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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 11/10/2026

meant to match "my knight in shining armour" dirchansky.com/mkisa because I still have bazillion deep feelings to stuff into a comic continuation 🥲. So slow and time consuming 🫠🫩😩😫 hilariously can't even post it on my own website because it would get into adultzone 🥴...HAHA

digital illustration of Tsuruno pushing Shishido's face away with his right arm stretched behind him. Shishido looks bewildered and grabs onto Tsuruno's wrist near his head.

The drawing is primarily grayscale with yellow as an accent colour. There is text on the picture that says "the right that brought us together"

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 09/10/2026

I call these “my 50yo+ man idol photo books” 👼🏻

photos of two book open to spreads, one behind the other, with photos of Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi and Motomiya Yasukaze wearing suits.

the front spread shows them sharing the same lighter for their cigarettes (from 映画「氷室蓮司」日本統一　公式ビジュアルブック). the back spread shows their portraits in dramatic singular light source (from 別冊映画秘宝「『日本統一』入門！」) .

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 09/10/2026

CRUX put out these transparent PNG frames and I was compelled to use them! (These are crops from matching 6ft-ish standees that someone asked me to draw for their karaoke room🪩)

CRUX frame with rabbits, squirrels, castles, and rainbows. Within the frame is a drawing of Kiryu crying/snotting/singing

CRUX frame with cat, squirrel, bunny, rainbows, blue checks, lace, stars, sparkles, jewels, and pearls. Within the frame is a drawing of Majima (24h cinderella outfit) singing

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 07/10/2026

my post-gaiden/pirates delusions 🤪

poorly drawn comic page. At Sejima Security offices, Majima sits on Tsuruno's desk. Tsuruno returns and Majima asks Tsuruno for personal help

Majima wraps his arm around Tsuruno's shoulder and leads him towards the window. Majima says he needs help with a big cat, but Tsuruno is confused. Their convo is interrupted when Majima notices a sniper laser aimed at them and pushes Tsuruno out of the way, and dodges the shot.

The glass of the window shatters. Majima gets mad and tries to climb out the window to confront the culprit, while Tsuruno clings to Majima to hold him back.
Saejima, Daigo, and Watase enter and are confused about what they see

change scene to some distant roof tops. Shishido is laying down with a sniper gun and regretting his choice to fire a warning shot, when Majima got too close to Tsuruno, because it made Tsuruno get even closer to Majima.

At the very bottom, the 2 big cats (lion and tiger) eventually meet...!

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 04/10/2026

[🦁🏗️ in the shower 💋🫦]

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 29/09/2026

drafting the filthiest comic I have ever drawn in my life hahaha 🦁🏗️

digital comic panel sketches showing Shishido reacting to Tsuruno in the shower...

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 24/09/2026

EXACTLY AS PLANNED 🤣!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow even crunching these stats across platform must've been a buncha work! Such an impressive turnout for shipweek! I loved having a choice of prompts too! TY for organizing and spreading the love for all ships~ I will gladly spread my 🦁🏗️ agenda next year if[...]

comic titled "TY KSW 2026" featuring Majima opening a package with a letter from me, which requests his assistance to spread my Shishido Tsuruno ship agenda. The package also includes a plush lion and red-crested crane, and Majima smooshes them together to KISS KISS FALL IN LOVE.

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 19/09/2026

Day 7: Cooking ⚫ Just a taste... Unhinged notes/freetalk 👉🏻 dirchansky.com/mkisa/ksw2026.html#n… (+ more 🦁🏗️ fan comics) 📦 Last one for the event! TY to KSW team for hosting :D! I was travelling all week so need to catch up on everyone's entries. 💝 #kamuroshippingweek #ksw2026 #notes

1-page comic where Tsuruno grinds peppercorn into food and Shishido asks to see what a peppercorn looks like. Shishido later compares the peppercorn to Tsuruno's neck mole, and pops it into his mouth to bite...

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 18/09/2026

Day 6: Photograph 📷 Dame dane................ 🦁🏗️ #kamuroshippingweek #ksw2026

1-page comic where Shishido and Tsuruno separately look at photos of each other with some mixed feelings...?

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 17/09/2026

Day 5: Cabaret 💅🏻 I wanted to use outfits inspired by actual in-game ones. Shishido would wear that sweater unironically... who would you pick 🥹? 🦁🏗️ #kamuroshippingweek #ksw2026

1-page comic that introduces Club Masaru's top 1 and 2 hosts, Yuki and Kosei. Tsuruno wears a striped cropped sleeveless suit top and matching shortshorts and heels. Shishido wears an Etsuko-inspired outfit but with lion pattern. Shishido is checking Tsuruno out.

