Yes, I know I've said I would post it yesterday, but in the mess of all I had to prepare before getting my flight... I did not had the time to write you a charming post ^^
So it's from my hotel room that I'm doing so.
So here we are, the very first pics of the Fallen Star chapter 9: Liber Genesis!
Or rather no... no pics. Somebody told me they would probably not spoil anything and therefore would most likely be uninteresting, so instead of showing you pictures... I'm just gonna tell you verbally how fantastic this chapter will be. Ahahaha I'm kidding, of course.
For anonymous who prefer the old pics of Yoru No Majin chapter 2, you're not allowed to look at the rest of the post... but as I feel magnanimous today, I've posted the pics I had done for Yoru 2 in the Yoru no Majin Section. Not sure they're going to be that interesting, but I still hope they make at least one person happy ^^
Back to TFS9, where the first 50% of the first part have finally been done. This represents around 80 pages rendered. So I guess it's safe to say that part one should count around 150 pages.
So around 300 pages for the entire chapter? Not quite!
If Part 1 has a bigger focus on the Devil and all of its evil deeds, where most of the action is centralized at one place, Part 2 will bring forth the long awaited last battle in heaven, which should most than likely be bigger, due to a lot of action taking place everywhere!
While I'm in the US, I'll take a few days off and also take the opportunity to buy parts for my new computer as the they are much cheaper over there than here ^^
Yes finally! I'm going to build a new rig as soon as I'm back, with the latest component available on the market. It won't be a professional rendering machine, but it still should be a lot better than the laptop I've been using so far >_<
Yes finally! I'm going to build a new rig as soon as I'm back, with the latest component available on the market. It won't be a professional rendering machine, but it still should be a lot better than the laptop I've been using so far >_<
In a first time, and not to further delay the release of TFS, I will only use this new machine for its rendering power, and to produce the picture hopefully in minutes instead of hours...
But with power come also... responsibilities? No, new features! In a second time, this new beast will give me access to a new physically based 3D engine, which should help me reach a new level in terms of quality. For those who don't know what a Physically based 3D engine can do, check G9's blog, most of his pictures are rendered using Octane or check Octane's website itself. For those who don't care, Just wait to see the results ^^
But this will come after the release of TFS, as mastering this new engine is going to be a steep learning curve. Indeed, the way of lighting and texturing scenes (which are the most important parts of creating gorgeous pictures) is completely different, so basically I have to learn it all over again >_<
But this will come after the release of TFS, as mastering this new engine is going to be a steep learning curve. Indeed, the way of lighting and texturing scenes (which are the most important parts of creating gorgeous pictures) is completely different, so basically I have to learn it all over again >_<
Time for a donation spree, think about it... you might own a piece of the GPU that has helped rendered the Fallen Star Ahahaha ^^
Enjoy the pics and see you soon peeps.
Oh wait what so leto used to be a guy? HAHA! Whos the girl with the brown hair? is she a new character?
ReplyDeleteI don't think it's Leto at all, I'm willing to bet that it's the telling of Adam and his first wife Lillith in the Garden of Eden.
DeleteOf course I was joking, I asked because in the previous update I thought it was a female and not a male. Your guess sounds logical, one of the best updates shinra has posted
DeleteI think you guys are not far from the truth ;)
Deletepics look good. I'm excited at the prospect of you being able to render faster. I'm sure it will be less stressful for you and also I'm guessing this will help speed up the time between updates cause you can render and edit faster. That's awesome. Enjoy yourself in the US. Can you say where in the US you are?
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteStill have to buy the majority of the components, but it's on order ^^.
Just come back yesterday from LA. I've spent a week in between New Jersey and Boston for work, and then a week in LA for fun :P
I came back to the blog after a long break to see if there were any updates, and then I read this.
DeleteI go back and forth between New Jersey and Connecticut. Would be cool as hell if I could bump into you and buy you a drink or something XD
Very nice pictures, great work, as always!
ReplyDeleteHave a safe trip!
Thank you so much for the Yoru No Majin pages, Shinra! I was not even hoping for dialog: you really do all you can to please your (non-paying) audience.
ReplyDeleteThe pictures are great, as always, the plot is tempting, and Aki's sister is so beautiful! It would have been a very hot issue...
By the way, we were at least _two_ anonymous Yoru No Majin fans, as I only commented once.
No worries, I had promised to release them a few weeks ago.
DeleteI'm glad you like them, even if they've been rendered a looong time ago and thus are of a lower quality.
i think the man is the evil's king , he is like him
ReplyDeleteand his crown is the relic from the moyira island in tfs 8
and the girl is the monster's quenne but i do not think
sorry for my English i'm french
I think you're on the right track ^^
DeleteDon't worry for your English, we're all here to speak up and strongly encourage each other to share their mind. Plus you're not the only one speaking French on this blog ;)
Lucifer was an Archangel before his fall, in this issue I believe we she how he has fallen, if I am not mistaken.
ReplyDeleteTrue that should be the devil himself, even his pants changed from white to black in the last pic xD
DeleteHey Shinra,
ReplyDeleteVengerberk here, your humble sort-of-apprentice from afar. Great to hear again from you and looking forward to your next book. Because they are pretty much books! Since you've given an update again, it's only decent i'd do the same. As you might remember, I went full iRay after learning the old render technique and since I've mastered the tech quite well. I'm rather proud of it and the hard work that went into it. Can't believe how much work must have gone into your huge comics, you really get to respect the time and effort that goes into this while making this stuff yourself. During the process also found my own voice and style for the artwork. I've gone full parody art, really found my own place with those. So if you'd like any tips on what to do, which items to use or any other questions about iRay, let me know, I'd be happy to help you out with the learning process. If you keep it simple, a good render can be done in an hour. But when you really get hang of it and start adding a million details (my RAM might die soon) renders can take a whole day. The results though: yowza!
While all my content is still secret and locked away for now, I'm still on the projected schedule to launch a website/blog somewhere this year. Exclusive for you Shinra and your fans, here's a tip of the iceberg of my work in progress.
http://imgur.com/a/FS8tk#0
(feel free to comment)
I have to say I'm especially impressed with the Marge Simpson picture.
DeleteIt's incredible how you managed to make a character that normally looks so 100% cartoony now look so believable and natural.
I find it suddenly pretty easy to imagine and believe that this is how she looks from the perspective of the Springfield inhabitants.
