As promised, here are the pieces I had commissioned months ago!
(sorry about Virgo’s not being here, for some reason I couldn’t save it and Tumblr’s messaging is glitching)
These are set in the sequel to The Dragon That Will Pierce The Heavens, titled Queen Of The Fairies, where Hikari has gained the ability of Star Dress. Trust me, the boys all have a favorite. XP
Warning - Alice in Borderland S2 spoilers ahead - proceed with caution!
Kuina is such a great character - her backstory is so heart-wrenching, but the fact that she pushes past all she’s endured and remains a heroic person, even in the Borderlands, is incredible.
I was a fan from her first appearance on screen - I loved her attitude and style, and her friendship with Shiya too! (I really hope they meet again after returning home!) But I think it was her fight with Last Boss which really cemented her as one of my favourites. The duality of her fighting her demons and coming to terms with her traumatic past while simultaneously defeating a terrifying swordfighter with the martial arts skills she had previously resented - all while standing barefoot on broken glass - was just incredible! That was it, I was in love ♡
The King of Spades battle broke me - it was just SO BRUTAL. Everyone did so well but watching everything rapidly falling apart as the main cast got taken out one by one was absolutely heartbreaking. Kuina fought so bravely, and her being stabbed was incredibly painful to watch (kudos to Aya Asahina - she played Kuina brilliantly, and this scene in particular was so well-performed).
Kuina later being helpless to do anything as An dies beside her was tragic, and the realisation at the end that An had survived because Kuina held her hand and pulled her back home with her (“let’s go back together”) was so beautiful and touching ♡
I was overjoyed to see Kuina alive in the hospital, and the scene with her father had me in tears again.
The promise Kuina and An made to be friends when they got home makes me believe that they’ll reconnect in the real world. I can only hope for a cute little love story too, because I’m a huge sucker for the relationship between these two damn it!
As with my Chishiya piece, the face card designs are exactly as shown in the series, and I made sure to include all of the games Kuina plays!
I know this is very different from what I usually upload, but I had this project idea since March of 2021 and I really wanted to upload it when I had the chance. I am a huge fan of the app game Love Nikki Dress Up Queen, which has some of the most beautiful outfits I have ever seen. I wanted to see if I could try to do an in game cosplay of each of the precure in their casual outfits. The first entry is my cosplays of the Max Heart Precure.
So i just finished alice in borderland s2... lets just say i am onboard with shipping ann with kuina and queen of spades along with queen of hearts has me in a chokehold the women in this show were all so beautiful
daisuke outright personally phrasing his theft of the snow queen as 'rescuing' or 'saving' it because he has so much pity for her being constantly moved around by various owners then finally left in a no-name, zero repute museum of sorts and losing her shimmer and no longer being cared for because it's considered a cursed artwork, riku remarking that daisuke's always looking at the art with such kind and gentle eyes, daisuke still being a Thief, dnangel and the topic of pride, Do You Understand