Oct 012012
 

We’re happy to welcome Rin to the TTG team as an artist who’ll be coloring the sprites for That’s the Way the Cookie Crumbles and and drawing the cast for Puella Magi Ibuki Magica! She’s also the artist for her own project, Kaguya-hime: The Moon Princess Tale. From the Story page:

The story is based on a Traditional Japanese’s fairy tale ‘Kaguya-hime’, also known at ‘The moon princess’ or ‘The shimmering princess’. According to some source, the story is “among the first – possibly the very first – text of any culture assuming the Moon to be an inhabited world and describing travel between it and the Earth.

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Apr 202012
 

So while you’re all waiting for Ryu to catch up on coloring duty, I finally kicked myself into finalizing how tall everyone was going to be. Reason why I didn’t do this earlier is because height and weight info are kinda like salt and pepper: you just don’t separate them. “But what does that have to do with anything-” HUSH!

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Apr 152012
 

When Ryu said that she was uninspired, I got the brilliant idea to drag her and Gutsy down to the IRC and RP the characters. Lame? Screw you, it’s entertaining!

[19:36] <Xavier> The fedora stays on, babe. Try to steal it and things won’t be pretty.
[19:37] <Ryurieri> Challenge accepted
[19:37] <Xavier> …

[20:08] <Ryurieri> So Santos, how bad’s your eyesight without the glasses?
[20:09] <Santos> Not that bad. It’s not horrible, but it isn’t 20/20 either.
[20:09] <Ryurieri> So that means I can steal it, right?
[20:09] <Santos> No.
[20:10] <Ryurieri> Please?
[20:10] <~Funnyguts> Ryu, are you going to steal stuff from all the boys?
[20:10] <Santos> …
[20:10] <Ryurieri> Yes

And when you add characters from Omnificent’s Forever Alone: Nerds the Gathering

[21:24] <~Funnyguts> Josh, this is not a chat to hook up with people.
[21:24] <Joshua> Aw :C
[21:24] <Joshua> You’re breaking my heart~
[21:25] <Cassie> o_o
[21:25] <~Funnyguts> You can find other places to hit on girls….
[21:25] <Jeff> WHOA
[21:25] <~Funnyguts> Preferably without scaring them.
[21:25] <~Funnyguts> Huh?
[21:25] <Jeff> You know places to hit on girls?
[21:25] <Joshua> Trollolololol
[21:25] <~Funnyguts> Lots of places that aren’t here. Unless someone really wants Josh to hit on them.
[21:26] <Joshua> ~<3
[21:26] <Jeff> Whoa I got no problem with that but I don’t swing that pendulum bro
[21:26] <Joshua> You don’t~?
[21:26] <Jeff> I mean it’s cool and all
[21:26] <Joshua> That’s good, I don’t either.
[21:27] <Jeff> But uh- oh okay lol
[21:27] <Joshua> u mad?
[21:27] <Jeff> Nowai

[21:34] <Elise> Wow, pretty crowded today, huh?
[21:34] <Matt> You kidding me?
[21:34] <~Funnyguts> Hi
[21:35] <Matt> This place is about as lively as a nursing home on sedatives.
[21:35] <Elise> That’s… a nice way to put it.

So yeah, if anyone wants a chat with the characters, I’ll be on the IRC as much as possible. I might be on and off sporadically, but for the most part I’ll be sitting on that page. You can request a character once you’re there!

Mar 232012
 

In which all the shoujo’s kokoros go doki doki and many a kya is heard the image of Santos glaring at you is forever embedded into your retinas @_@ You can thank Reikun for that :P There are two more expressions I was too lazy to throw in here, but you need something to look forward to in the demo, right? Right.

And here’s a turtle, an animal which Santos most definitely does not keep two as a pet of.

Mar 042012
 

Hello everyone *U*;;; Rei here working on sprite linearts! Have an Elise:

Elise

She actually has one more expression not pictured here… I’ll be working on the boys now~ Should I do them in the reverse order of the popularity poll? I’m feeling very good about TWCC’s progress!! Look forward to the demo!

