Welcome to Mixi Max Hell! This is a modest personal project that will try to give each and every main character from Inazuma Eleven the miximax they always deserved and never got. Whatever the season, whatever the relevance in the story, no one shall be left out. For more information, please check the tabs!
As a Mixi Max enthusiast, I must say I have had an absolute joy reading your blog years on. I have been adapting the idea of Mixi Max to my fictional world, and you have truly inspired me with your diamond-clad posts! ;)
I saw this ask just a few minutes after it was sent, but I've been so moved by it that it's taken me this long to answer, haha--
All I can say is, thank you so much for your kind words!! This project is still near and dear to my heart even if I haven't posted anything to this blog in a long time, so trust me when I say that it means the world to me that it's still being enjoyed by someone out there ;u; I'm beyond honoured to hear I could inspire you in any way, and I would definitely love to see what you're working on, too!
Things have been busy lately and I haven't even had time (or energy) to draw at all, but I will soon finish a project I've been working on and I should celebrate by drawing. Last time I had a break, I ended up just drawing good old EnYaga, but it might be time to make a new miximax. Or not, we'll see ww
Thank you for taking the time to send me this ask, and have a beautiful day!!
When the king enters the room, the world stops and bows at him.
Come on, guys, you knew this was coming. Most of you have known me for a long time and are aware of how predictable I am, but for those of you who have met me through this blog, you must know that there is nothing I love more than Endou. And if Yagami is right next to him, all the better. Being aware of that, this miximax shouldn’t come as a surprise. (I mean, my main blog is called enyaga, so, yeah.)
But me and my uncontrolled OTP feelings aren’t to be blamed this time. If someone is guilty of this, that’s @bonus–level‘s kindness. She was right next to me back when I started this project two years ago, and insisted on helping me. However, I didn’t want a great artist like her to lend me a hand, because I didn’t want it to become popular through such cheap means.
Still, she surprised me on my birthday with this gorgeous design and, needless to say, I fell in love. She worked hard for me despite being so busy and treated me to something she knew would make me incredibly happy. Knowing that, how could I even think of rejecting it? Of course, I had to make it part of my project, even though I will never be able to match her skills and these reference drawings are nothing compared to the originals (especially because I had to make up some parts of it, since the references I had didn’t cover everything ww;;).
Also, this is the only design in the whole project made by someone other than me. Please don’t get used to this level of quality, because you’ll be rather disappointed if you do. But enjoy it while it lasts, ha ha.
Today is October 15, 2015, and this is how I celebrate it. Happy Double EnYaga Day. (*´艸`*)
(As usual, you can find more information under the cut.)
Happy, albeit belated, EnYaga Day, everyone! I hope you were all blessed accordingly to the holy nature of such a special date. We could all use some luck and positivism in our lives, couldn’t we?
As I mentioned a few days ago, university has kept me super busy, and it has been making it hard to post content in time. Trust me: nothing hurts me more than missing EnYaga Day. I couldn’t post anything last week, either, so I still owe you all that one as well. However, I have my priorities, and since I did promise you all a post about Endou, I’m here to keep my promise now that I have some time to spare.
Also, I am proud to announce the very first contribution to this blog by another artist! This is no more and no less than the original design of Endou and Yagami’s miximax by the amazing Rinji. It’s been two years and it still blows my mind. Now you understand why I said that my references were nothing compared to the original, huh?
…This should have been published the 10th of January. I queued it ages ago (back when my last post was published), but Tumblr farted and decided not to post it. Which is just fantastic. It’s not the first time it decides to screw up the queue, but it’s the first time it happens to me on this blog. So annoying. This means it’s coming a few days late, but I hope you all still had a fantastic EnYaga Day!
As I prepared for True EnYaga Day back in October, I found again this old doodle of mine–the base for what would later become the final design of EnYaga. I thought it might be fun to share it and use it as an excuse to talk about this subject AGAIN, and… that was good enough for me, really.
You guys know me and there’s probably very little reason to do so, but I have never really talked about the reasons behind this miximax, have I? Well, if there is a day to indulge in that, it’s EnYaga Day, so let’s get to it!
As much as I love contributions—and I do!!—to have two of them for EnYaga from the very beginning has made everything so difficult to handle. There’s a certain amount of information I want to give about each miximax, but I have also planned how to give each piece of information. Having two extra posts is always useful when I’m too busy to draw, as I am now, but I don’t know what to do with them—especially when I can’t even explain the design. I had to think long and hard about this, but I finally found something to write about to complement this second drawing by Rinji. Since this is unexpected content, let’s go for a kind of post that I haven’t covered yet. Let’s talk about groups!
I celebrated EnYaga Day (October 1st) with a fic, but True EnYaga Day (October 15th) is reserved for this blog–at least, this year. I decided to take a break from what I was working on and focus on bringing some Endou content here, because, honestly, you can never have enough. And with ‘you,’ I mean ‘I.’
Now, this is actually a burden off my shoulders. As some people know, the original EnYaga design wasn’t mine, so it’s great to finally have one on my blog that I am absolutely responsible for, whether that’s a good or a bad thing. So let’s dissect its design today!
Oh, and due to personal reasons that are too complex to explain right now, I call this miximax DoYaga. So excuse me if I refer to it as such.
So from your last ask I know that this Blog isn't dead per say but that you're a little less interested. I just wanted to let you know how great your concepts are and hope you'll share more of your ideas with us one day.
I'll be completely honest with you: I saw this ask about 30 minutes after you sent it, but I was so shaken by it (in the best and most heart-warming way possible) that it's taken me hours to recover. And even when I did, I felt like I wanted to rejoice on it for a bit longer before answering. You positively made my day and I'm truly grateful! Thank you so much for your lovely words and for your interest in this little project of mine! ;u;
Rather than less interested, it's just that most of my creative drive has gone to a more professional project I am working on. It's not been officially announced yet because development has been fairly slow due to a number of reasons, but I'm currently making a game that any fan of Inazuma would find a lot of joy in, I think. I don't know when I'll be able to talk about it publicly, let alone when it'll be released, but I'll keep you guys posted as soon as there is something to show!
However, I've been kind of itching to draw, and while the last "big" illustration I made was about that game, I miss Inazuma lately and I feel like I might want to give this project some love. I still have many ideas, so it's just a matter of seeing what I feel like working on and when I can take a break from the other project--in terms of pouring my creativity into it, at least. I can't promise anything, but your ask sure made me more eager to tackle it. ´u`
Thank you so much for your interest--it really means a lot ;u; And I don’t know if you did it on purpose, but you messaged me right on my birthday and it was a lovely surprise, ha ha!
The short answer is yes, it is alive!
