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Ahhh talk about a rush job! On the one hand it's nice to churn out two deviations in one week, on the other, it'd also be nice if I was fully satisfied with both of them. But that's fine, I'm mostly just really happy I managed to get this drawing done in time
This is my entry for the Modern Ghibli contest hosted by

I really, really liked the chosen theme, so I had to enter no matter what! Initially I wanted to draw one of my favourite Ghibli characters, like Howl, Chichiro or Haku, but then I remembered that, of course, Grave of the Fireflies is also a Ghibli movie! I have to admit, when I think Ghibli I think Miyazaki fairy tale, and that is probably what the studio is most known for, but anyone who has seen it knows that Grave of the Fireflies is a very powerful film. And very depressing D: I don't think I actually want to rewatch it anytime soon, just because I know I'd feel horrible after, even though I think it's a very well written production!

Anyway, the idea of drawing Seita and Setsuko in a modern setting would not leave me alone. I particularly like the idea that, had they been born in a different time, they would probably end up having a completely normal, happy childhood and none of the tragedy that befalls them would have ever happened. Such a nice AU ^^ I think Seita would be a fairly typical middle school student, and I can imagine him complaining loudly to his mom every time she'd make him babysit Setsuko when he just wants to go out and play catch with his friends, but in the end, he always ends up spoiling Setsuko when he does spend time with her

Anyway, due to time constrains I had to keep it very simple- there are plenty of things I'd have liked to fix, but the deadline is approaching fast, so though luck, I guess. I do like how their clothes turned out, I tried to reference their canon clothing, which was quite a bit of fun. And, even though I struggled with it at first, drawing a piggyback ride also turned out to be a nice challenge!

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Ahhh talk about a rush job! On the one hand it's nice to churn out two deviations in one week, on the other, it'd also be nice if I was fully satisfied with both of them. But that's fine, I'm mostly just really happy I managed to get this drawing done in time
This is my entry for the Modern Ghibli contest hosted by

I really, really liked the chosen theme, so I had to enter no matter what! Initially I wanted to draw one of my favourite Ghibli characters, like Howl, Chichiro or Haku, but then I remembered that, of course, Grave of the Fireflies is also a Ghibli movie! I have to admit, when I think Ghibli I think Miyazaki fairy tale, and that is probably what the studio is most known for, but anyone who has seen it knows that Grave of the Fireflies is a very powerful film. And very depressing D: I don't think I actually want to rewatch it anytime soon, just because I know I'd feel horrible after, even though I think it's a very well written production!

Anyway, the idea of drawing Seita and Setsuko in a modern setting would not leave me alone. I particularly like the idea that, had they been born in a different time, they would probably end up having a completely normal, happy childhood and none of the tragedy that befalls them would have ever happened. Such a nice AU ^^ I think Seita would be a fairly typical middle school student, and I can imagine him complaining loudly to his mom every time she'd make him babysit Setsuko when he just wants to go out and play catch with his friends, but in the end, he always ends up spoiling Setsuko when he does spend time with her

Anyway, due to time constrains I had to keep it very simple- there are plenty of things I'd have liked to fix, but the deadline is approaching fast, so though luck, I guess. I do like how their clothes turned out, I tried to reference their canon clothing, which was quite a bit of fun. And, even though I struggled with it at first, drawing a piggyback ride also turned out to be a nice challenge!