HiwaHiwa, a Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle (honu)

Feb 202012
 

Hello everybody! I’m Reikun and I’ll be helping Ryu in the art department for TWCC m(_   _)m I hope I can live up to Ryu’s concept sketches for all the characters and do their linearts justice.

In the meantime, the characters are getting their proportions revamped:

Notes for revamp

Excuse my handwriting and redlines

And uhh, that’s all I have for you for now *U* Have some turtles~
Honu at Punalu'u Beach

Jan 302012
 

IRL stuff has been preventing me from writing a lot,  including but not limited to: semester finals, preparation for holiday parties, dealing with stress, cleaning the house, etc. You know, the usual insanity.

But I have a nice gift from Tag-, which is very nice ;) Check past the turtle and the break for a nifty surprise!

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Jan 292012
 

Moya decided that some of the colors don’t make sense so here’s the changes. The color concepts are still subject to change anytime but for the time being we’ll stick with these :D

CheeryMoya edit: Post too long, decided to move these into a break.

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Jan 272012
 

9 of 10. This one’s the final magical girl. I’m really worried about the final character, he’s going to be a pain to write well. Anyway, I should have something major related to the battle system out next week, hopefully as soon as Monday. I’ve ended up completely reworking it into something that I hope will be less convoluted and more unique, interesting, and meaningful.

Katsumi Hisoka, age 16

Background: Hisoka used to attend the same private school as Aika, but has run away from her home. She’s become elusive and secretive. No one knows where she currently lives, and she seems to do everything she can to not be seen in the same place twice. Her mother is currently in a psychiatric ward for care. It’s unknown if Hisoka visits her, or if she’d find it too risky to attempt sneaking in.

Personality: Hisoka is shy, but unlike Maya who seems to be awkward with social situations, Hisoka actively pushes people away. Her likes, dislikes, and interests are unknown, and it isn’t clear if she has any. Those who attended school with her back when she was still attending said she was pretty athletic, although not particularly good at academics. She’d always prefer to do individual competitive sports than anything on a team.

Appearance: Hisoka has roughly cut, very short dark brown hair. Her eyes are a cloudy dark brown. She’s muscular and tall, and is often teased for looking somewhat butch (She’s never given any indication that she cares.) Her PM outfit is a small, tight fitting tan dress with orange, dark red and black highlights, with black tights and gloves. She typically fights with her hands, but can use her magic to empower any object with her strength, or create ethereal copies of her foes’ weapons and spells, if they have them.

Here is a random turtle found on Wikipedia to make Moya happy.

 

Jan 252012
 

Eight of ten. I hope this is interesting.

Yori Aika, age 16

Background: Aika is a wealthy girl from a long line of affluent people. Her father is the current mayor of the city (I really need a name for this city, but nothing sounds good), her mother is the head of a local branch of a large company, and her many brothers and sisters are either already in middle management or better, or attending the same school Aika does.

Personality: Aika will talk to anyone about anything. She’s not as energetic as Midori, but manages to be more gregarious and popular. She tends to spend time with her family when she can, though. She likes drawing and painting as outlets for her emotions, although you can talk to her as she works, if you want. A lot of people have confessed to Aika, but she has always turned them down, claiming they’re not her type.

Appearance: Green hair, usually in a braid or ponytail, light green eyes, and a smile that could get her almost everything she wants (plus a pout that gets her everything else). Since her school uniform is reasonably fancy, she usually keeps wearing it during school days. Her PM uniform is loose and flowing, and she carries two swords that look like elongated knives or razor blades. (I don’t know her colors yet.)

I am pushing for Cheery to make a post about TWCC so you people have more to read than just this. Also, so she can add turtles to her posts without complaint.

CheeryMoya edit: Made a post for TWCC, and I prefer Moya to avoid confusion with Curry.