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→ As you'll notice, I've started in on the Final Fantasy XIII section on Pixiv. I'm not sure if there are SPOILERS or not, but I waited until I was into chapter 11 before looking and I'd suggest the same for anyone. Also, oh, I am so in love with the idea of future!Hope/Lightning that it is ridiculous. You should be warned of that ahead of time.
→ fandomsecrets:
» "I hate [Invader Zim], but nearly everyone thinks it's great" - Maybe it's because I've never really been into the fandom side of things (nor do I give a shit or not about Jhonen Vasquez), but it sincerely boggles my mind that so many people would hate the show! I've been rewatching it lately and I love it as much as ever! (P.S. Yeah, I like Spongebob, too. Apparently, I fit in nowhere!)
» "I feel like I should actually WATCH One Piece, rather than just look at fanart with Sanji and Zoro in it" - Oh, lolling so hard, because I feel like I should be all wrathful about this, like OMG HOW DARE YOU NOT READ OP!!11 or OMG QUIT GIVING ZOSAN SHIPPERS A BAD NAME!!!11 except I can't help feeling fondness for the secret maker. I definitely encourage actually reading the manga (because it's only the greatest manga I've ever read /shameless fangirling) but because it gives context to the characters and makes it so much more fun to be in the fandom. I'm so glad the comments were mostly positive here, too.
» "If you hate DBZ, but love Bleach/Naruto/etc., I assume you've only ever seen the dub and you're just bandwagoning against the series that started it all" - Man, part of me really hates to agree with this secret because I really understand why some people don't like Dragonball. At the same time, NO I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY ANYONE WOULDN'T LIKE DRAGONBALL. D: I mean, sure, if you only saw the dub or the endless filler of the anime, I can get that. But the manga? I LOVE THE MANGA!!!11 And I-- I kind of agree with the OP that Dragonball got a lot of these current series rolling and without it we wouldn't have a lot of these series. I can understand why people hate it anyway, but it makes me sad because I think Dragonball actually is a genuinely good series. >:
deviantART:
Sailor Moon - Sailor Moon/Serenity/Usagi:
→ Another Sailor Cosmos version that I'm just weak for neat costume designs and cute details.
→ Watercolor painting of Princess Serenity is pretty.
→ Simple, yet really lovely Princess Serenity image that has a great flow to it and lovely detail on her face.
→ Manga style Usagi with flowers in a cute outfit and yellow colors.
→ Princess Serenity walking into the light, which I thought was pretty.
→ Eternal Sailor Moon done in a style like the manga, along with soft, pastel colors.
→ Supreme Sailor Moon has an awesome new costume design/look here, too.
→ Another new Sailor Moon costume design and I really kind of like this design and that the artist does a solid job of the anime-like style.
→ Princess Serenity with angel wings that look kind of fantastic in full view.
→ Usagi in lingerie as part of a series this artist did.
→ Solar Sailor Moon as part of a series this artist did and I like the sun-themed influence on her costume design.
→ Siren Queen Serenity looks fantastic as a mermaid and I love the elements kept of her original dress.
Sailor Moon - Chibi Moon/Small Lady/Chibi-Usa/Black Lady:
→ Sailor Chibi Moon as a teenager with a slight costume update is really cute.
→ Sailor Chibi Moon Cosmos is a really interesting costume design for her.
→ Cutely done Sailor Chibi Moon image with some really solid lineart.
→ Sketch of Chibi-Usa holding the dream mirror to her chest as she smiles softly.
→ Dark Sailor Chibi Moon as part of a series by this artist is also really neat.
→ I love when artists age Chibi Moon up to adulthood and tweak her costume a little.
Sailor Moon - Sailor Mercury:
→ The Sailor Mercury image in a series by this artist.
→ Supreme Sailor Mercury with her harp is another image that nails the anime's style and gives her an awesome new costume.
→ Sailor Mercury falling through the air in a nicely anime-style image.
→ Sailor Mercury MUP entry done in chibi form with bright, jewel-like colors that I love.
→ Ami in lingerie as part of a series this artist did.
Sailor Moon - Sailor Venus:
→ Sailor Venus portrait in a series by this artist and I really like her face especially.
→ Dark Sailor Venus is a part of a series by this artist that looks really neat.
Sailor Moon - Sailor Mars:
→ Sailor Mars portrait in a series by this artist and I think this might be my favorite, she's gorgeous here.
→ Dark Sailor Mars is really kind of a neat image, too.
→ New version of Supreme Sailor Mars looks really anime-esque and I love the design. *__*
→ Cosmic Sailor Mars with a new uniform is a glossy, shiny image that I liked, too.
Sailor Moon - Sailor Jupiter:
→ I liked this Sailor Jupiter image because she looks a little older here and it's a neat design for her.
→ The Sailor Jupiter image in a series by this artist.
→ Portrait of Sailor Jupiter with bright colors and a really pretty face that I can't resist.
→ One of the outfits from a Miss Universe Pageant, Makoto in an Amazon-themed outfit is beautiful.
→ Another piece for the MUP contest, Makoto in a garden wedding dress is also just lovely.
→ Part of the same series of Supreme Sailers, this one of Jupiter looks fantastic and I love her costume!
→ Eternal Sailor Jupiter who has another really cute design for her outfit.
→ Solar Sailor Jupiter is part of a series this artist did and it's one of my favorites from this line.
Sailor Moon - Sailor Saturn:
→ Gorgeous close-up of Sailor Saturn in that delicate cg style I love so much.
→ More delicate cg style on Sailor Saturn, though, in a slightly different way from the last one.
Sailor Moon - Sailor Neptune:
→ Michiru in an image where she looks like she's halfway between her regular clothes and her Neptune uniform.
→ Cute illustration of Sailor Neptune where there's just something about it that I liked.
→ Sailor Neptune portrait in a series by this artist and I lied earlier, this one is totally my favorite for being so damn gorgeous.
→ This Miss Universe Pageant entry for Michiru is gorgeously done and I love the colors and all her pretty dresses!
