#seiryuu

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Day 13: Sky

Look at Suzaku. Look at her. LOOK AT HER. I drew her so well, didn't I? Meanwhile Seiryuu looks kinda dopey....but I kinda chose a draw angle to draw him at and also couldn't find a good reference that showed off his full design very well.

Anyway, I figured that for today's prompt, I'd draw the 2 flying Bit Beasts flying around in the sky. I'm pretty sure Seiryuu can fly anyway. He is supposed to be a wind dragon after all. I think...and I swear I remember seeing him fly in the series. Or I'm losing my mind.

I would've liked to color this, but that would've involve drawing Seiryuu more accurately and I don't wanna. So I'm leaving just the line art instead.

SGDQ 2025 - Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

⚠️spoilers for Lupin III Part 3 Episode 24 & a little bit for certain part 4 and part 5 episodes⚠️ // TW: slight blood 🩸

So. I'll be honest: ep24 (the one Seiryuu is introduced in) is the only part 3 episode I've watched. I saw some Seiryuu fanart a few years back and once I found out that he's Goemon's childhood friend/training buddy I had to know more. I watched the episode itself a few years ago and honestly Seiryuu stuck to me a lot...

It was so very obvious that Seiryuu was planted in the episode for his death to serve as a plot point but I still didn't expect for him to die like that. Because I feel like a lot of the people (both women AND men) that Goemon interacts with throughout the series usually come out alive by the end of the episode? (ex. Chloé in part 5, Belladonna in part 4)

I really did want to see more of Seiryuu before he got killed off... The whole "old friend" thing he had with Goemon would be so much more interesting if we actually got to see them interact as reunited old friends -- not just enemies due to the situation -- at least for a split second. PLUS I can't lie I love how he dies kinda shielding the injured Goemon from Taniyama's bullets...

I was just thinking that considering how characters in lupin usually show almost superhuman abilities to cope with their injuries, Seiryuu would have had plenty of time (and energy?) to run away or defend himself after the first bullet had he wanted to. But he chose to keep standing there, perhaps in shock due to learning the truth about his family, or perhaps (my hc) because he felt that he can't let Goemon be sacrificed there. I don't know it was just a thought I had 🫠

Also interesting how we IMMEDIATELY get the scene where Goemon takes revenge on Taniyama. Again, the scene itself was kinda forced (somewhat), and it's weird that there's no mention of the dragon statue AT ALL since that was the whole point of the heist but. hear me out.

Goemon was injured bad. And he still dragged himself to go cut open Taniyama and his right hand man and his car in half. Which, okay sure, injuries usually don't stop Goemon from anything (he has no self preservation skills... my shayla...), especially something regarding honor, but still. You were bleeding out in the chopper when Jigen saved you bro chill😭🙏🙏

That kind of goes to show that Seiryuu did mean a lot to Goemon? Outside of the (pretty gay) CONSTANT calling of his name and staring of dreamily in to the distance moments. And I LOVE that because Goemon caring for someone else DEEPLY (not just the im-flustered-and-will-take-care-of-you-because-you're-a-woman kind) is kind of rare outside the lupgang and zenigata. I think.

I guess this is also an extension of the mini rant I had about Goemon and not seeing enough of him... I was really excited to get some CRUMBS of lore of what Goemon's life could have been like before meeting the lupgang (albeit getting like what, 5 seconds? of a background montage of the place Seiryuu and Goemon used to train together), and I think that fed into my love of these two goobers. Kinda wish Seiryuu made SOME kind of cameo appearance in later shows or movies like what happens with other characters in the show but I'm pretty sure that will never happen lol

Yohaji museum goods! (1/3)

BRO AM I SERIOUSLY LEAVING OUT ON THIS

Art by: Mai Tanaka