Very interesting picture! Be sure to keep this up and continue with this newfound hobby as it's obvious that you have a knack for it and a vivid imagination.
Thank you! Shes one of the latest designs. Hadnt really planned on a Simpsons comic, but I wanted a challenge and Matt Groenings art is very difficult to translate to 3D (proven by every official 3D game so far). I always mold the faces into a 3D model of the original drawings as authentic as posible, but that doesnt always make them feel right. Its about finding their character. Marge has a bit of worry, she grinds her bottom teeth, she's older but not visibly, and the list goes on. Finding a sweet spot between realism and cartoon can be quite a pain in the ass. (For DBZ I had found Bulma in a single try, but ChiChi is still giving me a headache after at least fifteen full iterations.) Happy with Marge though, actually worked out the story (which is actually a bit Shinra-like for a change) and have done a few pages for it already. So thanks for the compliment.
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Really amazing picsVengerberk!
DeleteI will dive into iRay as soon as I'm done with this part of the chapter.
I would not want to have to delay the comic, just because I would have to convert all the shaders to work with iray and also all the lighting which will be a massive new thing to learn. Hopefully, I've played a little bit with it when they released the beta and it should not be too difficult (hopefully >_<)
Something worries me tho' in your comment.. the fact that a good render can be done in... an hour, even worse... a whole day. This is pretty much unacceptable for me. I have thousands of picture to render for a single comics that would be impossible. It would mean a thousand hours just to render, add on top of that writing story, creating characters, modeling, texturing, posing, shading, lighting,... T_T
Based on benchmark, people on 3D forums and other people that I know using Octane and iRay, it should not take that long. I guess it all depends on your machine >_<
Yep, I haven't got the strongest set-up! Technically you can render a pretty picture with a single character in minutes and if you simply render your old 3Delight scenes with iRay, it'll likely be faster than before. Problem is; as soon as you get access to all the possibilities, it's temping to set a really high bar to the level of detail and realism. So it can go way faster, but I generally want to burn away any remaining shadowparticles (I don't the their gritty look, but this is different for every artist) and detailed bits like that.
DeleteVengerberk
ah ah finally! it has been so long! so happy to see this new pictures! oh that's eve?! she is amazingly sexy! good job again Mr. Shinra-sama! Really looking forward to see your new rig at work!
ReplyDeleteSo do I !!!
DeleteI still have to wait (only a few more days hopefully) as some parts are out of stock for the moment. Everybody is jumping on the new Intel SkyLake and Z170 chipset >_<
http://alkalinesorcerer.blogspot.sg/?zx=6fc14591c4e7e2a2
ReplyDeleteHey shinra you should check this guy out, maybe in the future you guys could work together and make a corruption game. With your artwork that would be amazing!
Thanks for notifying me, it definitely looks promising.
DeleteI'm gonna keep an eye on this one, maybe make a new friend ^^
Man, It looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteJust one thing Shinra-Kun. I know we fan often sound impatient and all but I beg you not to go too fast with the sex scenes during the corruption.
It's the one thing we never get and is always cut on television and your comics are the only place we get to see it.
So yeah, don't hesitate to create as many pictures as possible for those scenes!
I specially intend to take my time with the "Leto" part of the story ;)
Deletechecking your blog become part of my daily schedule! poor me!
ReplyDeleteThat's called addiction ahahaha!
DeleteDon't worry, there's worst ;P
Hey shinra if the devil used to be good does that mean he isnt the biggest baddie around and someone is actually in charge of him? And that person is the owner/the snake? One more thing I always liked how far you take your corruptions like mariah,theres like the mild corruption like the pink hair geek girl and then theres tethys whose skin changes color and so on. other than tethys would anyone else get such treatment this chapter? Really hoping for a character resembling more of a demon. Not just the horns but also skin color chages and all that.
ReplyDeleteThe devil's role will be explain in this first half, don't worry ;)
DeleteAs for all the remaining corruption, they should be quite strong for the main characters
Just wondering, do you render all the characters first before the you start working on the scenes, or when the the time comes for their scene then you start working on them?
DeleteIt depends actually...
DeleteFor cameos or really unimportant characters, I do it on the fly, as I need it on the scene.
For all the main or recurring characters, I work on them way in advance before creating the scenes. Specially on their corrupted version. I usually have a good idea in mind on how to make them look like, then it takes a fair amount of time to create them as I have envisioned it. And it's quite frustrating when I cannot. I tried in the past to create the character as I was creating the scene but it did not work, I was rushing their look and feel and loosing too much time on the scene itself >_<
I'm actually still working on the Devil, Leto, and Tethys corrupted forms.
To demonstrate how early I start working on my characters, If you remember well I've said a few times that I was preparing a new series for the after Fallen Star.
I've already started creating characters for this new saga, and I've just checked my very first drafts are older than a year O_O. Which means that when this series will see the light, I will have worked on those characters for at least two years. Actually, I have their original design that Keep enhancing and refining. I did the same with the Fallen Star actually. It's a shame I did not keep the very first version of the characters, I would have shown you their evolution. You would have so laugh at Saga for example who was completely different than her current look ^^
But for this new series, I'm keeping each version of each character, so I will have the opportunity to show you how they come to life.
Since you do them before the scenes do you encounter problems such as when its time for them to be in the scene they just dont fit? Color appearance and such? They just feel out of place? As a designer myself i sometimes have the problem making up my mind if i should do it before hand or do it when the time comes for my projects XD.
DeleteIs the devils corrupted form the one we saw in chapter 3? His demon form or is this another entire thing related to the new chapter? I thought tethys form was already completed but you hid it in the pod like thing unless you are further refining it and as for leto would she be revealed in part 1? or only in the final battle?
Is this new saga about the evil Queen? And how was saga envisioned to look like at first?
As they are the main characters, who of course appear in more than just one scene, I can't really say I've felt they were out of place but I definitely and constantly refining their design as time passes.
DeleteBecause I usually start really early building my character as I write the story, I usually have a good idea of what I want them to look like. Now with new technology coming out, new 3D models being created, new 3D engine, and my skills getting slightly better, I often stumble on something that makes me rework my characters, a piece of cloth that I want to change, a small details here or there that I want to add, or sometimes I completely scrap them and start from scratch like for Saga ^^
But I definitely create them for a specific story, each one having their own look and feel adapted to their behaviour and own past, present and future.
