Hey, everybody. Antoni here. I have just hit a new DeviantArt milestone, as I have reached exactly 600 watchers. I also want to extend my joy and gratitude to ForkDork, SportyArtist, Aurinn-N, pink-hudy, Inumaru101, Jupitrie, Rikakittie, nagellackentferner, niziolek, amethyst-rose, yellowberries, jasric, wtfisabluecornmoon, PourSomeSugarOnMeee, Hillygon, FEN-OSHI, Da-Chiko-Muffin, Meggie94, hyuniinyu, jolabrodnica, BechnoKid, MariusWales, Gothica9, PurfectPrincessGirl, Brzozan, RoperMachi, MushyBee, TheGalacticDragon, X-Vintage–Owl-X, ArtRemaker4000, BluThing67, richardhibbard, MagaMoonkyArt210, SpiritMiserably, selma11, chikisingergrl, TheBenAlpha, DontbeModest, Danigthssj5, propimol, and Beanie122001 who celebrated their birthdays over a week ago all the way up to today, thus making my fan art collage also a birthday gift to all of you wonderful artists. I hope you all had wonderful birthdays, and I wish you a lot of love, joy, prosperity, abundance, happiness, beauty, and strength in your lives as artists and as people. Since this is the month of love, I thought it would be appropriate that my fan art collage shall focus on my beloved OTPs (Namontack x Basuli, Kocoum x Tarzan, Poison Ivy x Harley Quinn, Inuyasha x Ayame, Ginta x Shunran, Ichise x Ran, Kiba x Cheza, Kohaku x Rin, Chase Young x Kimiko Tohomiko, Arnold x Phoebe, Gerald x Rhonda, Robin x Raven, Zuko x Katara, Beast Boy x Terra, and Kevin Levin x Gwen Tennyson), romantic multi-shippings (Basuli x Hercules x Tarzan, George of the Jungle x Hercules x Maugli, Namontack x George of the Jungle, Kocoum x Maugli, and George of the Jungle x Hercules x Maugli), platonically fraternal relationships (Sesshoumaru, Shuran, and Hakkaku; George of the Jungle, Basuli, Tarzan, and Maugli; and Namontack, Kocoum, and Hercules), and families (The Splendid Seven consisting of Sesshoumaru, Shuran, Inuyasha, Hakkaku, Ginta, Ayame, and Shunran; The Super Strong Jungle Septet consisting of Namontack, Kocoum, Hercules, George of the Jungle, Basuli, Tarzan, and Maugli; The Pensive Quartet consisting of Ichise, Kiba, Ran, and Cheza; and The Fabulous Four consisting of Robin, Zuko, Raven, and Katara). Let us all soak in love that comes in both platonic and romantic forms. George of the Jungle, Basuli, Tarzan, and Maugli aka Chief Keewazi’s four most beloved sons are really fortunate to have life partners in Namontack, Kocoum, and Hercules, especially since Basuli and Tarzan are happily married to Namontack and Kocoum, although all of these muscular jungle warriors are in a collectively polyamorous relationship; with Basuli and Tarzan also loving Hercules unconditionally as well as George and Maugli being just as loving towards Namontack, Kocoum and even Hercules. Hercules has also inherited his father Zeus’s virile charisma and charm, as he considers Namontack, Kocoum, George of the Jungle, Basuli, Tarzan, and Maugli to be his happily wedded husbands, thus making a handsome harem for himself that is rife with unconditional love, surprisingly healthy synergy, and gorgeous harmony. Even their progeny love living in a home where there are a whopping seven fathers. Zeus, Chief Powhatan, and Chief Keewazi could not have been any happier with their sons. The Splendid Seven was the result of forming character constellations of my seven most favourite Inuyasha characters; Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, Ayame, Shuran, Hakkaku, Ginta, and Shunran. I always believed they deserved so much better. So, why not bring them together to be akin to one tight-knit family? And it worked. Take my main BroT3 in Sesshoumaru, Shuran, and Hakkaku as well as my two main OTPs in Inuyasha x Ayame and Ginta x Shunran and you get The Splendid Seven who can kick demons’ butts one moment and be united as one family the next. Adding in their children, including Kohaku and Rin, would make their family even more complete as well as prolong their mighty bloodline. They are also adaptable in various scenarios whether in their native Feudal Era Japan or in the modern twenty-first-century era or as jungle warrior kings and queens. However, my most favourite scenario for The Splendid Seven would be having them as jungle warriors because this gives them the opportunity to let their feral sides loose, especially when Sesshoumaru, Shuran, Inuyasha, Hakkaku, and Ginta give Tarzan’s might a run for his money and Ayame and Shunran can put Sheena’s fierceness to shame. Hopefully, I could make The Splendid Seven adapt to the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers universe by having them be the Inurangers, but that is another story. My love for Texhnolyze and Wolf’s Rain as some of my most favourite anime series of all time has also motivated me to be a loyal Ichise x Ran and Kiba x Cheza partisan. Love these couples or feel indifferent to them, they have always sealed the deal for me as genuine couples with boundless chemistry. Furthermore, the notion of Ichise, Kiba, Ran, and Cheza being best friends, allies, and surrogate family members to Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, Ayame, Shuran, Hakkaku, Ginta, and Shunran was also really appealing to the point where I felt very compelled to have them this way. I am ecstatic to have kept these two couples and these four individuals close to my heart. Going beyond my usual fare of talking about anything and everything related to Inuyasha, Texhnolyze, and Wolf’s Rain plus my Disney’s Tarzan AU headcanon where I made George, Basuli, Tarzan, and Maugli brothers who are happily married to Namontack, Kocoum, and Hercules, I also have to mention the undeniable love I have for Poison Ivy x Harley Quinn from Batman the Animated Series, Arnold x Phoebe and Gerald x Rhonda from Hey Arnold; Robin x Raven and Beast Boy x Terra from Teen Titans 2003; Zuko x Katara from Avatar the Last Airbender, and Kevin x Gwen from Ben 10: Alien Force. Long story short, I have been pairing these couples ever since I was a little kid of seven years old with the Hey Arnold ones, especially Arnold x Phoebe, until I was a youth between the ages of eleven and sixteen with the rest of the couples. Regardless of the many occasions I would have loved to draw them, they have always found a special place in my heart. I also want to extend my…
Inuyasha
Inuyasha’s second opening theme, I Am originally sung by Hitomi, has always been an ear-worm. So, here is my rendition of this song, and I hope you enjoy it.
This screenshot motivational poster is super highly Pro-Toga or Pro-Inu no Taisho. Sit back, relax, and find out why Toga the Dog General is not only a stern, appreciative, protective, strong father to his two biological sons Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha but also his daughter-in-law Ayame, his surrogate sons, Shuran, Hakkaku, and Ginta, his surrogate daughters Toran, Karan, Ayumi, and Shunran, and his allies who he treats like his sons Kuranosuke Takeda and Hiten as well as a steadfast, passionate, and valiant husband to InuKimi and Izayoi. This is also my submission for this year’s Red Ribbon Reviewers. Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’s Philip “Uncle Phil” Banks may be a stern authority figure, lawyer, and eventually judge who runs a tight ship in his household, thus ensuring that his three biological children plus his surrogate son/nephew remain on the straight and narrow, despite their mischievous moments, while also being a loving husband to his wife, Vivian “Aunt Viv” Banks. The Cosby Show’s Dr. Heathcliff “Cliff” Huxtable may be a charmingly charismatic patriarch gifted with a silver spoon in his mouth, oodles of sage advice, and sufficient encouragement which can make his wife and kids root for him every single step of the way, while peppering his presence with a great amount of humour to make him surprisingly warm and fuzzy. Family Matters’ Officer Carl Winslow may balance his paternal duties to his wife and kids with his career as a member of the police force, thus upholding the law and protecting his family from all ills. However, Dog General Toga could easily make Uncle Phil reverently bow down to him, Cliff’s knees shake and shiver, and Carl seem more like a rookie law enforcer. Toga could even make My Wife and Kids’ Michael Kyle feel like a little boy in stark comparison to him while making the likes of Al Bundy from Married with Children, Hal from Malcolm in the Middle, and Ray Campbell-Landry from Sister Sister get down on their knees and worship the ground he walks on. Therefore, Toga is the strong authority figure, staunch law enforcer, and charismatic sage his wives and his children need in their family built on fortitude, solidarity, and perseverance, and TV sitcom dads absolutely pale in comparison to Toga’s overall majesty. Even Uncle Phil would announce all the TV dads to assemble, form a nice straight line, and greet Dog General Toga with fanfare, salutes, and pomp galore. While Toga can be a loving father and husband like Cliff Huxtable, he is a whole lot more serious and down-to-earth than Cliff could ever aspire to be. Toga, in fact, can