#dcab

Welcome to the DeanCas Anime Bang where we thrust our favorite hunter/angel duo into the world of anime and manga!

Have you ever wondered what it would be like for your favorite pair of grumpy old men to be thrown into the world of anime? Pictured them in Naruto’s Hidden Leaf Village? Have you thought about Castiel in a Soul Reaper uniform or wondered what his bankai would be? Wondered what Dean would think of the hunters from Hunter X Hunter?

ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT IT NOW?

Sign-ups are open!!

Creators are invited to join as authors, artists, beta readers, or pinch hitters (or any combination of the above).

excited to finally share my pieces for the @deancasanimebang! @bleuzombie's cowboy bebop fusion immediately got my attention and their story was a great inspiration for dramatic scenes and tones. also honoured to work with @nickelkeep and their versatility of being both the beta and other artist for the story. this event got me to try different approaches and styles when drawing that i'm very satisfied by and will try out more in the future.

links to the fic and second art piece:

It was a pleasure to illustrate @hectatess's fic in collab with @golby-moon for the @deancasanimebang 😊💚💙

Banner - in collab with golby moon - Bend With Me by Hectatess - 17.01.2024

It was my first time collabing this way with another artist on a banner in the sense of doing the lineart and them coloring it. It was a really fun and nice experience and collab !

Done using ink pens and gel pens, scanned and edited on Photoshop and then colored digitally by golby moon

AO3 post / DeviantArt post / Instagram post / Patreon post / Pillowfort post / Twitter post

Destiel Kiss - Bend With Me by Hectatess - in collab with golby moon - 17.01.2024

Done using ink pens, gel pens, watercolors, a metallic ink pen, alcohol markers and Photoshop for Dean's freckles

AO3 post / DeviantArt post / Instagram post / Patreon post / Pillowfort post / Twitter post

Sabriel Kiss - Bend With Me by Hectatess - in collab with golby moon - 17.01.2024

Done using watercolors, ink pens, gel pens, alcohol markers and a metallic ink pen

This was inspired by Cowboy Bebop, one of my favorite anime. Spike and Dean would be such great friends.

Check it 1,2,3, Let's Jam here!

Summary: Bounty Hunters Dean, Vic, and Hacker Kevin are dealing with the aftermath of theft and sabotage at Charlie’s hands when Dean discovers signs of his lost love Castiel. Instead Dean discovers the man who killed Castiel. But Leviathan is more than he seems.

Hey! So I got to participate twice in this round of the DCAB. I had already agreed to beta @bleuzombie's amazing fic 1,2,3, Let's Jam, an amazing story based on the world of Cowboy Bebop, but due to unforeseen circumstances, I ended up doing a piece of art for it as well! It also means I got to work alongside the amazing @sketcheun, and like, holy shit, if that isn't intimidating. But truly, this was a great team to work with, and you really need to go drop everything and read 1,2,3, Let's Jam!

I got to work with @ayumidah (author) and @alicetallula (the banner artist) for @deancasanimebang! 💚💙

Everyone should go check out this adorable fic (beta'd by @golby-moon who's also an author and artist in the event 💚) combining Destiel with the world of Studio Ghibli's Spirited away, set years after the events of the film.

AO3 link to Connections

Link to Tallula's art

​The DeanCas Anime Bang is coming back this summer, so start getting your ideas ready!!

Sign-ups will open in June. Here's the 2026 Schedule and Info for anyone who'd like to go ahead and look it over now. But here are the main differences from our first round:

Beta Readers are full participants in the event and will have check-ins.

A month has been added to the schedule to give some extra room to you authors who like to write tomes. You're welcome.

The artists also get a few extra weeks at the front of their schedule. You're welcome as well, lol.

BUT BEFORE THAT...

Our companion event, the Supernatural Anime Challenge, will be running in April! There is a set of prompts for each week of the month. Do any/all of them. Do the same prompt 30 times. Just come have fun with it!

It's open to all characters and ships!!!

ALSO!!!