ALICE IN BORDERLAND Manga and Live Action Series on Netflix

I randomly drawing another fan art based on its official manga cover a few weeks ago in my break time. 

I like this Netflix's manga-based dystopian series better compared to Squid Game. Alice in borderland is somewhat unpredictable and not merely depend on luck but also do some thinking to survive. For me, Japan is always better in this genre since long time ago. Although so far I Just watched season 1 and 2, but the season 3 is already available to be watched. 

 

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3 ANIME WITH DEVILS OR DEMONS (Jujutsu Kaisen, Demon Slayer & Chainsaw Man)

 

First of all would be Jujutsu kaisen. It is about the curse's energy derived from negative emotions such as fear, anger and hatred and resulting in the birth of curses/noroi, a race of spiritual beings whose primary desire is to bring harm to humanity. They are shown as gruesome monsters, ghosts and yokai/ demons.

Jujutsu sorcerers or shamans are the people who have the power to control the flow of cursed energy and use it against those beings. The main character is Itadori Yoji, an orphan who accidentally swallows part of the body of sukuna. The strongest curse ever or the main villain throughout the series.

 

Next, Kimetsu no yaiba/ Demon Slayer, with Taisho era as the background story, there is a secret society called demon slayers who have fought against demons for centuries. The demons themselves are former humans who were turned into demons by Muzan Kibutsuji as the main villain with his blood. The characteristic of the demon who can't stand the sunlight with red eyes is pretty similar to vampire, although they don't just drink blood but consume human flesh too.They were insanely strong with their blood demon art and are able to regenerate unless being decapitated by special weapons from nichirin. The demon slayers themselves are ordinary humans however they have special breathing style techniques to use to battle those demons. The main character is Kamado Tanjiro, who has only one purpose when he joins the demon slayer corps, which is to kill muzan and help his sister Nezuko find the cure to make her back as ordinary human instead of a devil as she is.

 

The last one is Chainsaw Man. 

The story is set in a world where devils/akuma are born from human fears ( ring a bell?) It also borrowed from a religious story about the 4 horsemen, and all the human disasters from war, weapons and illness. Humans who want to use the devil's power, will make contracts and sacrifice something from them to the devils. Basically to fight or kill devils they use other devil's power as devil hunters. The chainsaw devil is one of the strongest devil who can consume other devil and prevent it from reincarnate back to life. The main character, denji who is supposed to be dead but back to life after pochita the chainsaw devil, albeit the strongest devil lend his heart to him.

 

Similarities: demons/devils, special force to fight against it, ordinary human vs immortal devils, orphan main characters, mc's sad life background, they don't really show special talent in the beginning just a strong will and hardwork. Always have a black haired sidekicks.and most of all, the main problem is from humans themselves as the main source of the problem itself and the beginning of everything.

Hello Jadoo (Korean Cartoon Series)

 

One day my little niece asked me to draw one character from a Korean animated series she recently watched at that time. The series title is Hello Jadoo. I haven't got a time to watch it yet but it got really good review related to parenting and story itself. 

 

So, Jadoo Choi is the main protagonist of Hello Jadoo. She is a 10 year old elementary school student who while attending her classes finds time for adventures.  

Jadoo is a headstrong little tomboy who always tries to do the right thing. While she is a little stubborn and won't hesitate to punch or kick a bully she is fiercely protective of her friends and family. Her loud personality contrasts well with her best friend Minji Gim's personality and more quiet demeanor. Additionally her family reflects her chaotic attitude with her equally headstrong mother, lazy father, and spoiled younger siblings defining her happy and tough personality. Even though curious Jadoo can get a little adorably violent she tries helping others whenever able to. Her amazing character attracts many friends and the occasional suitor, bringing with them new hijinks and fun. 

K-Pop's 1st Animation Movie on Netflix in my PoV: KPOP DEMON HUNTERS

This is actually an animated movie with a simple lighthearted story about a group of girls who have a mission to prevent demons from consuming the people again with their music and it has been done for hundreds of years based on Korean culture which turned into K-pop in the modern days. 

 The demon leader wanted to break the spell and ask his demons if any of them had any idea. Then, a demon guy appeared with some of his friends and told him that he just needed to be the competitor of those demon hunter girls, Huntrix. They disguise themselves as a boy band named Saja boys. 

Long story short, the main girl is half demon, getting close with the demon boy band leader, sparks a love hate thing, battle in songs and demon-real world realms, and all ends well except the demons with sacrifice of love. There are a little bit of background stories, Kpop songs and dances, crazy fans, funny demons. Truly not to be taken seriously because this is as simple as that. I like the costumes, the cat reminded me of Alice in wonderland's cat, the girl band and boy band reminded me of the current most known kpop bands of Blackpink and BTS. That's all. My sister told me that the story is as light as Barbie's animation stories. Just enjoy it without thinking too hard. These are my fan art drawings based on my niece's requests.

 

Tokyo Revengers - My first impression on Live Action Movie

Honestly, I did not know this anime and manga until I watched the first live action movie with real actors instead of the anime itself. The movie was good and managed to spark my curiosity to know further about this series.

The manga was published from 2017 to 2022 and created by Ken Wakui and I already put it on my list for reading since then. I was impressed of how closely the reel characters to the anime or manga characters and the story was kind of inspiring in a way, although it won't ever happen in real life. The main character has the ability to go back to the past and somehow 'fixed' the bitter fate of some people around him. This is the fantasy part which would never happen to us in reality but at least the 'what ifs' in this movie reminded us of how important it is to learn who matters for us and being mature about everything that happen in our lives. We can only plan things but the final result is not necessarily as we want all the time. 

