Jungle Warriors Unleashed: Hakkaku
November 23, 2021 in Blogs
This piece of Hakkaku fan art with the completed fire tutorial hosted by the DeviantArt team is dedicated to cici-chi, KattiRowski, Scarlettbreaking, and Bunnykoi who are celebrating their birthdays today. So, I wish you all a lot of love, joy, and happiness in your lives as artists and as people. Furthermore, this is my entry for this year’s Red Ribbon Reviewers’ submissions as well as this year’s Inuvember submission. Here is Hakkaku in his jungle man awesomeness prepared to outrun, outmuscle, and beat up any perpetrator who dares to underestimate him.
Deep in the African jungle is the Temple of the Animal Gods. While it is Sesshoumaru’s main domicile as the high priest, especially his throne room, his vassals also have their respective chambers. We have taken a gander at Shuran’s jade chamber adorned with dragons, snakes, and panther paws, and we even had a gander at this powerful giant whose strength should never be underestimated. However, we now divert our attention to another chamber. As opposed to the crimson-purple royal colour of Sesshoumaru’s throne room and the cooler colour of Shuran’s chamber, this room is hot, literally and figuratively. You are greeted by a chamber of orange, with its garishness enough to rival that of the sun’s or even Mars let alone any flaming asteroid. Making the chamber even warmer, especially after enduring the harshly cold outside weather as well as all the rain that has been pouring in the jungle, is the fire on the bronze torches and on the silver goblets. That glowing fire also makes the golden fire wall designs and the floor of gold shine even brighter. A tan-skinned 38-year-old man sporting a mohawk enters in his well-built and muscular glory. He seems persuasive thanks to his charming good looks, as he invites you to come forward to witness his strength and handsomeness. He raises his mighty arms, flexes his biceps, and lets out a mighty roar akin to a leopard, tiger, and/or lion. He is Hakkaku the messenger of the jungle, surrogate son of Toga the chief of the jungle, the most loyal follower/surrogate younger brother to Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha, the most supportive surrogate younger brother to Shuran, the most loving older brother to Ginta, and the most endearing surrogate older brother to Ayame and Shunran. Hakkaku would usually don a necklace with a sabertooth demon tooth as the centrepiece and pearl bracelets on his wrists and ankles. However, he is presented in his handsomely athletic semi-nude glory with only a leopard-skin loincloth to display his complete athleticism, fierceness, strength, and stamina.
Hakkaku’s fine combat prowess, astounding athleticism, fabulous musculature, and steely stamina are coupled with his unparalleled sense of loyalty, allegiance, respect, friendship, and solidarity towards his friends and family, especially towards Sesshoumaru the high priest. He is essentially the Ogdli to Sesshoumaru’s Kavandavanda and Shuran’s leopard man warrior, given how much servitude and allegiance he has in store for Sesshoumaru. One should never mistake Hakkaku’s servitude and loyalty for being a pushover because he has sufficient athleticism, inner strength, and fierceness to stand on his own two feet, protect the ones he loves with all his heart, and never give up on his family let alone himself. Messengers and guards from the Waziri to the Kavuru to the Mangani tribes all salute Hakkaku for his servitude to the point where even the likes of Waranji and Wasimbu cannot help but give him every single round of applause they can dish up and serve.
As the jungle messenger, Hakkaku ensures tight communication to occur within his family, throughout the neighbouring tribes, and with various animals. His fleet feet could make any cheetah, hawk, eagle, leopard, panther, and jaguar blush with jealousy, and he is even capable of outrunning any sports car thanks to his endurance. Therefore, Hakkaku does his very best to get his messages across. Be it a battle cry for war, an invitation to a wedding and/or a christening or just good old checking up on everybody nearest and dearest to him, he is always on the go from sunup until sundown. Hakkaku’s speed and strength are also reliable in battle, given the many sparring matches he enjoys with Sesshoumaru, Shuran, Inuyasha, and Ginta in wrestling, kickboxing, boxing, Pankration, and various martial arts. With his speed, strength, and combat prowess combined, Hakkaku is a clear-cut demonstration on never underestimating his high-strung tendencies for weakness. In fact, Hakkaku can turn whatever weakness he has into a strength to astonish his enemies in unexpected ways, especially with his punches, kicks, chokeholds, judo flips, and quick reflexes.