The long answer is that I haven’t given up on it or anything (in fact, I still think about it quite often), but I simply haven’t felt like drawing much lately, and posting nothing but text is kinda pointless on Tumblr. I don’t draw for a living, and even if I did, this blog would definitely not give me any money either XD So I can thankfully afford to simply not draw if I'm not in the mood for it.
That will change eventually--I’m pretty cyclical in that regard. And when it does, you can be sure I’ll continue working on this, as I always enjoy it! In the meantime, you can message me whenever if you have any ideas or anything like that. I have truly enjoyed discussing these things with people in the past, although I make it a point to not steal other people’s ideas.
Again, thank you for checking up on me! Have a great day!
I checked and, miraculously, I still have followers on this blog. In fact, I’ve gained some since the last time I posted, for some reason! I’m not going to question it, though. Just… bless. But, hey, long time no see! As usual!
This time, I’m going back to my roots. The first drawings I posted on this blog were meant to show my love towards original Raimon, and it’s never a bad time to remind you all that I still adore these kids. Especially now that my friend @dust-monsters-under-my-bed has reminded me of them. Go check her art, btw! She’s not very active on Tumblr, but you can find her art on Twitter right here: https://twitter.com/rachelmonart
Anyway, she’s watching Inazuma Eleven for the first time and she’s made me think again about how much love these kids deserve, BECAUSE THEY SURE GOT NONE FROM HINO. DAMN YOU, HINO. So, today, let’s talk about the one and only IE character whose feet are classified as mass destruction weapons, who decided to borrow power from someone who will make you all question me, my logic and my tastes: Yamhan (or, as he is known in the west, Tiencha), THE FUSION OF YAMCHA AND TENSHINHAN FROM DRAGON BALL.
First things first, YOU’VE GAINED FOLLOWERS, PEOPLE ARE SEEING THE WAY OF THE MIXIMAX-or the way of the enyaga, BOTH ARE ACCEPTABLE! “ whose feet are classified as mass destruction weapons,” I mean LOOK at them kickers, they’re the size of a small COUNTRY
“ something I’ve been working hard on for a while should be released soon and that’s so exciting” GASP!!! DUDE!!!! THAT IS THE COOLEST THING IN THE HISTORY OF EVER!!!! AHHHHHH IM HAPPY FOR YOU BROSKI!!!! YEET
“ explain WHO THE HECK YAMHAN IS.” oh thank God, my dumbass can be Educated ^^
“ What DOES qualify, however, are Dragon Ball characters exclusive, or first introduced, in a video game.” :O!!!!!! Your attention to detail with lore is so much FUN TO SEE, because that sort of care really shows how precious to a creator’s heart their project is!
“ it was more than happy to deviate from the source material in some really fun ways; most notably, with exclusive fusions.” 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀
“ Well, the answer to that is related to the biggest problem posed by the sheer concept of miximaxing with a Dragon Ball character://Power escalation.” *settles down with a bowl of microwave noodles, a cushion and a playlist* HERE WE G O
“ Now, imagine applying that out-of-this-world power escalation to a context where the power balance isn’t so outrageous. For example, Inazuma Eleven.” I am. Starting to get a MITE concerned for the planet earth if these children keep going asfsjsfdjf
“ The point is to come up with a balanced team full of players with strong points, but with flaws, too, that complement each other when they play together against stronger enemies.” yES-miximaxes and abilities overall are all about strengthening people, yeah, but also about creating flaws under that ability that need work, and if youre in a team than can cover those cracks, WHABAM
“ my preferences towards Yamhan didn’t tip the scales towards making this happen, but my preferences towards FUSIONCEPTION totally did.” FUSIONCEPTION-
“Original Raimon members don’t have much going on for themselves, and I’m going to cut or ignore the ONE thing that makes one of them special? Not in a zillion years” *slams table* SAID LIKE A TRUE CHAMPION OF THE UNLOVED
“ Ironically, though, it’s two of the least relevant characters who never really lost those styles that made them unique when they were first introduced to the series. And those are, of course, Yamcha and Tenshinhan.” OHHHHHHHHHHH-Miga this gave me WHIPLASH
“ And, most importantly, none of them depend on appendixes that are always there, like the aforementioned tail, so they totally work for us here!” THANKYOU FOR THIS EDUCATION SIR i needed Knowledge and Knowledge i received-back to Shourin :D
“ He would take a cool-ass combo based on a wolf’s moves over earth-shattering strength any day of the week,” HELL YEA TECHNIQUE OVER POWER
“ But the idea of miximaxing Shourin, who is mostly bald, with Yamhan, who is ALSO mostly bald, was just golden and too good to ignore.” IM DYING LAUGHING HERE GDJSKSVSFSJDJF
“ Yamhan is strong enough to provide Shourin with a power that can make a real difference without completely putting him above everyone else.” OH PHEW, YA BOI IS PLAUSIBLE AND NOT OP'ed, YAS
“ Upon seeing such dedicated warriors and artists, Shourin would undoubtedly want to learn from them and, if necessary, borrow their strength too.” ☆☆☆☆☆w☆☆☆☆☆
“ Or he might just fanboy and ask for their autographs, honestly.” AFSJSNDVDK PERFECT. FUN. ENJOYABLE. GREAT MIXIMAX, GREAT REASONING, FUN DESIGN AND CONCEPT, AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND FOR DODO SCHMUCKS LIKE ME. I LOVE THIS ONE, 20/10 WOULD HUG AGAIN
When someone puts so much time into reading through my stuff and commenting it thoroughly, I can only honour their efforts and say thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Thank you very, very much, Luna! Your replies mean the world to me every time and I’m really happy you like my dumb work. ♥
And with that done, let me reply and clarify things!
I’m glad to hear you praise my attention to detail, but it’s more like simple overthinking and hyperfixation, hah! I also have a very distinctive and strong love for game-exclusive characters in multimedia franchises. (I even picked up a Bleach game recently simply because the main characters are exclusive to that game and I want to consider them for this project... The game itself looks cool too, but priorities.)
As for power escalation, you have the right to be scared, honestly! It’s the Dragon Ball effect, and it could even be seen in IE. When you run out of opponents in your country, you look at the world. Then, at the universe. Then, at the multiverse. And then... whatever the DBS manga is currently doing. I honestly have no clue. As much as I adore Galaxy, I don’t need it to go beyond that. Tenma must be stopped
But, yeah, you said it best: it’s all about creating balance in a team! It might be because of my game design background, but I just hate it when characters get rendered completely useless because someone else is objectively better in every way. Outclassing is a very bad thing, and that’s why I don’t particularly like the FFX postgame (cough).