→ Gorgeous image of Michiru in transformation with the ocean crashing massively behind her.
→ Eternal Sailor Neptune is lovely and has a lovely outfit as well.
→ Solar Sailor Neptune as part of a series this artist did.
Sailor Moon - Sailor Uranus:
→ Watercolor-esque style on this Sailor Uranus image is neat.
→ Solar Sailor Uranus as part of a series this artist did.
Sailor Moon - Sailor Pluto:
→ Solar Sailor Pluto as part of a series this artist did.
Sailor Moon - Usagi/Mamoru:
→ Two things I'm weak towards: chibis and Endymion/Serenity, which this image combines.
→ More chibis of Serenity and Tuxedo Kamen, well, a sleeping Serenity with a chibi doll, more like.
Sailor Moon - Usagi+Chibi-Usa:
→ Cute image of Sailor Moon and Sailor Chibi Moon in their Super outfits, which are my favorites.
Sailor Moon - Haruka/Michiru:
→ Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune lounging together, with some really great lineart to it.
→ Haruka and Michiru in bunny ears for an adorable Easter image by this artist who does such gorgeous work.
→ Millenia Uranus and Neptune in watercolor style that has some fantastic detail on their costumes.
Sailor Moon - Helios/Chibi-Usa:
→ Omg, this is darling--Helios and Small Lady and their adorable little daughter in the future!
→ Chibi-Usa a little older and asleep on Pegasus in a flowery field is lovely.
Sailor Moon - Other pairings/duos:
→ Beryl with an unconscious Tuxedo Kamen is a really interesting image.
Sailor Moon - Groups:
→ The Inners together in an image that's cute, but I especially love the bright jewel-like colors.
→ Eternal Sailor Chibi Moon and the Asteroid Senshi looks really kind of awesome as they're a little older.
→ All of the Senshi as sailors is kind of a great little image.
Pixiv:
VOCALOID - Group images:
→ Gorgeous Halloween group image with them all in darling little outfits.
→ The three main Vocaloid girls all piled on each other in a cutely colored image.
→ The Vocaloids all in a sort of group hug that's even cuter here.
→ Rin/Lin and Mikuo/Miku is a really cute and pretty image.
→ This group image of the Vocaloids in ruffly clothing looks awesome in full view.
→ Totally cute group image of the Vocaloids that shows off all the fun, bright colors they have.
→ I love assassin au fanart for this cast of characters, especially when it's this badass.
VOCALOID - Miku:
→ Miku and Miku mirror images, one in white and one in black, both looking gorgeous.
→ I love art like this with the cg style of it so pretty, as Miku holds a pillow close.
→ Shiny, sparkly cg colors that nearly glow on this image of Miku lying on her side.
→ More bright, glowing cg colors on this pretty image of Miku with light rising up underneath her.
→ Very cool detailed Miku image with a vibrantly red crystal heart in her hand.
→ A bandaged and slightly bloody Miku with her hands at her own throat in a gorgeously detailed image.
→ Totally cute Miku image of her in a simple dress as it swirls around her outside.
→ Miku in a fancier dress this time and I continue to like the soft pastels used for her hair and eyes.
→ I love cg colors that are almost transparent especially when they look like sunshiney mornings.
→ Miku with a puppy and flat colors that really work for the image!
→ Totally adorable clothes and soft pastel colors are something I definitely have a fondness for.
→ Miku looking over her shoulder with a cute navy blue and red outfit.
→ Miku in blues, pinks, and blacks with shiny glowing hearts spilling around her and an adorable dress.
→ Holy shit, this image is AMAZING in full view, the detail on her hair and clothes and the awesome ninja-style pose/dress is fantastic.
→ Another lovely Miku image, this time using more soft robin's egg blues instead of the usual blue-greens.
→ Cute little Miku image that's just sort of darling enough that I had to link it.
→ Okay, one more amazingly detailed Miku image that's just stunning in full view.
→ Gorgeous image of Miku with a sort of patchwork bear and a sort shimmery filter over everything.
→ Image of Miku recycling and I liked her little black dress.
→ Another gorgeously colored image of Miku in a schoolgirl uniform that practically glows.
→ Brightly colored and cute image of Miku in a white and red uniform.
→ Cute, brightly colored cg style illustration of Miku with a transparent keyboard around her.
→ This Miku illustration has so much detail crammed into it that it's kind of amazing, even if some of the collection of details is a bit wtf.
VOCALOID - Rin & Len:
→ Oh, wow, Rin is gorgeous here and I love her dress and her guitar so much.
→ Gorgeous and huge in full view, this image of Len crying looks amazing.
→ Simple, but beautiful image of Len with his hands at his throat.
→ Rin falling straight down in that black & white dress I like so much on her.
→ Cutely done image of Rin that has some very clean, solid lines and colors in full view.
VOCALOID - Other pairings & duos:
→ Luka holding a lock of Gakupoid's hair with the sky in the distance behind her, which is gorgeous.
→ Rin doing Miku's hair after having already finished one of her pig-tails, which is totally cute.
→ An older Len with a younger Miku as she leans towards him and he puts a hand on her head.
→ More Len/Miku pretty art, this time an adorable Valentine's Day chocolate sharing image.
→ Miku and Len in school uniforms, where she's at her desk asleep and dreaming of him.
→ Miku almost kissing Len's cheek in a another beautifully colored image by this artist.
→ When they're a little older-looking, Len and Miku are kind of hot together, I think Pixiv is winning me over with them a bit.
→ Another one of Len/Miku where they're not wearing as much as usual and she's just about in his lap.
→ Gorgeous image of Len singing and Miku in glasses, the colors of this one are amazing.
Durarara!! - Shizuo/Izaya:
→ I laugh at Izaya in a frilly apron because, despite this being a beautiful image, it's still hilarious.
→ Awesome image of Shizuo and Izay fighting as they both whirl around fast enough to stir the air around them.
→ Post-fight image from their high school days that looks really gorgeous in full view, too.
→ Gorgeous image of the two of them fighting as usual, with debris flying all around them.
