Redraw of my JuAli doodle from 2024 โค๏ธ๐ค๐
I got some time today so I quickly redrew Judar's hair ^^
I'm getting more used to drawing the shape of his hair
I like the clearer shapes now! My fave is the 4th one, then the 3rd one
Scrapped the 5th and 6th ones cuz they don't have very clear shapes to me.
Hand is tentative though I'll probably redraw that
I'm very amazed by how people draw silhouettes and even quickly render using the lasso tool...
I tried the lasso tool method out for making silhouettes because I was bothered that I couldn't get the shapes I wanted at first, so I quickly lasso'ed the shapes of his hair spikes and kept repeating.
This gets made even easier when you have "Add to selection" turned on on CSP (or any similar function)
Admittedly I'm MUCH better at sketching with lines (which is how I always sketch), than blocking out silhouettes with a big brush and erasing from it to make shapes.
Because the 2nd was done with lasso tool, it has some jagged edges (though Ig you could turn Anti-aliasing higher) and has some unbalanced spikes, but it actually helped me get the shapes I wanted much faster for me.
Making silhouettes with lasso tool is fun... I then put the lasso tool version on low opacity, and re-sketched over it (3rd and 4th image)
I was wondering whether to post on side or main but it'll probably get buried under my reblogs and ramble posts since I don't have a solid art tag there
And Tumblr's search function is so finnicky that some of the tags don't work when you search them, so I'll put it here
Once I get the chance to draw Alibaba and refine the rest of it, I'll put it under tags
I love the improvement from my late 2024 - early 2025 style where I've shifted into drawing more thickly lined eyes ^^
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Collection of Judar and JuAli doodles from 2025 ๐
Tbh I still love how Judar's hair and expressions are drawn in theseโฆ ๐ฅบ๐
The idea I had for the 1st one was Judar clutching onto Alibaba's sleeves.
Then for the 2nd one, I thought of Judar yanking on Alibaba's rope cord accessory playfully to pull him closer to his face. Like a cat batting at rope ๐โโฌโ๏ธ
For the 1st one I did not think through how his bangs partially covers Alibaba's face...
I usually draw one chara, then draw the other.
Thankfully, I thought it through with the 2nd one โ๏ธ
The way his hair and eyes are lined, is so nice, I love it... ๐คญ
Misc Rambles
Just realized I didn't post my Magi backlog on Tumblr. Help...
Hi I miss them sm... ๐ฅบ๐ When I'm not busy I will post my backlog of doodles and rambles of them โบ๏ธ
I was thinking of redrawing my old doodles in my current art style (post November 2025 style)
I still like the 2025 doodles tbh! I just wanna update them eventually to my current style.
I also redrew the Unfriendly Hater (Vocaloid song parody) doodle but now I'm tempted to redraw that art, along with the Judar hanfu doodles
I'm so curious what they'll look like in my current style...
(Not gonna tag atm since I plan to make a proper post eventually, so this is just a sneak peek of what I will eventually post on main. Yippee!!) ๐คธ
I'm pretty picky with how my posts are formatted, and I always want my art posts to be paired with long rambles talking about my art process, ideas for my fave charas/ships, how I felt drawing at the time, etc.
Discussion rambles with Feila on comm ideas for KuroEne, XanLena, and JuAli, under the cut.
Disabling reblogs for obvious reasons
My KuroEne Twt mutual recently got a YCH/Skeb/Omakase style type comm from a KR artist (top one) โค๏ธ
OMG this comm is beautiful???
The comm type is "You and Me" Heart (Music Playlist) comm
The poses are the same but you can customize the eye position, colours, and text (title, album, and ship pair at the bottom)
I would IGNITE if I had any of my main OTPs (KuroEne, JuAli, XanLena, LimGuda, IdaTatsu) as this.
Oomf's comm came out SO good OMFG
The artist lists all the comms they did in the thread!
They only speak Korean, so Idk if they'd be ok with overseas clients communicating with them through the use of a translator
(And I don't want to make mistakes either. Because unlike JP, I can't read KR.)