One thing people tend to forget about Inazuma is that, by definition, almost any character can learn any hissatsu. Some games have gendered hissatsus, like The Tower in IE2, and some techniques require a specific body size (Inazuma Otoshi requires a big character to use as a trampoline, for example), but these hissatsus can never depend on any given character’s specific aspect. When I see Inazuma OCs, their hissatsus usually revolve around some quirk of the character’s looks, and that’s okay, but I would rather stick to the canon. And in the actual universe created by L5, when a hissatsu uses a unique body trait, it’s because the hissatsu itself creates that trait. See the game- and manga-exclusive Dragon’s Tail, for example.
(...But my love for canon and accurate representation doesn’t take away from my love for visual gags and memes, so thanks for appreciating what’s honestly a brilliant joke that everyone is sleeping on)
All in all, I’m just so glad you enjoyed the post, Luna!! Shourin could use all the hugs you can give him, and I could use any and all the sweet, sweet validation!
Thank you again for all the time you put into these! It really means a lot. ;u;
I checked and, miraculously, I still have followers on this blog. In fact, I’ve gained some since the last time I posted, for some reason! I’m not going to question it, though. Just... bless. But, hey, long time no see! As usual!
This time, I’m going back to my roots. The first drawings I posted on this blog were meant to show my love towards original Raimon, and it’s never a bad time to remind you all that I still adore these kids. Especially now that my friend @dust-monsters-under-my-bed has reminded me of them. Go check her art, btw! She’s not very active on Tumblr, but you can find her art on Twitter right here: https://twitter.com/rachelmonart
Anyway, she’s watching Inazuma Eleven for the first time and she’s made me think again about how much love these kids deserve, BECAUSE THEY SURE GOT NONE FROM HINO. DAMN YOU, HINO. So, today, let’s talk about the one and only IE character whose feet are classified as mass destruction weapons, who decided to borrow power from someone who will make you all question me, my logic and my tastes: Yamhan (or, as he is known in the west, Tiencha), THE FUSION OF YAMCHA AND TENSHINHAN FROM DRAGON BALL.
Introducing ShoYamHan! More on him under the cut.
So, first of all, how have you all been? I suppose many of you, like myself, are being told to stay at home to fight this situation. I salute all of you who do your best to stay safe and not help spread anything. It’s a very necessary fight, even if it can be boring at times. Many of us have friends or relatives fighting on the frontline, though (unless you yourself are the doctor or nurse friend!), and we hopefully know that staying at home is a small price to pay.
As for me, I got a job in December and lost it last month, so... yeah. It’s not been great. Still, something I’ve been working hard on for a while should be released soon and that’s so exciting! MY NAME WILL FINALLY BE ON SOMETHING’S CREDITS AND I CAN’T WAIT FOR IT TO BE UP.
But, anyway, back to business!
Rachel suggested I talk about the reasons behind this particular miximax, and considering it makes for a perfect parallel with my first posts, where I talked about the reasons behind Max’s and Kageno’s miximaxes, I’m all up for it! But, this time, I will have to do something new: explain WHO THE HECK YAMHAN IS. So let’s start with a picture of this handsome devil.
As most of you hopefully know, this project is about miximaxing Inazuma characters with video game characters. No anime, movies or anything else. Only and exclusively video games. Dragon Ball has probably spawned all those things, but it started as a manga, so you’d be right to think it most definitely does not qualify for this project. And, indeed, Dragon Ball doesn't. What DOES qualify, however, are Dragon Ball characters exclusive, or first introduced, in a video game. And that’s exactly the case we’re dealing with here!
Growing up, I loved Dragon Ball games. Even before I watched the show properly, in fact! I would go to my friend’s house, who was a fan of the show, and we'd play the Dragon Ball Budokai games nonstop with absolutely zero regrets. Those were some great times. And once I came to know the source material, the game that blew my mind the most was Dragon Ball Budokai 2. Was it the best one? Not necessarily. Is it my favourite? Not by a long shot. Still, it was the most creative! Most games follow the story of DBZ, which, obviously, is always the same. But Budokai 2 wasn’t afraid to do new things. Its story mode resembled a tabletop game and it was more than happy to deviate from the source material in some really fun ways; most notably, with exclusive fusions.
Budokai 2 introduced us all to Yamhan, the fusion of Yamcha and Tenshinhan, two long forgotten characters in the series, as they (and especially poor Yamcha) didn’t do anything especially relevant past... well, past the original Dragon Ball. As a champion of the unloved, that blew my mind. There were other fun things in Budokai 2, but what fascinated me and stayed in my thoughts for years to come was Yamhan. It was just such a cool concept. Two underdogs who had fallen into obscurity fusing to create a much greater warrior!
Of course, Yamhan isn’t the only videogame exclusive characters in Dragon Ball. He isn’t the first, nor the last. Yamhan isn’t the strongest, nor the weakest. But I haven’t played FighterZ nor Fusions (yet), nor pretty much any game that wasn’t on PS2 or GBA. And even if I had, I doubt Android 21 or any of the HUNDREDS of combinations available in Fusions would captivate me and my imagination as much as Yamhan did back in the day. Yamhan was a fusion, which is something that has always fascinated me to begin with. I MEAN, THIS ENTIRE BLOG IS ABOUT FUSING CHARACTERS, SO I THINK IT’S PRETTY OBVIOUS LMAO But he wasn’t just one among hundreds. He was this very specific, never-seen-before, cool as heck and usable fusion. Like, wow. That was wild for me. Sign me up, man.
But, you know, I try not to let that sway me too much. Of course, I wouldn’t likely pick a character I hate for a miximax, but, still, my preferences aren’t everything. And choosing Yamhan begs a question that I have already alluded to: if Yamhan isn’t the strongest game-exclusive DB character out there, then, why him? Well, the answer to that is related to the biggest problem posed by the sheer concept of miximaxing with a Dragon Ball character:
Power escalation.
It’s no exaggeration to say that Goku is, pretty much, the strongest character that has ever played the lead in any manga, and one of the strongest fictional characters ever, period. By the end of the Dragon Ball Super anime, he has EXCEEDED THE POWER OF MANY LITERAL GODS AND IS (or has been) A CANDIDATE TO BECOME ONE. You may prefer One Piece, or Naruto, or anything else, but few things reach the astronomical, reality-bending scope of Dragon Ball. Not to say DB is the best series--I’m just saying that it’s so out of control at this point (and I love it). But, of course, the stronger Goku is, the stronger the villains need to be, and Goku ends up becoming EVEN stronger than said villains. Rinse and repeat dozens of times until you can make an entire universe disappear by raising your hand.
Now, imagine applying that out-of-this-world power escalation to a context where the power balance isn’t so outrageous. For example, Inazuma Eleven.
