Another character(s) finally finished! #rekirathesupermonster #character #monster #robot

It was 50 years ago today when we lost the great jazz musician Vince Guaraldi. 😢 Vince’s friends and colleagues look back on that sad day. youtu.be/XauQUU8m58o

Here ya go! www.kickstarter.com/projects/rif...

10-cent Terminators. Character WIP #rekirathesupermonster #character #robots

New character(s) WIP. #rekirathesupermonster #character

For my original kaiju project, REKIRA THE SUPER-MONSTER, here's Rekira's first adversary, the Electric Eel Monster Cheligon! Modeled in Blender, texture made in FireAlpaca. #RekiraTheSuperMonster #Rekira #kaiju #monster #Blender

Finally finished… Rekira’s first adversary! Fully rendered pics later! #RekiraTheSuperMonster #Rekira #kaiju #monster

Cheligon WIP Base model is finished! #RekiraTheSuperMonster #Rekira #kaiju

Last night, in honor of its 60th Anniversary yesterday, I watched the first two episodes of BATMAN ‘66 from my Blu-Ray set, and I love it as much as ever! One of my favorite shows of all time! Other American live-action superhero shows don’t come close.

As far as I’m concerned, when it comes to Godzilla home video releases here in America, these four are the absolute finest! Not just in feature presentations, but the impressive number of extras in these releases! They’re satisfying enough for casual viewers, let alone fans.

On January 6, 1991, I bought stuff from my trip to NYC Creation Con, including this magazine. (And the second issue on January 5th of the next year.) These are among my favorite magazines of all time, and thanks to these, I became a tokusatsu fan (even though I always was).

Today is January 2nd, marking the 60th anniversary of Ultra Q and by extension the Ultra series.

Another late Christmas present… 🎁

It was 35 years ago this coming Tuesday (January 6, 1991), when I discovered tokusatsu fandom after discovering more tokusatsu besides Godzilla. Here are two main characters from REKIRA THE SUPER-MONSTER reenacting MARKALITE Magazine’s effect on my life.

Tomorrow (January 2nd), Tsuburaya's Ultra Series franchise turns 60 (when ULTRA Q premiered in 1966)! (And SPECTREMAN turns 55!) So my original kaiju, Rekira, gets his own silhouette in the style of the original 1966 ULTRAMAN show! Drawn on tablet in FireAlpaca.

Here's my final work of 2025! Drawn on tablet in FireAlpaca, here's the Olympus Key Staff (secretly the Dynamic Heralds), the main characters of my kaiju project, Rekira the Super-Monster, wishing everyone a very Happy New Year! #RekiraTheSuperMonster #DynamicHeralds

It's been a long time since I've ever drawn myself, but since this Gen X-er turned 50 not too long ago, here's a quick cartoon self-portrait I did for the occasion! Drawn on tablet in FireAlpaca. My final art of the year will be posted shortly!

Seeing Episode #12 (the banned episode, “From Another Planet With Love”) of ULTRASEVEN (Tsuburaya; 1967) in its purest, rawest form has given me a greater appreciation for this scarce, even subversive episode! It was very brave of Tsuburaya Productions to briefly post it online.

A couple more Christmas presents… 😉

My last CG work of 2025! Here's the second take of the 2022 Farewell drawing I did of the heroes of REKIRA THE SUPER-MONSTER, the Olympus Key Staff (who secretly become the Dynamic Heralds), only you finally get a look at the new Blender figures! #RekiraTheSuperMonster #DynamicHeralds

My early REKIRA CG test short from 18 years ago today (2007)! Animated in 3DSMax, edited in Adobe Premiere. I did this while I was in college at ITT Tech. The Rekira model here is the earliest from-scratch model I've ever done of the character. #rekirathesupermonster #rekira #indieanimation

At last, the first official teaser for my original kaiju project, REKIRA THE SUPER-MONSTER! Animated in Blender. And yes, that's Rekira's new original roar (which was completed last year, after 15 years in the making)! I'm extremely proud of the result. #RekiraTheSuperMonster #indieanimation

The new Godzilla-Fest short, FES-GODZILLA II: SHINJUKU BURNING, set in the same universe as GODZILLA 2000: MILLENNIUM (Toho; 1999), is now online!!! Enjoy! #Godzilla youtu.be/JKHx9RYxric

My most complex animation yet! Here's the test footage for the Dynamic Heralds, the superhero team protagonists of my original kaiju project, REKIRA THE SUPER-MONSTER. My tribute to Super Sentai and THE INCREDIBLES. This one took me 6 nights! #RekiraTheSuperMonster #indieanimation #blender