→ Izaya and Shizuo standing back to back with tons of detail on the little chibis' situations around them.
→ The cover of this multi-page comic is really solid and brightly colored, plus the doujinshi's lineart is really good, too.
→ Shizuo and Izaya in a black & white image where they're both on a bike that has some great basic lineart.
→ The cover to this doujinshi and the sample pages, especially the use of reds and the detail on the following pages, is kind of gorgeous.
→ Kidlet versions of Shizuo and Izaya just swimming in their normal sized clothes.
→ More fantastic lineart of Shizuo and Izaya getting in each other's faces.
→ Izaya jumping out of the way while Shizuo snarls at him as they fight like they usually do is lovely and is huge in full view.
→ Izaya in Shizuo's lap while Shizuo works a hand under his shirt and it still manages to have just the right amount of a rough edge.
→ Shizuo walking up to a sleeping Izaya on the school roof during their high school days and I really like the use of the sky background beneath them.
→ Shizuo and Izaya kiss that has those almost sort of faded-sepia colors that I like so much.
→ Izaya in Shizuo's lap again, both of them younger-looking and in their high school outfits, with lovely coloring.
→ Sketches and cat ears and makeouts, all things I'm totally weak to; thank you, Pixiv.
→ Izaya in Shizuo's lap again, this time without any pants and a switchblade at Shizuo's face.
→ Doujinshi cover for a Shizuo/Izaya doujinshi, where they're fighting almost in a blur.
→ A long comic strip page with really good art and cat ears and makeouts! Thank you again, Pixiv.
→ Shizuo giving Izaya a piggyback and I love that it's twitchy even when it's a sort of nice dynamic. XD
→ Shizuo carting Izaya off by hauling him up onto his shoulder, which puts neither of them in a good mood.
→ Beautifully detailed image of Izaya curled up against Shizuo's back... with a whole lot of cats.
Durarara!! - Shizuo/Celty:
→ Shizuo hefting Celty up, motorcycle and all, in an awesome image here.
Durarara!! - Shizuo:
→ A blood-splattered Shizuo calmly picking out a new shirt to wear.
→ Nicely done close up of Shizuo looking a little scuffed up, but hardly anything serious.
→ Simple but pretty close up on Shizuo again, where the colors are nicely bright.
→ Another one of those simple images that's done by an artist who draws beautiful characters.
→ More beautiful Shizuo art that has some really pretty lines to it.
Durarara!! - Izaya:
→ Pretty Izaya art of him with flames at his back, while he's not particularly bothered.
→ Izaya with his usual knife done in another poster-style image.
→ Solidly done image of Izaya where I also like the bright colors of it.
→ I love cracky art of Izaya, especially with little chicks dressed like the various DRRR!! characters.
→ Izaya playing a guitar which is kind of a cool image.
→ Izaya wearing Shizuo's glasses and being all slinky and smirky, like he does.
→ Izaya standing among a bunch of bent street signs is kind of a cool little image again.
→ Standing on a ledge with the city sprawled out before him, this Izaya image is nicely done.
→ I really liked the colors here on this image of Izaya.
Durarara!! - Groups:
→ Izaya and Shizuo both feeling up Mikado while Kida chases after them in the background.
→ Several of the popular DRRR!! characters grouped together by hair color/styles.
→ Why are kidlets so cute even in the DRRR!! series?
→ Mikado, Kida, and Anri in a warmly, beautifully colored image that's really pretty.
→ Simon making Shizuo and Izaya sit down after a fight to stop that and eat sushi instead.
→ Shinra/Celty + Seiji/Celty's head is kind of a creepy, yet lovely image.
→ Shinra and Celty in a lovely party dress as they fly through the air together, this one is fabulous.
→ Kida, Mikado, and Anri again, the three of them in different primary colors looks cool.
→ Shizuo and Kasuka as Super Mario Bros, but it's Izaya in the background that just makes the image.
→ I'm a sucker for characters in suits and this one of Shizuo, Mikado, and Izaya is nice.
→ Gorgeous group image of the older characters.
→ Beautifully colored DRRR!! characters in a comic strip image for Valentine's Day.
→ The DRRR!! characters all laying around in a circle, which has some nice lines to it.
→ Another pretty image of Mikado, Kida, and Anri that I thought looked really cool.
→ Another awesome image of the cast--Mikado and Izaya and Celty--done in black and vibrant red.
→ Cuteness with Shizuo, Celty, and Shinra, which makes it hard for me to know what to ship all over again.
→ Police lineup of several DRRR!! characters that looks really kinda awesome.
Durarara!! - Other:
→ Izaya talking to Mikado as something comes sailing towards him, lolz.
→ Various scenes of hilarity or adorable with the Heiwajima brothers.
→ Shinra kissing Celty's cheek in a shiny, glossy, and pretty image.
→ Celty's smoke forming a heart-shape is never not kind of seriously darling.
→ Izaya and Kida, I believe, which is a gorgeous image in full view, wow.
→ Beautiful image of Anri with shadows wrapping around her wrist.
→ Gorgeous image of Shinra and Celty, with her in a school uniform and sitting in his lap.
→ Poor Mikado's life is really difficult sometimes. But this is cute.
→ Beautiful image of Mikado with his cellphone and the blues of the piece are glowing.
→ A bunch of Mikado images in a collage style illustration that has some solid lines and colors to it.
Sailor Moon - Group images:
→ Usagi and Rei back to back while Minako runs towards them, all in their school uniforms.
→ Fantastic image in collage style with pictures scattered across it, of the Inners during a sports festival at school.
→ It's a simple image in some ways, but this collection of strips of the various characters caught my eye today.
→ Gorgeous image of Mercury, Moon, and Mars with these beautiful light, cg colors and so much detail on their hair and eyes. *__*
Sailor Moon - Usagi/Sailor Moon:
→ Simple, but lovely Princess Serenity image of her with bright blue eyes and her hair whipping around behind her.
→ Another simple but cute image of Princess Serenity, as she holds up the ginzuishou.
→ I'm also a sucker for cute lines on black & white images of Sailor Moon in mid-attack.
