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Another reference for Russian!AU – now for Mitsuru-Milana. I've been busy with the festival and then work lately, so I haven't been drawing much.

Honestly, I'm already tired of references, although I understand that someone was waiting for their favorite characters in this universe. I just want to draw Jundori. I hope you won't be too upset with me for not adding other characters, or for adding them much later.

To keep you from being completely without content, here's a little about the others:

Arkady Sadov (Akihiko) – lieutenant of militsiya. Without his uniform, he looks like a composite image of all the main characters from cop shows like "Streets of Broken Lights." He earned the nickname "Uncle Styopa" (from Sergei Mikhalkov's children's novel "Uncle Styopa the Militiaman") from the neighborhood kids.

Fyokla Yamova (Fuuka) – a research assistant at the lab, familiar with electronic computers and yet knits sweaters for herself using patterns from Burda magazine.

Shurik Rogaty (Shinjiro) – dresses like Danila Bagrov from the movie "Brother" and works as a cook in some restaurant on the outskirts.

Alisa (Aigis) – well, just Aigis, helps Fyokla.

Kesha Amanov (Ken) – got into law school at Moscow State University and plays soccer in his free time.

Rodion Chizhikov (Ryoji) – no longer Zukin because it sounds silly, but at least it's a reference to the verselet "Chizhik-pyzhik, where have you been?" And in general, he's a walking reference to Raskolnikov from "Crime and Punishment." Mysterious and with a long scarf.

Takai Sattarov (Takaya) – a TV "shaman" of the "Place water next to the screen to charge it with energy" variety. He's covered in amulets and other mystical paraphernalia. A very skilled manipulator.

On one social network, subscribers chose to continue the Russian AU, so here's a reference to Yukari-Yulia.

The keys slipped from his trembling fingers, thudding dully against something that was definitely not a concrete floor. The hair on the back of his neck stood on end. Instinctively, Junpei took a step back. Then another. His spine met the cold metal of the elevator doors. Turning slowly, he saw nothing — no welcoming glow of the call button, no display showing the floor where the elevator was supposed to be. It felt as though someone had simply switched off his sight. Everywhere his gaze fell, there was only darkness. Absolute. Frightening. Alien.

"I’ve broken reality," shot through Junpei’s mind in a panic. "I’ve broken goddamn reality!" He drew a sharp breath and nearly coughed from the heaviness of the air. The smell was strange, too — sort of... musty? The kind you get in unventilated rooms or in cars left standing in the baking sun for too long. Only here, the smell seemed a hundred years old. There was no sense of moving air — everything was static, as if frozen in time and space.

Snapping out of his stupor, Junpei jolted and began pounding blindly on the elevator doors.

"Hey! People! Anyone!" he yelled. "Let me out of here!!!"

But only silence answered him. Even the sound of his blows rang strangely muffled, though, by all logic, the whole building should have heard them. It belatedly dawned on Junpei that this place had no echo — the kind you would expect in an empty hallway. What the hell was going on?

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(Read the full chapter on Ao3)

I saw a selection of art from the artist on Twitter with characters of the Persona in the form of mermaids/newts (she called them SEAS, well, you know, yes, like SEES, only marine :D). Each had its own fish, and the result looked conceptually interesting. In general, I really wanted to draw Junpei with such a design. However, I removed the pectoral fin because I couldn't figure out how to beat it in my style.

The original post with the fish characters: https://twitter.com/Kippyscafe/status/1686806223805366285

There was also no Chidori in this collection, so I asked the artist if I could add it. She agreed and said she would be happy, so I went to look for a suitable "gothic" fish. And, you won't believe it, I found it. Just look at the betta rosetail and you'll understand everything. This is probably the most beautiful Chidori I've ever painted. Maybe, by the way, I'll also draw an art piece with them, but that's not for sure.

Well, just look at these fish, well, they are perfect for Chidori

MARCH RECAP Topic: Persona 3 Russian!AU Results: A total of 3 character design references for the AU – Chidori, Makoto, and Kotone. Chidori was the most challenging, as I had to sift through a lot of information, including photos, to put together a suitable outfit for her. Makoto was the easiest; I knew from the start that he would be wearing a denim shirt.

I finally got around to continuing the designs for the RussianAU of Persona. Junpei Yura has already been designed, and now it's Chidori Dora's turn.

It's my birthday today!

Thank you for sticking with me and my art. These works are my favorites from the past year, and I'd love to know which ones you like.

A recap of the beginning of the year! Unexpected, I know, but I'll explain it now.

In 2019, something happened: the number of drawing ideas became so overwhelming that it made the process itself quite difficult. Sometimes choosing what to draw took longer than the actual drawing. So, I compiled all my ideas into a single spreadsheet, sorted them by theme, and assigned each one its own month. During this time, I could take any ideas within the theme without worrying about what to draw. After finding the recap of that year on my page, I realized that this structure was incredibly productive, providing variety and clearing out my endless "What to draw?" list a bit.

Why am I remembering this now? Because — guess what — I have a ton of drawing notes again, and every time I spend way too much time choosing which art or sketch to do next. The current fandom I'm in, its alternative versions, previous unfinished fandoms, original characters, challenges, redraws of old art, completely random ideas that just popped into my head — I've sorted it all out again. I want to try drawing again using the "one month, one theme" principle. But this time, I'm wondering: do you sometimes want to choose which month to draw next? I'll probably conduct polls randomly on different social media to make it more interesting :D

Now, let's get back to the results of January and February, which I've tentatively dubbed "Classic Persona 3." Seven sketches for Jundori Week and one full-length piece (in 2019, I could produce 25 pieces of art in a month; I miss those days). But it's still a good start. Next month, I won't have a choice for a Persona 3 Russian!AU, because I've been working on character references for a while now. I don't know how much I can accomplish in a month, but we'll give it a try.

A meme was posted on Twitter, and since it was 100% them, I decided to draw some art in honor of it. I also dug out an old Junpei cowboy design from my stash x)