Greetings once again to all my friends, fans, watchers, frequent favoriters, llama senders, comment droppers, fellow cosplayers, struggling artists, non-struggling artists, people that I favorite at random, and people who favorite my stuff at random. Here's what's going on in my world:
THE FEED...
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A SPECIAL THANK YOU to all my DA Watchers for making August 2014 my BEST MONTH EVER!!!
Completely blew away my monthly page view, comment and favorite records! You are THE BEST! You Are The "Great 12,000" (11,800+ and random passersby too!) Summer may be ending, but the beat goes on! Your support is greatly appreciated and keeps me motivated to bring you even better photos and works than before! Let's keep it going!
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REASSIGNING ART COMMISSIONS
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, a couple of artists I've commissioned, have apparently DISAPPEARED OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH. So over the next week, their orders will be reassigned to other artists...if they haven't been already. I know life happens, but THERE ARE LIMITS TO MY PATIENCE.
When commissioning from other artists, I only have two basic rules: Have Your Act Together And Maintain Contact. If something goes wrong, if you suddenly have to go on Summer vacation for 6 weeks, whatever. I need to know immediately. As long as I'm kept in the loop I can deal with it.
HOWEVER, if there are no progress reports or updates on your gallery, and if I don't hear from you after a certain amount of time, I WILL ASSUME THE WORST and TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS.
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INFORMATION I CAN SHARE SO FAR...
Things have been jumping ever since June! Here's a quick summary to this point of a HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL SUMMER CON SEASON!
Changed things up a little bit this Summer by kicking things off at Phoenix Comicon. Glad I did, since I got to experience one of the larger pop-culture conventions in the country, and got drafted into a giant group of Attack On Titan cosplayers!
Anime Expo was hotter and WAY more crowded than usual this year, but still made the most of it with the help of some new friends and unexpected surprises!
As you can tell from the latest photos, MetroCon is where I debuted my newest cosplay...MEGAMAN.EXE! That's right, the version from the old Battle Network series and NT Warrior animated series! One of my many "Dream Cosplays," EXE was commissioned from and made by the extremely talented
, who did a marvelous job on everything from the boots to the light-up Buster Cannon!
San Diego Comic-Con belonged to EXE and Final Form Sora, where I got autographs from the chief editor of Mega Man comics, one of the artists of Mega Man comics, and TETSUYA NOMURA, director of the KINGDOM HEARTS series! Not to mention ridiculously cool photo-ops like Sora playing Kingdom Hearts at the Square*Enix booth.
Then most recently was the NORCAL SUMMER COSPLAY GATHERING at Coyote Point Park, where my Final Form Sora got some awesome beach shots with a huge group of Disney Princesses, Godzilla, and many other magnificent cosplayers!
As always, looking for pictures of my cosplays from said conventions and gatherings:
PHOENIX COMICON 2014
*NEKU from The World Ends With You
*CONNIE SPRINGER from Attack On Titan
ANIME EXPO 2014
*NEKU from The World Ends With You
*GUY from Street Fighter IV
*KIRITO from Sword Art Online
*MENMA from Naruto The Movie: Road To Ninja
*CONNIE SPRINGER from Attack On Titan
METROCON 2014
*MENMA from Naruto The Movie: Road To Ninja
*MEGAMAN.EXE from Mega Man Battle Network/NT Warrior
*ADULT LINK from Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
*MIAMI HEAT VANITAS from Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep
SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2014
*GUY from Street Fighter IV
*MEGAMAN.EXE from Mega Man Battle Network
*FINAL FORM SORA from Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD Remix
*DATA SORA from Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD Remix
NORCAL SUMMER COSPLAY GATHERING
*FINAL FORM SORA from Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD Remix
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BLOGSPOT UPDATED!!!
Just a reminder that my Blogspot will be updated at random with artwork that I commission from other great artists. Including uncensored works that are "too hot" for the haters. Note me if you don't know the link.
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THE FIRST ANNUAL R-LEGEND WAIFU AWARDS
Announcing my official "Waifu" list. New award winners can be announced at any time. If you cosplay this character, there is a 90% chance I will take photos with you at a convention.
TITAN WAIFU: Annie Leonhardt/Female Titan
GANTZ Waifu: Kei Kishimoto
Guild Waifu: Lucy Heartfilia
Fairy Waifu: Leafa from Sword Art Online
Elf Waifu: Pirotess from Record of Lodoss Wars
Random Villager Waifu: The Healing Lady from Zelda II
Survival Horror Waifu: Saeko from High School of the Dead
Street Fighter Waifu: Cammy
"S-Rank" Ninja Waifu: Samui
Ninja Vice Waifu: Mai Shiranui
Pirate/Princess Waifu: Tetra from Legend of Zelda
Superhero Waifu: Power Girl
Mutant Waifu: Psylocke
Mutant Vice Waifu: Emma Frost
Original Waifu: Shampoo from Ranma 1/2
Lifetime Achievement Waifu: Gadget from Rescue Rangers
Lifetime Achievement Waifu: Roxanne from A Goofy Movie
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ATTACK OF THE COMMISSIONS! or "MAKE IT SO, NUMBER ONE."
The commission train keeps on rolling! Seeing my favorite pairings drawn is like watching my favorite sports team win the World Series or Super Bowl or Champions League. An exhilarating rush like no other! I've got a ton more ideas and with the help of VERY TALENTED ARTISTS all over DA, I will "Make Them So."
Still To Come:
(this list is always subject to change)
CROSSOVER PAIRINGS
Ryoga x Any (Cat)Girl
Menma x Panty
Vanitas x Stocking
Shinji Ikari x Nadia
Naruto x Orihime
Naruto x Arcia from Granstream Saga
Naruto x Mileena
Naruto x Kitana
Naruto x Ramona Flowers (from Scott Pilgrim)
Naruto x Kim Pine (from Scott Pilgrim)
Ranma (boy-type) x Morrigan (from Darkstalkers)
Zak Monday x Roxy from Final Fight
NARUTO
Naruto x Any Girl
Menma x Any Girl
KINGDOM HEARTS
Sora x Kairi
Sora x Xion
Vanitas x Any Girl
Roxas x Olette
Any Boy x Namine
STREET FIGHTER
Sean x Any Girl
Guy x Rose
Yun x Elena
KING OF FIGHTERS
Kusanagi x Any Girl
FINAL FANTASY
Cloud x Aeris
Cloud x Tifa
Tidus x Yuna
Snow x Serah
Zidane x Garnet
Hope x Vanille
Hope x Lightning
BEYBLADE
Kai Hiwatari x Any Girl
NEON GENESIS EVANGELION
Shinji x Asuka
Kaworu x Asuka
FINAL FIGHT
Guy x Roxy
That's all for now. More news as it develops.
I'm J. Ryoga, and you've just been Fed.
hurray!