For example, I don't have a stock of characters ready to be used in any story. Could be useful in some instance tho' >_<
Regarding the devil's form, No, the form you've seen in chapter 3 was, let's say, not is real form. So you'll have the opportunity to admire him in all his splendour in this chapter :P
Tethys form was already complete, but I partially hid it on purpose so I still had room to bring some additional details for when it's truly revealed ;)
Yes, Leto's part of the story will be totally covered in the first part of the chapter. (Crowd cheering) On those words, I'm sure a lot of fans are now relieved, they won't have to wait till Part 2 to see something they were really waiting for ^^
The new series I'm (slooooowly) preparing (just writing story and playing with character design) is not about the evil queen, no no no, it's something totally different, more Heroic-fantasy type.
I don't have Saga's very first model on my hand as I have overwritten it with new version >_<
The first part of the story occurs way before the TFS started like, its more of a history kinda thing? So would all characters, like the devils real corrupted form, letos corrupted form etc etc, exist before the start of time or are some parts history and some parts present?
DeleteAnd yay for the leto corrupted form in part 1
It will be a mix in between past and present ;)
DeleteWith your new machine, how much faster will you be able to render than before?
DeleteHey Shinra since you said Leto's story will be covered in part 1, will she and Lilith still join the devil in the battle in heaven in part 2? Does that mean we will get to see almost all your characters in one place in part2! One more thing, would part 2 conclude the battle in heaven or would it drag into the next chapter?
DeleteI don't have a clue >_<
DeleteI hope much faster, but I will only be able to tell you once tested. I'm still waiting on three major components which are out of stock at the moment T_T But don't forget that it will only speed up the rendering process. It won't make the creation part faster.
Most of the character will be in the same place in part 2, yes. And ,No, Part 2 won't conclude The battle in Heaven, It will only be the beginning and will end in chapter 10 with the series final.
Series final? Would TFS end with chapter 10? Even if it just renders faster it would speed up the entire process wouldn't it? Cant wait for the chapter!.
DeleteI read below that Miss T will suffer from more corruption, would she evolve somewhat like Saga?
I would prefer sexy corruptions.
DeleteI love a strong corruption (horns and else) but the character should both 1) look a bit like her old self and 2) be sexier than before.
Shinra should avoid the risk of putting too much stuff and that we don't recognize the characters.
For example I think one of the best corrupted look he's done was Karin.
Also deserving a favorable mention: Miss T and Saga (first corrupted form).
On the contrary I can't even recognize Starlight from what she looked like before and I believe Saga has lost a bit of her old charm in her second form when she lost her hairstyle. She doesn't look enough like her old self.
Those aren't as consistent or interresting transformations than the 3 I mentionned before because you can't "spot" as well what changed.
But I loved how you did Karin. She looks like her old self plus with some demon features and the sex appeal.
Subtle changes: like the darker but of the same color hair but still the character keeps her original charm (curious about science), only twisted and sexier and you can see that right to the corrupted form.
Even for strong transformations you should keep traces of the old self.
To be fair, shinras art has come a long way, maybe this was how he envisioned his characters to look like at first but couldn't achieve it at the time they were first created. Personally i found karins one rather weak, all she did was grew horns, but shes not one of the mains so i understand.
DeleteI have to agree on starlight though, im not complaining, she looks great, but she looks like a totally different character. Judging by tethys transformation, she still maintains her hair, but she grew horns, a tail and her skin turned blue. I think shes a good exmaple of a strong and sexy corruption.
Difference from their original adds on to their corruption, so they dont just look like recolors. Maybe because karin was in similar clothing else she would look more appealing. Maybe in this chapter karin would appear differently
DeleteHaha
DeleteOk, I'm not saying I don't want characters to change after their corruptions.
The whole point of this fetish is indeed that we enjoy characters turned into creatures of greater sex appeal.
Personally the more time spent on those transformations the better. I too like to see innocent "virgins" turned into luscious demonesses!
But what I meant is that we need to keep the essence of the characters' intact.
If we get only big monster transformations, where the only purpose is to get bigger and bigger with no concern for the specificities of the character and the conditions of her/his transformation, we only end up with a bunch of monsters where who the character was and looked like gets lost.
Again, I will stress the fact that I love those transformations. I'm just reflecting on how to make them the as good looking and coherent as possible.
Shinra's work has greatly improved and I think that how he managed to render Karin's transformation is a good example (but not the only one) of a good balance.
It doesn't mean all transformations should be on this model. There is enough for every taste some transformations should be stronger, some should be subtler with more emphasis on the sexiness and sensuality.
NO!
DeleteI will transform everybody either in half spider monster or in futanari alien!
Could you try making Tethys corruption sexy?
ReplyDeleteI know you've got the whole furious demon vibe going but I loved how innocent and virtuous she looked and would like to see her now fullly sexual and just luscious.
If she looks too monstruous and angry it wouldn't really do it.
Cheers!
I'll try, no promises tho' ^^
DeleteGood luck in keeping up the pace of the series. I'm really enjoying it. Definitely want to see more. Just remember that Miss T is your best character! It looks like you've got some good potential for plot twists built into the story so I'm excited.
DeleteWill Mariah get some big scenes?
What more plot twists do you want?
DeleteI hope that we'll just explain the ones that have already happened at the end of the last chapter.
And thanks Shinra. Your work is awesome.
There might be a plot twists in the next chapter though, the oracle, Lilith/Kimy, theres probably a reason why Shinra kept kimy. A Mariah scene would be great, shes the only futa character and she has to put those tools to work! Everyones gathering in heaven so hopefully there would be an orgy so everyone would get to see their favorite characters in action xD
DeleteThere's some plot twists which will unfold in this chapter and for which I've planted the seed a few chapters ago ^^
DeleteI think Anonymous number one was not asking for more twists but rather asking if I still had some aces in my sleeve... and the answer is yes ;)
Unless I've forgotten my script, Mariah doesn't have any big scene in this chapter, but she is opening the ball in chapter 10.
Indeed, more or less everybody is gathering in Heaven, so we'll get to see interested "mingling" :P
Hey shinra i just went back to read the older chapters, i just realised arachnea specifically sent a spider for leto, was that part of the deal she had with the devil himself and were those the first seeds of her corruption? Or was she of some value that arachnea wanted her for herself?