*fan art drawing that I made back then 

 

Creepy Nuts's Banger Songs for 3 different Anime OST

Well, this duo named creepy Nuts lately has been fairly known after their songs were used as the opening song in some anime series. 

The most famous song would be 'Bling bang bang born' for Anime Mashle: magic and muscle. It was all around social medias and even the dance was covered in so many dance videos. although for me personally, I don't even watch the anime yet but I did draw a fan art just for the sake of the song.

The second song would be 'Otonoke'  which was used for opening song of Anime Dandadan season 1. This song is also ear-catchy for me and matched with the anime opening animation really well. This too, was used in may dance cover videos all over social media platforms. As for this anime, I 've watched it and I enjoyed it so far.

The third and the last one is 'Mirage' for Anime  Call of the night/ Yofukashi no Uta. This was also a really nice song although I haven't watch the anime but for sure, I've spent some times to draw the fan art just to put the song in my social media for reference and fun.

The duo with combining rap and DJ music is somehow quite unique and it is rather difficult to copy or cover in any single instrumental tools or even the song itself.  

all fan art drawings are drawn by me when the songs were in hype. Check the process video in my youtube channel: noodlemie  

 

 

  

 

Luffy And One Piece Anime Flag in Indonesia

 What's wrong with this One Piece's flag in Indonesian 80's independence day celebration on August 17, 2025? 

A few days ago I drew this fan art drawing. With Luffy holding 2 flags facing 3 big characters which represent greed (pig), corruption (rat) and play (clown). Big or giant shapes are as powerful, animals and clowns as their behavior and deeds - being greedy, corrupt and playing with people's lives. Their ears are covered because they don't want to hear and tend to ignore others. and Luffy as a symbol of hope everyone is wishing to have although it is nearly impossible. 

It was meant for criticism, expression and agony of what is currently happening in one big nation close to my heart and mind. Instead of taking care of its citizens and making them live in peace, a bunch of people with power choose to shake their lives badly to the core. Fiction is mostly a reflection of reality and a true hero is needed to turn it upside down for good. However, sadly, in real life it's not that easy and simple with a fairy happy ending. Disclaimer: This drawing is Not having even the slightest intention to do something as to fight or provoke people but to raise awareness and hope that those who have the power will  come to their senses and have a heart to do something better for the sake of this country. 

80 years of independence is not a short amount of time to reflect, learn, revise, rebuild this country for the better. This is a wealthy and super rich country with natural resources and abundant young generations to work together with good leaders. If only they can work this out. Is it a dream? For now, it seems so. A far cry for a bright future and prosperous nation in the hands of shallow minded people who only think of their bellies and families. I pray I can wake up from this nightmare soon. 

As the former 1st president Soekarno once said: My fight was easier because it was to expel the colonizers, but your fight will be more difficult because it is against your own people.

 

*I wrote this in August. 

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4 WAYS TO RECOGNIZE SOMEONE'S TRUE CHARACTER: with famous anime characters

Well, I had this idea to draw a certain quote with anime characters who are fit to be the representation of each sentences. Here is the quote:

" You don't know a person until:

1. You travel with them

2. Money is involved between you

3. Deal with them while they're are angry

4. You live with them "

For the tagline of this quote, I choose Itachi Uchiha from Naruto who is known as mysterious, misunderstood but actually a good character and truly fit for it.

1st point is represented by the trio Tanjiro, Zenitsu and Inosuke from Demon Slayer who are known to travel together so often in the anime. 

The 2nd point is described with Gojo Satoru who is known as one of the most famous characters in Jujutsu Kaisen and it was said that he is rich in the anime.

For the 3rd point, Naruto and Sakura had been famous for being like this where Sakura was always mostly angry and annoyed with him but deep down they shared one of the best friendships in the anime.

The last point, these Spy X Family characters truly fit for it since it is the base of their story. 3 really different characters with their shady backgrounds are just doing fine living together in the anime. So, here are the results of the quote and why I chose them in the drawing.

 

Upcoming DANDADAN SEASON 2

 Dandadan anime series just won the category of best anime song of the year from one official anime site will come again in season 2 on July 3rd within a few weeks ahead. I personally can't wait since the trailer looks so good. It will be the continuation of what was left of in the previous season when Okarun, Momo and Jiji found the strange hole within the house. It seems like the villain will be more troublesome than turbo granny or the alien guys. I didn't read the manga yet, I will only follow the anime just like what I did with Attack on Titan/Shingeki no Kyojin back then. Who knows, I might change my mind later on and read the manga as well. 

This was my 3rd fan art drawing of Dandadan's characters. I might draw some more later on if I get the right mood to do it.  

Itachi and Yoriichi in Anaglyph effect 2D drawing

 

I suddenly had this urge to draw Uchiha Itachi from Naruto anime series and Tsugikuni Yoriichi from Demon Slayer/ Kimetsu no Yaiba anime series because I like both characters and somehow they've shared some traits and similarities to one another. They were prodigies, skillful, powerful and only one of the kind in the story as the legacy but both had a tragic life and end. 

Anyway I kind of want to try the anaglyph effect drawing on them as I thought it would be a fascinating challenge. Here is the result as you can see in this post. If you want to see the video, here is the link to it.

Fan Art drawing by me, the characters belong to the rightful owners/authors.