So, a few days ago I was on Tumblr and noticed someone posted and translated a Twitter post from the Tokyo Mew Mew New Twitter page that Mia Ikumi, the mangaka Artist of Tokyo Mew Mew passed away this year. At first I didn’t believe it….but then more tribute drawings were made articles popped up aaand the new voice actress of Mew Ichigo gave her thoughts on the matter…that’s when I realized…”Oh my God, it did happened.” And it sucks to hear it. The person that gave me inspiration to draw anime characters….is now gone. I have a lot to thank for her. Thankful that her creation brought me to new world of magical girl genre. Thankful for her inspiration art style back then got me to draw my own characters.(Heck Mew Ichigo is what led to the design of my Sona/ Character Angel). And Thankful for giving the enjoyment in middle school life. Thank you Mia Ikumi. We will never forget you.
I based this off a screenshot I took of Yuuki Temma performing “bitter sweet darling” during the event screening. I don’t think I got the angles quite right… but Ichigo looks like she’s doing her best.
A little chibi Mew Ichigo I started a while ago. I prefer the sketch version, but since I drew it on a thin paper, I had to redo it all in order to color it… /sweatdrop