My oomf knows KR so I feel like it'd be ok to tell her that I wanted to comm this artist with KuroEne in this style and ask her to check over my comm form, but admittedly I feel shy ๐ญ
Info Page: (X)
Me: Ok... So it's a Skeb/Omakase/YCH style comm so there are no revisions/changes, but if you absolutely want them, then you can pay a fee. That's fair.
Ok the auto translator seems to be working decently (enough for me to view over the TOS)
They seem to accept most yume ships, but will reject series or ships they don't like, which is fair.
This artist blacklisted requesting certain series from their list.
They reject CC and yume ship comms with a couple of their faves, which is understandable.
They say that they don't use mid-tones for dark skin for this comm due to the limited colours.
The TOS lists that no midtones/screentones will be used, even for darker skin and scars.
Not the worst thing in the world considering the limited colour palette, but I'm still kinda ??? about that... ๐ญ
Hmmm. Let me think about what colours I want for JuAli and XanLena (in the future)
F: I just looked over the TOS
I've never seen a comm this strict ngl
Lowkey wanna question why they don't use screentones for a darker skin tone.
Me: Right??? I'm so confused about that too. Like it's such a minor change
My precious XanLena and JuAli are gonna be inked fully in BW then in this style ๐ญ
Selena, Xanxus, and Alibaba all have tanner/darker skin in my HCs.
For Selena, it's not even an HC. She's my own OC.
Ig I could live with that due to the limited colour palette...
Me: There are a lot of Crepe and Skeb comms like this (ex. refusing to draw certain series/ships), or ones that are stricter, like some Crepe/Skeb comms only accept OCs and don't do fanart.
I could communicate with Skeb artists in JP.
But like, some Skeb artists refuse to do any minor edits after the comm is done.
Like, at all.
Even if the artist gets your characters' skin tones wrong. Mf... What in the colourism ๐
Hate that it's a gamble that your sona or OC can be whitewashed after a comm.
I always look over an artist's TOS and portfolio on VGen to see whether they can draw LGBT+ ships and darker skinned charas. Otherwise I don't comm them.
I usually comm on VGen and other socials (Insta, Twt), cuz I prefer working with artists who are OK with doing minor revisions.
I've ordered a bunch of Skeb style comms from VGen. These artists still allow minor detail fixes (ex. colour and detail fixes, skintone changes, etc.)
That's why I much prefer being able to put more inputs in as the client, if any colour/detail fixes are needed.
F: LIKE??? I use screentones like any other person tbh.
Me: "We don't use screentones/mid-tones for darker skin or scars" is so weird to me.
Even if I try giving the benefit of the doubt that maybe it's cuz of the limited colour scheme...
But??? Also, a darker tone is used for the scars here???
(Tweet above, bottom one)
At least OP seems to allow edits of their work (?)
They seem to allow commissioners to print out their Music Playlist comms as charms.
So Ig I could always edit the skin tones if needed. But I shouldn't have to do that (be the one to edit it) in the first place.
F: Terrible day to have a slightly tanned sona/self-insert or OC ๐ญ
Me: I wonder if it's due to the limited colour palette? It's still really off putting to me though, don't get me wrong.
Colourism is a HUGE issue, including in EA/SEA spaces.
All the times I've seen a darker skinned chara get drawn whitewashed or with an "ashy" looking skin tone is way too many to count ๐
Changing the skintone and adjusting it to be slightly darker is such a minor fix.
Maybe I should start with KuroEne first to "test the waters" for how the comm will turn out cuz both of them are pasty/have light skin
F: So they CAN use mid-tones for scars, but likeโฆ why not for skin?
Me: HHH YEAHโฆ
F: My Sona's skintone is literally my IRL skintone
Me: Yeah even as a light skinned SEAsian/Viet person, I'm not pasty WHITE ๐ญ
F: Terrible day to have a slightly tanned sona
Me: Yeah it's why I personally haven't commissioned artists on Skeb yet.
I need to find more artists on Skeb who are cool with doing minor revisions if needed.
I'm so scared of the potential chance of ordering a Skeb comm and getting Selena back whitewashed and the artist either not replying or being like "Deal with it" (but in a "politer" way)
"Sorry, but we do not accept revision changes/requests" (formal response)
Like... ๐
I've seen numerous tweets from people talking about how they've received Skeb comms they were unhappy with cuz they didn't allow any changes AND whitewashed their sonas or OCs.