be easily compared to Uncle Phil and Officer Carl because of how no-nonsense he is as an authority figure while never neglecting his spousal duties to InuKimi and Izayoi as well as his paternal duties to Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, Ayame, Shuran, Hakkaku, Ginta, and Shunran. Furthermore, Toga would be a much more supportive father figure than The Panther King could ever be to Toran, Shuran, Karan, and Shunran, thus demonstrating that blood is not always thicker than water. Ultimately, Toga can be deemed as the Uncle Phil of Feudal Era Japan because of how superbly they can balance being sternly sturdy authority figures, with Toga being a high-ranking warlord and Uncle Phil being a high-profile lawyer and high-ranking judge, and mighty patriarchs who unite their families under one roof through thick and thin. The only difference is that Uncle Phil is mostly on the choleric side in a more bombastic manner, while Toga’s choleric personality is subtler and more refined. The comparisons between Toga and Uncle Phil can be attributed to both of them being affluent men of power, experiencing varying degrees of strife, discrimination, and violence, and rising above their troubles to make something greater of themselves by being a pillar of strength to their families. They have also seen two different sides of their wives united in their roles as staunch matriarchs, with InuKimi and Izayoi being Janet Hubert’s Aunt Viv and Daphne Maxwell Reid’s Aunt Viv to Toga’s Uncle Phil. Where romance is concerned, Toga’s marriage to InuKimi is out of duty while his marriage to Izayoi is out of love, as InuKimi is a powerful career woman while Izayoi is a loving yet stern noblewoman who unconditionally loves her husband and children. Nevertheless, he loves them just the same. While there is no doubt that Toga has kept Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, and Ayame in line because the former two are his biological sons and the latter is his daughter-in-law, he could also prove himself to be a much stronger father figure to Shuran, Hakkaku, Ginta, and Shunran. For those of you who have remembered the classic Season 4 episode “Papa’s Got a Brand New Excuse”, you would find yourselves tearing up profusely at the ending. While Lou Smith was an opportunistic deadbeat dad, the Panther King was a vicious, cruel, ruthless despot who manipulated his own biological children to gather human sacrifices so that he can be revived. The twist was that he sucked out Shuran’s, Karan’s, and Shunran’s powers and left Toran utterly shaken before they were revived by Sesshoumaru’s Tenseiga and he was finished off by Inuyasha’s Tessaiga. The worst misdeed Lou did to Will, his own biological son, was abandon him, which, while atrocious, was nothing compared to what the Panther King did to his own flesh and blood. Toga would, therefore, be the father Toran, Shuran, Karan, and Shunran desperately needed in their lives. Where Hakkaku and Ginta are concerned, although they are the comic reliefs, they do also deserve a strong father figure in their lives, not just older brothers from other mothers like Sesshoumaru, Shuran, and Inuyasha. Beneath their goofiness and fun-loving personalities are two souls who want direction and structure in their lives when it comes to growing into manhood. Knowing the abuse Toran, Shuran, Karan, and Shunran endured as well as how much Hakkaku and Ginta wanted a proper father figure in their lives,…
Itazura na Kiss originally sung by day after tomorrow has to be at the top of one of my most favorite ending songs of Inuyasha and it is its sixth ending song from the original series. I hope you all enjoy my rendition of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, Inuyasha fan and casual viewers of all ages, here is my rendition of the fourth ending song, Every Heart, originally sung by BoA. I hope you all enjoy it.
I now attempt another anime ending song from, once again, Inuyasha. This time, it is Dearest by Ayumi Hamasaki. Happy listening, folks.
All right, ladies and gentlemen. Here is my first attempt at singing an anime song. Without further ado, this is my rendition of Inuyasha’s second ending song Fukai Mori originally sung by Do As Infinity. Yes, I am singing this in a much higher key, but I thought it would be more suitable for my voice. Enjoy it. By the way, if you are wondering why I was not always looking at the camera, it is mainly because I was trying to follow the lyrics on Anime Lyrics, while also singing the truncated version for television.