Goku wriggling in his sleep is more powerful than Zeus, and an accidental sneeze would smash all of Ixal Fleet to smithereens. Do you see what this would do to the balance? It would ruin it completely, as anyone who miximaxed with Goku would be immediately a one-person army able to defeat ANY opponent--and if the opponent were to be EVEN GREATER than Goku, well, the rest simply wouldn’t stand a chance. Ever. Remember: the point of this project isn’t to create perfect and unbeatable players, and I’m not trying to prioritize anyone or make them noticeably stronger than anyone else just because I happen to like X more than Y. That completely ruins the tension and the fun (and my attempts to create justice in this unfair universe). The point is to come up with a balanced team full of players with strong points, but with flaws, too, that complement each other when they play together against stronger enemies.
So, if we go with Dragon Ball, and I love Dragon Ball WAY too much to not include it in this project in some way, we have to be careful and avoid overdoing it. Balance is key. And now that you know why I didn’t just choose the fusion between Beerus and Whis or something crazy like that, I’ll move on to explain what makes Yamhan a very interesting option. I SWEAR THERE ARE SOME ACTUAL REASONS.
First of all, the very concept. You know, Yamcha and Tenshinhan fused to created Yamhan, and now, Shourin is fusing with a fusion. That’s just... hecking cool. I won’t lie--my preferences towards Yamhan didn’t tip the scales towards making this happen, but my preferences towards FUSIONCEPTION totally did. XD But there’s more, thankfully.
From the very beginning, I knew I wanted a fighting game character to miximax with Shourin because it fits his theme best. I’m not big on fighting games, though, so it was quite tough. Especially because just any fighting game wouldn’t do it. Shourin is a martial artist. As I mentioned at the very beginning of this post, his feet are his weapons. His entire body is a weapon, really. If I were to suddenly miximax him with some character who wields a sword or an axe, for example, it would be a complete disservice to Shourin. Original Raimon members don’t have much going on for themselves, and I’m going to cut or ignore the ONE thing that makes one of them special? Not in a zillion years. Shourin needs to fight with his body. That, of course, cuts many characters already: pretty much the entire roster of Soul Calibur, many members of Mortal Kombat, many from games like Skullgirls (which I still want to try to represent here in the future, because @lumaga worked on it and it makes me happy just because of that), etc. For a very long time, I considered someone like Ryu, from Street Fighter, but then it hit me: I have never played Street Fighter and I don’t want to include him just because I know what a Hadouken is. It’d be... cheap. And fake. Thankfully, as I also mentioned earlier, I played LOTS of Budokai back in the day and I am an actual fan, so I don’t have to pretend to know what the heck I’m talking about. XD And, thankfully, most of the characters in DB games fight with their bare fists and legs, so they perfectly fit my needs. Yamhan is, of course, no exception.
Now comes my favourite reason to choose Yamhan and not, well, literally any other DB game-exclusive character. And that reason is style.
Remember that power escalation thing I mentioned earlier? Well, it’s epic, but it comes with a big disadvantage: power ends up becoming much more important than skill. Early Dragon Ball was very focused on fighting styles. There was an ongoing feud between the Turtle School and the Crane School, who taught different martial arts to fight in different ways, and there was a big plot involving which one was superior. It wasn’t just about who was strongest, but about who fought better. With time, that disappeared, though. Even though battles became flashier, aerial and more spectacular, they were much more indistinct. Sure, there were gimmicks like “heh, I have a tail and I will sometimes hit you with it,” or “I will try to hit your face with the palm of my hand instead of my fist for some unspecified reason,” but that isn’t... much. You just see very fast people avoiding equally as fast punches to the face. And Goku, the main character, only shows some style when he adopts a fighting pose BEFORE fighting. Once the punches start flying, it’s all a race to see who can hit the other the hardest in the gut to make them spit blood. Cool nonetheless, but still.
Ironically, though, it’s two of the least relevant characters who never really lost those styles that made them unique when they were first introduced to the series. And those are, of course, Yamcha and Tenshinhan.
Yamcha joins the Turtle School and learns techniques as classic as the Kamehameha, but he had his own style way before that, based on attacking and tearing enemies apart like a wolf would. This is best represented by his signature move, the Rougafuufuuken or Wolf Fang Fist. He never drops this style, but instead builds up on it through his training to make it even fiercer.
Tenshinhan has different things going for himself. First of all, he is a hybrid between a human being and a civilization known as the Three-Eyed People, which grants him powers such as growing extra arms from his back or dividing in 4. Not just moving so fast that it looks like there’s four of him, but ACTUALLY dividing into 4 separate bodies. In terms of skills, he was a Crane School student, but when he realised the wrong of his master’s doings, he decided to start training and developing on his own. Basically, a path that mirrors Yamcha’s, but both lead to unique fighting styles unlike anyone else’s in this universe. And, most importantly, none of them depend on appendixes that are always there, like the aforementioned tail, so they totally work for us here!
Shourin is a proper martial artist. He wouldn’t want to make himself crazy strong as much as he would like to refine his technique and learn new moves and tricks. Martial arts are about discipline, self-control, skill and protection. He would take a cool-ass combo based on a wolf’s moves over earth-shattering strength any day of the week, hence why the fact that these two have so many techniques to offer is so appealing.
Finally, and probably least, is the design idea that immediately came to my mind when I thought of a miximax between Shourin and Yamhan. Historically, I have had to work with characters like Fudou, who are usually mostly bald and they miximax with someone with hair, thus making for some very... difficult things to figure out. But the idea of miximaxing Shourin, who is mostly bald, with Yamhan, who is ALSO mostly bald, was just golden and too good to ignore. And the fact that Yamhan has three eyes GIVES ME AN EXCUSE TO ADD A THIRD CROSS-SHAPED EYE ON SHOURIN’S FOREHEAD. IF A MIXIMAX BETWEEN BALD PEOPLE WAS GOLDEN, THIS IS OUTRIGHT PLATINUM.
Shourin would've probably looked a lot less like a joke if he had had hair covering his entire head or if I had at least given him proper eyes... but that would no longer be the Shourin I love. Not to mention that it’s very likely that Shourin willingly shaves his head to begin with (even if the ponytail ain’t doing him any favours--but that’s just Inazuma logic, so let’s not look too much into it), just like Tenshinhan or Krillin do, so he would probably be happier to keep that, uh, advantage. Relative advantage, but still.
As a side note, though, we can’t forget the balance. When Yamcha and Tenshinhan fuse, they undoubtedly become the strongest human being in the DB universe, overcoming the one who is usually strongest: Krillin. A fusion is always greater than its parts individually, and Yamcha and Tenshinhan aren’t so far away from Krillin to begin with, so that’s not even a question. Regardless, they still don’t have that overwhelming and surreal strength from other characters, so we still don’t get into absolutely OP territory. Yamhan is strong enough to provide Shourin with a power that can make a real difference without completely putting him above everyone else.