→ Sailor Moon posing with the full moon in the background behind her.
→ Happy, smiling Usagi as she falls backwards is totally cute, too.
Sailor Moon - Chibi-Usa/Chibi Moon:
→ Screencap-like image of Chibi-Usa outside as snow falls down and she's wrapped up in a coat and scarf.
Sailor Moon - Ami/Sailor Mercury:
→ This brightly colored cg style image of Sailor Mercury is actually pretty cute.
→ Another image of Sailor Mercury (and Ami!) in the artist's bright cg style that works for this image.
→ A little more upskirt than I usually like but this Sailor Mercury image has some nicely done cg and Ami's smile is really cute here.
→ This image of a younger Ami is kind of totally adorable.
→ I really liked the lines and colors on this Sailor Mercury image--fine lines plus pastel colors is a combo I like.
Sailor Moon - Minako/Sailor Venus:
→ Sailor V flashing a peace sign and Minako is really cute in this one.
Sailor Moon - Hotaru/Sailor Saturn:
→ Gorgeous Sailor Saturn portrait that looks even more beautiful in full view, wow.
Sailor Moon - Haruka/Sailor Uranus:
→ Oh, wow, this portrait of Sailor Uranus has the prettiest colors, they're so vivid and sunshine bright.
Sailor Moon - Michiru/Sailor Neptune:
→ I'm just quietly a sucker for art like this, where Michiru's hair and eyes look like the sea.
Sailor Moon - Usagi & Chibi-Usa:
→ Usagi picking up and carrying Chibi-Usa, done in these warm, soft colors that I really like.
Sailor Moon - Chibi-Usa & Hotaru:
→ Totally adorable anime-style Hotaru and Chibi-Usa in their normal clothes, as Chibi-Usa smiles and Hotaru looks curious/surprised.
Sailor Moon - Villains:
→ Cute little oekaki of the Amazoness Quartet.
Final Fantasy XIII - Groups:
→ FFXIII has one of the hottest female casts and this image of them in kitty ears and their underwear capitalizes on that nicely.
→ Chibis of Vanille, Lightning, and Snow are pretty cute, too!
→ Sample page from a doujinshi and, oh, man, do I ever want doujinshi for this game.
→ Every time I look at this comic of the Lindblum crew, I laugh again.
→ The Final Fantasy XIII cast in black business suits is kind of a great concept.
→ Oh, man, this three page comic with Hope, Lightning, Snow, and Serah is just darling.
Final Fantasy XIII - Lightning:
→ Lightning with her shirt just about all the way open is kind of pretty, epsecially around her hair and eyes.
→ Chibi kitty Lightning with a fish in her hands is kind of adorable.
→ This one of Lightning shouldn't be so damn cute and yet it kind of is.
Final Fantasy XIII - Other characters:
→ Hope and his Eidolon is kind of a neat image, too.
→ Hope with the baby chocobo perched on his shoulder is totally cute, too.
→ Gorgeous image of Jihl even if I still kinda think she can DIAF.
→ I question the wisdom of this pose, but the nice, clean cg colors on Serah here are lovely.
→ A cloaked Vanille holding a crystal between her hands.
→ A beautifully drawn Hope image with some fantastic and sharp lineart.
Final Fantasy XIII - Hope/Lightning:
→ Lightning asleep while Hope leans over her and I just kinda liked the layout of this one.
→ Lightning giving Hope a bath is kind of ridiculously cute.
→ Sharing a single set of pjs, Hope with the pants and Lightning with the shirt, is one of my weaknesses.
→ Any comic series that starts out with Lightning asleep in Hope's lap and then has 11 pages of adorableness gets a thumbs up from me.
→ Beautifully colored image where Hope is wrapping arms around Lightning from behind as she sits in a warmly colored room.
→ This kind of image of Hope in Lightning's lap and beautifully drawn is the kind of art that got me to start caving on this ship in the first place.
→ Hope a little older and and almost kiss with Lightning as they wrap arms around each other... yes plz. >_>
→ Hope's shocked face as Lightning seriously pushes him down is kind of hilarious.
→ Sketch of Hope in Lightning's lap that's really kind of lovely and I love the forehead touching.
→ Hope and Lightning curled up together with pretty uses of pinks and yellows.
→ Hope/Lightning meme responses with gorgeous little sketches AND MAKEOUTS. :D (A little NSFW.)
→ Oh, Lightning's thought bubble totally got me to laugh out loud a little.
→ Two hugs with Lightning and Hope, one rather innocent and one decidedly not.
→ Lightning and Hope in the grass and holding hands, one of Hope's in her hair, which is darling.
→ Gorgeous image of Hope with a film strip of Lightning's expressions along the side.
→ Another gorgeous image by this artist of Hope and Lightning back to back with the beautiful sky in the background.
→ The colors on this image of Lightning putting a hand on Hope's head are gorgeous.
→ Really kind of gorgeous image of Lightning and Hope upside down to each other on a starry nighttime background.
→ Lightning curled up in Hope's lap as they kind of snuggle/sleep is really nice.
→ Hope curled up against Lightning this time is also really sweet, too.
→ Hope bending over Lightning with her head in his lap to lightly kiss her, done in lovely watercolors.
→ The two of them leaning on each other and holding hands in cute more modern-ish clothes.
→ Sweet image of Hope leaning into Lightning and almost touching cheeks and she's really pretty here.
→ Hope/Lightning sketches for White Day are kind of ridiculously adorable.
Final Fantasy XIII - Fang/Vanille:
→ Really pretty Fang and Vanille out in the field together.
→ Fang and Vanille at sunset is another beautifully colored image.
Final Fantasy XIII - Other pairings/duos:
→ Cid and Fang is kind of a ridiculously hot image, even as they're just standing near each other.
→ Adorably cute sketch of Snow and Serah, awww.
→ Beautifully drawn Vanille and Hope being cute with each other and holding their hands together.
→ Another of Vanille and Hope holding hands as they walk along together is darling.
