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Made my secret santa gift for that special someone~~ :D Haha but I was an idiot so they already know about it ^ ^;; I hope she loves it anyways!! can't draw for life, so I made a collage of pics with a cute Christmas theme~ Merry Christmas!! <3

FINALLY finished my Secret Santa gift for a special someone... (I have been so busy for the last three weeks, so it's miraculous that I managed to make/finish this during the last 2 days) So here it is: THIS IS FOR YOU...

COUNT DOWN! 10!!! 9!!! 8!!! 7!!! 6..... oh what's the point, you can scroll down... Merry Christmas Everyone!!! (Especially to special someone.) I could have added more, but the box was too small... so only Detective Boys were able to fit... hmmm. Idk how to do the creases yet so Genta looks kinda awkward.. This is no reference btw ;;; it took total of 4 hours. oh if you're asking why the bottom part is cut off,... it's because I tried to erase the colors, but I figured Verithin color pencils weren't erasable... I was checking colors to see which ones I should use... lol...

DEDICATED TO MY DCW SISTERS!!! Well, I had one, EXACTLY ONE hour to kill. And this is what happened. It's Hatsune Miku from the Rolling Girl song. It's a drawing of firsts! this was a really different than what I usually draw. It's in color....for the first time. I never draw in color. My mom was actually pretty curious about this one, too. She never cares about my artwork. This is also the first drawing I've done from memory and straight offa the top of my head. No google images xDD My first time drawing Vocaloid. And my first time drawing anything this big ^^ First time drawing eyes like that Stuff I know is wrong and I wish I could improve: Her hair (DEFINITELY) Her eyes...I know I messed up.... looked better on my sketch Her shirt Her shoulders and arms Her ribbons The bandages And her mouth looks weird.... EDIT: I forgot her face....I don't like that either... Here it is!! Click Me!!

I originally drew Conan but I gave up since I'm hopeless at drawing people. This didn't exactly turn out as well as I hoped it would, but here it is~ I hope you like dragons! Merry Christmas everyone!

Well.....here it is~!! >_< Hope it's okay!!!!!!! Enjoy~ x) Secret Santa 2011 I know the background isn't as....good...I'm sorry!! But..! >_< I tried! And it didn't really work.... But still, hope you like it..>.<

So, uhm, this is a gothic style black lace gown designed y me. Sorry for the bad quality.

Another Conan and Ai pic x very rushed so might not look too good x Gomen x tee hehe PICTURE!!!!!

My problem with Ran, is the same problem I have with the majority of the cast of DC... They are cookie-cutout characters that we have seen a million times before. Now that wouldn't be bad if they developed some and improved changed and were dynamic, but they aren't. They are the same characters that were there in the first episode/file. The only characters that seem to be dynamic at all are the side characters. Now I don't mean side characters that barely show up (I would love to see Gosho give them some love and development) I mean the regularly occurring characters. Megure is the only one I sort of understand, and even he had some light shown on his past development, he is just locked into his current state and nothing has happened to him to change him in any way. Going through the characters... Ran has won competitions, lost her BF and almost never sees or hears from him, seen countless bodies, thought to have seen and been proven wrong about ghosts, nearly been killed SEVERAL times... THESE ARE ALL LIFE CHANGING EVENTS! And not one has affected her in the slightest. She is the same person she was all the way back in the beginning. Shinichi was also nearly killed SEVERAL times (and was even shot due to his OWN carelessness), was shrunk in one of those aforementioned close calls, seen his GF in ways he probably never imagined he would see her, had to break the law in quite creative ways in order to maintain his ability to be a detective, and has had life experiences that most people can only dream of being the son of a wealthy author and actress. Sonoko is the same as Ran without the superstition and karate (though her BF seems to communicate more). You know I could go on, but I'll stop there... I mean really... I don't hate them because of any character affiliation I have, but because they have NEVER CHANGED! That is NOT good character writing. Gosho seems really adept at writing mysteries, but can't write characters to save his life. Characters that don't develop and are not dynamic get really boring REALLY fast. I started hating the main cast of DC pretty quickly (within 100 episodes, because I have seen series that were 1/10th of that that developed characters AMAZINGLY and there is no excuse for no development within 100 eps let alone over 600). But yeah... that is why I hate them. And is why I have nearly dropped this series a dozen times. If it wasn't for the mysteries and the great community, I'd have dropped it long ago. And for the record, my enjoyment of Ai, and my supporting of ShinShi have nothing to do with my hatred of Ran or the rest of the main cast. I personally find it sad that characters we don't see or are exposed to as often (Satou, Takagi, Shiratori, Kobayashi, Ai, and even Mitsu) have developed their characters further than the titular and main characters have in a fraction of the time. It is really inexcusable and Gosho needs to correct this. Hell, doing so might even improve the love story that ShinRan's seem to love so much, because development like that would lead to CONFLICT more than the usual "OMG CONAN IS SHINICHI" case that could in theory BRING THEM CLOSER if done right. Gosho sort of did that in London, but that took him 600 episodes and over 700 files to do! And he quickly switched focus and DIDN'T COMPLETE THE EMOTIONAL ARC OF THE TWO CHARACTERS! It is almost like it NEVER HAPPENED! Development of characters and non-mystery related stories is one of the MAJOR pitfalls of DC. If Gosho started dropping the unnecessary and focused only on the mystery like SACD did, I'd have no problems because then character development would not be as paramount. Seeing as he won't do that, it annoys me and gives me reason to hate his characters. </rant> Apologies for the jumping around with thought process too.... Edit: I should note, that is why it took so long to actually post here... I couldn't very well type that on my phone. Also, I hope I satisfied the requirements needed to dislike or hate a character so that my post doesn't get taken apart by pro-Ran (or any other character I mentioned in there or anti-[insert character I spoke more highly of here]) Because I really feel legitimate in my dislike/hate of these characters. *Looks at AJ* Seriously... I could go on with superficial reasons on why not to like her like others have done, but all that is pointless because what I ranted about here is really the main reason why I dislike her.