Sadly, Yamhan doesn’t really have a backstory, as he’s a game-exclusive character that, honestly, was probably only there for a laugh. That means there is no deep connection between them. We can, however, make obvious connections between Shourin, an aspiring martial artist whose dream, as stated in IE2, was to study at Manyuuji (Kogure’s school) for their focus on martial arts, and is now trying to become stronger to protect what he loves, and two skilled warriors who have been training nonstop under different masters and on their own for basically their entire lives to keep becoming stronger and more skilled in order to defend what’s precious to them and, simply, to be the best version of themselves they can be. Upon seeing such dedicated warriors and artists, Shourin would undoubtedly want to learn from them and, if necessary, borrow their strength too.
Or he might just fanboy and ask for their autographs, honestly. I sure as heck want Yamcha’s. And his baseball card.
…This should have been published the 10th of January. I queued it ages ago (back when my last post was published), but Tumblr farted and decided not to post it. Which is just fantastic. It’s not the first time it decides to screw up the queue, but it’s the first time it happens to me on this blog. So annoying. This means it’s coming a few days late, but I hope you all still had a fantastic EnYaga Day!
As I prepared for True EnYaga Day back in October, I found again this old doodle of mine–the base for what would later become the final design of EnYaga. I thought it might be fun to share it and use it as an excuse to talk about this subject AGAIN, and… that was good enough for me, really.
You guys know me and there’s probably very little reason to do so, but I have never really talked about the reasons behind this miximax, have I? Well, if there is a day to indulge in that, it’s EnYaga Day, so let’s get to it!
...This should have been published the 10th of January. I queued it ages ago (back when my last post was published), but Tumblr farted and decided not to post it. Which is just fantastic. It’s not the first time it decides to screw up the queue, but it’s the first time it happens to me on this blog. So annoying. This means it’s coming a few days late, but I hope you all still had a fantastic EnYaga Day!
As I prepared for True EnYaga Day back in October, I found again this old doodle of mine--the base for what would later become the final design of EnYaga. I thought it might be fun to share it and use it as an excuse to talk about this subject AGAIN, and... that was good enough for me, really.
You guys know me and there’s probably very little reason to do so, but I have never really talked about the reasons behind this miximax, have I? Well, if there is a day to indulge in that, it’s EnYaga Day, so let’s get to it!
As usual, more under the cut.
Despite Tumblr’s betrayal, this does have a perk: I get to revise this post before it’s published, which is great, because I’m happy to report that things are better now than when I first wrote it. In the original version, I mentioned that my life at the time was a little... paused, so there wasn’t really a lot to say. Among the only news worth sharing, I sent an oil painting to a friend a couple of months ago and it arrived very fast and completely safe, so that was great! It was a Professor Layton-themed painting, but now that I don’t have it at home anymore, I’m tempted to make another one... (If I do, chances are more FudoLay content will arrive here swiftly after lol) Other than that, I’d just started my classes again, but I was still desperately looking for a job. At least, classes made me feel like I wasn’t completely wasting every single day, so I was more cheerful than I was during summer. (Funny, because my group of friends at uni used to say that they could only smile during summer, but I was pretty miserable during those months. ww;)
Thankfully, though, I can say I now have a job! And it’s great!! ...The conditions aren’t so great, but at least I’m back to work as a game designer. I’m learning so much and I feel very motivated to work, even if it’s technically a collaboration and I will only get money once the game is published--in other words, when the game starts bringing money our way. This is far from ideal, but I honestly had no other options and I’m having a blast working on this, so I hope something cool will come out of it! For now, I would ask you to keep your eyes on Eskema Games and maybe check out the company’s latest game, Delta Squad? I had absolutely NOTHING to do with that game because it was released way before I joined, but supporting it supports the company I work for, which always comes in handy! It also underperformed, so it could use all the love you guys can give it.
Also, let me quickly point something out: about a year ago, an anon asked me if i was going to include Danganronpa characters in this project. The question is here, in case anyone needs a reminder: https://miximax-hell.tumblr.com/post/181991994534/hey-there-since-youre-doing-miximaxs-with-game Well, I FINALLY got my hands on the DR Trilogy for PS4, so I’ll be looking into that and seeing what I can find! If that anon is still around, I hope I can make them happy.
But let’s cut to the chase already!
As I always make sure to clarify, yes, I do massively ship Endou and Yagami. But there’s thankfully much more to EnYaga (the miximax--if I need to talk about the ship again, I’ll just call it Endou x Yagami) than just “yeah, I ship them.” In order to understand the reasons behind this combination, though, we must venture into two very different subjects: what reasons there are to choose Yagami to begin with, and the life story of yours truly. I swear both are important to get the full picture, but I’ll keep the latter as brief and free of unnecessary information as possible, even if it’s definitely the longest and most complex part. So, without any further ado, let’s see what makes this miximax valid within the logic of this project.
A big chunk of what makes EnYaga work was explained exactly three years ago, here: https://miximax-hell.tumblr.com/post/131215636268/when-the-king-enters-the-room-the-world-stops-and
The tl;dr would be that Endou plays as a goalkeeper, but also as a libero! Being such radically different positions, it’s to be expected that he would need two different miximaxes, because it would be rather difficult to find an aura that improves his field skills (shooting power, speed, etc.) and his goalkeeping abilities at the same time. Thankfully, Yagami gives him the exact abilities a good libero needs to be able to excel--especially when that libero has the pressure of being part of most of the strong hissatsus the team can pull off. So, for more info on EnYaga’s powers, please check the link above. (And note that, of course, this miximax only marginally improves Endou’s goalkeeping capabilities.)
I have also talked in length about the relationship between Endou and Yagami, but here’s a very brief summary. During the in-game events of IE2, Endou gave Yagami hope when all she wanted was to die to atone for her sins, thus saving her life in the process. In return, she wanted to give him the strength to fight when he needed it most as a way to repay his kindness towards her.
Yagami’s innate abilities and the bond they share are the more logical reasons behind this miximax. There is, however, one extra reason to include this miximax in the project.
There have always been three main rules here when it comes to choosing auras:
1. Only characters that come from universes predominantly inhabited by humans (or very human-like creatures, like Zelda’s Hylians).
2. Only one character from every franchise, unless they are Level-5 franchises. In that case, I may use up to two per franchise. Examples of this are Danball Senki/Little Battlers eXperience (with Toramaru and Megane) and Professor Layton (with Fudou and Shishido).
3. One aura coming from every single (and proper) Inazuma Eleven game on the market. Those being Inazuma Eleven, IE2: Fire, IE2: Blizzard, IE3: Spark, IE3: Bomber, IE3: Ogre, IEGO: Light, IEGO: Dark, IEGO Chrono Stone: Raimei, IEGO Chrono Stone: Neppu, IEGO Galaxy: Supernova, IEGo Galaxy: Big Bang, Inazuma Eleven Strikers, IE Strikers 2012 XTreme, and IEGO Strikers 2013. I’m not counting Everyday, SD nor unreleased titles. So far, I have 7 out of 15.