Walk & pose test for Verena Freston, one of the main characters of my original kaiju project, REKIRA THE SUPER-MONSTER. This is the first time I've animated a female human character. Animated in Blender in a mere 2 nights. #RekiraTheSuperMonster #character #animation #indieanimation

Run test for Raitaro Hayama, one of the main characters of my original kaiju project, REKIRA THE SUPER-MONSTER. As you can tell, this is my most complex animation yet! Could this be my graduation piece!?! 🤣 #RekiraTheSuperMonster #character #animation #indieanimation #blender

My tribute to Snoopy’s 75th Anniversary yesterday (October 4th), featuring my monster Rekira! #Peanuts75 #Snoopy #RekiraTheSuperMonster

Here's the first, extended animation test for REKIRA THE SUPER-MONSTER! This is the first time I've done full-action character animation, and I'm very proud of this! To think I would do this at 50... #rekirathesupermonster #animation #character #indieanimation

Walk test for Tatsuo Kongoji, one of the main characters of my original kaiju project, REKIRA THE SUPER-MONSTER. #rekirathesupermonster #blender #animation #character

Visiting one of the great props of all times!! The original… Can you name it?

A redraw of a sketch I did a few years ago. Here’s Raitaro Hayama, one of the main characters from my project REKIRA THE SUPER-MONSTER, peacefully hanging out in Rockaway Beach. #rekirathesupermonster #character #sketch

Here's my latest 3D models of my original kaiju, Rekira! Two variants made with the same model; a dragon variant and a bipedal variant. This is the first time since 2008 that I decided to make a fully bipedal version. These are the best models yet! I'm impressed with both versions. Made in Blender.

New ink sketch of my original kaiju Rekira flying out of the ocean! Drawn over pencil with Pigma Micron and Tombow Fudenosuke pens. In hindsight, I should’ve given Rekira a lighter tone for his fur, but this still looks great! #rekirathesupermonster #rekira #kaiju #sketch

Olympus Island, NY! #rekirathesupermonster

New art of Tatsuo Kongoji, one of the main characters from my original kaiju project, REKIRA THE SUPER-MONSTER! #rekirathesupermonster #characterdesign

My color character drawings for REKIRA THE SUPER-MONSTER, so far! #RekiraTheSuperMonster #Rekira #kaiju #monster #superhero #superheroine #characterdesign

Back in theaters!!! #ShinGodzilla

Here’s Therma-Gal, one of the members of the Dynamic Heralds from REKIRA THE SUPER-MONSTER! Done with a Tombow Fudenosuke brush pen, Perfected alcohol color markers, and Bristol paper. #rekirathesupermonster #dynamicheralds #superhero #superheroine #characterdesign

Finally completed! Pics later. #rekirathesupermonster #rekira #kaiju #monster #blender

REKIRA character drawings I did with a Tombow Fudenosuke brush pen, Perfected alcohol color markers, and Bristol paper. #rekirathesupermonster #rekira #kaiju #monster #superhero #characterdesign

Main human cast is complete. (Pics later.) Meanwhile… #rekirathesupermonster #rekira #kaiju #monster

This is awesome! And relatable. Even as an 11 year old, he had scope! CinemaScope, that is.

Redone heads for Raitaro, Verena, and Theresa! Using the previous heads for reference. #rekirathesupermonster #dynamicheralds #blender #characters

This is the best Superman movie since 1978!!! It’s the SHIN ULTRAMAN of Superman movies! #Superman

I’m in! #Superman

I managed to add simple nostrils to my characters! #rekirathesupermonster #rekira #character

An awesome thrift store find: A character design mook from the UK! Issue #4 of CHARACTER DESIGN QUARTERLY (2018)! This is my jam!

New sketch of my own kaiju, Rekira! A suitmation-style variant, and a Harryhausen-style long dragon variant. #RekiraTheSuperMonster #Rekira #kaiju #characterdesign

Saw THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME on Friday and loved it! If Wes Anderson’s previous two films (THE FRENCH DISPATCH and ASTEROID CITY, both of which I also enjoyed) were too “heady” or “meta” for you, this is more back-to-basics Wes Anderson. 😉

While I’m working on CG stuff on REKIRA (like cars, buildings and stuff), here’s a new sketch I did of the three main characters! #RekiraTheSuperMonster #Art #characterdesign