Can kawaii be ecchi? I pondered this very question as I thought about my next drawing. Well, I thought I should find out. The initial results are in, but I may need more data… thoughts? Inktober 2022 – Day 5 Today, I tried to pull things back to the kawaii style but I also thought I should spice things up a little bit. After Kei and Yuri’s battle bikinis, I wondered if I could take things further. Of course, I’m also still trying out some original characters that I’m hoping to incorporate into this site. I think I may have…
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