Yota Moteuchi (which can also be read as Motenai—meaning “Dateless”) is a shy, socially awkward high school boy with a kind heart. So kind that, when his crush Moemi’s inadvertent love confession is casually rejected by his best friend Takashi, Yota sheds tears for her pain rather than his own. This selflessness allows him entry into the mysterious video rental shop Gokuraku, visible to only the purest of souls. He rents a VHS tape with a pretty young woman on the cover… not expecting her to physically emerge from the TV screen after pressing play! Her name is Ai and she’s a literal video girl who, despite Yota’s broken VCR rendering her a little screwy, is on a mission to better his life before her month’s worth of run time is up.
Video Girl Ai is a six-episode OVA based on Masakazu Katsura’s (DNA², Zetman) sci-fi rom-com manga, animated by Production I.G. and directed with a winsome touch by Mizuho Nishikubo (California Crisis, Radio City Fantasy). Alongside Tenchi Muyo! and Oh My Goddess!, it was an early popularizer of the magical girlfriend genre which would surge in popularity throughout the 90s. What makes Video Girl Ai unique is the vein of somberness that offsets the cheeky humor and fan service, depicting the acute pain of adolescence that even a dream babe can’t completely distract from; the anime’s original ending goes a step further, putting a poignant spin on the usual escapist elements of the formula.
15 year old Coco Gauff defeats Venus Williams to advance to the second round at Wimbledon
Gauff on the exchange at the net on BBC: “She said congratulations. I told her thank you for everything that you did. I wouldn’t be here without you. I always wanted to tell her that.“
Significant weight loss in children that went largely unnoticed by the facility medical staff, including a 16-month-old baby who lost nearly a third of his body weight over 10 days during a diarrheal disease but was never given IV fluids or sent to an emergency room. (Source)
• A 27-day-old baby who had a seizure from bleeding inside his skull that was missed by the facility on arrival.
• Numerous children who suffered severe finger injuries while confined in a facility that was designed as a medium-security prison for adults.
• Not to mention the trauma every child that are and been in these cages will forever endure. Not to mention them be putting up for adoption and never returning to their families. NOT TO MENTION THE MANY ALREADY DEAD CHILDREN.
any gender, ethnicity, body type, and species (includes anthro, ghouls, monsters, aliens, etc)
couples (add half of original price)
mecha (preferably only Transformers)
WON’T DO
overly complicated stuff (I
love complex designs that are pretty, but like…I won’t accept it if it
looks like a GaiaOnline avatar with way too many items)
anything illegal, racist, discriminating, or otherwise vile
porn, but I do allow tasteful nudity and pinups
I require at least 1 colored reference! the more refs, the merrier! And also please give me a general mood/expression for the character!
This is first-come, first-serve. Either message me here on tumblr or email me at jamesurgeon@gmail.com !
I will send a sketch before I start coloring. I allow one or two minor revisions during the sketch stage. Payment is done thru Paypal. I will show you a watermarked version of the final image, and then send you an invoice on PayPal. After payment is sent, I’ll send you the un-watermarked version.
Time for some November commissions!
A couple things: 1) I am currently only doing the above style and “sketchy scenes”. Depending on complexity, sketchy scenes may vary in price. 2) Only ONE picture per person and max of 2 characters per picture. 3)
PLEASE be available on your tumblr/email so we can communicate
smoothly, and PLEASE be serious and have the money ready! 4) If the total is over $100, I require half payment upfront.
