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Dumb title, but I think it fits.

Before I delve into the backstory because there -is- one this time, let's be technical. :P I had uploaded the lineart a while ago and widened Kanji like a -tad-... but maybe he still looks starved. Naoto is a small character and that is what is so cute. x3

I haaaated shading Kanji's hair. Much like I hate shading Rage's hair. I am a bad artist and can really only shade hair that falls down like Naoto. Although it's fluffy (and I didn't do its fluffiness justice), it's not spiked back like Kanji.

I also hate shading black because I can't effing see what I'm doing. :P

The background is supposed to be the table at Samegawa river and therefore it should be darker cause they're in the shade but fehhh. One of these days I'll be good at scenery... or maybe I never will. That's why I'm in college in a non-art related field after all. :P

I did redo this more of a cel-shaded style. Lemme know which is better and I might have the guts to put it on Pixiv: [link]

PERSONA 4 SPOILERZ AHOY.

I was looking up Kanji/Naoto art cause while I was shipping everybody left and right, the two stood out as soon as Naoto got kidnapped and Kanji was freakin' out. I had already spoiled that she was a chick due to my sister's playthrough and, well, they just got cuter and cuter from there. :iconyayzplz:

Anyway, in the process of this search I realized EVERYTHING I WANTED TO DRAW HAS BEEN DRAWN. And several things I wanted to write had been written. Hugs, Kanji angsting over Naoto for whatever reason, Kanji giving Naoto his jacket... not so much that it had already been done, but it had already been done well. This is why I don't draw popular game art. :P

But I don't think this has been done yet. I was thinking along the lines of Kanji's repeated pleas to pet Teddie, but he never got the chance to cause Teddie's an awesome jerk. And, well, Naoto's just cute. Kanji likes cute. :3
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Aug 11, 2010, 10:55:51 PM
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Arriscas's avatar
For some reason I don't remember ever seeing this in my inbox (or a lot fo your works for a matter of fact) which is so weird because your deviations are marked in my watchlist options. o.o
Well, anyways, I couldn't leave this artwork without simply commenting on it! :D

Before I start ranting, lemme just say that I LOVE the Persona series and KanjixNaoto are one of my favorites pairings ever.~:heart: I too found some many things that I wanted to write already written (working on a fanfic for them) so I completely understand what you mean. But I have yet to submit Persona 4 fanart and I might work on some of the sketches I already have of the series. Just, when you have so many things you want to draw you can't get everything done. >.>

ANYWAYS, onto the actual pic... I really like how you portrayed the interaction between Kanji and Naoto. The moment is so adorable and sweet! I specially love how you did Naoto, but Kanji looks good too (and don't worry much about his hair, I think it looks fine!). I find it just a little bit hard to imagine this happening during the game since Kanji such a wreck around Naoto and becomes all shy (but that's what so cute about him XD) and I believe Naoto wouldn't be too comfortable with someone petting her hair. But to make the fangirl inside me even happier I'll just tell myself they're in a relationship in this pic. :heart:

Sheez, I worte so much. >.> Sorry!