Honest to god, I'd permanently blacklist an artist if they ever refuse to do skin tone changes, etc., especially since all my refs clearly have my characters and faves with tanner/darker skin. I'd be so upset and annoyed.
With cell shading styles, these minor edits are quick to do, too.
With some rendered styles, some colours would need to be redone, but the artist should've followed the client's refs from the beginning.
Thankfully I've personally never run into this problem with Selena being whitewashed in a comm, and let's hope it stays that way.
All the artists on I've commed (including on VGen and other socials like Twitter and Insta) have been super kind about minor edits and revisions, including skin tone changes and detail fixes ๐
Me: I think I have an idea of what colours I want to be used with XanLena and JuAli but I think I'll probably go for KuroEne first to test the waters (so to speak)
Cuz the last two are good refs for "Charas with gold and red eyes" (XanLena and JuAli) and charas with spirals in eyes" (Judar)
I think I'd use bright saturated blood wine red for Xanxus and Judar's eyes. We'll see when we get there (hopefully!)
I feel like XanLena and JuAli would have these kinds of colour schemes. Both my OTPs have red and gold eyes. What a coincidence.
Me: I think I have an idea of what colours I want to be used with XanLena and JuAli but I think I'll probably go for KuroEne first to test the waters (so to speak)
F: Hopefully KuroEne is accepted... I'm kinda worried they won't accept due to the stricter comm form.
Me: Nowโฆ I wonder what colours KuroEne should have
Should they be Black/Gold/Blue or Black/Red/Blue for contrast reasons?
If they're Black/Red/Blue, I was thinking it would match the colours and aesthetics of Outer Science
(Assuming the comm is accepted ofc)
F: But if it's black/red/blue, that would hint that Awakening Eyes is in use (though that'd be a great detail)
Me: Outer Science MV
Me: I was thinking of the general colour palette being like the 2nd image
Me: Yeah it'd be like this. Ig the question is what colours we want
I was thinking of Saeru having red eyes and white skin here in this comm
Cuz I want Ene's blue eyes to match with a good colour
And then their hands can be bright red
F: FISHEYE KUROHA STILL MAKES ME LAUGH AJHDKSHSBS
Me: WHDHSHDSH
F: But eitherway, yes, red hands + outer areas are red, red eyes for the bastard snake and blue eyes for Ene :D
Me: YEEE
I should probably draft colours first
Should we use an auto translator with DeepL or should I ask Oomfโฆ
Ig we could do both. Like, use an auto translator first, then ask Oomf to check it over
F: Idk I'm worried.
I don't trust translators and I don't wanna bother her ๐ญ
Me: Same. I need to figure out how Kuroha and Ene's names are spelled in KR.
(EDIT: Wait, I got it ๐)
F: FUCK I LEARNED HANGEUL ONCE BUT NOW I FORGOT
Me: Oh one thing
We need to decide on the text (album text)
Me: I was thinking of something like this?
KuroEne Comm Ideas ๐ค๐๐๐
Note: Colours similar to the top most one.
KuroEne Colours
Black, Red, White, Blue ๐คโค๏ธ๐ค๐
Black used for the outer parts.
Blood Red used for the hands and Saeru's eyes and facial patterns.
Ice Blue used for Ene's eyes and facial structures.
White used for the colour of their skin.
Album Text Colours
White + Black + Red
Album Title
Last Dance At World's End
Note: Name of my KuroEne AU.
Album (Side Text)
KuroEne
Note: Text is White + Red, unless we want Blue + Red to be used. Imo White + Red has better contrast.
Playback Numbers
XX:XX
Note: XX:XX represents the inevitable repeat of their "Dance." An infinite, never-ending loop.
Note: Only if the artist allows changes. Otherwise, we can leave it as is.
Pairing Name (Bottom Text)
Kuroha x Ene
Snake of Clearing Eyes x Enomoto Takane
Note: I think the first one looks the best. The 2nd just has the "true name."
Rambles
Me: Ok what do we think???