Kuranosuke: Greetings, ladies and gentlemen. I am Lord Kuranosuke Takeda. Hiten: Hello, all of you wonderful people. It’s your captain of love Hiten reporting for duty. Miroku: Salutations, to all of you magnificent women of the world. It is I, Miroku, at your service. Kuranosuke: And welcome to what we would love to call… Kuranosuke, Hiten, and Miroku: Our lair of love… Hiten: Where we can be at your beck and call… Miroku: To soothe you from all of your ills… Kuranosuke: And show just how gentle and tender we can be. Kuranosuke, Hiten, and Miroku: Just don’t tell our beloved wives that. Kaguya, Toran, and Kikyou (offscreen): We heard that. You better not be giving the viewers any ideas of what you are all up to. (Kuranosuke, Hiten, and Miroku chuckle nervously.) Kuranosuke: Anyway, we do hope you can bask in our humble abode. Hiten: Pleasure awaits you… Miroku: And maybe even some excitement when you can marvel at our bodies. Kaguya, Toran, and Kikyou (offscreen): As we said, do not give them any ideas. Kuranosuke, Hiten, and Miroku: All right, my dears. This piece of Kuranosuke Takeda, Hiten, and Miroku fan art is dedicated to CyberEngel whose birthday was celebrated a week ago. Spero che tu abbia festeggiato un compleanno benedetto, eccezionale e magnifico e ti auguro molto amore, abbondanza, beltá e felicitá nella tua vita como artista e persona. This is also dedicated to the wonderful people who ship Kuranosuke, Hiten, and Miroku as a fine trio of good friends or BroTP. Here we have 39-year-old Kuranosuke Takeda, 38-year-old Hiten, and 37-year-old Miroku being the handsomely hunky, marvelously muscular, and sensually sexy gentlemen that they are. I think I speak for a lot of people when they say that these three men not only have a way with words but they also look amazing beckoning anyone to their call be it their precious respective wives in the forms of Kaguya, Toran, and Kikyou or you the viewers. I hope you all enjoyed this piece of BroT3 awesomeness in the form of Kuranosuke, Hiten, and Miroku being the dashing gentlemen that they are and I will see you in the next submission. Take care, everybody. Kuranosuke Takeda, Hiten, and Miroku from Inuyasha belong to Rumiko Takahashi and Sunrise.
(Sesshoumaru, Kouga, and Bankotsu are punching and kicking demon corpses, which they have mounted as punching bags. Sesshoumaru turns and takes notice of the audience.) Sesshoumaru: Kouga, Bankotsu, we have guests. (Kouga and Bankotsu stop their punching and kicking and turn to the audience with smirks on their faces.) Sesshoumaru: We did not expect you to arrive at this hour. Kouga: If you didn’t know where you were, don’t worry. We’ll tell it to you. Bankotsu: You just entered forbidden territory. Where the strong triumph and the ones who can’t hack it get a taste of our fists smeared in blood. Sesshoumaru: In layman’s terms, you have just entered our palace of pain, suffering, and general unpleasantness. Kouga: So, no cowards, wimps, traitors or liars allowed! Bankotsu: Unless, of course, you want to be mercilessly mauled by all three of us. Sesshoumaru: Whether with my own claws and fists, which can rip you into pieces… (Sesshoumaru cracks his knuckles.) Kouga: Or have me break your neck in two… (Kouga rolls his head, his shoulders, and cracks his knuckles.) Bankotsu: Or have me beat you into a bloody pulp… (Bankotsu cracks his knuckles and rolls his shoulders.) Sesshoumaru: We could do a whole lot of damage to you. Kouga: And we are not going to hold back. Bankotsu: No matter how many times you tell us to stop. Sesshoumaru: However, if you want a less grueling approach, you could always head to my most esteemed wife… Kagura: I can assure you that I am just as ruthless as my husband, especially where my blade and fan are concerned. Kouga: Or my darling wife… Sango: Approach me with lust and I will gladly lop off your head and maybe quarter you. Bankotsu: Or my lovely wife. Kagome: Don’t think I’m exempt from giving you a death warrant. I could shoot off your head with my bow and arrow and slice you in half with my sword. Bankotsu: They all got a point. Or perhaps… Sesshoumaru, Kouga, and Bankotsu: Our eldest children. Rin, Shippou, Kai, Shinta, Hakudoushi, and Kanna: Oh, how we would love to take you down. Sesshoumaru: Either way, if you are willing to take us down, you would have to prove yourself to endure all of us. Kouga: So, we will see you right here. Bankotsu: If you dare, that is. This piece of Sesshoumaru, Kouga, and Bankotsu fan art is dedicated to GavinMichelli who celebrated his birthday a week ago. So, Gavin, I hope you had such a magnificent, grand, and awesome birthday and I wish you a lot of joy, love, happiness, and greatness in your life as an artist and as a person. This is also dedicated to those who ship Sesshoumaru, Kouga, and Bankotsu as an awesome, strong, and phenomenal BroT3 or epic friendship consisting of three ambiguously-sided badasses who enjoy kicking butt and taking names. Here we have 38-year-old Sesshoumaru, 37-year-old Kouga, and 36-year-old Bankotsu being the strong, handsome, tough, buff badasses that they are who will definitely make anyone crap his or her pants off when he or she encounters these gentlemen. Whether one marvels at their bodies or trembles at their presence, one should know when to either fight back or retreat when encountering these men of steel. As you can tell from their outfits, I made them be in Pankration garb to show that they are not only specialists of this deadly Ancient Greek martial art which is a precursor to Mixed Martial Arts, but to also show how lethal yet masculinely sexy they are as fighters and as individuals. Knowing how well they fight both individually and as a group, they would definitely be able to give their opponents no mercy whatsoever. Well, I hope you all enjoyed this piece of BroT3 awesomeness found in Sesshoumaru, Kouga, and Bankotsu, and I will see you all in the next submission. Take care and have a great summer. Sesshoumaru, Kouga, and Bankotsu from Inuyasha belong to Rumiko Takahashi and Sunrise.
