Mr. Derek Barrantes

Lv. 21 / Aspiring Mangaka / Interests: Tolkien (Hobbit, LOTR, Silmarillion, etc.), SpongeBob, Anime & Manga, Books, Oz, ReoNa, Bandori, Uma Musume, etc. / まだまだ日本語勉強します。

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Tolkien Trewsday Week 176: Horses

With this week’s theme being centered on horses, I knew I had to redesign my Umamusume design for Shadowfax!

I finally finished it, and I’m really proud of how she turned out!

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2026.7.14

Happy Birthday SpongeBob!! 🎂🎉🥳

Thanks for all the good times! Here’s to more best days ever!

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2026.7.14

香澄ちゃんお誕生日おめでとう！！🎂🎉🥳

Happy Birthday Kasumi!! 🎂🎉🥳

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2026.7.13

ヨハネちゃんお誕生日おめでとう！！🎂🎉🥳

Happy Birthday Yohane!! 🎂🎉🥳

This year’s birthday art is a redraw of the Yoshiko/Yohane birthday illustration I drew two years ago:

Which itself is based on a prompt by the Love Live DTIYS (Draw This In Your Style) account on Twitter:

What an improvement!

Really wanted to highlight her cool side this year, as last year highlighted her cute and vulnerable side.

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Eowyn 🐴

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(Originally posted on 2026.6.2)

Tolkien Trewsday Week 171: Mothers/Fathers

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I always liked seeing Bilbo as Frodo’s adoptive father; it makes their dynamic all the more special and sweet.

(Decided to color this unfinished illustration of the two that was originally for Hobbit Day 2025.)

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(Originally posted on 2026.5.31)

Today is the birthday of the Demon Vice-Commander of the Shinsengumi.

今日は新選組の鬼の副長の誕生日です。

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Bit late for this, but I’m reposting it anyway.

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(Originally posted on 2026.5.31)

Marvelous! Happy Birthday Marve!! 🎂🎉🥳

マーベラス！お誕生日おめでとう、マベちゃん！！🎂🎉🥳

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I finished Pluto and it made me upset

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Tolkien Trewsday Week 175: Forgiveness

“Forgiving Gollum”

| ‘But do you remember Gandalf’s words: Even Gollum may have something yet to do? But for him, Sam, I could not have destroyed the Ring. The Quest would have been in vain, even at the bitter end. So let us forgive him! For the Quest is achieved, and now all is over. I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam.’

Though broken and maimed, Frodo still has the heart to forgive Gollum for his treachery and asks Sam to do the same.

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And finally, here are all the famous couples ✨

Holmes & Watson, Poirot & Hastings, Jeeves & Bertie, Raffles & Bunny

ah, so many well-spent hours listening to these wonderful books

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Tolkien Trewsday Week 174: The Sea (is sometimes right)

Who lives in a hobbit hole under the Sea?

BilBob BagPants!

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Still in love x 🍎

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pokke is hyped up!!

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Tolkien Trewsday Week 173: Companions

The Nine Companions

Used this prompt as an opportunity to redraw the Fellowship! They’re finally together again, and I think they look great!

For context, I first drew the Fellowship all together in December 2024. This is how it looked:

I’ve really improved since then!

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my honse w.i.p's as a first art post