F: So it's ์ฟ ๋กํ (Kuroha) and ์๋ค (Ene)
F: Ooh the playback numbers is a nice ref of it being never ending :D
Me: I made a compiled list
KuroEne's Names
Ene = ์๋ค (ใจใ)
Kuroha = ์ฟ ๋กํ (ใฏใญใ)
Note: Shortened fanon nickname that combines ใณใใ (Konoha) with ้ป/ใฏใญ (Kuro, "Black") to make ใฏใญใ (Kuroha)
Note: Based on the official profile name for the form that the Snake of Clearing Eyes takes when possessing Konoha: ้ปใณใใ (Kuro Konoha, "Black Konoha")
Saeru = ์ฌ์๋ฃจ (ๅดใใ)
Snake of Clearing Eyes = ๋์ด ๋ง์์ง๋ ๋ฑ (็ฎใๅดใใ่)
Nuneulmyeon = ๋๋ง๋ฑ (็ฎใๅดใใ่)
Note: Sometimes referred to as Nuneulmyeon (๋๋ง๋ฑ, "Clear Eyed Snake") as a nickname/shortened version.
F: Believe it or not, I was so desperate for KuroEne content that I use the KR version of the ship name hoping that something would appear
And Ene's is easier to remember :P
F: Well that's a fun fact :v
Me: HHADHSHSDH valid
I think most KuroEne content comes from EA/JP fans, some from EN-speaking fans, and a bit from CN fans
Me: So I assume we're going for Kuroha x Ene as the pairing name
The other option would be Snake of Clearing Eyes x Enomoto Takane
One looks better, and one is the "true name"
F: What even is the CN tag for KuroEne
Me: Oof I saw some pics on Weibo back then but forgotโฆ
If Judar had to wear a hoe outfit, it should've been miaojiang style fashion /hj
Case and point. ๐
๐ฌ 29ย ย ๐ 7499ย ย โค๏ธ 14039ย ยทย ่็miaojiang style fashion designed by hanfu stores
๐ฌ 0ย ย ๐ 575ย ย โค๏ธ 1268ย ยทย hanfu fashion matched with miao fashion by chinese designers
๐ฌ 0ย ย ๐ 578ย ย โค๏ธ 1095ย ยทย OP likes to have her boyfriend try on the same outfits to compare how they look differently on each of them (cr ็ดซ็ดซzizi
(See: Posts above)
(Rambles with my friends Jaqui and Cinna)
Tumblr only embeds the 1st one, though. Aight.
(EDIT: Ok looks like the embeds are fine now)
J: Oh but in black and red ๐
C: OOOO
Yo it'd fit him well
Me: Yee for him it should be black and red instead ๐คญ
I was kinda tempted to reblog in tags with my blorbos tbh
Me: YES JAQUI
Judar Doodles
Judar wearing hanfu (daxiushan (outer coat jacket) and ruqun (hanfu top and wrap around skirt))
Judar WIP doodles
I've been meaning to refine this concept art sketch soon...
Rahhh I keep thinking about that sketch Ohtaka made of him wearing changshan and hanfu... Her sketches are so fluid. Her art is so dynamic.
Me: Judar is wearing Indian/South Asian clothes in his canon design, but the series calls it "Middle Eastern" clothes ๐ญ
Also I just don't want to draw the bastardized/racially stereotyped outfits in Magi, so I'll be proceeding with my HC versions and redesigns instead.
I also love Miaojiang fashion's inspiration from Indian clothing (with the Silk Road elements)
It's why I opt to draw Judar in hanfu/huafu instead in my HC versions to project his ethnicity more on his design. He is from the Kou Empire, so he is Chinese coded.
I'VE BEEN WANTING TO DRAW HIM IN MIAOJIANG STYLE FASHION AND VIET FASHION FOR THE LONGEST TIME RAHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I LOVE HIM. I LOVE MY SON!!!!!!!!!
MY SON WITH A CANON BLACK SUN AND MOON LEITMOTIF... ECLIPSE THEMED...
God Ohtaka's inking, level of detailing, and compositions, are out of this world.
