Also that’s my hand😆

- storyboarding department in animation where we draw quick & no worries on imperfections as long as we convey the information. This has been carried on to my artmaking in general.

But my overthinking keep reminding me the detrimental state of people’s perception today caused by AI makes me mad…

- compared to anime industry, JP have some improvements here and there from doing Black racial caricature.
Donghua industry may still long way to go it seems even in 2025 (this is just my rough observation, you can correct me if something I missed!)

I'll continue its next episodes when I'm free.

- I was taken aback by this donghua is... how they drew Black man, unfortunately. I'm not Black + I rarely draw Black characters, but I know a racial caricature when I see one.

I dont have knowledge how donghua industry & their awareness there much (especially CN is vast & big); but compared -

I passed proposal defense with corrections!!!!!✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

- other shows/movies of this same genre with folklore/legend adaptation exist there's that. But TGCF has *that* atmosphere... otherworldly. It felt like that to me

Plus everytime I see HuaLian, my heart felt string pulled. It felt special, yet special is too broad!😭

Sorry for my rambly dramatic😭

- this on other donghua/manhua/C-drama (including Untamed)/danmei (Chinese BL)/other medias. The last time I felt something special like this, was Final Fantasy XV; but a bit different yet still special.

TGCF felt like I'm witnessing a romance folklore/legend; in real-time, (via animation). I know-

But at the same time, it's actyally brought me back to where I do short story for storyboard portfolio of my witch ocs, which its webcomic is also hiatus but the total page is around 50s.

So I think I can get the hang of it for Red Herald. So I set my mind as if I'm doing storyboard portfolio💪