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Happy Kawoshin Day! Here’s my last piece, the prompts today included a Free Day (draw whatever you like) and I decided to pull out one last mini AU I’ve been pondering about. I’ve always had a weird fascination on actor AUs / Animated Actor tropes so here’s our couple hosting a panel at EVA 30. I’m not too sure if I wanna write a traditional actor AU where the pillts a bunch of retired child actors or something more akin to Who Framed Roger Rabbit where they’re anime characters who just straight up exist with other anime/cartoon properties.

Some extra notes I had:

-Kaworu and Shinji were both child actors in the 90s on the OG series and secretly start dating soon after. Tabloids reported them dating around 2000 and it causes a huge scandal. They eventually go public with their relationship and fly off to Denmark to get married just as they passed same sex marriage.

- NERV is Gainax in this scenario (shady business practices included) and kept them around for all the spinoff games, manga, pachinko machines, etc. Gendo tries to end the relationship by telling Asuka to date his kid but she misinterprets that by dating Rei instead

-If this is a normal actor AU I’d like to think that both would try and move on from acting to other areas in the entertainment industry (music compostion, makeup and hairstyling, etc.)

- if its a Who Framed Roger Rabbit scenario, then both are anime characters who are sorta forced to be teenagers forever and work for the franchise.

- Regardless both Kaworu and Shinji get to host their own panel celebrating their first on screen interaction together (they legally obliged to wear Radio EVA outfits for promotional purposes). Both do enjoy that they have fans that support them but Shinji is much more shy around the crowds.

The closest thing to this we get in the franchise is the radio drama “Evangelion: After the End” (the full thing is on youtube split in three parts) as well as the Asuka short film (sorta).

Thats enough rambling from me, thank you all for the upvotes and comments this week! I really wanted to use this as a way to improve my art and feedback has been very much appreciated (my hand is cramping now bye)

Prompts for today are Post 3.0+1.0 | Reunion | Old man yaoi. I had a lot of fun drawing everyone in this, from the Angels to the older versions of Kaworu, Shinji, and and an adult Tabuko.

Some notes about this scene:

-Initially most the angels did not like Shinji dating Kaworu, but everyone respected him for looking out for their younger brother and raising their niece, who they all love unconditionally.

-Shamshel was won over by Shinji’s cooking. They even loved food so much they bring mac n cheese to the potluck (its the only food they can make, they share Kaworu’s inability to not burn down the kitchen)

-Sachiel took longer to come around too but Misato one reunion introduced him to beer and he wants to open up a brewery (she only showed up cause she wanted to know about her granddaughter Tabuko’s angel side of the family)

-Sahaqiuel still doesn’t understand human culture enough but is trying his best. Rei helps them out to express emotions sometimes in exchange for learning about ‘Angel Culture’

-Tabuko grows out her her and styles it to be like her Aunt Asuka.

-Ramiel knows she’s best girl but wants to be best aunt, so naturally her and Asuka compete to be Tabuko’s favorite

Prompts today are Rebuild | Angel Form / Music.

This one might just be my favorite piece so far. I’ve been on a space interest as of late (Artemis II, No Man’s Sky, etc.) and I really wanted to make Kaworu look more ‘alien-like’ rather than just giving him the standard bird wings and golden halo. Shoutout to u/korvinna-is-a-bat as well as Kanaevanon on Tumblr for inspiration on my Angelworu design, I really tried to make it my own style

Some notes I had for this Astronaut/Alien AU that I desperately need to revisit soon:

-NERV is basically SpaceX (bigoted deadbeat CEO father included) and Gendo sends Shinji, Asuka and Rei to be the first Japanese crew on the moon.

-Shinji runs into Kaworu and its love at second sight (only cause at first sight both were freaking out meeting someone on the moon)

-Kaworu’s only exposure to music was hearing the voyager probes passing by so he loves listening to Shinji’s walkman (their song is ‘Space Age Love Song’ by A Flock of Seagulls)

-Kaworu can transform into his human form but Shinji prefers his angel form (he likes being the little spoon)

The prompts for today are Spinoff | Crossover |
Sleepover. Wasn't too sure which spinoff I wanted to try and emulate but I definitely knew what other ship should make a cameo.

Some notes/drabbles:

- Shinji learns that Kaworu never had a 'normal' childhood, so he invites him to have a sleepover

- But Shinji realizes he didn't have a normal childhood either and only knows stuff from movies and TV, but Kaworu loves the effort

-Shinji falls asleep while watching Madoka Magica but Kaworu stays up both cause Shinji is a cuddlebug and also he’s slightly traumatised that Homura was going through the same shit as him

Prompts for today were Manga | School Life | Fem Karlshaun. Nice to have some yuri in between the yaoi, and I had to draw the classic kabedon pose.

Some quick notes I might as well drop here:

-Fem Shaun acts more tsundere towards Fem Karl, but the second Karl takes charge she’s a blushing mess

-Karl has trouble understanding emotions or social cues but when she wants something she’s gonna get it (that being making out with Shaun behind the lockers)

The prompts for today were Anime | First Kiss |Kabuki/Traditional Japan (I actually suggested the kabuki prompt back when the Kawoshin Week Tumblr blog did their suggestion poll, neat that they actually chose it!)

Tried my best to emulate both the anime’s style combined with the Ukiyo-E style, my primary inspiration was the EVA Kabuki show at EVA-30 as well as Hiroshige woodblock art and Yakusha-e (actor prints) made during the Edo period. I even tried my hand at writing a haiku for it, even if the syllable count isn’t the same in Japanese.

Here’s Some extra notes I had about this AU:

-Both are kabuki actors reenacting the EVA anime but set in feudal Japan

-This particular scene shows Shinji forced to “kill” Kaworu with the prop sword as the latter throws red confetti for special effects

-For ‘dramatic’ purposes the script says they have to smooch

-Its their first kiss ever and after the show they start to realize they actually do like each other.

This was one of the pieces I’m most proud of, hope yall like it too

The Holy Week is upon us and here is my contribution for today. The prompts for today on the KawoshinWeek Tumblr blog were Drafts / Crossdressing / Confession, so I tried to combine them all into one. Some notes/ headcanons for this:

-Shinji is much more comfy exploring his feminine side and occasionally borrows Asuka’s outfits.

-at first she’s grossed out but eventually she just annoyed that he’s taking her clothes and offers to go shopping together

-Kaworu is going through a bit of an sexuality crisis but realizes he still prefers men, its just that Shinji looks too cute in dresses

Can’t wait to show off what else I’ve been cooking this week