"Back in the US of A!" Thursday December 6th, 2007

And just like that Misaki Yuki is back in the Stateside as he returns from his adventure in Japan in what can only be said to be the nick of time. I'm sure many of you expected as much, but even when you expect things, I suspect you can still feel a little pumped up. This is pretty much the last fight of the chapter so expect me to pull out all the stops. Even if you weren't surprised at Yuki's appearance, you might still be surprised by the way this fight turns out.

I wanted to mention a few things though now that Yuki has made his reappearance. First is that he was not scarred in his fight with Sydney. He was cut into by the razor wire that had wrapped around his face, but as you can see he's pretty much healed those wounds after spending what you can imagine to be weeks with Tenko walking/boating back to the US in the astral plane. Also Yuki did manage to get hooked up with a brand new Inter jersey and his usual fight duds courtesy of Tenko as well. I can't imagine where our favorite myobu kitsune found it all, but I imagine he used the internet like the rest of us.

Not much else to say about this one besides the usual it took a few practice sketches of Yuki before I got back into the swing of drawing him since it's been a few weeks since I've had to do it. That and P4 was a bitch to draw. It's still not really right in terms of perspective and such, but that was about as good as I was going to get it without driving myself crazy.

NEWS ALERT!!

Chances are I will be going to the New York Anime Fest on SATURDAY to check it out. I seriously considered getting a table there, but it was more expensive to get one at the NYAF then at Otakon. So I chucked that idea and will probably just be wandering around like a guest. I should be wandering around with a leather jacket and either a 5 Spot T Shirt or Inter jersey with my NS messenger bag as well. As I did at Otakon, I will have a few comic panels blown up and printed out on high quality photo paper that I will give out to anyone who manages to find me. It's free and I will definitely sign them and also answer any questions you may have. Considering I'm pretty familiar with NYC, I will probably be eating some good eats in the city and any Ninja Spirit fans are welcome to tag along off the beaten path.

Here is my picture so you know what I look like...

Again I will be at the NYAF this Saturday and will be handing out free NS swag so if you see me definitely do not hesitate to say hi as I am always happy to meet any fan of Ninja Spirit!!

River's Top 5 Traditional Japanese Snacks
1. Mizu Yokan
2. Daifuku
3. Anmitsu
4. Kakigori
5. Obanyaki (The wikipedia article redirects to Imagawayaki, but my parents have always called them Obanyaki and thus so do I.)