DeleteMariah opening the ball in chapter 10? That mean shes gonna significant screen time! amazing. How do you consider it a big scene? Like when she was first corrupted that kind of big or like last chapter on moyira island that kind of size? We should still see her mingling around this chapter at least right? :P
The seeds of Leto's corruption have been planted much before that. Arachnea rather wanted her for herself, but too bad for her, Leto was not quite interested being turn into a monster ahahah.
DeleteAs one of the main villain, Mariah will have her "fight" in Chapter 10.
It will be in next chapter, so hard to judge the size of the scene. I would say medium ahahah. Bigger than the Moyira part which was a small one, but most likely smaller than her own corruption part which was only focused on her.
Leto must be really valuable everyone wants her, hope we see why shes so sought after and more importantly her demon form :D
DeleteCurrent chapters not even out yet and im already excited for Mariahs "Fight scene". Would she be mingling around though in this chapter? Maybe some small action / scenes.
DeleteBy any chance can we get some small updates near the release date, like maybe 1 or 2 pictures like your 1st TFS post. With your new PC would it be higher quality renders? or does that have to wait after you learnt the new software?
I'll try to let some pics leak around release time.
DeleteWe will see Mariah, I can promise you she will at least wave at us :P
Most likely No, the quality of the render should not get better for now, not before I start using the new 3D engine. Sorry for that, you will have to bear with my crappy renders for a bit more time >_<
Hopefully, the wait should be over soon (for me ^^) only one last component missing... the motherboard, can't even start assembling the machine T_T
There is a lot I want to ask so sorry for the wall of text...
ReplyDeleteI. Will the corruption of Leto have something to do with the visions Lighthouse had before being corrupted, or were they just inconsequential fantasies?
II. In recent chapter, other than showing us the greatest corruptions so far (Karin, Tethys) you also started promising looking ones for Valar and especially Faye, will we get to see their transformations as well not just the end effect? Pretty please? I understand that you can't give much of your time to secondary characters or else we would be waiting till 2020' but it would be awesome if you could show us at least 3 pages.
III. It's great to see that transformation of Kimy wasn't finished and you returned to her, her being possessed didn't feel like proper corruption. are there any chances Lighthouse will get the same treatment? Her corruption was looking great till chapter VI when her veins started turning black and she grew claws and a tail but in the next chapter she inexplicably returned to normal and after that she was just coccooned and, suddenly became evil. We didn't really get to see her being broken and corrupted like we did with Starlight, Mariah and Karin. Some insight into what was going in her head when she was being corrupted inside would make her transformation more appealing. Can we hope for some flashbacks in future chapters?
IV. Is it just me or is Satan going to screw Lilith over?
I don't think Satan is screwing Lilith over at all. I just think she's having a bit of a problem with Kimy inside.
DeleteI think we might get a fusion of the two. Making Lilith/Kimy both sexier and stronger. But I think she'll remain faithful to Satan. His daughter has always shown herself pretty faithful to him.
Honestly, I'd prefer Shinra takes his time with the /mind break/sex scenes/corruptions rather than do all those in one chapter.
Apparently, from what i see, theres a reason why shinra has kept kimy. She might be the good sides salvation, i remember them talking about the batch of angels/archangels kinda stuff, furthermore Lilith darkness has been partially cleansed by the old man. We might see Lilith/Kimy be brought back to the good side. Of course if all of them get further corrupted then ill also be fine with that : D
DeleteHmmm I'll try to answer all of that without spoiling too much.
DeleteFirst I'd like to say that I'm really thankful, you guys are caring and discussing so much about the story. I didn't had the pretension to create an Hollywoodian scenario when I was writing the story, but I have to say that I'm proud I've made something people like not just for the money shots ^^
As for the answer to your questions,
No the corruption of Leto will be nothing like what you've seen in Miss-T's vision. Let's say it was her corrupted mind playing her tricks.
We'll go through Faye and Valar's corruption and transformation process, yes it is planned, and will occur somewhere in the second part of this chapter.
Miss-T will still suffer some kind of corruption, but no sorry, we won't come back on past corruption.
No the Devil is not trying to screw her loyal daughter, But the two ther anonymous are right, I still have something in store for Kimy\Lilith ;)
I thought he is going to screw her over because the way he was worrying about her when she was coughing looked totally like trolling xD
DeleteSo the story is going to end with 10th chapter? I thought I read somewhere that it will have eleven, good to know.
So... T will have Power-up or is there still some pure archangel in her?
Are you going to leave the good guys some hope of winning? If a few more characters get corrupted then they will be completely outnumbered and there will be no suspense at all, It would be more engaging if they had a chance of winning until the very end.
I would say that your story ain't worse from great majority of Hollywood movies... I mean they are (usually) fun but let's be honest, they are pretty simple and predictable (not to say dumb) They have a guy, some chicks, them making out, a little bit of action and fireworks. Your work is actually better, you don't have to hide sexy times since you don't give a flying f*** about the rating assigned by MPAA ;P
Thanks for anwsering ^^
Lets just hope someone animation company in japan witnesses this masterpiece and then we have a TFS hentai. Might be the first time i actually paid for hentai :/
DeleteAs long as they hire me as artistic director, I'm all in :P Ahahaha
DeleteSpeaking of which, why don't you start a patreon shinra? Lets hope one day an animation would be made.
DeleteI think I will have to create one at some point.
DeleteThe only thing which is holding me back for now, is that due to a lack of free time, I can't commit to offer extra content, gifts or whatever else for high pledging patrons >_<
I think they have a pay by update posts, so patrons only get charged when you make an update. Or the simplest way would be patrons gets some exclusive already rendered content or giving ideas for future stuff depending on how much they pledge. Its not doing more work but giving more of what you already have.
DeleteThat's an interesting way of seeing it and It's definitely something I've been considering for quite a while now. I'm just waiting to be able to release chapters on a more regular basis. I want this to be an on-going and increasing infatuation.
