Well, I'll start of by apologizing. For the fact this took so long, for the fact that it looks pretty similar (and as such not very good), and for the fact that I'm STILL not ready to get this started up again. It may be a lame and overused excuse, but as often happens with things, life gets in the way. I believe I mentioned this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlORafjlMA0&feature=channel_page
Well, it's finally done. I actually have had a little bit more animation work I've had to do as well.
Then there's this: http://uirpg.com/games.php?act=view&id=399
The massive RPG I have been working on for quite a while. This took over BIG time, as it was in development for YEARS and these last few months were a massive crunch time to get it out.
So yeah, I haven't had too much time to work on my art, sadly. That's probably evident from the picture, such as with Orihime's awful looking hand giving what's supposed to be a thumbs up, or that poorly drawn expression on her face. (Admittedly, I did rush on Orihime a little more as I realised how awful my art was in this and couldn't muster up proper enthusiasm to get it to look right). Right now, I'm planning to sit down and take a good look at a ton of different art styles, from the complex to the simple, and see if I can pick out some good ways to fix what I know I'm doing wrong. After that, I'll likely do a series of drawings in positions that commonly give me trouble, as in case you couldn't tell I have a MASSIVE issue drawing depth and it makes my characters feel incredibly rigid. Hopefully I'll be able to show you those before too long and start building up a buffer for the comic before it starts again.

I've just been busy... (Ok, Brawl has a good bit to do with that, but what can you do...) Anyway, I did a new picture, as my deviantART account just hit 1000 pageviews. Since the image is a redesign of Kitsune and Kaoru, I figured I'd post it here too. You'll notice Kitsune's outfit now features a new mix of black and red, and I believe the flames are a good bit smoother looking like this. The lock around the neck is also more prominent, as shown by the key in Kaoru's mouth, and Kitsune's hands are now more claw-like, with bone covering the tops. And Kaoru is even more girly now, although this image doesn't show it that well. Oh, and this whole image was created using Open Canvas's Calligraphy Brush...

And that is the final page in the introduction, and as such, the start of my little break mentioned in the previous post... Please stay with me until the comic starts up again!

Yep, well, there won't be an update tonight. Pretty much, my internet went down, cutting me off from my preferable source of references, and honestly I was rushing around trying to fix it. So yeah, the comic will be back on Saturday. Sadly, this seems like the right time to tell you guys, after a few more comics, the end of the intro arc will be done, and I've decided I really need a break. This is because a) I really need to work on my art style, and, simply put, stress. It really is starting to mess with me. So anyway, the break will probably be 2-3 months, but I will update some of the sketch and concept images I'll be working on to fix up my art problems as filler. (My DA may have more stuff, though, as it likely won't all be based on this comic.) The current plan is to work until I have enough buffer to last until the start of summer. This is NOT a canceling of the comic, I absolutely promise I will be finishing this, I just need this little break. I hope you can all understand, and will stick around till the comic comes back around!

I don't care, I celebrate Christmas, so I say Merry Christmas. If you celebrate something else, Happy Holidays. Anyway, two comics for Christmas, making up for one of the days I didn't have anything. Yes, I forgot the sheath in page 19, but I made 2 pages in one day, so whatever. Oh, and just so you know, the character names are stated in traditional Japanese format, so his name is Kaoru Tsubomi in the usual English way, in case you didn't catch on with the Kurosaki Ichigo thing...

I'm really sorry, but really poor luck prevented me from having an update today. First, the ridiculous abundance of work from school singlehandedly killed off the buffer. Then, of course, I fell ill on Friday, and still haven't recovered 100%, although I am feeling a bit better. I was sick all weekend, so I didn't have a chance to do any work on the comic. However, I'll try my best to have Saturdays comic up without any problems. (No promises, but I think I'll make it)

Buffer: 0 :(

Page 12 is up, and I'm really happy with how it came out.

Buffer Count: 1
Oh, wait, what's that? A buffer count? That's right, I now finally have a buffer, and from now on, each news update will also tell many buffer comics I currently have.

And with it comes a change in the background, finally. I was considering making a transfer scene, like on a train, but it didn't feel necessary. Oh, and it case it isn't apparent, the panel change is there to display the large size of the building(s).