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 16/09/2026

Day 4: Delivery 😷 Hulking man goes into baby mode 🦁🏗️ #kamuroshippingweek #ksw2026

1-page comic where Tsuruno brings food/drink/medicine over to sicky Shishido's place and takes care of him.

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 15/09/2026

Day 3: Dancing ⛸️ Yakuza on Ice (Yoi)... 🦁🏗️ #kamuroshippingweek #ksw2026

1-page comic where Tsuruno and Shishido go skating, and Shishido tries to prove his skills by doing ice dance lifts on Tsuruno...

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 14/09/2026

Day 2: Phone 🤳🏻 40 yo man with teenage boy “flirting” skills 😩. Don’t try this on your boss 👼🏻 🦁🏗️ #kamuroshippingweek #ksw2026

1-page comic where Shishido phones Tsuruno while Tsuruno is working late in the office. Shishido tells Tsuruno to turn on video call. Tsuruno does so for a hot second until he sees what’s on screen and yells “YOU BIG PERV” at the phone and hangs up. Shishido showed Tsuruno something in the abyss of his boxers...

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 13/09/2026

Day 1: Strike 🎳 He'll request inappropriate things... 🦁🏗️ #kamuroshippingweek #ksw2026

1-page comic showing Shishido making a bet with Tsuruno, where whoever the winner of bowling will get to order the other person around.

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 07/09/2026

Keeping tabs 👁️ Watch out for this hitman, he's gonna getchu 🛸 #yakuza0 #yakuza #fanart #fanComic

Sagawa tells his henchmen to monitor Majima's whereabouts and moves. Turns out Majima is not doing anything productive at all (in game time).

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 03/09/2026

Writing really "smart" comic-making commentary...🤫 What sort of reflection/commentary are folks interested in from a comic creator on their own pages? (if even interested...) - Random thoughts/trivia? - Art/design/panelling choices? - Changes/improvements - Specific tips/how-tos[...]

compilation of images that show the same comic page but at 4 stages of completion (draft 1, draft 2, inks, and final), accompanied by text commentary that says "Yes, I stopped drawing parts of the background that were going to be covered by a balloon."

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 01/09/2026

🏃🏻 Subplot > main plot 🏃🏻‍♂️‍➡️ 👧🏻 #yakuza0 #yakuza #fanart #fanComic

Majima runs to go to the club for an important mission but gets sidetracked by a sad kid subquest

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 18/08/2026

That poor plant is getting no natural sunlight in this locker room 😆 Read online 👉🏻 hwa.dirchansky.com 🪴 #HWAcomic #webComic #comic

screenshot of comic panels from Here We Are ch.4 that shows both the final inks/tones and the draft underneath. Features the whole team changed back into their non-gym clothing (except Austin) and saying bye to each other. Jake stays behind to chat with Austin

Comic panels that show Jake having a slightly awkward convo with Austin in the locker room

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 16/08/2026

I made the final copies! How I made them: dirchansky.com/index.php?page=mkisa (tldr it takes very long but fueled by love and a lot of hand labour)

photo of work in progress sewing of signatures together

photo of 2 stacks of books with exposed spine next to each other. The needle and thread spool used are in front of the stacks

photo of book placed into stack cutter with laser red light aligned to drawn on trim marks

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 09/08/2026

Back in the day I had a reason for naming this locker room 0164, but 5+ years later, I don't remember why...but maybe the chapter freetalk has the secrets... Read online 👉🏻 hwa.dirchansky.com 🤷🏻 #HWAcomic #webComic #comic

screenshot of comic panels from Here We Are ch.4 that shows both the final inks/tones and the draft underneath. Features the whole loggersports team having a meeting in the locker room, with Austin speaking at the captain

Comic panels that show Austin saying a lot with giant speech bubbles, and Ferris listening quietly

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 03/08/2026

Still in my V-cine hole (from Overlord / 覇王) #fanart

digital drawing of a man with a molded mask over his right eye, bandage around his forehead, and burn scars over the right side of his body. He's looking dramatically at his flaming bandaged arm, which has some cutesy-style (chibi) drawn characters layered on top of it.

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 01/08/2026

Indirect sweat transfer Read online 👉🏻 hwa.dirchansky.com 💦

screenshot of a comic panel from Here We Are ch.3 that shows both the final inks/tones and the draft underneath. Features Jake, now wearing Austin's hat, playing punching Austin in the stomach

Comic panels that show Austin complimenting Jake in the ball cap

Comic panels that show Jake taking off the hat, wondering if his hair is messed up. Austin picks up his axe again to resume practise.