Besides Hakkaku’s jungle messenger duties, he is also a loving, caring, and supportive father to seven daughters, 29-year-olds Hitomi and Moegi, 28-year-olds Satsuki, Mizuki, and Kanna, 27-year-old Koume, and 26-year-old Ai. All seven daughters have grown up to be courageous, quick-witted, graceful women who persevere in the face of adversity. They have also learned the importance of duty, servitude, and responsibility. Hitomi, Satsuki, and Mizuki are athletic women who use their strength, speed, and stamina to convey messages and defeat their enemies with everything they have got. Moegi, Kanna, Koume, and Ai are graceful ladies who are also healers, artisans, and creative minds willing to help anybody in dire need. Hakkaku is so proud to see his daughters grow up to be brave women who are sufficiently determined to never give up on anything.
Being a loving single father to seven lovely young women aside, Hakkaku also has a staunch relationship with his three surrogate older brothers, his younger brother by nine months, and his two surrogate younger sisters. He always enjoys training in boxing, kickboxing, Pankration, judo, jujitsu, and Muay Thai with Sesshoumaru, thus becoming faster and stronger with each and every training session. Shuran and Hakkaku also have tight relationship as brothers from other mothers because of the occasions they defend each other from harm and train each other to be stronger fighters by implementing weightlifting, circuit training, wrestling, and boxing. With Inuyasha, Hakkaku can always count on him to help him become the best version of himself by virtue of his physical strength, undeterred determination, and unrivalled combat prowess, considering that Inuyasha trains him in wrestling, boxing, and kickboxing. As brothers, Hakkaku and Ginta have a fraternal relationship based on unconditional love, never giving up on each other, and play-fighting in wrestling and kickboxing. Aside from the men, Hakkaku’s fraternal relationship with his sisters from other mothers, Ayame and Shunran, is just as strong, loving, and caring because of how attentive he is to them as well as the fun they have racing each other through the jungle. Hakkaku certainly is a dutiful soul both as a jungle messenger and as a loving individual to his family.
Hakkaku’s strength, speed, and stamina are the great attributes he needs to survive as a messenger. Friends and family are always grateful to have him in their lives thanks to his dependability and high sense of duty, thus channeling his strength, speed, and stamina into something productive.
I hope you all enjoyed this, and I will see you in the next submission. Take care, stay safe, and you can always rely on Hakkaku to be your jungle messenger, everybody.
Hakkaku from Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi and Sunrise.
Let’s Try a Tonkabab Mousse
November 23, 2021 in Uncategorized
Yet another delectable sweet to try out!
Jungle Warriors Unleashed: Shuran
November 22, 2021 in Blogs
This piece of Shuran fan art with the completed dragon tutorial, given the dragons on the wall, hosted by the DeviantArt team is dedicated to LYNX3000, jog-my-memory, and Masayoshi220 who are celebrating their birthdays today. So, I wish you all a lot of love, joy, and prosperity in your lives as artists and as people. Furthermore, this is my entry for this year’s Red Ribbon Reviewers’ submissions as well as this year’s Inuvember submission. Now, here is Shuran in his jungle man glory ready to challenge anybody who dares cross paths with him.
Imagine entering the Temple of the Animal Gods deep in the African jungle. You enter one of the chambers. There are jade walls, floors of gold, and wall illustrations consisting of three gold dragons, two silver snakes, and two paw prints of a huge panther. As you tread through the chamber, a huge, hulking, powerful-looking 39-year-old man standing at over 6 feet 6 inches tall and donning a golden diadem on his head whose muscles are imposing, strength is formidable, and manner is more than tough. He snarls at you stating that you should never mess with him. He raises his arms, flexes his biceps, and unleashes an earth-shattering, blood-curdling, soul-shaking roar that can rival any gorilla, bear, lion, and tiger. In fact, just by looking at this jungle warrior, he could be strong enough to wrestle any gorilla, elephant, T-Rex, bear, and/or tiger. He is Shuran the bodyguard of the jungle, surrogate son of Toga the chief of the jungle, the most loyal vassal/friend/surrogate younger brother to Sesshoumaru, the most fiercely loyal surrogate older brother of Inuyasha, Hakkaku, Ginta, and the most protective older brother to Shunran. Normally, Shuran would don a leopard-skin neck gauntlet as well as golden gauntlets on his wrists and ankles. However, he is presented in his fearsomely fierce semi-nude glory with only a leopard-skin loincloth to show his sheer strength, ferocious fierceness, and magnificent size as a super strong, super intimidating, super protective jungle bodyguard who can never ever be knocked down.
