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Another eight facts! I did a poll after the last eight facts, and Akiko won by a wide margin, so here she is.Additional facts:
I have not yet decided how many siblings I want Akiko to have, so I didn't mention them here. Likewise, I haven't decided what I want her to be majoring in. She goes to UC Berkeley, along with Clarissa.
Those of you reading the Oracle Sword already know how Lucky got his name. He is of German Shepard and Belgian Malinois descent; although both breeds usually have partially black coats, he is all brown because that makes him easier to color.
Akiko's first ever appearance was in this comic:
because I needed an extra ninja character. I had no plans for her beyond that, but she proved really popular.
You can buy neighborhood t-shirts based on the Warrior's logo, as well as ones that just say "The City" but I have never seen one for Japantown. Japantown is really only the commercial district proper, if you live in the area you would live in the Western Addition or Lower Fillmore.
I wanted to give Akiko's pic a similar background to Miyuki, since it's the ninja background, after all. Unfortunately I lost the original psd file, so I had to reconstruct everything, which wasn't all too hard except for the ninja society's letterhead. I have no idea what font that was, so I just went with something else. Also, it appears I no longer have the handwritten font I used for the facts themselves, so I went with comic lettering, which is far and away easier to read.
The previous Eight Facts:
Ink drawing colored in Photoshop.
Enjoy,
-D
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Comments: 13
Orcsattack [2017-01-27 16:18:36 +0000 UTC]
Oh, I'm sorry. Wrote that previous one only seconds before I found the picture in question. XD
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Orcsattack [2017-01-27 16:11:16 +0000 UTC]
'Grass skirt tangled in the end of her ponytail'? That's something everybody'd probably want to see! (Except for her, of course.)
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Bestevaer [2013-04-15 22:30:19 +0000 UTC]
My favorite pass time of the day, reading another 8 facts.
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penguin-commando In reply to Bestevaer [2013-04-17 06:57:34 +0000 UTC]
The 8 facts are a lot of fun to do. I'm going back work on Chapter 8 of the Oracle Sword now, so I'll probably be drawing other things (without a written component), but I'll be circling back to these at some point for sure.
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Bestevaer In reply to penguin-commando [2013-04-17 22:19:50 +0000 UTC]
Aw we have to wait for these awesome facts. Oh well I'm sure it'll be worth it.
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Blackbird2 [2013-04-15 20:07:48 +0000 UTC]
Ninjas! Ninjas everywhere!! So...many...ninjas!!!
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penguin-commando In reply to Blackbird2 [2013-04-17 05:39:15 +0000 UTC]
Of the assembled Eight Facts so far, 2 out of 5 are ninjas, which is 40% ninjas. I guess that is a fair density of ninjas, probably more than you'd expect, but once you know one you have to figure their associates will be ninjas as well, and now your social network is all ninjas.
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Blackbird2 In reply to penguin-commando [2013-04-17 20:02:15 +0000 UTC]
This looks like a job for a ninja.
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penguin-commando In reply to Blackbird2 [2013-04-18 07:18:32 +0000 UTC]
Maybe a job for two ninjas! (That third ninja you see is in training, and will be observing the other two.)
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Blackbird2 In reply to penguin-commando [2013-04-18 19:57:11 +0000 UTC]
So they work on like an intern type deal?
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penguin-commando In reply to Blackbird2 [2013-04-22 03:11:29 +0000 UTC]
East Asian martial arts traditionally have a master-student system, but I figure the ninjas have enough different disciplines they need to learn that it's more like a military unit - they'll learn each skill from the instructor who is the specialist in that specific skill.
Once they've learned everything they'll get sent out into the field, but they'll be partnered with a more senior ninja to make sure they don't screw up (this is basically the system the police department uses). Miyuki is actually pretty young (and irresponsible) for this, but I figure the ninja management have their reasons - for me it's a way to get Akiko back into the story whenever I need her.
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Blackbird2 In reply to penguin-commando [2013-04-22 03:21:01 +0000 UTC]
See now that you've put it that way and because Comedy Centeral has been running the first Police Academy movie all weekend, I want to see a wacky hijinks story called Ninja Academy! Just as long as they stay away from Moscow! Cause nothing good ever happens there.
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fonejackboy [2013-04-15 16:26:06 +0000 UTC]
Akiko is fast becoming one of my favorite characters!.
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