Since it's summer I should eventually get on the grind of translating JuAli doujinshi and KuroEne's old Pixiv Logs/Twitter Fanarts ๐
I have 15+ JuAli doujins in my hands (mostly SFW, but a few are NSFW), because I bought them from secondhand resellings
I imagined that most JuAli doujins were made during the time while the Magi anime was airing
I have at least 90% of KuroEne's fanarts saved from back then (mostly SFW, but there's some NSFW)
For KuroEne, most of them are mainly fanarts from 2012 - 2016, but there are some from 2017 - 2020+
I got into KagePro and KuroEne when I was like 12.
Kid me was a master archiver that saved most of their fan-works ๐ซก
Since I tend to gravitate towards niche popular ships (ex. LimGuda) and rare pairs (ex. JuAli, KuroEne, XanLena, IdaTatsu)
I was so pleasantly surprised that 2 of my biggest OTPs ever have old NSFW doujinshi like OMGGG
I'm so shocked about the existence of a few JuAliHaku (NSFW) doujinshis like I am winning โ๏ธ I have a few of them!
KuroEne had a bunch of NSFW logs back then that I archived
Though, ofc, I understand the gray area of translating the works of artists who are not in the fandom anymore and/or deleted their accounts.
I'll make it more discrete by making a Tumblr post and then linking to one of my public Notion pages.
I first got exposed to fan-doujin culture through KHR, so Ik there's tons of doujins that I would've never gotten to read if it weren't for fan-translations.
Especially since KHR had a really active doujin scene, and was most active during the mid 2000s - early 2010s. KHR was renowned for having one of the biggest doujinshi counts at the time
I have over 20+ LimGuda doujinshi (assumably 20 - 25), but LimGuda's artists are very active in the fanbase, so I won't post them publically to respect their wishes.
Feel free to DM me if you're curious though ^^
I also won't share the doujinshi (publically) of artists who are still in the fandom.
I translated a bunch of comics and fanarts for now so I can post those eventually!
I have a bunch of doujinshi TLs that I started (either translated half-way or are mostly translated), I'm just in the process of editing them/looking them over for typos
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Basically some add-on rambles compared to before for the scenario I wrote where Judar plays games with Alibaba by chasing/flying after him and flinging ice shards at him
I was just thinking about I saw Tonari-san tweet that she was considering organizing and making a JuAli fan-anthology ๐คโค๏ธ๐๐โโฌโ๏ธ
Not sure if it'd be a ship based doujin or a Chindou-gumi ("Strange Journey Duo") focused one.
So Ig it could be either JuAli as a ship, or a gen-doujin just focused on the duo's gen-dynamic (that could be read as platonic)
Though she was wondering if there would be people that would contribute to it. I think I did see some people interested.
She said that if she does put one together, then it'd be for an in-person Magi doujin event in Japan next year.
(Anthology = Collab fan-book/doujinshi where artists and writers contribute illusts, comics/manga, and fic, etc.)
Not sure if it's gonna happen but IF it does... ๐
Omg ๐ฅบ๐
I'd really love to contribute to a JuAli anthology/doujinshi โค๏ธ
But considering my situation as an Overseas mutual/follower who's still learning JP and also can't show up to Magi doujin circle events in-person (considering that I'm in another country), I think it'd be best for me to sit this one out.
Like I WOULD offer but it complicates things imo.
I'm on summer break rn after I finished my 1st undergrad degree, but will be coming back to school for my 2nd undergrad degree for the Fall 2025 term.
Because I can't really predict what my schedule will be like next year.
I feel like I'd probably get really busy due to IRL/school (which is why I'm a lot more active rn)
My posts and posting frequency will definitely slow down a LOT once school starts up again for me.
Though if a JuAli or Chindou-gumi ("Strange Journey Duo") anthology doujin does happen, I will be RIGHT there to purchase any leftovers that get put up online on Booth (hopefully!)
I would certainly be SUPER interested!!! ๐
Either way, Tonari-san said she'll put up her JuAli fan-merch on BOOTH around July and August, so hopefully I'll be able to buy her recent merch then ๐
JuAli and AliHaku charms I got from Tonari's Booth ๐ค๐๐
THE ART STYLE IS SOOOO CUTE AND I LOVE THE SHAPES AND VIBRANT COLOURS USED...
