Contemplating from afar

Since I’m stuck at home. Here is a doujin that I scanned 2 weeks ago, but didn’t have time to process. icon. 01 was released in summer 2006, certainly during a Comiket. Back then, I didn’t even know Ryokha , and in fact, I didn’t start my collection of artbook. Download here

I think the first real contact I had with the artist was an issue of Dengeki Moeoh, April 2008, which had a nice collection of art. Then there was some CG back, with Akane Iro ni Somaru Saka, and now the doujinshi. icon. 01 ( because there is 02 too ), is a rare SFW illustration doujinshi, in full color.

The artstyle must have quite evolved between 2006 and today. It’s a little bit less polished, and it lacks one thing that define his art today, the eyes. It looks a little bit more generic in this doujinshi, but generic doesn’t mean not cute. I do like seeing how an artist evolve over time.

2006 is also that year, with Suzumiya Haruhi, hence the fanart. This was really a good year for otaku with all the video. ( Note: I’m stuck at Endless Eighth’s fourth episode )

Some artwork of Aozora no Mieru Oka. I have always thought that the game was illustrated by Izumi Tsubasu, but at that time, their artstyle were pretty close. Nowadays, it’s pretty different, and it’s for the best since I like both of them.

There is also a guest illustration part but it’s less interesting, at least to me. Ryohka’s art, even the old style, is good. icon. 02 features his more polished artstyle, but that’s for some other time.