From the beginning, I have wanted Endou to have nothing but Inazuma Eleven-only miximaxes. I mean, he’s the main character and all!
Needless to say, Yagami is part of the Inazuma Eleven miximaxes--in fact, she takes the IE2 Blizzard spot, if anyone is curious about that very specific detail. She is obviously a very predominant character in that game, having a relevant impact during the final match against The Genesis and even (spoiler alert for a 10 years old game) by injuring Kazemaru earlier, because he didn’t just leave like he did in the anime--Yagami sent him to the hospital when he started matching The Genesis’s power. Since she’s a main character in that game, and considering that many of the other important characters introduced in it become part of the teams that make up this project (such as Hiroto, Midorikawa and maaaybe Saginuma), Yagami was the perfect candidate. She was also arguably the strongest among the remaining main characters of IE2, and the only midfielder. Not to mention the bond she shares with Endou, which only rounds it all up even more.
So, as a brief summary, Yagami is an Inazuma Eleven character (which is exactly what I wanted for Endou) and a very strong player, she provides Endou with everything he would need to be a good libero (incredible speed, great shooting strength, being a midfielder and the stamina that inherently comes with it, powerful hissatsus, and so on), she shares a canonical bond with Endou, the contrast between their personalities is super interesting to explore, and there are reasons why even she would want him to take her power. He can hardly have it better! It makes a lot of sense, and it’s all heavily based on canon, so I don’t need to explain much in that regard. That’s always convenient.
But there is another side to all of this. My side.
I first started working on miximaxes with the idea of only making 4 or 5. I simply meant to give extra love to some of my favourite characters to make myself and a few friends happy. This never became a full-fledged project until my good friend Heather, who used to be on Tumblr under the username @ishidoshuuji, said she wanted to be able to reblog the Seitei x Yuuichi miximax I had drawn for her. In other words, this: https://miximax-hell.tumblr.com/post/129863262149/well-it-was-about-time-i-started-using-this-blog
Before that, miximax-hell used to be a private blog: one of those you can only check out if you have the password. I never thought ANY stranger would be interested in it, so why expose myself like that? It would only make me feel bad. I could have never imagined over a hundred people would follow me here, and even less so considering that only about 10 of my friends follow this blog. So I have to thank Heather because, even if 100 isn’t a big number at all here on Tumblr, I still appreciate each and every person who stops by and it’s helped me meet some incredibly lovely people.
Back to the subject, though. This story is directly linked to MamoDai’s. The important part of it was that EnYaga’s design isn’t mine, and so isn’t MamoDai: the former is completely not mine (even if, as the sketch above suggests, the concept was first doodled by me), while the latter was only partially mine. The thing, though, is that the same person made EnYaga and “collaborated” on the creation of MamoDai, which meant I let them into this very personal solo project twice. If you want to check out the full story, though, you can read it here: https://miximax-hell.tumblr.com/post/142160652319/you-should-have-seen-this-one-coming-come-on
As I was saying, miximax-hell is a solo project. It’s something for me to enjoy, for me to think about, for me to develop, for me to improve at designing character, and for me to decide on. I set the rules and I come up with suitable matches--or what I think are suitable matches, that is. ww I’m definitely open to suggestions if anyone is willing to share their thoughts with me, and fanart is always, always, ALWAYS welcome, of course, but I don’t borrow other people’s ideas nor designs. Not because those designs and ideas aren’t fantastic, nor because I’m not allowed to, but because the point of this blog is to have fun and improve my skills. If I don’t do it myself, it’s kind of pointless, so I prefer a bad design made by me over a great design by someone else. Also, if people were to check all of these things out, I wanted it to be because of my work, not because someone super well-known was part of it and people were desperate to get more content from them.
When I first came up with this project, though, someone very close to me wanted to be part of it. Not because they found it interesting per se, but simply because it was mine. I had previously declined an offer to join one of their projects because I lacked the necessary skill, so they wanted to join mine instead. And don’t get me wrong--I appreciate the interest even now! But, again, it beat the point and I had to refuse. Looking back, I’m very glad I didn’t give in, but I felt awful back then and this person must have felt really bad too.
That’s why I made that exception and suggested, “Hey, why don’t we create a miximax together?” That’s how MamoDai was born. But while the interest in working on MamoDai seemed... scarce, this person came up with and gave me something out of their own accord: the EnYaga miximax design I still use to this day.
Now, here’s the thing: EnYaga was a proper gift that person made for me, and I always honour gifts. If it had been a random doodle, like I have received others in the past, it would have ended there. But when someone puts true effort and time into making something especifically FOR ME, regardless of what happens between us later, I still treasure it forever. And this gift came from a person who, apparently, really wanted to be part of this project when I first came up with it, which, honestly, put me in a tight spot. The least I could do was accept this design, which I loved almost as much as I loved them, and incorporate it to my lineup.
EnYaga was going to happen regardless, because I was working on it myself, but this person beat me to it (with such incredible quality, too, which I would never be able to hold a candle to) and, after what I made them go through with my continuous rejections, I had to honour them somehow. It was my way of saying, “I can’t let you do this for me, but I deeply appreciate the thought.”
This person is now out of my life, though. This means that, honestly, I could just get rid of the design. They would never know, and I would be happier with something of my own even if it sucked in comparison. They would never feel offended either--not like they would even if they knew, because it’s obvious they don’t care about me anymore. It would be easy and 100% painless for all parties involved.
But EnYaga is a token of the bond we once shared and I treasure that, even though I don’t want anything to do with that person anymore. It portrays the fun and happy times, not the sad and bitter ending. Happiness is always something worth remembering, isn’t it? And maybe, just maybe, thanks to the wonderful people I’m close to and my eternal love towards Endou x Yagami, I might one day be able to completely forgive the bad and focus on the good, so I can smile when I look at EnYaga and think of this person. I look forward to a day when there isn’t an ounce of bitterness left in my heart (although I am one revengeful and spiteful piece of poo, so it might never happen). And for that possibility alone, it might be worth it to keep making this one exception and let this miximax be someone else’s. Especially now that I have DoYaga to call my own.
So that’s it, folks: not only do Endou and Yagami make for a sick combination in theory, but it’s also a miximax with deep sentimental value for me in so many different ways. So even if it had been someone else’s idea and the two characters were a terrible match in all senses, chances are I would have still kept it. Thank goodness it wasn’t the case. ww
And all because I didn’t finish the design fast enough on my own. May that be the lesson to learn from this: hurry the heck up, self.
Summary: Canon Divergence (the canon remains unchanged, but details are added regarding unexplained parts of the story)
It’s been months since the FFI came to an end and times are hard at Raimon, affecting the team negatively and, above all, preventing Endou from training normally. Due to that, Kanon decides to get up to his old tricks to help his great-granfather in his own way: by bringing him a whole new team of soccer players to enjoy soccer with. But nothing ever goes as planned..
