FLASH WARNING! it doesn’t flash too much, just a bit near the start :> click flag twice! Scroll down for backstory! Name: Kazuko Age: ageless? Story: (TW: mentions of death) many years ago, in a dark, empty street, there was a toxic waste dump, where people illegally brought their toxic waste to be disposed of. One day, a young girl accidentally wandered into the dump and sadly died. Several years later, an accident caused an explosion at the toxic waste dump. From all the sadness, death, and toxicity that had been built up at the dump, a creature was born. A creature that goes by the name ‘Kazuko’. She had devil horns to represent the sadness and horrible feelings of the dump, and wings as the spirit of the girl who died many years before. Kazuko’s job is to ensure no others die in horrible ways like the girl who died in the dump. If Kazuko finds someone who is toxic or has bad intentions, she can take all that energy out of them and turn it into a green crystal. When she feels tired or weakened, Kazuko extracts the toxic energy from the crystal which turns it grey. She keeps her spare crystals in her little pouch (the one on her waist).
IMPORTANT! This version might be out of sync. I think it usually fixes itself if you go see inside. Please watch the YT version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQX7OcBHUOA ✎CREDITS art + animation + coding: me (except for the static gif) character design: @nutmegggg character belongs to @nutmegggg until a winner is decided :) song: Toxic (Britney Spears) ✎NOTES time taken: like a month lol sprites: about 20 broadcast messages: about 16 tools: Procreate, iPad pen, FireAlpaca, small Wacom Intuos tablet When I first saw this character design I fell in love with it and I had to enter! Apart from this animation, I’m also making another drawing of the character which I will share in a separate project. I really hope you enjoy this! I’ve been trying to improve my art and work more on animation recently <3