Shuran’s super strength, magnificent muscles, boisterous brutishness, and ferocious fierceness towards every single intruder can never be questioned. Gato Mgungu’s Leopard Men would flee and scurry from Shuran because of his imposingly huge size and the powers he possesses by virtue of generating lightning from his body plus his massive punches, headlocks, back-breakers, neck-breakers, chokeholds, and earth-shattering smashes to the ground. Kerchak, Tublat, Terkoz, and Akut would be more than happy to have Shuran as their challenger, considering that these great male apes see him as their greatest opponent yet by virtue of his sheer strength. In fact, Shuran could easily hold them in a headlock as tight as a vice. Even the great African chiefs would be happy to have Shuran as their bodyguard, although he might end up rejecting their offers thanks to his unparalleled loyalty to his surrogate older brother Sesshoumaru and his surrogate younger siblings Inuyasha, Hakkaku, Ginta, Ayame, and Shunran.
Shuran’s duties as the jungle bodyguard entail demonstrating servitude, loyalty, protection, and reverence. His servitude, loyalty, and reverence to Sesshoumaru as the high priest display no shadow of doubt because of how effectively he carries out the tasks he is given to him. If it is offering enemies and demons to the sacrificial altar, Shuran would follow through with all of his being while excitedly staying tuned for the spectacle that is the execution. He would even help his best friend/surrogate younger brother/fellow vassal to Sesshoumaru carry out the necessary tasks and facilitate with whatever message needs to be carried out should he be weary. Aside from that, he would even help out organising very important events such as weddings and christenings at the temple, not just sacrifices. Given Shuran’s impeccably huge, muscular, imposing size, he is a very formidable warrior. He is especially an expert in wrestling, Pankration, boxing, weightlifting, and powerlifting. Therefore, he is the African jungle’s strongest and most formidable powerlifter and wrestler.
Shuran is a gregarious, powerful, and caring father of seven sons, 32-year-olds Kohaku and Shintaro, 31-year-old Taichi, 30-year-olds Souta and Shion, and 29-year-olds Bunza and Kokichi. All seven sons have grown up to be super strong warriors in their own special ways. Kohaku and Souta have grown up to be formidable gentlemen who can tackle any enemy with their own bare hands via wrestling, kickboxing, and/or boxing. Shintaro, Taichi, and Shion have grown up to be steadfast, strong, and sturdy warriors who always remain by their word. Bunza and Kokichi have grown up from rambunctiously inquisitive boys to courageous men who never want to give up. What Shuran has instilled on his sons are a sense of strength, courage, and perseverance to never have anybody knock them down. Therefore, Shuran is very proud to see his seven sons grow up to be the strongest warriors the whole jungle has ever witnessed.
Aside from being a loving single dad to his seven strong sons, Shuran has an equally loving, protective, and steadfast relationship with his surrogate older brother, surrogate younger brothers, surrogate younger sister, and biological youngest sister, thus putting his duty as a bodyguard to great use. When one looks beyond Shuran’s formidably fearsome manner, he is a very loyal soul to those he considers nearest and dearest to him. Although Shuran is a very loyal vassal to Sesshoumaru, he aspires to be as strong, mighty, and determined as him thanks to the great amount of respect he offers to him and how much Sesshoumaru can see a formidable warrior within Shuran, gaining his undefiled and unadulterated trust. Shuran also has a warm fraternal relationship with Hakkaku because of how tight they are as vassals to Sesshoumaru, colleagues in arms, and best friends for life. Both Shuran and Inuyasha have an extremely competitive relationship with each other because of the many occasions they test each others’ strength, stamina, and endurance. Shuran always sees Ginta as the little brother he has always wanted and will do whatever he can to protect him from all harm. As a matter of fact, Shuran enjoys wrestling, weightlifting, powerlifting, boxing, kickboxing, and practicing various martial arts with Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, Hakkaku, and Ginta, thus growing stronger together as a formidable band of brothers. His fraternal relationship with his surrogate little sister, Ayame, and his biological little sister, Shunran, is just as warm, fuzzy, and lovable because of how valiant he is to them. Furthermore, when Shuran is not being a trepidation fighter who makes his opponents shake at the knees, he always greets his family with tight hugs galore, thus being such an appreciative, loving, and loyal soul towards them.