I'M SO GLAD TO HAVE FAN MERCH OF MY MAGI OTP AND MY 2ND FAVE MAGI SHIP... ๐๐๐
It's honestly a miracle that they still have fan merch ๐ฅบ๐๐๐
Link to charms on Booth: (X) & (XX)
I will post my charm pics on main eventually!
I'll get around to posting more of my merch hauls eventually.
OG pics are 4000 px, but Tumblr can only post up to ~2000 px so I had to resize them to post here
Rambles under the cut about JuAli ๐โโฌโ๏ธ๐ค๐
(Just realized I forgot to post some parts so I'm reposting my rambles)
Gonna put these rambles under the cut.
I was chatting with a EA/JP JuAli artist on Twt ๐ค โค๏ธ ๐
I was so excited to talk to an overseas JuAli fan!! ๐โโฌโ๏ธโ๏ธ๐ฅ
Tonari-san is so sweet ๐ฅบโค๏ธ
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Intro Rambles
Putting this under a read more as well cuz Iโd be a little embarrassed if my rambles were stumbled upon by the artist in question (who isnโt a native English speaker)
EA Fandom Etiquette
Ok let me explain this for people who are curious.
For example, general Japanese Twitter etiquette between fan artists is generally polite.
This is popular on Japanese SNS
When youโre not mutual follows with someone, often JP artists will send a tweet to the other person like FFๅคใใๅคฑ็คผใใพใ (Efu-efu-gai kara shitsurei-shimasu, โPlease excuse/pardon me, since weโre not mutuals [but allow me to make a comment]โ)
And it's also common JP artist etiquette to RT (Retweet) a person's post and then make a new tweet on your own account like:
ใณใณใ (Konbi) = โCombination; pair; duoโ (Used by artists who like seeing a combo of charas together, can be platonic or ship)
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Rambles
Me: OH I DIDNโT SEE THIS AT FIRST OMG
ADKLSDKSKLSDKLDSKL I'M GONNA SCREAM THIS IS SO SWEET ๐ญ๐ฅบ๐๐
I just saw her > LRT comment wahhh ๐ญ
It's JudaAli AAA!!!!!!!! There are people other than me that draw JudaAli!!!! This person's tastes in CP (ships) (*) definitely aligns with mine!!!! ๐ญ๐ค๐๐ค๐
(*) = CP (Character Pairing) = Ship
Me: OH MY GOSHHHH
S: They know whatโs up ๐
C: Omg!
Me: Her JuAli is so cute!!! Such eye candy coloursโฆ
She puts in her profile that she's an Alibaba Oshi and Chindou (JuAli) Oshi, so she's both a fan of the 2 charas in general and as a ship.
EA fans usually use the A+B combo to say they like the charas' dynamic in general (can be platonic and/or as ship)
Sometimes, EA fans make up more unique ship names (that aren't portmanteaus of the characters' names) to refer to a duo (which can be used to say they like them generally as a dynamic, and/or as a ship)
For Judar and Alibaba as a duo (and JuAli as a ship), this fan-nickname is used:
็้ (Chindou, lit. "Strange journey")
It's short for ็้ไธญ (Chindou-chuu, "Incident filled journey; Strange journey")
The term means "A serious but comedic, light-hearted, incident-filled journey"
Chindou-chuu (็้ไธญ) is referring to JuAli, who the EN fan-TL by Sense Scans, refers to as, "The odd couple on a strange journey"
"The strange duo journey begins here!"
Magi: Ch. 266 is where it comes from
That is a cute way to refer to them... ๐ฅบโค๏ธ
It excites me to learn new things about my OTP.
This helps explain the nuances.
Link: (X) & (XX)
Iโm also really happy to see the thoughts of a non-native EN speaker (JP fan-artist)โs opinions on the ship.
OMG I love when fans make up cute nicknames for characters and character combinations they like (ex. platonic or ship dynamics)
This is very common to see with EA/SEA fandoms.
Iirc Magi's EA/JP fandom has a nickname for the RBY trio (Morgiana, Aladdin, Alibaba)
But I forgot what it was ๐ญ
It might've been the fans saying that they look like traffic lights in terms of colours? WHDHSHDSH
Though, don't take my word for it.
