mel
@rabanastre.bsky.social
he/they, 26
oc artist
purveyor of dungeon crawlers/blobbers, matsuno games, and 90s fantasy animanga/games
oc artist
purveyor of dungeon crawlers/blobbers, matsuno games, and 90s fantasy animanga/games
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mel
@rabanastre.bsky.social
· Feb 10
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Hi, I'm Mel (or Jerome)! I mostly draw OC art but I also like to yap in general. Here's a few of the things I'm interested in:
- Computer JRPGs
- Etrian Odyssey
- Puyo Puyo/Madou Monogatari
- Yasumi Matsuno games
- 80s/90s anime
Hi, I'm Mel (or Jerome)! I mostly draw OC art but I also like to yap in general. Here's a few of the things I'm interested in:
- Computer JRPGs
- Etrian Odyssey
- Puyo Puyo/Madou Monogatari
- Yasumi Matsuno games
- 80s/90s anime
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Samples from 'Final Fantasy IX Picture Book: Vivi and Grandpa's Memories for the Sky' releasing May 19, 2026. Story by Kazuhiko Aoki and illustrations by Toshiyuki Itahana:
na.store.square-enix-games.com/final-fantas...
na.store.square-enix-games.com/final-fantas...
February 19, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Samples from 'Final Fantasy IX Picture Book: Vivi and Grandpa's Memories for the Sky' releasing May 19, 2026. Story by Kazuhiko Aoki and illustrations by Toshiyuki Itahana:
na.store.square-enix-games.com/final-fantas...
na.store.square-enix-games.com/final-fantas...
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The Art of Final Fantasy Tactics hardcover book up for preorder on Amazon ($27.99 - 128 pages) amzn.to/4kJrWGd #ad
February 19, 2026 at 6:56 AM
The Art of Final Fantasy Tactics hardcover book up for preorder on Amazon ($27.99 - 128 pages) amzn.to/4kJrWGd #ad
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Timerra from #fireemblemengage for @wherefore-whinnies.bsky.social !
February 19, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Timerra from #fireemblemengage for @wherefore-whinnies.bsky.social !
You know i probably should have thought someone in the party would die when the town I visited before he died had shop names like We're All Going to Die and The End is Near
February 19, 2026 at 5:27 AM
You know i probably should have thought someone in the party would die when the town I visited before he died had shop names like We're All Going to Die and The End is Near
its wonderful how i lost the other physical fighter in the party due to plot reasons and now everything deals 60 damage to my max 180 hp characters and now i literally dont have enough money to buy any new equipment and nothing even drops that much money anyways
February 19, 2026 at 3:39 AM
its wonderful how i lost the other physical fighter in the party due to plot reasons and now everything deals 60 damage to my max 180 hp characters and now i literally dont have enough money to buy any new equipment and nothing even drops that much money anyways
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Mercury was only 50 arcminutes (0.8°) above a very young waxing crescent Moon this evening. KAS member Pete Mumbower captured this image from his home in Vicksburg, MI.
February 19, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Mercury was only 50 arcminutes (0.8°) above a very young waxing crescent Moon this evening. KAS member Pete Mumbower captured this image from his home in Vicksburg, MI.
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If you don’t read old stuff you’ll never discover that people in the olden days had the same thoughts and feelings and dreams and anxieties you do, sometimes articulated differently, sometimes exactly the same way. You are never truly alone in anything and old writings are a neon sign telling you so
Meanwhile, on threads, which actually is like what people on twitter think bluesky is like, a "teacher, author, poet" speaks...
February 18, 2026 at 9:00 PM
If you don’t read old stuff you’ll never discover that people in the olden days had the same thoughts and feelings and dreams and anxieties you do, sometimes articulated differently, sometimes exactly the same way. You are never truly alone in anything and old writings are a neon sign telling you so
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They scrawled jokes about eating pussy on the walls of fucking Pompeii!!!!!
imagine having such an incurious mind that you think anything older than 50 years has no relevance
February 18, 2026 at 9:13 PM
They scrawled jokes about eating pussy on the walls of fucking Pompeii!!!!!
its always nice to see more art of--girl what the hell are you wearing
February 18, 2026 at 11:12 PM
its always nice to see more art of--girl what the hell are you wearing
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my father in law is a character designer and i asked him what it would cost to to have anime women like this today. i will never forget his answer… 'we can’t, we don’t know how to do it.’
Tenchi Muyo! (1992–1994) key promotional illustration of Mihoshi Kuramitsu and Kiyone Makibi in Galaxy Police uniform by Masaki Kajishima.
February 18, 2026 at 6:11 PM
my father in law is a character designer and i asked him what it would cost to to have anime women like this today. i will never forget his answer… 'we can’t, we don’t know how to do it.’
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Slowly working on full version of this too
February 18, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Slowly working on full version of this too
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this is the most stupid and specific touhou thing i've made
February 18, 2026 at 10:07 PM
this is the most stupid and specific touhou thing i've made
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ok all other handheld console makers can go home none of you are going to come up with a better name than this
February 18, 2026 at 5:53 PM
ok all other handheld console makers can go home none of you are going to come up with a better name than this
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February 18, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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I hope things in our industry change for the better in the future. I will not allow anyone to feel this way again.
February 18, 2026 at 6:44 AM
I hope things in our industry change for the better in the future. I will not allow anyone to feel this way again.
how fuga system got from amaranth 2 (the story was probably the writer's actual conspiracy theory) to amaranth 4 (deeply concerned with the exploitation of women of all classes and believes that rape survivors are deserving of love) should be studied
February 18, 2026 at 6:09 PM
how fuga system got from amaranth 2 (the story was probably the writer's actual conspiracy theory) to amaranth 4 (deeply concerned with the exploitation of women of all classes and believes that rape survivors are deserving of love) should be studied
ever since i was in high school ive wanted to be more open about being trans (probably coming up on my 10th year anniversary of that soon) but ive always been very scared
February 18, 2026 at 4:25 PM
ever since i was in high school ive wanted to be more open about being trans (probably coming up on my 10th year anniversary of that soon) but ive always been very scared
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hi guys I know I haven't been very active lately, and I don't talk about where I'm from often, but the government made some really scary announcements today so I thought I'd share to let everyone know what's happening. here are some posts from twt for context
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 PM
hi guys I know I haven't been very active lately, and I don't talk about where I'm from often, but the government made some really scary announcements today so I thought I'd share to let everyone know what's happening. here are some posts from twt for context
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Slayers // Banpresto // PC-98
February 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Slayers // Banpresto // PC-98
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genuinely one of my biggest recommendations for emulating older games is getting your hands on a scan of the manual somewhere. having that at least accessible is an intended part of the design and experience and a lot of shit that's "obtuse" by modern standards is just expecting you to read it
I'm older than you so I can confirm that they came with a little book that had the tutorial in it and you read it on the way home
February 17, 2026 at 10:50 PM
genuinely one of my biggest recommendations for emulating older games is getting your hands on a scan of the manual somewhere. having that at least accessible is an intended part of the design and experience and a lot of shit that's "obtuse" by modern standards is just expecting you to read it