Shuran’s sheer strength and power as a warrior are unquestionable. Enemies may tremble before him, but he will always stay steadfast to his friends and family, thus channeling his physical strength into something productive and constructive.
I hope you all enjoyed this, and I will see you in the next Inuvember submission. Take care, stay safe, and always consider hiring a jungle bodyguard, especially if he is Shuran, everybody.
Shuran from Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi and Sunrise.
Let’s Try a Hungarian Linzer
November 22, 2021 in Uncategorized
Not the most filling sweet in my book, but it’s guaranteed to be a treat from time to time to please any sweet tooth
Jungle Warriors Unleashed: Sesshoumaru
November 21, 2021 in Blogs
This piece of Sesshoumaru fan art accompanied with the completed DeviantArt eye tutorial given the wall decorations and the statues #DATutorialEye is dedicated to DCLover4Ever, GuardianBellaluna, Funactivefriend and Raving-Lunatic who are celebrating their birthdays today. So, I wish you a lot of love, joy, and prosperity in your lives as artists and as people. Furthermore, this is my entry for this year’s Red Ribbon Reviewers’ submissions as well as this year’s Inuvember submission. Throughout today until the first week of December, do expect individual jungle warrior profiles not only for Sesshoumaru, Shuran, Hakkaku, Inuyasha, Ginta, Ayame, and Shunran, thus being reserved for today until next Saturday, but also for Kohaku, Kai, Souta, Rin, Shiori, Kanna, and Shinta from December 1 until December 7. Spoilers, the only garments the guys will be featured with are loincloths and the girls in some form of jungle-style brassieres.
Dear readers, picture yourselves entering a huge temple in the African jungle. Its marvellous architecture complete with gold and silver statues, leopard-skin curtains with bronze curtain holders, crimson-violet walls and ceilings, and torches lighting the path for visitors, families, and friends alike entice your sight and the scent of incense perfumes the entire room. Equally notable about the walls and ceilings are eyes staring down at you lot, observing your every move while you are being cautious to never cause any disruption from occurring. No doubt are trepidation and fascination dancing around your mind, body, and soul, especially when you see huge golden icons of anthropomorphic dog yokai as well as leopard, lion, wolf, dragon, panther, and jackal yokai witnessing your every move. You enter the throne room and see a muscular 40-year-old man who has a serious gaze, loads of inner strength and determination, hypnotic golden eyes, silver hair, a crescent moon on his forehead, and his limbs and cheeks adorned with stripes. He gestures you to come forward and witness how much power he has, raises his arms, flexes his biceps, and emits a huge roar which combines that of a leopard, a lion, and a tiger. He is Sesshoumaru the lord high priest of the jungle and the older son of Toga the chief of the jungle. Normally, he would be adorned with a necklace made of leopard demon’s teeth, golden armbands, and wrist- and ankle-bands made of coconut husks. However, he is presented in his fierce, semi-nude glory with only a leopard-skin loincloth to demonstrate his sheer authority, strength, and power as a high priest, a warrior, a fighter, and a courageously determined individual whose fierceness, stoicism, and nobility can never be equalled.
Sesshoumaru’s super strength, peerless combat prowess, astounding nobility, and ruthlessness towards his enemies can never be replicated. He could leave Kavandavanda the high priest of the Kavuru Tribe in a chokehold, a broken back, torn ligaments, black-eyes, bruises, broken limbs, and a tortured psyche to the point where he would cower in front of Sesshoumaru’s sheer might. Even his followers, especially Ogdli, would be very scared of Sesshoumaru to the point where they would bow down to him. He could make even La the queen and high priestess of Opar look very amateur in her ruling methods, thus making her covet Sesshoumaru over someone like Tarzan, although he is going to treat La as a frenemy and somewhat of an ally but not a lover. In fact, Sesshoumaru could make a lot of jungle high priests and shamans go out of business thanks to his mighty presence and his peerless decorum.
