Kiriban info:

A bit late but I hadn't had time to mention it before: The kiriban went to and .

I'll be drawing them a pic each and post it when it's ready.

Normally it's one person per kiriban, but they both got the same number, so... XD *lol* (The way the DA counter works makes that that happens every so often, I think when two people load the page on same time.)

Thank you, everybody who tried to go for it~! And better luck next time if you missed it this time!


 




Scans stuff:



And onto something not fanart related (it concerns scanlations and not my own art), but since I was already making a post, I figured I might as well mention it here too, instead of waiting until I have time to make an LJ post about scans etc:

Normally, I prefer to never give away my scans to be reused in other scanlations: the principle of it is that if people want to go as far as scanlating something, then the very least that can be done is them purchasing the magazine to scan it so that they can support the series a bit in the process.

However, I made a rare exception for =vampheria in Mexico, who contacted me and was telling me it's not possible to get the magazine where she lives.
So, I allowed her to use my scans for the time being, (ideally, until she can get LaLa too or something, either online or somehow.)

It's a momentary exception, which I did only because I was told that the situation of the Spanish-speaking fandom is difficult, especially when it comes to getting scans etc. ^^/
(Please all keep in mind that scans "found" are not an option unless you ask permission to the people who put in the time and money to scan it. Just taking someone else's stuff without them being okay with it isn't right. :S I hear that many people in various languages use "found" scans, but that's not right unless you have the permission of the person who scanned.)

(It was a spur of the moment thing, btw, so please don't ask for the same if you live elsewhere with a similar situation. It's provisory, and like I explained, I prefer if people buy LaLa to support the series. You can find lists of shops selling it if you visit my LJ. ^^' [link] )

 

I didn't think any of it might cause any problems, but it turns out there was a bit of misunderstanding between a few people as a result.

Nothing too bad or anything, but well-intentioned people worried that the scans might be stolen (a LOT of people has stolen my scans before, unfortunately, sometimes even to make money out of it, which is disgusting T_T) had initially thought it might be the case this time too, and so a few people confronted Vampheria thinking that she had stolen the scans.

This was because people were worried it might be stolen, and wanted to protect the scans, so I appreciate their concern of course, and naturally I'm not making this post to complain at either side or anything.
I'm grateful for people feeling so protective, and can only deeply wish that they will in the future protect as whole-heartedly the scans of other people as well. ^_^/ (Not everybody knows that the scans in asian forums also need permission if you want to take them. The language barrier makes that such things aren't always known from a fandom to the other, but it's important, so please make sure you ask the scanning person before taking anything. Unless of course, you buy LaLa too and scan yourself, which would be even better. )

 

So, with all this explained so that people who haven't heard of the matter won't find this journal uber cryptic (XD *lol*), I'm making this post to show that the scans Vampheria is using are indeed not stolen from me, it's just a provisory exception to my usual rule of no reusing my scans, and so it's indeed true I gave permission to her for now. ^^/

So please don't worry on this case, but I thank you for your kind intentions and for trying to protect the scans. ^^/

I'd like to ask both sides (Vampheria as well as the other scanlation groups in the same language) to please please be kind to each other and consider that you are all fellow fans, so there's no need to be angry at each other or anything now that the misunderstanding is solved. ^^/
You are all in it because you share this love for the series that gives us all the urge to put so much time in fandom and do so much for it, so it would be a pity if any of you got angry at each other over such a matter. ^^/


So yeah, for the time being Vampheria can use those scans until she can get LaLa, but I don't want anyone to feel like they're left out or like there's any taking sides or affiliation of any type with either site/forum/side or anything. ^^/ Don't worry, it's not the case, I (SGK) remain objective and unaffiliated with any scanlation groups or anything. We're all VK fans, and we're all in it for love of the series and for the fandom, and not for any form of personal glory or whatever.
Fandom is not for that. Fandom is for enjoying the series you love~! So enjoy~!

 

And, last but the most important part of it all, please everybody, don't forget to buy the books to support VK and Hino-sensei~! ^^///

The scans I provide are merely a replacement for people who can't read the magazine, so that they'll be able to keep up with VK as fast as the fans in Japan, but it's vital to still support the series (any series dies without support).
If you read the scans but can't buy the magazine, then you have the moral duty to buy instead either your local release VK books, or the Japanese ones, so that you'll actually be supporting the series. ^^/
(They're cheap --as much or less than the foreign releases-- and available online. So it's easy~! )

Publishing houses, animation studios... none of them are charities or eat sunshine and air. XD Nor can they decide what to do or not based on likes, it always has to be based on what the public will want to purchase, otherwise companies would go out of business. (Which is also why japanese companies don't take into account petitions or anything like that, and just the actual hard numbers from the customers really buying the stuff. Otherwise, many people would just watch online for free and run the company into the ground... D: )

The only thing keeping them alive and able to release the magazine each month, the books and everything (especially in times of crises all over), is the sales. ^^/ People buying VK stuff is what makes VK a viable and popular series, so if we enjoy that series we must go on supporting it.

On Requests:

Sorry but I can't take art requests.
The art I do in my free time is for my own personal enjoyment, so when I do art for other people, it's on commission time, since it's work.
Because, well, I need to pay rent and buy food, and if I took requests I'd either have to do them in the work time without earning money, or take away from what little free time I have left, so yeah.

But if you want to commission me, I'll happily draw for you.



On my frequent lurking:

Sorry if sometimes I take a while to reply to deviation comments or to thank you for watches etc.
Lately RL has been pretty crazy/busy, and I've been having very little time. I try to draw as much as I can in my free time, but then sometimes I can't manage to reply to all comments etc., and I try to catch up later. Sorry for delay in replying.

Thank you so so much for all your lovely comments, for all the favorites and the watches!
So often, I look at my pics and feel like my art is still so terribly far from where I would like it to be one day... So it always makes me very happy to see that people like my art anyway, and it gives me the will to go on posting more, and drawing as much as possible to improve and to keep making this gallery entertaining for you all! ヽ(゜∀゜ )ノ

Commission info: [link]

Normal commission prices apply to OCs and any other series.

If you want to commission me to draw Vampire Knight fanarts, then it's cheaper, there's a 25% discount on all prices.
(Yes, I'm obsessed by the series. XD)

Beautiful art to go drool at~! ヽ(゜∀゜ )ノ

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