I'll have to look into it sometime.
As for AliHaku (RyuuAli), the Alibaba and Hakuryuu duo is called by the fan-nickname ็ๅญ็ต (Ouji Gumi, "Prince duo"), since they're the Two Princes and Two King Vessels.
I wonder if Chindou-chuu was a fan-nickname that Tonari came up with herself?
I learned something new too about my beloved JuAli ๐ฅบ
Chindou Gumi (็้็ต, lit. "Strange Journey Duo") is a really cute nickname for them ๐คโค๏ธ๐
็ต (Gumi, "group; team; duo")
Ex. Hao's team in the Shaman Fight tournament in SK is called Team "Hoshi-Gumi" (ใใผใ ใๆ็ตใ Chiimu "Hoshi-gumi", lit. "Team 'Star Team'")
Tweet Post
A QRT (Quote Retweet) post about the JuAli fan merch she made as can badge pins.
QRT post: (X)
Can Badge Link: (X)
"Chindou JudaAli (Strange journey [duo] JuAli) is really good. Whether it's them in an inseparable relationship (*), or their romance (them falling in love) (**), it's the best... Even on a day like this, I'm just saying what I really think."
Literally means "Rotten bond" but the actual definition is "(Undesirable but) inseparable relationship." So it often gets translated as inseparable bond; on and off relationship; love and hate relationship
(**) = ๆๆ (Ren'ai, "love; romance; falling in love")
I'll put the Jisho definitions here cuz it explains the nuances of these terms
"Inseparable relationship..."
That is how I see them too โบ๏ธ๐
OP, you are cooking with these thoughts!!! ๐
Yeah, they're Besties/one-sided enemies (from Judar's end, lmfao) to me โบ๏ธ
I'm learning new things too. I didn't know about the word ่ ใ็ธ (Kusare'en) but an "inseparable relationship" really describes them perfectly.
""Frenemies"" at first.
I should send a message sometime, since I've bought her JuAli and AliHaku charms... I'm shy though. Especially since I'm still learning JP.
Though I feel like, in general, non-EN fandom artists often get really happy when you tell them that you love their works.
C: "Undesirable but inseparable relationship"
I see ;;
C: "I could send her a message sometime"
Ooo you could!
Nodding
Oh I see!
That'd work, ya.
Misc
Link to her JuAli art
I mustered up the courage to send a message here and here
Her art style has such wonderful colours. Visual eye candy...
Cuz Iirc El0nfuck made it so people who don't have Twt accounts can't see message threads anymore???
So I'm just gonna post the screenshots, but only text ones.
My translation is below.
Ok I just sent the message. Hopefully, there are no typos. I checked it over when I sent my message.
"Nice to meet you! You can call me Sen~ I'm an overseas follower โบ๏ธ
I bought your acrylic charms of JudaAli (็้็ต, Chindou Gumi, "Strange journey duo") and RyuuAli (็ๅญ็ต, Ouji Gumi, "Prince duo") on BOOTH. I love Tonari-san's art style! โบ๏ธ ๐
It's very cute~ ๐ฅบ๐ I'm also very happy to see someone drawing JudaAli too! ๐ค๐๐ซถ"
"I love how Tonari-san draws the Strange journey duo (Chindou Gumi) together! The colours are so pretty~"
...
OH MY GOD SCREAMINGGG ๐ญ
TONARI JUST REPLIED TO ME ADSKLKSDLKLSDKLDS โผ๏ธ
...
"Nice to meet you Sen-san, my name is Otonari Tonari! Thank you for following meโฆ! I see you're Vietnamese! I was surprised how good your Japanese is! ๐ณ
Thank you for your purchase on BOOTH! I'm really happy that you like my art style! โบ๏ธ โจ "
There's not many people drawing JudaAli nowdays, so I'm really happy that Sen-san is here!
As a fellow JudaAli lover, from now on, please treat me warmly! ๐ค ๐"
...