Where Sesshoumaru’s high priest duties are concerned, he is not a fan of making human sacrifices, given that he is a single father to four hanyos, 32-year-old daughter Asagi, 31-year-old sons Dai and Roku, and 29-year-old Shiori; two wolf yokai, 31-year-old Kai and 27-year-old Shinta; and one human woman, 29-year-old Rin. Therefore, he would not stoop so low to sacrifice any one of his children and grandchildren to the dog, leopard, lion, wolf, dragon, panther, and jackal gods. He would, however, give demons, poachers, looters, and many other cretin who dares defile the jungle a one-way ticket to the sacrificial altar by offing them with his claws. Opponents should never forget that Sesshoumaru is a warrior because of how his super strength, martial arts prowess, stamina, stealth, steeliness, and endurance are extremely high, for he is also gifted in wrestling, kickboxing, boxing, Pankration, judo, jujitsu, Muay Thai, circuit training, and weightlifting, enough to put blackbelts in various martial arts to shame. When he is not combating opponents and sacrificing enemies and demons to the altar, Sesshoumaru blesses various weddings. In fact, he blessed his brother’s, Inuyasha’s, and his sister-in-law’s, Ayame’s, wedding as well as those of his surrogate siblings’, Ginta’s and Shunran’s, wedding; and his children’s, Kohaku’s and Rin’s; Shintaro’s and Shiori’s; Kai’s and Moegi’s; Souta’s and Kanna’s; and Shinta’s and Ai’s, weddings. Despite Sesshoumaru’s cold exterior and indubitable prowess as a warrior, when he sees that there are individuals who deserve to be in a holy matrimony, he does his best to support them.
As mentioned before, Sesshoumaru is a stern, tough yet unconditionally loving single father to Asagi, Dai, Roku, Kai, Rin, Shiori, and Shinta, and he has seen them grow from being inquisitive children to steadfast warriors who will never surrender to the enemies’ will. Asagi, Dai, and Roku may be the absolutely dutiful to their father, for they are known for being responsible, steadfast, and relentless as warriors and as his progeny, but Kai, Rin, Shiori, and Shinta are warriors who have shown the most valour, stamina, and determination, thus making Sesshoumaru proud of them. At the end of the day, Sesshoumaru is proud of his seven children for reaching their potential as warriors.
Overlooking Sesshoumaru’s paternal duties, he has a competitive relationship brimming with tough with his younger brother, Inuyasha, for they partake in wrestling, kickboxing, Pankration, and boxing. Every time they spar, they would even emit thunderous roars that could make any lion, tiger, gorilla, and/or bear absolutely envious, and their sparring matches could put that of Kerchak’s vs Tublat’s to shame. Nevertheless, as lord high priest and king of the jungle, Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha do maintain a semblance of respect, allegiance, and fraternal love towards each other through thick and thin. Sesshoumaru is also an aloof yet supportive surrogate older brother to Shuran, Hakkaku, and Ginta, for they aspire to be as strong, formidable, and determined as him, while they help him realise that there is more to life than only glory and conquest. Ayame used to be the object of Sesshoumaru’s affection, especially considering that he used to be one of the main candidates of marriage. However, her love for Inuyasha has remained stronger, with Sesshoumaru being very supportive of their unconditionally loving relationship. Aside from Ayame, women have been flocking to be his greater equal, including Toran, Ayumi, and Karan, but he has turned them down not because he hated them but because he realised that the married life has never been for him. As for Shunran, he does enjoy how much of an inquisitive little sister figure she is because of how she does her best to make him look at the brighter side of life. Outside of his familial relationship, he is also good friends with Kuranosuke Takeda and equally good frenemies with Hiten.
Sesshoumaru is never to be messed with as the lord high priest of the jungle. His strength, stealth, and combat prowess could batter his opponents’ bodies and spirits in one go, especially when they find themselves being sacrificed to the various animal gods.
I hope you all enjoyed Sesshoumaru in all of his virile jungle man glory, and I will see you in the next Inuvember submission. Take care, stay safe, and always pay homage to your local jungle lord high priest, everybody, especially if he is Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru from Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi and Sunrise.
My Thoughts on Bach’s Johannes Passion Live from the Berliner Philharmoniker
November 21, 2021 in Uncategorized
Live from the Berliner Philharmoniker and screened at the Cubix Cinestar Movie Theaters, Alexanderplatz, it’s one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s most intriguing oratorio, St. John’s Passion. I basically give my honest opinions on the singers, chorus and of Sir Simon Rattle’s conducting in this particular oratorio. Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.