DeleteHey Shinra i just thought about this after reading anonymous one's post. Since the oracle would be able to see a little into the future, why has she never been able to see Leto being a traitor? Miss T suffering some kind of corruption? Is that the scene that you have been mentioning about? Is she going to unleash her final form? xD
DeleteI would say that God works in mysterious ways, she can only see what God decides to share with her. As for Lumiel and Saga's attack, she could not see what Leto was doing behind their back. Plus, who says Leto was a traitor ;)
DeleteHmm she seems to be helping the devil now, giving the last relic to him. Unless she was forced to and shes still on the good side ^_^
Deletei pretty scare that Lilith will joint the guardian's side and stand against her lovely father! It was worst if them were to find out how to purify the corrupted ones by using the same way with Lilith. She is the most favorite character, hope she won't do that crazy thing. Believe in your father ,girl !
ReplyDeleteP/s: sorry for my english, i'm french!
I still have some good twists to make your heartbeat goes up and down ^^
DeleteAfter reading the old chapters again, i realised how much hints ive missed, in chapter 7 mariah said " according to her intel " and in chapter 8 the devil knew where starlight and tethys would go. All this points to leto being the spy!
DeleteProps to you, never in my life have i thought i would get such excitement out of an adult comic. Looking forward for more of your twists!
Thanks for your kind word, I'm glad my schemes finally start to pay off ^^
DeleteHello Shinra,
ReplyDeleteYour work is looking great and I cant wait for another issue of the Fallen Star. I was just wondering if you are going to keep the series going, or if this will be the last issue. Also will any of the other issues see any work soon, or is everything focused on star for the time being? Thanks. Keep up the good work.
IwantSomeFallenStarToo!
DeleteMost likely, the story will conclude in chapter 10, so another chapter after this one.
Unfortunately at the moment, I can only focus on one issue at a time. So all the work goes to the Fallen Star.
Actually, I've just realised I was saying bullshits. I've been preparing some environment scenes and updating characters for the Harriet Cooper series. And I've also been writing scripts for other new series.
But Rendering-wise --> Fallen Star
Does this mean you will release HC chp 3 next after chapter 9? Was TFS to end in chapter 10 initially? Or did you edit the script?
DeleteHard to say what I'll be working on right after this chapter.
DeleteI usually like to switch over to another project, just to get a little bit of fresh air and do something else. Ideally, being able to work on both, as I was doing at my beginnings, would be great, but let's be honest, fate is usually not on my side when it comes to grant me some free time >_<
Forgot to answer about TFS script >_<
DeleteI originally wrote 11 chapters... I can see you coming...
No I haven't shortened the story to get rid of TFS faster, but rather Chapter 10 and 11 had several directions I could have taken with the story, making the script look bigger. With decisions being made, the script has now one single storyline that can fit into one instalment.
Of course this is on paper, and when I'll dive into it, I will most likely have to cut it into parts :P
Are we getting an update (or god forbid, a release) at 33%?
ReplyDeleteGod is mean those days, he said no!
DeleteJoking aside, this is a two chapter so you'll get a release at 50%
But I'm not excluding another update sooner.
How many % would the next update be? 37%?
DeleteThis is a very good question to which I don't have the answer ^^
DeleteThen how about 37% then ; ), or to put it at a nicer number, 40%
DeleteHi shinra what is Minea will totally be corronpus in the chapter 3 of harriet cooper? In any case, great work continue like that. I hope that we could to have an update soon... And concerning your new software of drawing did you have time to set up him(it)? Thank you for your publication.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteThere's a good twist about Minea running along the next two chapter. i don't want to say too much about it.
As for my new computer... No I haven't had the time to install it yet... because I still haven't received all the parts. Missing the motherboard :@
I remember you saying that HC had around 4 chapters, does that mean mineas twist would only full unfold on the final chapter? Are the HC fans able to get the old renders for chapter 2 when you do your next update for TFS?
DeleteYes, Minea's story unfolds in chapter 3 and 4.
DeleteUnlike the old rendered pics from Yoru 2 that I've published,
the old pics from HC chapter 2 are the exact same one but rendered with an older 3D engine. I don't think there would be any interest in posting the same pictures but with lower quality >_<
Are we going to see a 50% update around christmas? If so it'll be a christmas to look forward to :)
ReplyDeleteI would say that I'm aiming for a release of part 1 no later than Christmas.
DeleteIf it's before it's better, but if not, it should still be a nice gift under the Christmas tree :D
Hey shinra does mariah go around naked all the time xD have you thought of giving her some cloth or armor since shes the armed wing of hell or is her current " battle suit " the strongest for her role. She used to have wings are you bringing that back?
ReplyDeleteThe wings will definitely come back.
DeleteShe should not change too much tho'
Does her having wings have any relation to the story or is it just visual changes?
DeleteWould her wings come back this chapter in part 2, or the next chapter? im interested in seeing her model changes
DeleteThere's always reason, yes it will be aligned with the story ;)
DeleteThey'll come back in Part 2 of this chapter.
That's really interesting, i thought you forgot to render her wings after chapter 6 xD. And part 2 is only coming out next year! Cant wait.
DeleteCarla had a rather interesting outfit in chapter 6, are you bringing that back for her as well? Imo it was a really sexy and unique outfit, would be a waste to let that idea go to waste
DeleteAre you sure that you will be able to finish whole story in 2 chapters while giving neccesary spotlight to the corruption of each of the main characters? I mean, so far the only guardian (out of the 8, not counting Starlight) that seems to be completely corrupted is Saga. Leto and Tethys seem to be still on their way. Other than that you said that we will see corruption of Faye and Valar. There is also the Oracle and Kimy. You also said that chapter 8 was longer than you wanted and that probably it was the longest one... No offense but I don't think that you will be able to fit all that in two chapters when each of them is shorter than chapter 8, not while giving proper attention to main chararcters.
ReplyDeleteAlso, this series title is Fallen Star, I'm assuming that this reffers to Starlight yet she hardly plays any role is that going to change?
You're definitely right.
DeleteThere's theoretically still 7 remaining Guardians and the Oracle, but I can tell you that 4 out of those 7 guardians will see their fate crumbling in this very chapter 9. Of course, taking my time with each and everyone of them is the number one priority, it's out of question to rush their corruption/transformation. I'll see what fits in those two remaining chapters and if I need an 11th instalment to conclude the saga properly, I'll do it.
Even if the main title was referring to Starlight at the beginning, we had plenty of other stars falling since then. but I've never said the title was meant for Starlight. I'm glad you're asking this question as the title will get all of its meaning in this chapter 9 ;)
Approximately how many more model changes, corruptions do you have in mind for the current and future chapters
DeleteSince leto and saga would be corrupted this chapter, theres Hyperion, rhea. zell, hanuman and rann left. Most probably zell and rann will be the other 2 im guessing
DeleteSaga is already corrupted, I think you mean Tethys and Leto. My guess would also be Zell and Ran, though Hyperion is still unconscious under that rubble (I think) so it may be him...