my first drawings of D.C. characters

Since I'm in the mood... I'll critique. 1. The beginning shift in 3rd person->1st is a little too sudden. Keep it in first person if that's how the rest of the story is going to go. Unless you separate it with something, the transition is very rough and confusing. I read very fast, so changes like that are like snowboarding smoothly through snow and suddenly going down a hill of rocks. But it's an easily fixable error, so it should be fine once edited. 2. The 'familiar house' part is a little strange. There isn't enough detail on Shade's part to describe the pull the house had on him. It feels almost like its a random addition. 3. His wife's reaction is too mild. He's been home away so long, and she's been waiting, but it turns out he doesn't remember anything, not even who he is. A moment of acute shock would be nice, perhaps a sudden breakdown as well. That always add to the drama. 4. I noticed the curing of his arm wound isn't mentioned. He was bleeding pretty badly, and it seemed important, but it was forgotten after he left the inn. Any chance that we'll find out what happened to it? 5. He doesn't remember who he is, who his wife is, how he ended up where he is, but he remembers there's a town close to his up north. And once again, it's introduced almost randomly. Describe the relentlessly pushing impulse that drives him longing with desire to go to that town! It needs more than spur-of-the-moment description! 6. The captain gave in a little too easily to Shade's command. It'd be more interesting if he went against orders and killed the dragon in secret. 7. Storybook 'perfect aim' is hitting the dragon straight in the eye on the first shot and slaying it instantly. I think dragons are big creatures, and landing an arrow on it shouldn't be too hard for anyone with experience. The way the scene is described makes it hard to 'see', and makes it feel as if the guy isn't really too great if it takes him twenty minutes to dispatch a dragon with 'perfect aim.' It's one thing if he 'blinded it and sent it into a rampage... But still managed to land arrows upon its armored chest, repeatedly piercing the thick hide until the sharp steel tips finally bit into flesh, making their mark upon the dragon's heart, sending it crashing to the ground, dead.' and another if there's no description. The reader ends up having to make descriptions like that themselves. (though it is fun to write descriptions...) 8. How does this guy know he has enough money to 'pay in full' or is he bluffing? Does he have a bag of gold jangling at his waist, strung onto a stiff leather belt? Is he a sly trickster, trying to find a way to obtain the armor? I know it's probably option one, but still... I'd appreciate an explanation. 9. I think it's much, much, much harder to get an audience with the king. And an explanation for why Shade feels it's so important would be helpful because it appears to be another one of his random whims. The smaller components of this story are quite shaky at parts. 10. Why is the king so willing to believe a man who just strolled through the throne room? And again, I believe a target as large as a dragon is quite possible to be hit by any archer with some skill. If your friend would like to make it impossible, have him/her mention how fast the dragon flew, slicing through the air like an arrow, fire streaming our in torrents from its cavernous mouth and stuff of the like. 11. This part: "So I decided it was in my best interest to stay for a while. The next day I decided to leave after the king woke." <- These sentences are very contradictory. It's one of those 'So... Which is it?' moments. Choose one and stock with it! 12. What is the new way of calling the seasons? Us readers are left in the dark yet again. 13. Why does Shade want to hear news of the dragon he KILLED? Isn't it dead? Does he want to hear his praises sung throughout the land? WHY? (<- very important component of any story) Yes, I was in a harsh critic mode.... But I personally get irritated when people just read over my story when I ask for critique and just go: "Great job! Keep it up!" It doesn't help improve my writing in the slightest, and while it provides encouragement, I find a nice, long critique keeps me motivitated for improvement. My honest opinion is that this story needs some polishing up and fixing, but my advice is to not give up. Otherwise, you'll regret it. (my Fanfics are rotting in my Notes app...)

you've got to be kidding ??!! ten minutes!!! man that was close, i only stayed for only 9 minutes 58 secnd.. hheh..

YES!I survived Akako's 10-minute laugh! Great work on your video Koizumi.

Movie 16 trailer with sound : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an-9XcpoRzQ. Official website updated : http://www.conan-movie.jp/index.html