The Jungle’s Loveliest Power Couple
November 20, 2021 in Blogs
This piece of Kohaku x Rin fan art, which is part of ItsRaspring’s Halloween Contest, is dedicated to Frankboi29462, TFAseira, Barnables, brentcherry, and WillAforAwesome who are celebrating their birthdays today. So, I wish you a lot of love, fortitude, and joy in your lives as artists and as people. Furthermore, this is my entry for this year’s Red Ribbon Reviewers’ submissions as well as this year’s Inuvember submission.
The African jungle may be a wonderful place for the prince and princess of the jungle, Kohaku and Rin, to sow the seeds of their everlasting love, appreciation, and fondness for each other. The grown-ups of their lives, Sesshoumaru; Shuran; Inuyasha; Hakkaku; Ginta; Ayame; and Shunran, have all known that their holy matrimony was the stuff of legends and bloodline preservation, especially since Rin is Sesshoumaru the high priest’s most beloved daughter, and Kohaku is Shuran the bodyguard’s eldest son. For the jungle bodyguard’s eldest son and the jungle high priest’s second eldest daughter to be united in holy matrimony is an event worth celebrating to the point where Sesshoumaru himself blessed the wedding, knowing fully well that his daughter has chosen a most ideal mate for life, considering that no other warrior could ever compete against Kohaku. However, one should never underestimate how powerful Kohaku and Rin are as jungle warriors, for Kohaku’s muscular strength and Rin’s flexible agility are enough to make Korak and Meriem turn green with envy.
As the prince and the princess of the jungle, 32-year-old Kohaku and 29-year-old Rin help Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, Ayame, Shuran, Hakkaku, Ginta, and Shunran rule their home with solidarity, protection, and perseverance. Given how formidable Kohaku and Rin are as a jungle warrior couple, it should be no surprise that they have been trained well by their fathers, uncles, and aunts. Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha were in charge of martial arts, kickboxing, and wrestling, Shuran was in charge of weightlifting, circuit training, wrestling, and bench-pressing, and Hakkaku and Ginta were in charge of boxing, kickboxing, and hunting, thus transforming Kohaku from a wide-eyed yet stern youth into a formidable, powerful, mighty warrior of a man whose strength, athleticism, and combat prowess equals those of Tarzan’s, Ka-Zar’s, and Korak’s. Where Rin is concerned, she was taught meditation and martial arts by her father, Sesshoumaru, wrestling, kickboxing, and boxing by her uncles, Shuran; Inuyasha; Hakkaku; and Ginta, and hunting, gathering, swimming, and running by her aunts, Ayame and Shunran, thus turning her from a lovably sweet young girl to a fierce warrior woman who shows no signs of surrendering while making her worthy of Sheena’s, Shanna’s, and Meriem’s admiration. Together, Kohaku and Rin have grown up to be fierce, formidable, and fearless jungle warriors who are always going to protect the jungle with all their might and strength.
Kohaku and Rin are never to be underestimated as combatants. Kohaku’s muscles, fists, feet, combat prowess, and super strength can rival any gorilla, elephant, lion, leopard, and tiger to the point where he can subdue all his enemies with one or two blows couple with his powerful headlocks, back-breakers, bearhugs, Boston crabs, and camel clutches. Rin’s super speed, agility, super strength, fists, feet, and quick reflexes are on par with cheetahs, leopards, jaguars, zebra, gazelles, and panthers, thus giving her rivals a dizzying ride to a quick defeat. Therefore, Kohaku and Rin should never be underestimated by any stretch of the imagination.