DeleteThanks for anwsering Shinra, though I have to admit I'm sexist, I don't care about Zell, Hanuman and Hyperion. You can just give them one page of attention where they are magically transformed into frogs doomed to wait for kiss from some princess and I will be fine with that ending for them xD
Ah my bad, it was tethys and not saga. I don't remember hyperion being unconscious under that rubble, hes in heaven together with rhea and ran isn't he?
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K, I don't know why but I thought that Saga laying under rubble here:
Deletehttp://g.e-hentai.org/s/d78c3e1122/752099-174
was Hyperion, weird... Gotta be Alzheimer's disease xD
I usually like to make my characters evolve with time, so don't worry about model changes, there will be plenty in this chapter ;)
DeleteIncluding corruption/transformation/Power-up, we'll have visual changes on 5+ characters ^^
As for who is going to be corrupted, I'll let you speculate on this :P
DeleteIs it related to the Armageddon thing the old man mentioned about? is Armageddon some evil thingy that makes the forces of darkness more powerful?
DeleteI guess there's no chance we could persuade you to do a release at 33%? :P
ReplyDeleteYou can try bribery, see if it works :P
DeleteDo you accept cash, or do you prefer the usual blood of the innocent?
DeleteHey shinra will all sisters of the dark be cannon fodder? Or will one or two get a " promotion " to be on the same level / almost as powerful as mariah. Sister justine has been doing her job well will she be rewarded more evil powers?
ReplyDeleteI would say that I have enough powerful character on the dark side to already give a headache to the good guys. Plus I need to give some spotlights to the already corrupted character. I don't think the sisters will play major roles in the future. Justine will be in the next chapter.
Deleteis the queen actually related to any of the existing comics? Do you happen to have anymore of her renders and will be updating that page soon?
ReplyDeleteShinra can you leak what kind of archetype you are going for, for leto and captain valars corrupted form? Are you going for the more demon/monster one like tethys/mariah or the human looking one just that their features and outfit are more towards the evil side something like carla/starlight?
ReplyDeleteI've been reading Fallen Star since it began and it finally inspired me to create something. It's my first attempt at a 3D comic but I thought this might interest the commenters (and Shinra!)
ReplyDeletehttp://g.e-hentai.org/g/862870/33e081a693/
It looks pretty good if it is your first comic! Keep up your good work. We can use all the comics in this genre :)
DeleteAh so that was done by you, it was really great, the corruption was pretty good and it had more potential but the abrupt end was quite a waste. Would had been more amazing if the pub owner who became a demon had a scene to end it off and maybe battle electra and she did not just die in a explosion.
DeleteStill i would read any of your future content. 7/10
Rilshov, very goooood work and very gooood comic with your first comic. I have it between my favourites of the moment.
DeleteVery good comic! How long did that take you to make?
DeleteStory was well done but I do hope the two lovely ladies aren't actually gone.
Reminds me of the movie From Dusk Till Dawn, especially the end.
Are you an artist by trade or did you just pick this up by simply doing it? Just wondering how hard this is to learn.
It was about 4 months I think, on and off. It helps to have a GTX 970! Daz3d is pretty GPU hungry.
DeleteI'm not an artist, just picked it up as I went along. It starts off with a fairly steep learning curve but once your through it it's not too bad at all.
I made a couple of (unreleased) mini comics to try stuff out before I started. One might be fit for release one day.
I'm now 26 renders into Fangs 2, turns out vampires and robots are pretty hard to kill...
So the words "the end" were just a sham? It doesn't end after those 273 pages? And it wasn't your first attempt after all? I hereby retract my words of praise! ;P
DeleteGreat to know it gets continued. I hope you have just as many ideas for the next chapter.
I enjoyed your comic immensely and I am very happy to hear that you are working on Fangs 2. I look forward to reading it.
DeleteHello. I really enjoyed fangs but I have to say it lacked a male presence. Is there no male vampires?
DeleteShinra's comics have the Devil and the new demons and G9's have the Dark Emperor.
I don't know. I think it could benefit from some male involvement. Bringing some variety.
Awesome work nevertheless.
Don't mean to plug but new Blog! http://cantraps.blogspot.co.uk/
DeleteI'm happy you plugged your blog. It helped me find your deviant art page (http://cantraps.deviantart.com/) and your story Cat's Eye Kryptonian which I enjoyed quite a bit.
DeleteSpeaking of plugs, I recommended your comic, Fangs, and the aforementioned story on my blog, http://varianm.blogspot.com/
I'm happy and proud to read that my work has inspired other artist to start rendering 3D comics, even better if it's to produce corruption themed comics. As Purgatory said, and I concur, we can use all the comics in this genre. But if the succession is here, does is mean it's time for me to retire? ^^
DeleteVery nice first comic Rilshov/Cantraps. Keep spawning those babies our way ;)
Don't you dare retire!
DeleteThank you for that
ReplyDeleteCome to think about it, if part 1 is going to take 6 months, its gonna be june 2016 the earliest we get to see part 2. Which means the production time of Chapter 9 is actually longer than chapter 8 but im pretty sure this chapter is smaller than the previous chapter.
ReplyDeleteWith shinra getting busier and busier i think soon it would take 2 years for a chapter :/
I think we can aim/hope for the release of part 1 around christmas.In any way I hope that is the case ^^
DeleteI honestly thought we would be able to get a 50% release in late September/October, Shinra was on fire when he started the progress bar flew, but that might be because the scenes were in the same place or he had more time. Hopefully the latest would be Christmas and if he starts working on part 2 straight away i think june is a little bit unrealistic, part 2 is all over the place and probably has more pages. A safe bet would be august? Or even a year from now, making the production of this chapter about a year and a half.
DeleteHes been gone for two weeks, eagerly waiting his next update. Just too little corruption stuff with the same quality out there man.
DeleteShinra where are you? : ( Your devoted fans miss your abscene
ReplyDeletepresence, not absence, hes already been missing for quite awhile XD
DeleteNah, he must be talking about the scenes in which Shinra proudly shows off his muscular abs.