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 28/07/2026

I lied, there is something very wrong with these prints on very specific areas now that I look closely. What is going on...! These are flattened CMYKed things...! What's with these edges! Why are they only on specific areas with softer edges...?! 💸

image showing comparison between the PDF screenshot and the photo of the printout. The printout has strange white pixel artefacts around some higher contrast edges on the hand/arm tattoo

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 28/07/2026

stating the obvious, but professional printing really does make a difference 🤣

photo of 3 prints of the same image. the 2 on the left are from the library's xerox; one has weird pixels all over it, while the other is extremely dark. They also show hue lines in the yellow portion.

The one on the far right is from a professional printer and shows a wider tonal and smoother hue range.

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 19/07/2026

Assembling some special editions for a few of you 💕 thx for responding! For fun, I tried to find "appropriate" faces to go under these diecuts ✂️ #likeADragon #ryuGaGotoku #yakuza #doujinshi #fanart #comic #zine

photo of several unfolded comic page booklets/signatures alongside their folded booklet counterparts

photo of a lion and crane die cut on yellow paper. Behind the die cut you can see a white paper with Shishido and Tsuruno shown underneath their respective animal-cut shapes

photo of a diecut showing a hand reaching across bars, on yellow paper. Behind the yellow paper is Shishido's face...he's in jail.

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 16/07/2026

if I ever draw a Watase family fanbook, it's going to be called "OH! YA? JEEZ..." 😌 #fanart #tsuruno #shishido #watase #yakuza #like-a-dragon

digital drawing of a really poorly drawn draft comic, featuring 3 panels that each feature a character holding a walkie talkie. They're exclaiming the title "OH!" (Tsuruno, while pointing), "YA?" (Shishido, while lifting his arm), and "JEEZ..." (Watase, while smoking).

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 10/07/2026

I don't use much SFX in my comics since I rarely have images and SFX in my head when creating stuff (aphantasia-leaning). When I do, it tends to be more onomatopoeic! Read online 👉🏻 hwa.dirchansky.com 🪓🪵 #HWAcomic #webcomic #comic #queer [...]

screenshot of a comic panel from Here We Are ch.3 that shows both the final inks/tones and the draft underneath. Features Austin, wearing a ballcap, holding up an axe, and swinging it down

Comic panels that show Austin progressively chipping away at the log at his feet (underhand chop)

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 06/07/2026

Finished my Like a Dragon fanzine for Shishido+Tsuruno! dirchansky.com/mkisa 🦁🐦 I printed and handbound my own copy. If interested (non-committal) in one framaforms.org/mkisa-interest-check… ⚡ #likeADragon #ryuGaGotoku #yakuza [...]

photo of the printed zine front and back cover

photo of the interior cover cardstock with a diecut of a lion and crane silhouette. There's a lion plush wearing aviator style sunglasses nearby

photo of an interior page spread with black and yellow colour

photo of an interior page spread of black ink scene that spans both pages, printed on yellow paper. A lion plush is nearby, with sunglasses that have fallen off their head

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 28/06/2026

Making progress on my Like a Dragon / Ryu Ga Gotoku Gaiden fancomic 🦁🐦 dirchansky.com/mkisa ⚔️ I really like Watase-gumi! #ryuGaGotoku #LikeADragon #Yakuza #WataseMasaru #ShishidoKosei #TsurunoYuki #comic

screenshot of a black and white comic page with fake dialogue scrawled in. Features Watase telling Shishido and Tsuruno that they need more fans.

screenshot of a draft black and white comic page, featuring Tsuruno and Shishido having a conversation while walking outside in around a bridge in Sotenbori. Shishido wears a ball cap and face mask; Tsuruno is wearing sunglasses, a scarf, and is smoking.

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 26/06/2026

Do you need belt/suspenders to hold up your non-elastic-waist pants? (I don't 🧐) Read online 👉🏻 hwa.dirchansky.com 👖 #HWAcomic #webcomic #romance #queer #comic #originalCharacter #OC

screenshot of a comic panel from Here We Are ch.2 that shows both the final inks/tones and the draft underneath. Features Ferris and Austin watching Jake stretch while his suspenders are undone

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DIRE c h a n s k y @acornduck.at.app.wafrn.net · 23/06/2026

Other members of the loggersports team, who all joined for various unserious reasons. It was fun designing their uniform, even though it's not needed for competition. I'll sew my own shirt some day! Read online 👉🏻 hwa.dirchansky.com 🪵 #HWAcomic #webcomic #originalCharacter #OC

screenshot of a comic panel from Here We Are ch.2 that shows both the final inks/tones and the draft underneath. Features Jake and Sal reviewing their workout regimen

Comic panels that show the loggersports team chatting and then feeling gloomy

Comic panels that show Sal and Austin unveiling the loggersports team uniform, which includes suspenders, a button-up shirt, and dark pants. Abby is most excited by this announcement

Comic panels that show the team (Jake, Austin, Ferris, Sabina, Abby) trying on their new uniforms and they pose for a photo. Sal is not in view because they're taking the photo.

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