#hokushin

A Shiranuka Line train runs between Kamicharo and Hokushin Station on September 8, 1972 in Shiranuka, Hokkaido, Japan

It’s been a long time since I’ve just plain doodled. A very strange thing to realize. So here’s my long-neglected noodle husband! Trust me when I say Hokushin is still very much on my mind… 

So far this year I haven’t had much time/energy to focus on art beyond my webcomic, but I’m hoping to be able to get back to North Bound at some point. I periodically reread my notes and drafts, and am pretty amazed at how much passion Past Me threw into this project. It’s honestly kind of epic! And I managed to get quite far in the ideas I had, including linking it to both historical figures and events and back to Yu Yu Hakusho canon. The trajectory is actually well on its way, so I’d like to do my best to take it as far as I can to connect the main narrative back into present-day Yu Yu Hakusho time and the rest of the Loyal Retainer series. It would be amazing to be able to finish this long-running fanwork!

maiji:

“Be candid with me. Is your retainer inching away backwards on his cushion while I’m talking? And why is my table changing in size? And how did the room grow one tatami longer?” NOTHING GETS PAST YOMI

Noticed this while I was going through my screencaps for the writing Hokushin post. I can’t blame them considering I make dumber mistakes in static comic panels. Production timelines are tight, ain’t no one got time to check everything all the time. Regardless, I can’t stop laughing.