→ As you'll notice, I've started in on the Final Fantasy XIII section on Pixiv. I'm not sure if there are SPOILERS or not, but I waited until I was into chapter 11 before looking and I'd suggest the same for anyone. Also, oh, I am so in love with the idea of future!Hope/Lightning that it is ridiculous. You should be warned of that ahead of time.
→ fandomsecrets:
» "I hate [Invader Zim], but nearly everyone thinks it's great" - Maybe it's because I've never really been into the fandom side of things (nor do I give a shit or not about Jhonen Vasquez), but it sincerely boggles my mind that so many people would hate the show! I've been rewatching it lately and I love it as much as ever! (P.S. Yeah, I like Spongebob, too. Apparently, I fit in nowhere!)
!["I hate [Invader Zim], but nearly everyone thinks it's great"](http://i50.tinypic.com/16bgbwp.jpg){kind=link}
» "I feel like I should actually WATCH One Piece, rather than just look at fanart with Sanji and Zoro in it" - Oh, lolling so hard, because I feel like I should be all wrathful about this, like OMG HOW DARE YOU NOT READ OP!!11 or OMG QUIT GIVING ZOSAN SHIPPERS A BAD NAME!!!11 except I can't help feeling fondness for the secret maker. I definitely encourage actually reading the manga (because it's only the greatest manga I've ever read /shameless fangirling) but because it gives context to the characters and makes it so much more fun to be in the fandom. I'm so glad the comments were mostly positive here, too.
» "If you hate DBZ, but love Bleach/Naruto/etc., I assume you've only ever seen the dub and you're just bandwagoning against the series that started it all" - Man, part of me really hates to agree with this secret because I really understand why some people don't like Dragonball. At the same time, NO I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY ANYONE WOULDN'T LIKE DRAGONBALL. D: I mean, sure, if you only saw the dub or the endless filler of the anime, I can get that. But the manga? I LOVE THE MANGA!!!11 And I-- I kind of agree with the OP that Dragonball got a lot of these current series rolling and without it we wouldn't have a lot of these series. I can understand why people hate it anyway, but it makes me sad because I think Dragonball actually is a genuinely good series. >:
deviantART:
Sailor Moon - Sailor Moon/Serenity/Usagi:
→ Another Sailor Cosmos version that I'm just weak for neat costume designs and cute details.
→ Watercolor painting of Princess Serenity is pretty.
→ Simple, yet really lovely Princess Serenity image that has a great flow to it and lovely detail on her face.
→ Manga style Usagi with flowers in a cute outfit and yellow colors.
→ Princess Serenity walking into the light, which I thought was pretty.
→ Eternal Sailor Moon done in a style like the manga, along with soft, pastel colors.
→ Supreme Sailor Moon has an awesome new costume design/look here, too.
→ Another new Sailor Moon costume design and I really kind of like this design and that the artist does a solid job of the anime-like style.
→ Princess Serenity with angel wings that look kind of fantastic in full view.
→ Usagi in lingerie as part of a series this artist did.
→ Solar Sailor Moon as part of a series this artist did and I like the sun-themed influence on her costume design.
→ Siren Queen Serenity looks fantastic as a mermaid and I love the elements kept of her original dress.
Sailor Moon - Chibi Moon/Small Lady/Chibi-Usa/Black Lady:
→ Sailor Chibi Moon as a teenager with a slight costume update is really cute.
→ Sailor Chibi Moon Cosmos is a really interesting costume design for her.
→ Cutely done Sailor Chibi Moon image with some really solid lineart.
→ Sketch of Chibi-Usa holding the dream mirror to her chest as she smiles softly.
→ Dark Sailor Chibi Moon as part of a series by this artist is also really neat.
→ I love when artists age Chibi Moon up to adulthood and tweak her costume a little.
Sailor Moon - Sailor Mercury:
→ The Sailor Mercury image in a series by this artist.
→ Supreme Sailor Mercury with her harp is another image that nails the anime's style and gives her an awesome new costume.
→ Sailor Mercury falling through the air in a nicely anime-style image.
→ Sailor Mercury MUP entry done in chibi form with bright, jewel-like colors that I love.
→ Ami in lingerie as part of a series this artist did.
Sailor Moon - Sailor Venus:
→ Sailor Venus portrait in a series by this artist and I really like her face especially.
→ Dark Sailor Venus is a part of a series by this artist that looks really neat.
Sailor Moon - Sailor Mars:
→ Sailor Mars portrait in a series by this artist and I think this might be my favorite, she's gorgeous here.
→ Dark Sailor Mars is really kind of a neat image, too.
→ New version of Supreme Sailor Mars looks really anime-esque and I love the design. *__*
→ Cosmic Sailor Mars with a new uniform is a glossy, shiny image that I liked, too.
Sailor Moon - Sailor Jupiter:
→ I liked this Sailor Jupiter image because she looks a little older here and it's a neat design for her.
→ The Sailor Jupiter image in a series by this artist.
→ Portrait of Sailor Jupiter with bright colors and a really pretty face that I can't resist.
→ One of the outfits from a Miss Universe Pageant, Makoto in an Amazon-themed outfit is beautiful.
→ Another piece for the MUP contest, Makoto in a garden wedding dress is also just lovely.
→ Part of the same series of Supreme Sailers, this one of Jupiter looks fantastic and I love her costume!
→ Eternal Sailor Jupiter who has another really cute design for her outfit.
→ Solar Sailor Jupiter is part of a series this artist did and it's one of my favorites from this line.
Sailor Moon - Sailor Saturn:
→ Gorgeous close-up of Sailor Saturn in that delicate cg style I love so much.
→ More delicate cg style on Sailor Saturn, though, in a slightly different way from the last one.
Sailor Moon - Sailor Neptune:
→ Michiru in an image where she looks like she's halfway between her regular clothes and her Neptune uniform.
→ Cute illustration of Sailor Neptune where there's just something about it that I liked.
→ Sailor Neptune portrait in a series by this artist and I lied earlier, this one is totally my favorite for being so damn gorgeous.
→ This Miss Universe Pageant entry for Michiru is gorgeously done and I love the colors and all her pretty dresses!
