DANDADAN (JAPANESE ANIME & MANGA): Highschool teenagers fight alien and ghost story

 

One day, a few weeks ago my little brother suggested me to try drawing Dandadan. I drew it by seeing some references in the internet and then watched the anime after that. I got hooked until I finished watching 12 episodes in a day. Aside from unusual mixed genres story from horror, comedy, romance, shonen-shojo high school, fantasy, I like some of the characters. 

 

Dandadan , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukinobu Tatsu. It has been serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ app and website since April 2021, with its chapters collected in 18 tankōbon volumes as of January 2025 and its anime aired from October 2024 which the 2nd season will be aired in June this year 2025. It is about an interesting story of 2 high school teenagers, a boy who disbelief in ghost (Japanese = yokai) and a girl who disbelief in alien. They argued and in the end challenged themselves to prove each other wrong but in the end they got into some troubles after encountering both creatures and needed to fight for their lives from it. 

 

It is funny, scary, full of action, a little bit naughty (some people view this as pervert) although I don't think it is, it is just a pack of full entertainment that can be enjoyed lightly. I can't wait for the next season to come for it. This is my fan art for the male main character Okarun or Ken Takakura plus an extra drawing of granny Seiko crossover with granny Tsunade from Naruto.

DEADPOOL X WOLVERINE: a GenX Multiverse Movie

DEADPOOL X WOLVERINE: I found another you in these multiverse to save my world. This is my personal title for this movie.

 

After watching the movie of Deadpool and Wolverine, I came to a conclusion that it was more than just an ordinary Marvel's superhero or (antihero?) movie with multiverse and saving the world usual theme but more of a celebration for generation X to have some nostalgic moments in their younger days. 

 

Why? Because Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool, also one of this movie's screenwriter and producer seems to eagerly mixed the memories of early 2000s superhero movies such as Blade, Elektra, Xmen, remembering some of his parts played in the movies, having a freedom to roast the film studios while also playing some music hits from that era such as the infamous N'sync's bye bye, Avril Lavigne's I'm with you, Goo Goo Dolls, Madonna, etc. 

 

The coolest part probably seeing a lot of Deadpool versions and the trademark of his chatty opportunist undead character, although there is one of them deceased in the end. I got a bit confuse though, since I didn't watch all the movies in Marvel universe referred to in it to understand the whole plot fully but anyway it was good for rated R entertainment movie. I would give 7.5 to 8 out of 10. For the younger generation especially those who didn't watch previous movies or movie references mentioned in this movie, would be a bit tough to enjoy and comprehend better. This is my fan art drawing based on it.

13th & 16th ONLINE FRIENDSHIP ANNIVERSARY in Collab Crossover Drawings

These were my and my long time online friend's drawings to commemorate our friendship. We've been online friends since 2008 when we first met and talked in one online fan forum of a famous Manga, Naruto, called Narutofan.com.  

Started from online chatting and discussing over the series itself into talking daily, had made us went through several chatting platform ever since. Especially when the website was finally shut down, we moved to Yahoo messenger, MSN messenger, Skype, Facebook messenger and after all these years, lately we communicate on Insta DM. As years went by, although we mainly discussed about anime but we then had several different series that we follow once Naruto, Bleach, HSDK ended. 

Nonetheless, since we both like whatever related to anime, so it didn't matter if we didn't share the same liking again. The only series that last longer to discuss lately was Attack on Titan / Shingeki no Kyojin before it eventually came to end as well.

 

The collaboration drawings came to mind after one day we discuss over a list of characters that we liked from some anime series we once followed and in the 13th friendship anniversary drawing, it was mainly showed we still had a lot in common and chose some characters from the same series. However, in the 16th friendship anniversary drawings, we chose really different characters and series to show. 

Anyway, it was just for fun and hopefully this will last longer than it is now and became somewhat a tradition for us.

 

13th friendship anniversary - online shaking hands theme - featured: (Me) - L Lawliet from Death Note, Mikasa Ackerman from Attack on Titan, Akame from Akame ga Kill, Shigure from HSDK, Luffy from One Piece, Son Goku from Dragon Ball, Naruto & Sakura from Naruto, Clare from Claymore, Byakuya from Bleach. (Joan) - Ace from One Piece, Light yagami from Death Note, Ichigo & Rukia from Bleach, Itachi from Naruto, Levi Ackerman from Attack on Titan, Oga from HSDK, Vegeta from Dragon Ball, Esdeath from Akame ga Kill, Teresa from Claymore.

16th friendship anniversary - online video chatting theme - featured: (Me) - Yoriichi from Demon Slayer, Arah Yeunseul from one Korean Manhwa, Sesshomaru from Inuyasha, Itachi from Naruto, Gojo from Jujutsu Kaisen, L from Death Note, Denji from Chainsaw Man, Chikage from HSDK, Enma Ai from Hell Girl and Anya Forger from Spy X family. (Joan) - Irene from Claymore, Aizen from Bleach, Shanks from One Piece, Guts from Berserk, Hongo from HSDK, Bulma from Dragon Ball, Ace from One piece, Makie from Blade of the immortals, Levi Ackerman from Attack on Titan and Kakashi from Naruto.

Betty Boop, A Classic Cartoon Character which was Originally an Anthromorphic Poddle

   

   Have you ever came across this unique and classic cartoon character? She is Betty Boop. Betty Boop was created by the author Grim Natwick based on a request back then and at first it was created as an anthromorphic poddle dog but then later on changed into a sexy woman.

   Betty Boop is regarded as one of the first and well-known sex symbols on the animated screen as classic cartoon character. She is a symbol of the Depression era in 1930s and a reminder of the more carefree days of Jazz Age flappers for the viewers that time. Her popularity was mostly came from adult audiences, and the cartoons, while seemingly surreal, contained many sexual and psychological elements which was not suitable for younger/minor audiences. 

   

   The series was popular and once was aired on local TV when I was young but it was short-lived due to improper content for non adults. Betty Boop was way older than Barbie although and truly described her era which some may not be tolerated nowadays. That's all a little bit back to the old time classic animated character. This is my fan art drawing for her character.