Kohaku’s and Rin’s unconditionally loving relationship as a couple displays harmony, beauty, and perseverance through thick and thin. Nobody and nothing can ever break their strong bond, for they will always stay faithful to each other. They always love to unwind with sweet love-making, massaging each other in an intimate matter, and lots of cuddling. They are also happy to be parents of seven strong sons and seven lovely daughters. 15-year-old eldest son Rikiya is a gallantly handsome jungle prince who applies his combat skills, super strength, and fighting spirit to protect his family and friends. 14-year-old triplet sons Matsuo, Mikio, and Mutsuro are strong, stealthy jungle warrior princes who are expert martial artists who enjoy taking down felons and foes. 13-year-old triplet sons Eijiro, Eikichi, and Eiriho are focused jungle princes who enjoy meditation and practicing various martial arts. 12-year-old daughter Tomoko is a lovely jungle princess who swings on vines and climbs on trees with so much ease. 11-year-old daughter Kaoruko is a gentle jungle princess who is fully knowledgeable of the rainforest’s various sources of medicine. 10-year-old twin daughters Kazuko and Kairiko are adorable jungle princesses who love to tend to the animals and plants. 9-year-old triplet daughters Mitsuko, Natsuko, and Eriko are sweet jungle princesses who may it their duty to protect the jungle, their friends, and their family with all of their hearts, minds, and souls. All in all, Rikiya, Matsuo, Mikio, Mutsuro, Eijiro, Eikichi, and Eiriho have the potential to grow up to be more powerful warriors, while Tomoko, Kaoruko, Kazuko, Kairiko, Mitsuko, Natsuko, and Eriko are going to grow up to be even lovelier princesses with suitors at their beck and call.
Kohaku and Rin are a couple who combine lovability, nobility, strength, and endurance in one fine melting pot of versatility and beauty. Their strength is not only found in how physically capable they are as warriors but also in how well their unconditional love for each other perseveres throughout time.
I hope you all enjoyed this, and I will see you in the next Inuvember submission. Take care, stay safe, and support your local jungle prince and jungle princess, everybody.
Kohaku and Rin from Inuyasha belong to Rumiko Takahashi and Sunrise.
Let’s Try Three Different Flavors of Mousse at the Erkel Theater
November 20, 2021 in Uncategorized
All this mousse sure is delectable, I wonder which one I like the most? Let’s find out!
The Jungle’s Sexiest Power Couple
November 19, 2021 in Blogs
This piece of Ginta x Shunran fan art, which is part of ItsRaspring’s Halloween Contest, is dedicated to AJthePPGfan, DupreeRose, and purplelove55 who are celebrating their birthdays today. So, I wish you a lot of love, beauty, prestige, perseverance, grandeur, strength, and awesomeness in your lives as artists and as people. Furthermore, this is my entry for this year’s Red Ribbon Reviewers’ submissions as well as this year’s Inuvember submission.
Unpredictable. Unexpected. Astonishing. There are no other words in the English language which can describe what Ginta the captain of the guard of the jungle and Shunran the peacekeeper of the jungle are as both jungle warriors and an absolutely beautiful couple full of unconditional love, fierce dedication, and unstoppable perseverance. Just because Ginta and Shunran are really cute and cuddly together does not mean they cannot open up a can of whoop-ass by virtue of Ginta’s furious fists, fleet feet, sturdy strength, and fine combat prowess and Shunran’s super speed, deadly accuracy, astounding agility, and unparalleled hunting skills. In fact, their physical skills and combat prowess are enough to make Tarzan, Malb’yat, Kaanga, John Carter, Sheena, Jana of the Jungle, and Dejah Toris green with envy. Furthermore, Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, Ayame, Shuran, and Hakkaku can testify that Ginta and Shunran are just as strong, fierce, and formidable, thus making them be the definitions of beware the nice ones.
With Ginta approaching 38 and Shunran currently 34, they have been a loving couple whose indubitable affection for each other has been flourishing, blooming, and and growing with age. Ginta’s most beloved brother, Hakkaku, and Shunran’s dear siblings, Toran the jungle war-lady, Shuran the jungle bodyguard, and Karan the jungle guard, have been very supportive of their relationship ever since they were young, which propelled Ayumi the jungle shamaness to give them a love potion. When Sesshoumaru assumed the mantle of the high priest, he blessed Ginta and Shunran as a couple alongside Inuyasha and Ayame offering them their additional love and blessings. Ginta’s and Shunran’s matrimonial unity has ensured them the responsibility of protecting the family with all of their being. Ginta’s muscles, strength, speed, stamina, valour, endurance, and courage couples exceptionally with Shunran’s cunning, intuition, athleticism, speed, fighting prowess, steeliness, and accuracy, thus making them be a combination of beauty, adorability, power, and fortitude in unexpected individuals. Their physical capabilities could give the fastest of cheetahs, the fiercest of leopards, and the craftiest of snakes a lot to catch up on.