Thanks to: I want to thank my wonderful girlfriend, who took the time to recheck this whole story for me and make it better overall. She’s the best, even if she’s been too busy lately and it’s taken her a while to finish. Special mention to @snowywolff, who helped me brainstorm while I was reworking this story. And shoutout to @zafiro-satoshi, who shared the Spanish version of this when I first posted it! That means a lot to me. ;u;
You might remember that, a while ago, I posted a fic to this blog. That fic was sadly in Spanish, though. But, actually, I translated that story months and months ago, but… I totally forgot to post it to Tumblr and, therefore, to this blog as well. I said I would, but I still forgot. Yikes–
Still, this feels like a good time to bring this back! As I am very busy working on some very special things, this could hopefully serve as an appetizer. I mean, this is a written story, and people don’t tend to pay attention to what I write on this blog, but no one can complain about lack of content. XD (And don’t worry–what’s coming next is more… visual.)
But that takes me to the obvious question: why the heck would I post a fic here? Well, I said it before, and I’ll say it again:
Because, my friends, that story introduces this one. It laid the foundations for this project’s plot; the one that justifies (assuming I ever needed such a thing–and the answer is no) this quest to seek power across universes. And what’s just as exciting, it ties this project to ALL my other stories, thus creating a single, unified universe! …Well, it’s exciting for me, at least.
Before I finish, though, I want to a give a very special shoutout and thank you to @reiriniverse. Back when I posted the original story in Spanish, they were the only person lamenting the fact that it was in a language they didn’t understand, and seemed excited about the idea to read it in English one day. They gave me the drive to stop being lazy and translate very soon after I finished writing the original, and that never happens. It comes to show that a little support goes a long way. (And that my memory is absolutely dreadful, as I’m only posting this to Tumblr now…)
So, yeah! If any of you decides to read it, enjoy the ride!
I celebrated EnYaga Day (October 1st) with a fic, but True EnYaga Day (October 15th) is reserved for this blog–at least, this year. I decided to take a break from what I was working on and focus on bringing some Endou content here, because, honestly, you can never have enough. And with ‘you,’ I mean ‘I.’
Now, this is actually a burden off my shoulders. As some people know, the original EnYaga design wasn’t mine, so it’s great to finally have one on my blog that I am absolutely responsible for, whether that’s a good or a bad thing. So let’s dissect its design today!
Oh, and due to personal reasons that are too complex to explain right now, I call this miximax DoYaga. So excuse me if I refer to it as such.
After a few whole minutes of my dumbass writing ‘muximax-hwll’ in the search bar and not realizing it, here we are! *reads through the stuff you had before, grinning like a Smol over you being super excited for this one* LetsGoLetsGoLetsGoLetsGOLETSGOLETSGOOOO
“For it to be NOTHING like Enyaga” *remembers reading in some tags exactly why and sheds 40 proud tears, because standing up to the past and taking the situation in your own hands requires alot of strength and Im genuinely proud that after everything that happened this year, you were able to do it* GO FOR IT SENPAI (Unrelated but my phone seems to think i meant to call you 'Sand Papa’. Sweet Lord-)
“using some Galaxy texture for Doyaga’s eyes” Hissastu #1: Sparkle the opposing defence to blindness #OrionHasTrainedUsWell2k19
“I’m a guy who enjoys drawing and overthinking” and those (2) things are the reason these miximaxes are all so thorough, bless thou
“ Endou has grown and changed throughout the years, but his headband really hasn’t.” *nods solemnly* Yep, that headband’s been strong enough to bear with ya boi’s shenanigans since the start
“ Endou’s headband, as we all know, this is not true” DUN. DUN. DUUUUUUUUUUN
“ This is Daisuke’s headband. ” :0!!!!!!!! OH RIGHT
“ even if Yagami had been wearing a full-blown armour that could protect Endou from being hit on the forehead by yet another Fire Tornado” Gouenji, crossing him arms: Complete slander. I dont know what he’s talking about.
Fubuki, turning a page in a magazine: I wonder.
Kidou, sipping tea: Its a real mystery.
Toramaru, munching cookies: Unfounded shade, for sure
“ she soaked into him” I feel that it is a Good Thing that the first thing I thought of with this sentence was hot chocolate-soaked marshmallows xD
“ upon mixitransing, he has come to resemble her more and more.” !!!! I see, as they grew, so did their miximax :0
“ the overall shape of the eye may change through the years, but eyeballs don’t. ” I learnt this bio tidbit over tumblr and feel Happy that this came up and was applicable ☆w☆
“ (And it would probably have disturbing implications.)” Thanks! Didnt wanna sleep today anyway! xD
“ Once again, it mostly falls back on On Miximax” I love how there’s alot of references to the previous posts, because it helps me understand this way better ^v^ And i am so far ADORING the ammount of detail to each individual feature??? This is like the Shirou/Gabumon post AHH >w< And also how its being compared to GO Endou this time, so the differences are all subtle, but even 1+1+1+…. can make 1000 if you go on for long enough, and this is proof!
“ in a world where everyone’s hair has grown during the last 10 years, Endou’s fringe has actually become noticeably smaller!” Fubuki grew the 2 centimetres that Endou’s hair lost over those 10 years huh
“ comes from the rest of his hair (instead of being a single, massive lock of hair someone forgot to cut)” FAJDFXI now im just imagining this dodo cutting his own hair but doing it while wearing the headband, so he never actually noticed that ONE lock of hair is different until his mother realized xD
“ Well, that part of her hair is infuriating, as it seems to change with every screenshot, every angle of the official linearts and every piece of official art.” This my friends, is why I take references only ONCE-and then realize 11 months later Ive been drawing that character wrong this whole time *Cries in Yukimura*
“ the black line in the middle of the fringe, which used to be another fold, but are nothing but a seemingly arbitrary line now. Kind of like the human appendix, you know? It’s still there, but doesn’t really do much. Evolution!” BRUH
“it’s matching the rest of the hair–especially in terms of length” *le gasp* How can you be comedic and sane at the same time, this is unfair!