(Shuran is lifting two heavy boulders while releasing a series of powerful grunts and roars. Hakkaku enters lifting slightly lighter boulders.) Hakkaku: Hey there, Shuran. (Shuran puts down the boulders and so does Hakkaku.) Shuran: Hakkaku, my old friend. What brings you here? (Shuran flexes his tremendous biceps and emits a huge roar.) Shuran: Have you come to challenge my strength and even admire how much I have worked hard for these muscles?! Hakkaku: Yeah and yeah. Man, Shuran, you really have been working hard on those biceps. Shuran: Thanks, Hakkaku. You know very well that my most beloved wife Ayumi, my kids, and my grandkids love it when they see my muscles. Speaking of which, how about you show me yours and then we can have a posedown from here. Hakkaku: All right, Shuran. (Hakkaku flexes his biceps for Shuran, as he takes notice of them.) Shuran: You definitely have not been slacking off, bro. Hakkaku: Thanks. You know that your sister, Karan, finds them nice to touch. Plus, my kids and grandkids just love to look at them. Shuran: True, Hakkaku. But they’re still not as big as mine. (Shuran raises his arms, flexes his biceps, flexes his calf muscles, and emits a huge roar.) Shuran: These are what real muscles look like, my friend. So, do you accept this challenge? (Hakkaku flexes back at Shuran.) Hakkaku: I do. (Both Shuran and Hakkaku flex their biceps, triceps, make their pectoral muscles bounce, and do the most muscular pose facing towards each other.) Shuran (grunting): You surely don’t give up, huh Hakkaku. Hakkaku: Giving up is not part of my vocabulary, Shuran. (Shuran and Hakkaku chuckle at each other, as they stand erect.) Shuran: Well, old friend, it was a nice posedown we had. We should do this again. Hakkaku: You got it, friend. (Shuran and Hakkaku clasp hands.) Shuran: See you later, man. Hakkaku: Anytime, bud. This piece of Shuran and Hakkaku fan art is dedicated to NadoArts who celebrated his birthday five days ago. Entonces, Nado, espero que hayas tenido un cumpleaños magnifico, excelente y maravilloso y te deseo mucho amor, felicidad, prosperidad y abundancia en tu vida como artista y como persona. This is also dedicated to those who ship Shuran and Hakkaku as a strong, awesome platonic pairing or a BroTP. Here we have 36-year-old Shuran and 35-year-old Hakkaku being the strong, handsome, muscular best friends that they are and showing just how strong they truly are, what with Shuran and his massive size and Hakkaku with his well-toned body. I totally love the idea of a big, burly, buff, tough guy like Shuran being really good friends with someone as a well-built, fun-loving, goofy yet strong guy like Hakkaku. Their personalities bounce off of each other so well and Hakkaku could have someone like Shuran to be almost like a big, protective older brother while also enjoying each others’ company testing each others’ strength and always trying to physically one-up each other. Regardless, they have a very strong bond where Shuran is akin to a large-and-in-charge, rowdy, tough older brother and Hakkaku is the handsome, fun-loving, and gregarious younger brother. Well, I hope you all enjoyed this and I will see you all in the next submission. Take care, everybody. Shuran and Hakkaku from Inuyasha belong to Rumiko Takahashi and Sunrise.