> "I love how Tonari-san draws the Strange journey duo (Chindou gumi) together! The colours are really pretty~"
"Wahhh! Thank you very much! โบ๏ธ ๐ซถ
I drew this poster for an event in Tokyo, so I'm really happy to hear you say that since I like it too โจ"
My Japanese is self-taught, so I'm glad to hear you say that ๐โบ๏ธ
I'll do my best to study Japanese! ๐
I'd love to draw more JudaAli~ ๐ค๐๐ซถ
And I'm also looking forward to buying Tonari-san's "Chindou Chuui" Book on BOOTH ๐ฅบ๐ (*)
Likewise, please be kind to me ๐ค๐
(*)
EDIT: I made a mistake in reading the name of her fan-book.
I meant to say ใ็้ๆณจๆๅ ฑใ (Chindou Chuuihou, "Attention: Strange Journey [Duo]")
...
"Wahhh!? So you're self-taught! ๐ณ
I was surprised because the way you use emojis is very much like a Japanese personโฆ ๐โจ
I know that mastering Japanese is very hard even for Japanese people, so please do your best to study Japanese! โบ๏ธ ๐"
...
"JudaAli's great, aren't they~ ๐ฅบ ๐ค ๐
For a short time in July, I plan to put 'Warning: Strange Journey Duo' along with manga and merch (goods) I had at the previous event!
If there's still stock after the event in August, I'll put it on Booth, so please consider taking a look if you're interested โบ๏ธ"
...
Me: OMGGG ๐ญ๐๐
WAHHH SO I SENT A FEW TWEETS AND THE RESPONSES I GOT BACK ARE REALLY SO SWEET... ๐ญ๐๐
Her messages are really so sweet... ๐ฅบ๐
You can check the nuances of the phrase, ใใใใใ้กใใใพใ (Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu)
(Note: In my friend's server, I'm "pretending" to be my beloved black cat son for the April Fool's joke ๐คธ)
Anyways, I'll have to think of what to respond with...
It's my first time speaking with an overseas non-EN speaking JuAli fan, so this is really exciting for me.
I've always wanted to know what current JuAli fans in the EA fandom think of the ship ๐ฅบ So it's so interesting to hear their thoughts.
Like it makes me so happy to see other JuAli fans and that my works can touch the hearts of other fans and cross over to non-EN fandoms... That is a special kind of feeling ๐ฅบ๐
I'm also learning new things too ๐โจ
The compliment is very flattering to hear as well.
I'd love to talk more about JuAli... I need to study harder and up my learning game ๐
...
C: "OH MY GOD SCREAMING TONARI-SAN JUST REPLIED TO ME"
Oo yay!
That's great :]
C: "Anyways, I'll have to think of what to respond with..."
I see, I see
That works
F: I don't even know how to communicate with JP users ๐ญ
Once a JP user commented a "m(__)m" under my post, I was confused, searched it up and it turns out to be a bowing down emoticon :v
Me: I always take 1 - 2 days to reply to check my message over for typos cuz I don't want to seem rude by accident.
I try my best to be very polite ๐
F: I am too scared, I can't even speak JP ๐ญ๐ญ
Me: Oh I didn't know about the m(__)m emoji or its alt forms
...
Me: Once I saw Tonari-san's message, I feel like I should've used Sen (ใปใณ)ใจ็ณใใพใ (Sen to moushimasu, "I am called Sen")
Since ใจ็ณใใพใ (to moushimasu, "I am called...") is the polite form of ใจ่จใใพใ (to iimasu, "I am called...")
They're used for greetings when introducing yourself. Though I think both are fine/acceptable.
I need to learn more about online EA/SEA fandom artist etiquette ๐
...
Me: Ok, I just realized I made a mistake in reading the title of her JuAli illustration book (fanbook) in my tweet.
My fricking bad ๐ญ
Gahhh... Thatโs a bit of an embarrassing mistake ๐ญ
The name of her illust book is ใ็้ๆณจๆๅ ฑใ (Chindou Chuuihou, "Attention: Strange Journey [Duo]")
When I saw it in just hiragana, I accidentally read it as ใกใใฉใใกใ ใใๆฌ (Chindou Chuui Hon, "Strange Journey [Duo] Book")
Oops
And I didn't know what Chuui meant, or if it was a cutesy way of saying "Chuu" by adding the "~i" at the end.