“ The fact that you can get a small glimpse of the headband there is not a mistake” *pushes up glasses* Color theory says that the orange in the sea of blue looks cooler because its a complimentary colour to blue :D
“ although I understand if someone thought it was because I do make many, many, many mistakes. In general. In life. Daily. Ahem.” buddy u really gotta stop calling me out here, me who, despite getting a decent grade in math, today wrote a whole long equation on a calculator without realizing the calculator was off. Bless
“ they fall over the headband due to the extra weight and the sheer amount of hair–you know, as hair does” *Kidou Yuuto has left the chat* *Fubuki Atsuya has left the chat* *Matsukaze Tenma has left the chat* *Tobitaka Seiya has le
“ because I want to struggle as little as possible when I draw DoYaga. He’s my happy place, not my infuriating place.” Me designing OCs: How do i make u the most painful thing to see and create-I know! Ill base it off a childhood picture! Mint’s hair was a MISTAKE but its also TOO CUTE to get rid of, which is ANOTHER MISTAKE, because I cant make them look threatening at ALL GOD DAMMIT
“ The softness comes to an abrupt end at the end, with a tip that looks sharp and somewhat out of place. This is meant to attract the eye, as it sticks out like a sore thumb” CHARACTER DESIGN THINGS!!! AND GENERAL ILLUSTRATION THINGS!!! YES
“ He is, in fact, stronger than he’s ever been, and you shouldn’t be deceived by how he looks.” :D!!!! He may be a 24 year old man who steals tires and doesnt know how to work the dvd player, but he is a 24 year old man who steals tires who can THROW HANDS. MANY OF THEM. IN DIFFERENT SHAPES, SIZES AND COLOURS.
“ I’ve been so down for so long, but I finally felt strong enough to write about this and it’s been really therapeutic to do so.” *pats back* Ya did it buddy! And darn wonderfully too! *remembers youre Ishido Shuuji size and I probably cant reach your back* *pats elbow*
All in all, we come to the same conclusion we always will:
2019 was a crappy year. Let’s start 2020 with @lunastarward‘s lovely comments so we can at least say the beginning was glorious. I mean, she took the time to leave even more comments on it than before and that MUST be honoured. And replied to appropriately, of course.
There was a lot of sweet, sweet spite in here, so I’m glad the end result seems to be well received! And it sure is one of the highlights of the year to have finally been able to do this.
Considering the fact that none of the events of IE would have happened without Daisuke, people tend to forget about him and his impact extremely easily. Too bad. In either case, Daisuke’s headband is one element of Mamoru’s design I ain’t touching. Not just because of what it means, but because I honestly think Mamoru would actually hate it if his grandpa’s memento were to be altered.
Yeah, that’s basically the gist of why DoYaga seems closer to Yagami! People influence each other, like it or not, and a constant exposure during ten years would cause that. Although, in this case, this constant exposure could potentially be labelled more as “mutation” than as simple influence...
When it comes to the eyes, honestly, Inazuma wouldn’t be a stranger to changing the look of eyeballs, with Nagumo’s Ares appearance being the most disturbing example. (That’s a redesign more than an “evolution,” but you get what I mean.) Still, it didn’t sit right with me, so I decided against it.
I am no character designer nor a mind reader, so I honestly can’t know if what’s written on my explanation posts were deliberate choices made by Level-5 or just some kind of... breakdown of how they randomly happen to design these miximaxes. I don’t think there was much thought put into, say, Endou’s adult version other than a matter of someone thinking, “oh, this would look cool.” I am the only one here changing details slowly and one by one, but someone better than me could pull it off with half the effort and double the results XD
Honestly, Inazuma is so good and so bad at keeping a good raccord of what characters really look like, all depending on the character. For the peskier designs, you have 3D models on the games, but those tend to be... well, a lot uglier and generic. To not be able to find references that add up is really annoying.
(Also... I don’t know what is comedic about “it’s matching the rest of the hair–especially in terms of length,” but if you got a crack out of it, you’re welcome. XD And colour theory explains why THIS IS SUCH A GREAT SHIP, SO THANK YOU)
When it comes to making my life easy... look, I really am grateful for FubuGabu for all the love it’s gathered, but that’s a nightmare to draw. Let me have a simple and fun time with Endou, at least. I used to doodle my miximaxes in class when I was in uni, but I avoided the very tough ones, so... let’s not avoid DoYaga.
Again, I’m no character designer (or GOOD character designer, rather), so you should take it with a grain of salt. That was my logic, however, and how it feels when I personally look at it. Whether that’s a universal rule or not is another story... but I do like the literal edge those spikes give the design.
All in all, though, and regardless of its shape and size, you are right:
Bless EnYaga.
ABOUT THAT, @beefcakemistake DREW AMAZING ENYAGA FOR ME AS A CHRISTMAS GIFT AND YOU SHOULD ALL CHECK IT OUT https://twitter.com/beefcakemistake/status/1209954761077919744
I celebrated EnYaga Day (October 1st) with a fic, but True EnYaga Day (October 15th) is reserved for this blog–at least, this year. I decided to take a break from what I was working on and focus on bringing some Endou content here, because, honestly, you can never have enough. And with ‘you,’ I mean ‘I.’
Now, this is actually a burden off my shoulders. As some people know, the original EnYaga design wasn’t mine, so it’s great to finally have one on my blog that I am absolutely responsible for, whether that’s a good or a bad thing. So let’s dissect its design today!
Oh, and due to personal reasons that are too complex to explain right now, I call this miximax DoYaga. So excuse me if I refer to it as such.
MIGA. DOYAGA IN SO BEAUTIFUL. HOLY HELL DUDE, THE COLOURS AND THE ‘Hmph! Forget the disadvantages. As long as we keep playing, we’re not losing!’ EXPRESSION AND THE SUPER FLOOFY FLOOR OVER THE HEADBAND, AND 2 SMOL ENDOU FLOOFS IM DHDBXGXJ MIGA THIS IS SO COOL HOLY SHITE
True, there is always gonna be room for 20 more for Endou bzndh HE IS THE SWEETEST-and awwww holy heck, happy (belated) 15th October!! :’D Thats so sweet oh my Gosh-(Oh dear, I hope better luck finds you literally this minute and doesn’t wait till 2020, that’s badly mentally taxing dude, great going holding on until now ☆)
People who’ve read that far and dont know your main blog’s url aren’t ready for the world or are absolute angels hxbxg (!!! Fudou and Haruna! “Take care of yourself you’ve been running with no breaks for a whole 20 minutes” meets “SO YOU THOUGHT SLEEPING ON THE FOURTH STOREY MEANT YOU WERE SAFE HUH”)
*looks forward to January ALOT*
(oh. uhm. Guess Ill uh. Rewrite this all later or just comment on the analysis part of it when you update ^^’ Have fun with it yo! ☆)
I’m really glad you like it!! This one took a ton of work and I put a lot of pressure on myself, so seeing people enjoy the result fills my heart with joy. ;u;
There is always room for Endou, indeed! However, luck didn’t find me. The day after posting that, my grandma finally passed away. I’m glad she’s not suffering anymore, but... it sure brought my life to a halt all of a sudden. I hope things will begin to improve now, though--
The people who don’t know my main blog are probably better off that way. Especially because I don’t post anywhere near enough FudoHaru content.
I’m glad you look forward to January, but, at the very least, I just finished writing the analysis on this post, so feel free to check it out!
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