→ Gorgeous image of Michiru in transformation with the ocean crashing massively behind her.
→ Eternal Sailor Neptune is lovely and has a lovely outfit as well.
→ Solar Sailor Neptune as part of a series this artist did.
Sailor Moon - Sailor Uranus:
→ Watercolor-esque style on this Sailor Uranus image is neat.
→ Solar Sailor Uranus as part of a series this artist did.
Sailor Moon - Sailor Pluto:
→ Solar Sailor Pluto as part of a series this artist did.
Sailor Moon - Usagi/Mamoru:
→ Two things I'm weak towards: chibis and Endymion/Serenity, which this image combines.
→ More chibis of Serenity and Tuxedo Kamen, well, a sleeping Serenity with a chibi doll, more like.
Sailor Moon - Usagi+Chibi-Usa:
→ Cute image of Sailor Moon and Sailor Chibi Moon in their Super outfits, which are my favorites.
Sailor Moon - Haruka/Michiru:
→ Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune lounging together, with some really great lineart to it.
→ Haruka and Michiru in bunny ears for an adorable Easter image by this artist who does such gorgeous work.
→ Millenia Uranus and Neptune in watercolor style that has some fantastic detail on their costumes.
Sailor Moon - Helios/Chibi-Usa:
→ Omg, this is darling--Helios and Small Lady and their adorable little daughter in the future!
→ Chibi-Usa a little older and asleep on Pegasus in a flowery field is lovely.
Sailor Moon - Other pairings/duos:
→ Beryl with an unconscious Tuxedo Kamen is a really interesting image.
Sailor Moon - Groups:
→ The Inners together in an image that's cute, but I especially love the bright jewel-like colors.
→ Eternal Sailor Chibi Moon and the Asteroid Senshi looks really kind of awesome as they're a little older.
→ All of the Senshi as sailors is kind of a great little image.
Pixiv:
VOCALOID - Group images:
→ Gorgeous Halloween group image with them all in darling little outfits.
→ The three main Vocaloid girls all piled on each other in a cutely colored image.
→ The Vocaloids all in a sort of group hug that's even cuter here.
→ Rin/Lin and Mikuo/Miku is a really cute and pretty image.
→ This group image of the Vocaloids in ruffly clothing looks awesome in full view.
→ Totally cute group image of the Vocaloids that shows off all the fun, bright colors they have.
→ I love assassin au fanart for this cast of characters, especially when it's this badass.
VOCALOID - Miku:
→ Miku and Miku mirror images, one in white and one in black, both looking gorgeous.
→ I love art like this with the cg style of it so pretty, as Miku holds a pillow close.
→ Shiny, sparkly cg colors that nearly glow on this image of Miku lying on her side.
→ More bright, glowing cg colors on this pretty image of Miku with light rising up underneath her.
→ Very cool detailed Miku image with a vibrantly red crystal heart in her hand.
→ A bandaged and slightly bloody Miku with her hands at her own throat in a gorgeously detailed image.
→ Totally cute Miku image of her in a simple dress as it swirls around her outside.
→ Miku in a fancier dress this time and I continue to like the soft pastels used for her hair and eyes.
→ I love cg colors that are almost transparent especially when they look like sunshiney mornings.
→ Miku with a puppy and flat colors that really work for the image!
→ Totally adorable clothes and soft pastel colors are something I definitely have a fondness for.
→ Miku looking over her shoulder with a cute navy blue and red outfit.
→ Miku in blues, pinks, and blacks with shiny glowing hearts spilling around her and an adorable dress.
→ Holy shit, this image is AMAZING in full view, the detail on her hair and clothes and the awesome ninja-style pose/dress is fantastic.
→ Another lovely Miku image, this time using more soft robin's egg blues instead of the usual blue-greens.
→ Cute little Miku image that's just sort of darling enough that I had to link it.
→ Okay, one more amazingly detailed Miku image that's just stunning in full view.
→ Gorgeous image of Miku with a sort of patchwork bear and a sort shimmery filter over everything.
→ Image of Miku recycling and I liked her little black dress.
→ Another gorgeously colored image of Miku in a schoolgirl uniform that practically glows.
→ Brightly colored and cute image of Miku in a white and red uniform.
→ Cute, brightly colored cg style illustration of Miku with a transparent keyboard around her.
→ This Miku illustration has so much detail crammed into it that it's kind of amazing, even if some of the collection of details is a bit wtf.
VOCALOID - Rin & Len:
→ Oh, wow, Rin is gorgeous here and I love her dress and her guitar so much.
→ Gorgeous and huge in full view, this image of Len crying looks amazing.
→ Simple, but beautiful image of Len with his hands at his throat.
→ Rin falling straight down in that black & white dress I like so much on her.
→ Cutely done image of Rin that has some very clean, solid lines and colors in full view.
VOCALOID - Other pairings & duos:
→ Luka holding a lock of Gakupoid's hair with the sky in the distance behind her, which is gorgeous.
→ Rin doing Miku's hair after having already finished one of her pig-tails, which is totally cute.
→ An older Len with a younger Miku as she leans towards him and he puts a hand on her head.
→ More Len/Miku pretty art, this time an adorable Valentine's Day chocolate sharing image.
→ Miku and Len in school uniforms, where she's at her desk asleep and dreaming of him.
→ Miku almost kissing Len's cheek in a another beautifully colored image by this artist.
→ When they're a little older-looking, Len and Miku are kind of hot together, I think Pixiv is winning me over with them a bit.
→ Another one of Len/Miku where they're not wearing as much as usual and she's just about in his lap.
→ Gorgeous image of Len singing and Miku in glasses, the colors of this one are amazing.
Durarara!! - Shizuo/Izaya:
→ I laugh at Izaya in a frilly apron because, despite this being a beautiful image, it's still hilarious.
→ Awesome image of Shizuo and Izay fighting as they both whirl around fast enough to stir the air around them.
→ Post-fight image from their high school days that looks really gorgeous in full view, too.
→ Gorgeous image of the two of them fighting as usual, with debris flying all around them.
