Mihoshi's Short Fuse

Anime DiD sketch; Pencil & Paper.

Mihoshi gets home, only to find out that she is not alone in the house! An intruder grabs her from behind, cleave gags her, and then tightly ties her to a chair, lighting the fuse on an explosive keg before making his getaway. Mihoshi is struggling against the secure knots, but can only watch as the fuse slowly burns toward it's goal...will anyone come to her rescue?!?

Mihoshi is one of my all time favorite Anime gals, especially when she proves she isn't as ditzy as everyone thinks. But her cuteness is just begging for some peril, or at least to be a damsel in distress.

Here is some narrative:

Mihoshi Kuramitsu: The Tenchi Muyo style is one that I haven't ever tried to sketch, therefore, I wasn't sure how it would look when finished. For Mihoshi, she is very thin, yet takes up a lot of space due to her bizarre floppy hairstyle. She usually sports a jeans and tank top (sort of) combo, and I decided to give her boots because, well, I like DiD's in boots I needed some good references for the facial features, especially the eyes as they are different than how I have been practicing, but I think I came close. The other thing I tried this time is a cleave gag that doesn't fill up the DiD's mouth...Mihoshi is biting down on it (I hope it looks that way anyway) as she is struggling...I really like that usage of the cleave.

Scene: Once again I decided to go with the "character in a normal setting" deal, although I was tempted to try a dojo style background. I added a couple little touches, but all in all, I didn't focus too much on the background this time. And I wimped out on the floor too...nothing fancy there. I do have to give credit to ARNie! because his recent Teen Titans Western Peril work is what convinced me to use a barrel powder keg as the peril choice.

Overall I am pretty pleased with the way this turned out...what do you think? I would like to hear all of your comments!!!

- JC