Revisiting Hayao Miyazaki’s Film, The Wind Rises, Ten Years Later

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Sept. 23, 2024


Photo: “End of Summer 2024”. Photograph taken by kawaiidaigakusei. (September 2024)

Ten years before Miyazaki’s latest animated film, The Boy and the Heron (2023), was released last year, The Wind Rises (2013/2014) was announced to be Miyazaki’s final film.

In a Drunk Duck forum post dated February ...




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We Did It: A Journey of Hope and Gratitude

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 19, 2024
tags: Gratitude, Hope, Xade


Photo: “Thank You”. Submitted by Xade. (August 2024)





Xade, creator of Growlution and Insanity of Xade, has an announcement:

Monday is here*, and I’m thrilled to say we finally have the rent money. It’s now in the apartment manager’s hands, and I can’t help but reflect ...






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FEATURED COMIC --> Amell: A Grey Warden is Born

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 7, 2024



Solona Amell wakes up recovering from an attack that left her gauze-wrapped and wounded weeks after a battle won by Darkspawn. Greeted by a familiar face, Morrigan briefs Solona that she was rescued by Mother at the eleventh hour and that Mother would be pleased with her healing progress. Solona ...

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Are We The Baddies?

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 15, 2024



Last time I wrote about villains making amends, after they decide to change their ways, flip sides, or generally become support to the protagonist, rather than the antagonist.

But for them to get there, there has to first come the realization that they are the villain of their story. And ...



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FEATURED COMIC --> Friendship Material

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 29, 2024



Hex, Nemo, and Warren find themselves in a palace suspended in mid-air with little recollection of their former lives or previous identities. Greeted by the whimsical Mr. Orion, dressed in the finest mint green suit while floating down with a handful of balloons, the trio is offered employment by the ...

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FEATURED COMIC --> Lonely Planets

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 1, 2024



Lonely Planets is a chronological, monthly slice-of-life comic centered around a mother, a father, and their son. Mini vignettes of each month’s most memorable adventure is told in the span of a series of 2x2 comic strips. It is a snapshot of married life overlapping with middle-life and deals ...

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Of flaws and foibles - creating characters with rough edges

Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, April 6, 2024



Hello hello Quackateers! Today, let's chat about the secret sauce that makes webcomics, hell comics in general, pop – crafting a character with flaws so relatable, they spark lengthy reddit discussions!

Think about it. What makes your favourite characters stick with you long after you've closed the comic tab ...



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Creator Interview: Dragonsong12

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, March 23, 2024





Today we are interviewing the accomplished and proliferate Dragonsong12 who has actually completed multiple webcomics!



There's so much to tell as an introduction to Dragonsong12 but suffice it to say that she has one of the most recognizable and uniquely beautiful art styles I have encountered on the Duck ...







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Social Issues in Fantasy (Part 2)

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Feb. 10, 2024



Last time I'd talked about rather superficial and/or inappropriate attempts to weave commentary on real world social issues into a fantasy or scifi world. The discussion in the comments was FANTASTIC! I urge everyone to have a look if you haven't already.

The general consensus was that ...



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Webcomics: Unveiling Life's Lessons and Plot Twists

Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Nov. 4, 2023



Webcomics are a great place to find deep life lessons or unexpected twists. Creators who present stories in this versatile medium have a remarkable knack for delivering profound insights and plot surprises that leave us contemplating their implications for days.

One of the most captivating aspects of webcomics is their ...



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