DeleteGreatest plot twists, devils corrupted form is shinra with abs and shinra is the ultimate boss for TFS.
DeleteI get a little nervous when don't hear from Shinra in a while and when the status bar isn't moving. But that's the way he rolls. He's never disappointed, and he always delivers good stuff. So I understand that's the way he rolls. I remember back in the days of N64 when every Rare game was delayed forever and ever they said something that sorta stuck with me-- delays are temporary, a bad product is forever. So I don't want to rush him, though I don't really like the long waits. I'd almost be down with even smaller releases. Just keep the stuff going you know? If he has a third of the comic up, do a third.
DeleteAs long as I get some good Miss T action, see some new corruptions I'm good. Though, I find myself genuinely interested in the story now, which I didn't expect.
i am sure many of us feel the same way, maybe he does not have internet connection currently and is on a business trip but hes working on the laptop. Or he is too busy real life that he cant be here with us now. Hopefully he gives us some update soon.
DeleteDear Fans,
ReplyDeleteIt has indeed been a while since we last time spoke...
I'm calling it a scandal, something wants to silence me, but against all odds, I'm always coming back Ahahahah!
Truth is, nothing seems on my side at the moment when it comes to creating some new comics. Work has become a real vacuum engulfing any free time I had, travels at short notice, massive projects to deliver,... in short I sleep and I work at the moment.
This would not prevent me to render pics here and there usually but this time odds were really against me >_<
Happy to finally get my hands on my new hardware, YES, the holy grail, I had the bitter deception to receive a damaged product, worst it was the GPU, which means... no fucking display! And it basically took me 3 weeks to get it replaced. Since I had sold my old hardware, I did not had any other machine and had to live without computer for 20 days O_O yes, you read me correctly, 20 days...
Then I finally get it to work, I'm ready to render and BOOM caught a nasty virus that nailed me to my bed for a week. Had not been sick for the last five years, but I've paid dearly this time. >_<
So it's after all those adventure that I'm coming back to you... BUT I now have a brand new fully functional machine that spits pics like never before... hum hum I wish.
The new machine is indeed working really well. Pics are getting produced slightly faster
using the old 3D engine that I'm currently using for TFS but not as fast as I would have liked it. The real gain is when using a new 3D engine, images get rendered faster and quality wise... it's simply beautiful o_O
As I said, I will keep using the old 3Delight for this first part of TFS, in order not to slow the progress down even more. Indeed, all characters and scenes textures, materials and lights needs to be recreated from scratch to be used with the 3D engine.
But the results definitely worth it, so as soon as I'm done with this part of TFS, I'll switch to the new engine. I've played a few hours with it and will try to show you some sneak peak of the kind of quality you can expect out of it.
Now back to business!!!
Glad to hear you are back, got worried when you disappeared. Looking forward to your new renders on the new engine. Since you are recreating everything, part 2 would definitely take way longer wouldn't it : (. Would your new renders be similar to G9s pictures?
DeleteSince the scenes for part2 have not been created yet I don't have to recreate those ones, I will just make them the same way but using new techniques. On the other side, yes, all the characters I used so far, need to have their texture "updated" otherwise they would look dull.
DeleteAs for if my new renders will look as good as G9, it's going to be a steep learning curve for me. G9 is a master in his domain and I have a lot of catching-up to do. The test I've done so far looks very promising and I'm really looking forward to start using all the new toys I have ^^
I cant really see the difference in both your works, only noticeable difference i can see is if i compare your 3d renders to that of some of the works on affect3d. Cant really put my finger on it, but it just feels different when i look at it, maybe the shading/lighting making it look more high-res?
DeleteHave fun with iRay. Everytime I think I pushed it to the limit, still find ways to improve it the next round. Ridiculously proud of my latest batch. I have every faith the upcoming Fallen Star episodes will look super cool with this technique.
DeleteBtw: how do you set-up your cameras? Because the blur effect is always so perfectly cool and tick in your renders. I'm still struggling with finding the right settings for the various distances/number of characters involved. Got any tips on camera-focus?
Venger
Are you only re texturing? Or do you also have to do some remodeling for the characters? Maybe there's something you could not do before that you can do now?
DeleteNormally, character-wise, I only have to retexture them....
DeleteBut usually, when I have to rework a character, I always remodel one thing here and there to enhance it.
And that's the whole dilemma, the more skills you acquire the more you think you'll be faster doing the thing you were usually doing, but now with those new skills, the usuals are not good enough and you want to push it further, create new things Ahahaha
Since you are retexturing them, Mariah having a similar skin tone to your HC characters, would you be following the same color as the HC succubus forms? Or will you stick to the same color with a little adjustments to the textures for example, the tattoos or the shading.
DeleteOh Venger, for whatever reason I've just noticed your comment ended up in the spam box. I've rectified that.
DeleteFor the camera setup, you of course need depth of field to be turned on, then select your camera in your scene. Now switch to perspective view or any other camera view, while the camera you want to shoot the scene with is still selected. if you look at your scene from this new angle, you will notice some kind of double frame coming out of the camera with a small cross in between both frame. Your goal is to place the part of the scene you want to focus on, in between those two frames using focal distance to move the frames back and forth, and F\Stop to increase or decrease the space in between your frames. The cross in the middle being the sharper spot and the rest of the scene outside the frame being out of focus, meaning blurry. Hope it helps.
Shinra remember this time when you remodel/re texture them. keep the old files so we can see the 5 years(maybe 3 since your old files are lost) of evolution of models we have been through at the end of the tunnel!
DeleteYeah, one day I'll do a photobook with the evolution of the characters ^^
DeleteHey shinra have you decided as to when you will release the next update for part 1?
ReplyDeleteAs soon as I will have made a bit of progress I will post something, promise.
Deleteyayyyyyyyyyy, meanwhile you can entertain us as we try to debunk and extort information from you for the story XD
DeleteAt last we hear from you something, you came back. I hope that you are well now.
ReplyDeleteWhile we wait...
ReplyDeletebenchleyfan01 is posting again!
http://imgur.com/a/Y2gKn
The new stuff isn't my favorite.
I prefer his other work still:
http://benchleyfan01.imgur.com/
My favourite work from him is whores of Darkseid.
DeleteQuite violent but the corruption is nice.
Yes. I find that this author is a nice change and the best for parodies of superhero comics.
