#ocean punk

[underseapunk]

I've never actually seen anyone do the punk part of seapunk so here's my vest.

Barnacles, sea shells, and (fossil) shark teeth instead of spikes.

(I am obsessed with putting barnacles on everything now)

[rupertbbare]

Turtle Raft by Sandara Tang

[byyliss]

OCEAN PUNK CHARACTER - PUFFERFISH

I wanted to participate on the blackhistorypunc2026 challenge from Instagram. I decided to make a pufferfish fighter. I'm really proud of how it turns out as I don't have a lot of experience drawing black features, and I'm trying to draw more and expand my abilities (plus not bothering to try and learn feels dumb to me). If theres any mistakes, let me know!

[vampiressummer]

[joemerl]

As far as I know none of my followers have watched Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet AND I’M NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANYMORE!

What do you like? A cool and well-developed sci-fi setting? An antihero protagonist? Cute anime girls? Philosophical examinations of the nature of humanity? Giant robots? Sapient giant robots? Slice-of-life shenanigans? War? Romance? Pirates? We’ve got all that packed into thirteen episodes! (Two more if you count the OVAs.) 

It’s hard to describe the plot without spoiling the first episode, so skip this paragraph if you want: Centuries ago, humans fled Earth when it became uninhabitable. But then one child soldier and his giant robot fall into a wormhole and wind up back on Earth, which actually is inhabited but now it’s a giant ocean. Everyone lives on relatively low-tech ships and try to salvage the remnants of the past civilization from the bottom of the sea. 

Apparently the genre is called “Ocean Punk.” I have never heard of that before but whatever, cool.

Our main character is Ledo. He’s a child soldier from a dystopian space society fighting an endless war against weird squid creatures called the Hideauze. Then a thing happens and he’s got to find a new purpose in life while learning important lessons about friendship and having fun and not euthanizing disabled children. 

Also, he can’t speak the Gargantians’ language! He learns slowly over the whole series and talks haltingly as he picks it up. I LOVE THAT BIT OF REALISM!

His love interest is Amy! She is bland but serviceable. For some reason she has a chipmunk or something?!

Chamber is a giant robot. I could write an essay analyzing the way that this show presents AIs and how his character development compares and contrasts with Ledo’s but all you need to know for now is that HE CAN KICK ALL THE ASS IF LEDO TELLS HIM TO.

THESE OTHER CHARACTERS ARE ALSO COOL!

The main villain is cool but s/he is a spoiler!

There are twists! Angsty twists that lead to discussions about the nature of life and human existence! 

Do you like stupid, gratuitous fanservice? Good news! Episodes 5 and 6 are full of stupid gratuitous fanservice! THEY MANAGE TO HAVE A BEACH EPISODE IN A WORLD WITH NO BEACHES!

Do you not like stupid, gratuitous fanservice? Good news! It’s pretty much all confined to episodes 5 and 6, which you could almost skip but you would miss some character and plot development if you did. 

Okay, I admit, even in the other episodes almost all of the girls have skimpy outfits. WHAT ARE YOU EVEN GOING FOR, LUKKAGE?

ANYWAY. This show is leaving Netflix at the end of September. It will be coming to Funimation in October, though I’m not sure if you need a subscription to watch it. It’s also on Crunchyroll and may or may not be on Hulu. JUST FIND A PLACE TO WATCH IT SO THAT I CAN TALK ABOUT IT WITH SOMEONE.

Oh, and a note: the first episodes opens with a discussion of the dystopian space society, and then there’s a big battle with a bunch of technobabble that will leave you hopelessly confused. Don’t worry; most of it is unimportant and the relevant stuff will be repeated later. 

[morganbeem]

Wip from The Family Trade

[rupertbbare]

"Pirate Robot - 2010" by Angel Gabriel Diaz Romero

[rupertbbare]

Shark-man Captain by Demin Dmitry