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Unfortunately I ended up not winning or placing the podium but I'm sure the winners had really good art too :')

I'm still kinda sad

I'm really proud of how this one turned out though, I won in my head, this has NOT been my week lol, hopefully I'll win another contest in the future!!

Thanks for supporting me guys, I would have dedicated the victory to the sub!

I better fucking win this thing 😤

Sorry about the absence lol, working while studying isn't for the weak, though I'd drop in and show you guys something I'm working on!

I decided to come back to this idea after I started reading Campus Apocalypse... You know... The manga where Shinji fights angels with a gun.

And Kaworu is also there ig

After I started thinking about it deeper, I realized he has a lot more in common with Bayonetta than I first thought

Bayonetta's mom was an Umbran witch, Shinji’s mom was born into Seele (which isn't unlike a cult), they die in front of their kids, who then become related to an important object that could end humanity. They are both on a quest to find out who they are, and have hidden powers they don't know about. They meet an intelligent and powerful white haired person who has a connection to their mother's cult and knows everything about them, they fight, white haired person risks their life to save them

In this "AU":

• Shinji is Bayonetta, mostly Shawn, anime Shinji during flashbacks

• Kaworu is Jeanne, again, mostly Karl, anime Kaworu during flashbacks

• Asuka is Rodin, assists Shinji on his journey

• Misato is Enzo, broke, Asuka and Shinji always end up screwing her up, married to Kaji, broke

• Mari is Luka, follows Shinji around while being annoying (both are the canon "love interest" that most people weren't happy about)

But of course, in my version, Shinji and Kaworu always end up together :)

I'm about to confess a travesty: I, korvinna-is-a-bat, larped the Evangelion rebuilds

I did NOT larp Evangelion, just the rebuilds

I was procrastinating watching them tbh, the first one was pretty boring, if I didn't know 3.0 existed, I would've probably stopped there, 2.0 was alright, Asuka was annoying, I ended up hating her so much by the end of the movie I didn't even care when she piloted unit 03, which made me really sad because I LOVE Asuka

Then today I decided to watch 3.33

Oh my god

A lot of eva fans seemed to really hate this movie, which made me kinda scared, the first few minutes were pretty confusing, and I still don't really understand the Wunder/Nerv/SEELE thing, but oh my god, what a great movie

I had already seen the Kawoshin clips, but seeing them in context made it so much more meaningful, Kaworu spent 14 years waiting for Shinji (technically 28 in this timeline), he was the only person showing him kindness, the only one who gave him an explanation, the one who gave him hope, it broke my heart to see him go, even though I knew it was coming :( it actually made me tear up, and I rarely cry over movies

Also made me sad when Asuka kept calling Shinji a brat and a baby when he just saw Kaworu die in front of him, she didn't know he was there with him but it's still really sad

I know he appears in 3.0+1.0 but I didn't get any spoilers besides the whole ending "controversy"

Also can we talk about the ending credits song? Am I going insane or was it about them?

I have so many feelings about it, all positive though

It took me from looking 13 to looking 15 (I turn 18 in October)

I was extremely nervous thinking I would ruin it, but now I love it even more, I'm wearing it all week

I was worried the print would get messed up but it still looks great

Never in my life have I ever loved a shirt so much

I still don't like how it looks but it's probably because I stared at it for 9 hours

I really like Marina Abramovic's art and thought this piece of hers fit them 👍

Vamo começar que metade dessas coisas não funcionam, elas podem te passar um falso sentimento de segurança mas se vc realmente precisar usar não vão ajudar em nada, o taser é fraco (além de ser proibido no Brasil), o mini soco inglês de PLÁSTICO nem dá pra chamar de soco inglês, o "corta-cinto" não corta nem papel, e a lâmina tem mais chance de te machucar do que machucar o agressor (principalmente se você não sabe usar). Os únicos que podem ser úteis são o spray de pimenta, o alarme/apito e o kubotan, mas colocar tudo junto num chaveiro com um pompom gigante é basicamente um tiro no pé, até você escolher o que usar a pessoa tem tempo de sobra pra te atacar ou pegar o chaveiro

Não dá pra sair na rua com armas brancas ou de fogo na bolsa então a melhor opção é guardar esse dinheiro e investir em aulas de defesa pessoal, pq esses trecos são só enfeite, prefiro sair feia mas ilesa de uma tentativa de agressão do que morrer ou ser violentada depois de confiar minha segurança num chaveiro bonitinho

I'm a big fan of Marina Abramovic's art, her work often involve themes that remind me of Evangelion, like loosing control of one's own body, vulnerability, sexuality, repetition and "becoming one" with her own art or another person, which is what some of her pieces with her (at the time) partner Ulay were about

Rest Energy (1980) is my favorite piece they made together, they're leaning away from each other, Marina holds the bow and Ulay holds the arrow pointing towards her heart, they stay like that for 4 minutes. She's in danger (which isn't uncommon in her work), her life is — literally — in his hand, one slip could've killed her, which reminded me of Kaworu and Shinji's relationship, specifically their final moment in episode 24

They are opposite life forms who cannot co-exhist, Kaworu was made for the sole purpose of destroying humanity, Shinji pilots for the sole purpose of destroying the angels, yet their short time together was extremely impactful (lol) on both of their lives, Kaworu ponders if he was born to meet Shinji (which he affirms in the rebuilds, "I really was born to meet you"), while Shinji feels unconditionally loved for the first time after spending the whole show performing for other's expectations of him. Ultimately Kaworu sacrifices himself to save humanity, he puts his life in Shinji's hand, all because Shinji made his life meaningful, he trusts him with his life, which is what this piece is about, trust

I thought it would be cool if the bow had unit 01's color scheme and the arrow (pointing towards Kaworu's neck) looked like the lance of longinus, I desaturated all colors besides the red from the lance and Kaworu's eyes

TL;DR performance looks sick as fuck, drew it as Kawoshin

This is how the shelf is gonna look until I inevitably have to move again

One apple tall (ignore the can of guaraná)

I finally have Evangelion merch! Bought them to celebrate my first paycheck, they are so cute, made my day so much happier :)

Planning to get the Tabuko figure (Tabris XX) next because I adore her

Never had nendos before, they are TINY, I would sacrifice my firstborn for them

Had to draw this scene before moving on to future ideas, seeing it on theaters made me emotional :)

I just felt like doing hatchy lineart for some reason, doesn't look all that bad, also drew two pairs of hands! Tried to make it look like Shinji's perspective, he's crying tears of joy so I tried to convey that to the best of my habilities lol

Oh yeah also I recovered from last week's incident (fainted and fell face first to the floor, full force, luckily just busted my lip and had minor face injuries) we're officially back!

Cried 3 times while watching