DeleteMy favorite one is Wonder Woman vs Darkseid. Great villain, great heroine.
I love how the author makes her progressively let her hair down. Her looks go from a distinguished warrior to more of a wanton harlot.
A bit violent but I get it. The heroes don't get out of this alive so it fits that the sex is rough. It looks great also. Some of the full page sex scenes have great dramatic poses and the other smaller pages show us a great look of their changing expressions.
As long as the lady enjoys it at the end and that there are no beheading or anything of the sort for the superheroines, I'm good.
Hey shinra will we get to see some Leto in the next update :D
ReplyDeleteGiven the fact that next part is mainly about Leto's business in hell...
DeleteThat's definitely a yes, we will see her in the next update ^^
Thats good news to hear!, cant wait for the next update
DeleteHi shinra, i read above there are gonna be 5+ transformations, how many would we get to see in part 1?
DeleteOne and a half >_<
DeleteOne as in Leto, and the half the the female above? Shes literally half corrupted XDDDDD
DeleteOn a serious note, Leto would be fully covered in part 1 right? and for your half it would mean the early phases of transformation? It would be really cruel if you just show us half of the body as a teaser for part 2. : (
DeleteThere's no TF\Corruption being cut between part 1 and 2.
DeleteJust a corruption you may or may not expect but which will have minor impact hence I'm counting it has half Ahahaha, It's as simple ^^
Do we know this person? Is it a male or female?
DeleteI see HC has got a 1% update, has the script for chapter 3 already been decided?
ReplyDeleteLet us shall see each other images, of HC chapter 3 in the next update.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure if Shinra actually made H.C to 25% we wont get TFS by Christmas. So no, you most likely won't have a double update.
DeleteThe script for the entire HC saga has been written a loooong time ago, so yes, I already have it. Don't get too enthusiastic about it tho'
DeleteI've used HC as a test subject to try my new 3D engine :P
Result is... IMHO damn impressive ^^
Include a sneak peak in the next TFS update? :D
DeleteShinra, since karin potions turn people into archdemons, will valar and the red dude actually be stronger than Mariah and her sisters? Will valar also turn into a demon with different skin color like Mariah? or was it just the case for the big red guy that his skin color changed.
ReplyDeleteIs karin already a demon? or will she drink her own potion or what so ever and become an actual demon. Will you also give her a different outfit this chapter?
I consider Mariah as some kind of general in the demon army. So no, if we had to do a strength ratio, Mariah would definitely be on top of Valar.
DeleteAs for her skin colour, I have to admit that I haven't work on her transformation yet.
Karin still has to go through an interesting meeting somewhere arounf the end of part 2. So yes, you will see her in this chapter, and yes I will "upgrade" her outfit.
Since Mariah is considered a " general " i guess the only one able to more powerful than her on the monsters side is lumiel herself? But im sure even Lumiel is stronger than starlight or even Leto when she falls over. In terms of raw strength the demons have the advantage don't they here? Most likely the demons will triumph the battle in part 2 from what it seems
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ReplyDeleteWhile waiting for the next exciting chapter of TFS, you might want to check out Chapter 6 of my corruption comic, Son of Dracula, illustrated by one of the great artists, Wikkidlester, now free. http://g.e-hentai.org/g/872876/8e8da93a29/.
ReplyDeleteLouuuuuu!
DeleteWhere have you been all this time?! I thought we had lost you to the Brightside of the force :P
Thanks for bringing this new comic to us, and it's free, even better.
So you've changed the artist you were working with?
I'm gonna read this straight away!
Where do i find the first 5 chapters?
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DeleteHey, Shinra, pretty funny. I didn't go to the wrong side of the force, but my previous artist, Donelio, did. Wikkidlester's even better, since he understands fantasy and corruption like we do. Anonymous, the first five chapters are available, at a price, sorry, on MCComix.com. You might be able to find them on pirate sites, but you didn't hear that from me.
DeleteGood to have you back with us.
DeleteHow's the writing going? Been involve in movies lately?
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DeleteThanks for asking, Shin. I have a faith-based television project in the works (corruption comics are my Mr. Hyde outlet) and a military action thriller film. We're negotiating now on the TV thing. I'll let you know if and when it flies.Your work keeps me on the dark side. Ha.
DeleteHey Shinra have you seen this? It just came out yesterday, the second installment of the series, the character in the first has been corrupted and you know how it goes on :D
ReplyDeletehttp://www.studiofow.com/movie/4
DeleteEdit* forgot the link
For those who haven't seen it yet, jump on it without restraint!
DeleteIt's one of the best 3DX animation out there. Highly recommended!
Unfortunately they re-use game models, so its not the best yet. But maybe one day Shinra they can animate TFS for you! wink wink* TFS is afterall one of the if not the most highest rated comics.
DeleteShinra, we need more progreeeesssss.... :(
ReplyDeleteAt the current pace if he gets 2% done per week, it will be just in time for Christmas. But lets keep it real, its coming in January maybe even in February. I'm sure he is trying his best but its like that.
DeleteHello shinra,
ReplyDeleteJust wondering if the corruption of captian Valar is going to be a demonic one or more of a monster one. I was wondering cause lumiel works for aracnia so I would not think the she would allow more demons in heaven that answer to the devil. I was just curious, once again I love your comics and can not wait to read the next one.
Karin potions turn them into archdemons, so technically she should be have a demonic one
DeleteThat is what I thought, but that is why I asked. I mean I know Karin is a demon but I am surprised that Karin listened to her as she is just a demon and not a monster.
DeleteThat is what I thought, but that is why I asked. I mean I know Karin is a demon but I am surprised that Karin listened to her as she is just a demon and not a monster.
DeleteLumiel is also a demon, majority of them are demons but shinra once said before they are loyal to their corrupters. Therefore even being demons their allegiance is with the monsters
DeleteThanks for the clarification
DeleteWhat software do you use for making 3dpic
ReplyDeletefuck you 1 years old
ReplyDeletejust 36%
Its slower than usual, but to be fair, he only started in june, so its 5 months and not a year. Besides you got H.C earlier this year.
DeleteYour comment you can him(it) beware, if you is not satisfied, go to see(visit) on another blog. I believe that there are people that do not realize the work which it represents to make that. Of more this blog is free.
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ReplyDelete....don't' care troll
ReplyDelete40%!!!! Will you be writing us a lovely update soon? :D
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