→ Izaya and Shizuo standing back to back with tons of detail on the little chibis' situations around them.
→ The cover of this multi-page comic is really solid and brightly colored, plus the doujinshi's lineart is really good, too.
→ Shizuo and Izaya in a black & white image where they're both on a bike that has some great basic lineart.
→ The cover to this doujinshi and the sample pages, especially the use of reds and the detail on the following pages, is kind of gorgeous.
→ Kidlet versions of Shizuo and Izaya just swimming in their normal sized clothes.
→ More fantastic lineart of Shizuo and Izaya getting in each other's faces.
→ Izaya jumping out of the way while Shizuo snarls at him as they fight like they usually do is lovely and is huge in full view.
→ Izaya in Shizuo's lap while Shizuo works a hand under his shirt and it still manages to have just the right amount of a rough edge.
→ Shizuo walking up to a sleeping Izaya on the school roof during their high school days and I really like the use of the sky background beneath them.
→ Shizuo and Izaya kiss that has those almost sort of faded-sepia colors that I like so much.
→ Izaya in Shizuo's lap again, both of them younger-looking and in their high school outfits, with lovely coloring.
→ Sketches and cat ears and makeouts, all things I'm totally weak to; thank you, Pixiv.
→ Izaya in Shizuo's lap again, this time without any pants and a switchblade at Shizuo's face.
→ Doujinshi cover for a Shizuo/Izaya doujinshi, where they're fighting almost in a blur.
→ A long comic strip page with really good art and cat ears and makeouts! Thank you again, Pixiv.
→ Shizuo giving Izaya a piggyback and I love that it's twitchy even when it's a sort of nice dynamic. XD
→ Shizuo carting Izaya off by hauling him up onto his shoulder, which puts neither of them in a good mood.
→ Beautifully detailed image of Izaya curled up against Shizuo's back... with a whole lot of cats.
Durarara!! - Shizuo/Celty:
→ Shizuo hefting Celty up, motorcycle and all, in an awesome image here.
Durarara!! - Shizuo:
→ A blood-splattered Shizuo calmly picking out a new shirt to wear.
→ Nicely done close up of Shizuo looking a little scuffed up, but hardly anything serious.
→ Simple but pretty close up on Shizuo again, where the colors are nicely bright.
→ Another one of those simple images that's done by an artist who draws beautiful characters.
→ More beautiful Shizuo art that has some really pretty lines to it.
Durarara!! - Izaya:
→ Pretty Izaya art of him with flames at his back, while he's not particularly bothered.
→ Izaya with his usual knife done in another poster-style image.
→ Solidly done image of Izaya where I also like the bright colors of it.
→ I love cracky art of Izaya, especially with little chicks dressed like the various DRRR!! characters.
→ Izaya playing a guitar which is kind of a cool image.
→ Izaya wearing Shizuo's glasses and being all slinky and smirky, like he does.
→ Izaya standing among a bunch of bent street signs is kind of a cool little image again.
→ Standing on a ledge with the city sprawled out before him, this Izaya image is nicely done.
→ I really liked the colors here on this image of Izaya.
Durarara!! - Groups:
→ Izaya and Shizuo both feeling up Mikado while Kida chases after them in the background.
→ Several of the popular DRRR!! characters grouped together by hair color/styles.
→ Why are kidlets so cute even in the DRRR!! series?
→ Mikado, Kida, and Anri in a warmly, beautifully colored image that's really pretty.
→ Simon making Shizuo and Izaya sit down after a fight to stop that and eat sushi instead.
→ Shinra/Celty + Seiji/Celty's head is kind of a creepy, yet lovely image.
→ Shinra and Celty in a lovely party dress as they fly through the air together, this one is fabulous.
→ Kida, Mikado, and Anri again, the three of them in different primary colors looks cool.
→ Shizuo and Kasuka as Super Mario Bros, but it's Izaya in the background that just makes the image.
→ I'm a sucker for characters in suits and this one of Shizuo, Mikado, and Izaya is nice.
→ Gorgeous group image of the older characters.
→ Beautifully colored DRRR!! characters in a comic strip image for Valentine's Day.
→ The DRRR!! characters all laying around in a circle, which has some nice lines to it.
→ Another pretty image of Mikado, Kida, and Anri that I thought looked really cool.
→ Another awesome image of the cast--Mikado and Izaya and Celty--done in black and vibrant red.
→ Cuteness with Shizuo, Celty, and Shinra, which makes it hard for me to know what to ship all over again.
→ Police lineup of several DRRR!! characters that looks really kinda awesome.
Durarara!! - Other:
→ Izaya talking to Mikado as something comes sailing towards him, lolz.
→ Various scenes of hilarity or adorable with the Heiwajima brothers.
→ Shinra kissing Celty's cheek in a shiny, glossy, and pretty image.
→ Celty's smoke forming a heart-shape is never not kind of seriously darling.
→ Izaya and Kida, I believe, which is a gorgeous image in full view, wow.
→ Beautiful image of Anri with shadows wrapping around her wrist.
→ Gorgeous image of Shinra and Celty, with her in a school uniform and sitting in his lap.
→ Poor Mikado's life is really difficult sometimes. But this is cute.
→ Beautiful image of Mikado with his cellphone and the blues of the piece are glowing.
→ A bunch of Mikado images in a collage style illustration that has some solid lines and colors to it.
Sailor Moon - Group images:
→ Usagi and Rei back to back while Minako runs towards them, all in their school uniforms.
→ Fantastic image in collage style with pictures scattered across it, of the Inners during a sports festival at school.
→ It's a simple image in some ways, but this collection of strips of the various characters caught my eye today.
→ Gorgeous image of Mercury, Moon, and Mars with these beautiful light, cg colors and so much detail on their hair and eyes. *__*
Sailor Moon - Usagi/Sailor Moon:
→ Simple, but lovely Princess Serenity image of her with bright blue eyes and her hair whipping around behind her.
→ Another simple but cute image of Princess Serenity, as she holds up the ginzuishou.
