Fanart, Fanfiction and Fangirling

Challenge #8

In your own space, write a promo, manifesto or primer for a beloved character, relationship or fandom.

Challenge #9

In your own space, create a fanwork.

I fell a little behind with Snowflake this week, but this delay gave me the perfect opportunity to kill the proverbial two birds with one stone.

I'm going to ramble about my favourite character from Lupin III, Daisuke Jigen, but first, have a little drawing by yours truly:



Lupin III is one of the anime I grew up with, I remember coming home from middle school and watching it on TV before doing my homework. Jigen is not just Lupin's sidekick: he's a loyal partner, his best friend, the one person Lupin can always count on to save the day (and get his sorry ass out of the most absurd situations). He's an excellent marksman and can use just about any kind of gun/rifle/weapon, just like he can drive and fix any kind of vehicle (cars, airplanes, helicopters etc.)

He's a chain smoker, a little lazy (he's often portrayed lounging on sofas or on the floor in between jobs or while Lupin prepares for a heist), and he's usually the voice of reason when Lupin's plans get a little out of hand.

He's often described as a misogynist and generally doesn't trust women, but he sometimes shows interest towards a woman. Too bad his potential love interests tend to either die or betray him (hence his distrust towards them).

He's taciturn and kinda grumpy, but he's also fiercely protective and can be very gentle, especially towards people who need help (and children, even if he's always saying he can't stand them). I personally think he's a marshmallow of a man: scorched and bitter on the outside, but soft and sweet on the inside.

As a hardcore Jigen fan, I loved the live-action "Jigen Daisuke" film, but I think my favourite is "Jigen's Gravestone" (both are available on Prime Video). The latter has the added bonus of Jigen "dying" and being gently cradled in Lupin's arms.



I could go on and on, but I think I rambled enough for today. :3

I've wanted to draw silver fox Jigen and Queen Malta ever since I read this post by thelavendercatalogue on Tumblr some time ago, and I finally found some time to do it.

( JigMalta fanart under the cut )

I wanted to draw something from an unusual prospective the other day, but I didn't like the final result, so I started drawing Jigen instead. I should really try to draw something more elaborate and improve my inking and colouring skills, but for the moment I'm really happy with this pencil sketch, so I'll just leave it here.

( Pencil Jigen drawing under the cut )

This has been a very difficult week. But, once again, fandom came to my rescue: I drew some fanart (finished one drawing, working on another one), wrote a little and, above all, I found a Jigen-centric fanfic set after the events of the Jigen Daisuke live-action film that was PERFECT. So I'm going to rec it, because it absolutely deserves to be read. It won't make much sense if you haven't watched the film, but it's really amazing and exactly what I needed.

Sukiyaki - by morporkian_hobbit (Rated G)

"When you're older, I'll make you sukiyaki again."
Jigen comes back to Deigyo-gai. Oto is growing up fast, and he's still not getting used to this warm feeling in his chest.

Basically, it's about Jigen being an improbable father figure and trying to wrap his head around it. It's cute and adorable, but still perfectly in character, and some bits literally made me laugh out loud.