her compared to the design I've been using since, like, I don't even know, maybe 2017? 2018? I don't remember when I started drawing her tbh LMAO.

Tbh i don't remember if Satomi has that much description in High Speed! 2 lmao I am in desperate need of a re-read for both of the books ;;

Nonetheless I've drawn her like five times now? And I gave her a design of my own because I'm a character designer and felt like it haha. I tried to give her a design that not only matched her character but also complimented Ikuya and Aki in a way that made sense to me.

So here you go, anon! I put a lot more effort into this than I thought I would lmao

also here is a bonus lineart I did because i had to remember how to draw both of them (i don't draw either of them nearly enough)

5. Which two characters who have never interacted in canon do you wish would interact?

Hiyori and Nagisa!!!!!!!!!! (That tiny interaction doesn't count) Also Rei and Hiyori? I think both Nagisa and Rei would be REALLY good at helping Hiyori understand healthy friendship and boundaries, as well as helping him gain self confidence!! Kisumi and Natsuya would also be a really good (chaotic) combo!

17. Which character(s) do you share a zodiac sign with?

King Kisumi!!! So blessed and constantly trying to live up to it

12. Whose swimming style do you enjoy the most?

oh nagisa 100% (idk why i got such a strong gut reaction for this one lol)

21. Favorite character duet?

who would i be if i didn't listen to my base your pace on repeat constantly

i also really like the rinrei duets their voices go together so well!!

13. what songs do you associate with isuzu?

i made an amv for isuzu

AHAHAHAHH but seriously. i have two honest answers:

1. every character in tcat has at least one theme song, and hers are *sigh* monsters by ruelle and thousand eyes by of monsters and men

that's probably not what you're looking for lol so

2. i'm your girl by khan

20. favorite style five song?

okay if you mean STRICTLY style 5 then splash free!

Okay y'all.... what we thinkin? I did a couple sketches of Aki the way I usually draw her, and put these comparisons of the color scheme I've always used for her, which is on the left, vs. her color scheme from The Final Stroke, on the right.