→ I'm also a sucker for cute lines on black & white images of Sailor Moon in mid-attack.
→ Sailor Moon posing with the full moon in the background behind her.
→ Happy, smiling Usagi as she falls backwards is totally cute, too.
Sailor Moon - Chibi-Usa/Chibi Moon:
→ Screencap-like image of Chibi-Usa outside as snow falls down and she's wrapped up in a coat and scarf.
Sailor Moon - Ami/Sailor Mercury:
→ This brightly colored cg style image of Sailor Mercury is actually pretty cute.
→ Another image of Sailor Mercury (and Ami!) in the artist's bright cg style that works for this image.
→ A little more upskirt than I usually like but this Sailor Mercury image has some nicely done cg and Ami's smile is really cute here.
→ This image of a younger Ami is kind of totally adorable.
→ I really liked the lines and colors on this Sailor Mercury image--fine lines plus pastel colors is a combo I like.
Sailor Moon - Minako/Sailor Venus:
→ Sailor V flashing a peace sign and Minako is really cute in this one.
Sailor Moon - Hotaru/Sailor Saturn:
→ Gorgeous Sailor Saturn portrait that looks even more beautiful in full view, wow.
Sailor Moon - Haruka/Sailor Uranus:
→ Oh, wow, this portrait of Sailor Uranus has the prettiest colors, they're so vivid and sunshine bright.
Sailor Moon - Michiru/Sailor Neptune:
→ I'm just quietly a sucker for art like this, where Michiru's hair and eyes look like the sea.
Sailor Moon - Usagi & Chibi-Usa:
→ Usagi picking up and carrying Chibi-Usa, done in these warm, soft colors that I really like.
Sailor Moon - Chibi-Usa & Hotaru:
→ Totally adorable anime-style Hotaru and Chibi-Usa in their normal clothes, as Chibi-Usa smiles and Hotaru looks curious/surprised.
Sailor Moon - Villains:
→ Cute little oekaki of the Amazoness Quartet.
Final Fantasy XIII - Groups:
→ FFXIII has one of the hottest female casts and this image of them in kitty ears and their underwear capitalizes on that nicely.
→ Chibis of Vanille, Lightning, and Snow are pretty cute, too!
→ Sample page from a doujinshi and, oh, man, do I ever want doujinshi for this game.
→ Every time I look at this comic of the Lindblum crew, I laugh again.
→ The Final Fantasy XIII cast in black business suits is kind of a great concept.
→ Oh, man, this three page comic with Hope, Lightning, Snow, and Serah is just darling.
Final Fantasy XIII - Lightning:
→ Lightning with her shirt just about all the way open is kind of pretty, epsecially around her hair and eyes.
→ Chibi kitty Lightning with a fish in her hands is kind of adorable.
→ This one of Lightning shouldn't be so damn cute and yet it kind of is.
Final Fantasy XIII - Other characters:
→ Hope and his Eidolon is kind of a neat image, too.
→ Hope with the baby chocobo perched on his shoulder is totally cute, too.
→ Gorgeous image of Jihl even if I still kinda think she can DIAF.
→ I question the wisdom of this pose, but the nice, clean cg colors on Serah here are lovely.
→ A cloaked Vanille holding a crystal between her hands.
→ A beautifully drawn Hope image with some fantastic and sharp lineart.
Final Fantasy XIII - Hope/Lightning:
→ Lightning asleep while Hope leans over her and I just kinda liked the layout of this one.
→ Lightning giving Hope a bath is kind of ridiculously cute.
→ Sharing a single set of pjs, Hope with the pants and Lightning with the shirt, is one of my weaknesses.
→ Any comic series that starts out with Lightning asleep in Hope's lap and then has 11 pages of adorableness gets a thumbs up from me.
→ Beautifully colored image where Hope is wrapping arms around Lightning from behind as she sits in a warmly colored room.
→ This kind of image of Hope in Lightning's lap and beautifully drawn is the kind of art that got me to start caving on this ship in the first place.
→ Hope a little older and and almost kiss with Lightning as they wrap arms around each other... yes plz. >_>
→ Hope's shocked face as Lightning seriously pushes him down is kind of hilarious.
→ Sketch of Hope in Lightning's lap that's really kind of lovely and I love the forehead touching.
→ Hope and Lightning curled up together with pretty uses of pinks and yellows.
→ Hope/Lightning meme responses with gorgeous little sketches AND MAKEOUTS. :D (A little NSFW.)
→ Oh, Lightning's thought bubble totally got me to laugh out loud a little.
→ Two hugs with Lightning and Hope, one rather innocent and one decidedly not.
→ Lightning and Hope in the grass and holding hands, one of Hope's in her hair, which is darling.
→ Gorgeous image of Hope with a film strip of Lightning's expressions along the side.
→ Another gorgeous image by this artist of Hope and Lightning back to back with the beautiful sky in the background.
→ The colors on this image of Lightning putting a hand on Hope's head are gorgeous.
→ Really kind of gorgeous image of Lightning and Hope upside down to each other on a starry nighttime background.
→ Lightning curled up in Hope's lap as they kind of snuggle/sleep is really nice.
→ Hope curled up against Lightning this time is also really sweet, too.
→ Hope bending over Lightning with her head in his lap to lightly kiss her, done in lovely watercolors.
→ The two of them leaning on each other and holding hands in cute more modern-ish clothes.
→ Sweet image of Hope leaning into Lightning and almost touching cheeks and she's really pretty here.
→ Hope/Lightning sketches for White Day are kind of ridiculously adorable.
Final Fantasy XIII - Fang/Vanille:
→ Really pretty Fang and Vanille out in the field together.
→ Fang and Vanille at sunset is another beautifully colored image.
Final Fantasy XIII - Other pairings/duos:
→ Cid and Fang is kind of a ridiculously hot image, even as they're just standing near each other.
→ Adorably cute sketch of Snow and Serah, awww.
→ Beautifully drawn Vanille and Hope being cute with each other and holding their hands together.
→ Another of Vanille and Hope holding hands as they walk along together is darling.