Ginta’s and Shunran’s staying power as a couple demonstrates malleability, diversity, and flexibility thanks to how much they truly care for each other though turbulence and calmness, sadness and joy, and in the good and in the bad. Their moments of intimacy are filled with a mixture of sweetness, spice, and so much love-making that their chambers are filled with so much hypnotic incense. Moreover, they will never betray each other by any stretch of the imagination. They are also blessed and grateful to be parents of seven gallantly strong sons and seven gorgeously fun-loving daughters. 23-year-old twin sons Minoru and Manabu are courageous jungle warriors whose mighty muscles are enough to put their enemies through a painful submission. 22-year-old triplet sons Joichiro, Junichiro, and Takeru are handsome jungle protectors who use their strength to shield their family and friends from harm. 21-year-old son Sentaro is a dashing jungle lord who is the apple of every jungle princess’s eye. 20-year-old Jiraiya is an honourable jungle guard who will never give up fighting the good fight thanks to his mighty fists and feet. 19-year-old triplet daughters Sakura, Sunako, and Setsuko are lovely jungle goddesses who preserve the beauty of their natural home. 18-year-old twin daughters Sayaka and Sora are gorgeous jungle maidens who protect the jungle’s flora and fauna with all their being. 17-year-old twin daughters Kokoro and Katsuho are sweet jungle maidens who fill the jungle with so much sunshine. With their powers combined, Minoru, Manabu, Joichiro, Junichiro, Takeru, Sentaro, and Jiraiya have enough strength to compete with Korak and Mowgli while Sakura, Sunako, Setsuko, Sayaka, Sora, Kokoro, and Katsuho can make Meriem and many other jungle princesses look like ingenues by comparison.
Ginta and Shunran may be lovely, adorable, and gorgeous as a couple. However, should anybody mess with them, they will unleash their full jungle fury akin to leopards, cheetahs, jaguars, panthers, and lions. Therefore, please do not get into their bad sides or else they will let out huge roars akin to leopards and lions.
I hope you all enjoyed this, and I will see you in the next Inuvember submission. Take care, stay safe, and support your local jungle captain of the guard and peacekeeper of the jungle, everybody, especially if they are Ginta and Shunran.
Ginta and Shunran from Inuyasha belong to Rumiko Takahashi and Sunrise.

My Thoughts on Bellini’s La Sonnambula Live from the Wiener Staatsoper
November 19, 2021 in Uncategorized
Daniela Fally makes her fine role debut as the titular sleepwalker, Amina. Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.
The Jungle’s Mightiest Power Couple
November 18, 2021 in Blogs
This piece of Inuyasha x Ayame or InuAya fan art, which is part of ItsRaspring’s Halloween Contest, is dedicated to Sano-BR, itsashowtime, Chillguydraws, ralucadraws, Absolhunter251, lunarials, KaylaTechHeart, and SmoothCriminalGirl16 who are celebrating their birthdays today. So, I wish you a lot of love, might, beauty, excellence, grace, perseverance, and strength in your lives as artists and as people. Furthermore, this is my entry for this year’s Red Ribbon Reviewers’ submissions as well as this year’s Inuvember submission.
Imagine taking a safari in the African jungle. All seems quiet. Too quiet. Until you hear two bellowing jungle yells which have transformed into huger roars rivalling lions, tigers, leopards, cougars, cheetahs, jaguars, and panthers. You realise those jungle cries and roars have come from the king and queen of the jungle Inuyasha and Ayame. Ka-Zar and Shanna, Tarzan and Sheena, let alone Jane Porter, and Kaanga and Jana of the Jungle, let alone Ann Mason, have absolutely nothing on this mightily muscular dog yokai jungle warrior king and ferociously fierce wolf yokai jungle warrior queen. Together, Inuyasha and Ayame are an unstoppable couple who have the mighty muscles, impeccable combat prowess, and super strength to prove that they are never to be messed with. You want proof? You just have to consult Sesshoumaru the high priest, Shuran the bodyguard, Hakkaku the messenger, Ginta the captain of the guard, and Shunran the peacekeeper, for they will testify that they have not only protected the jungle so well, but they are the cement of their powerful family.
With Inuyasha approaching 39 and Ayame currently 36, they have been a powerful couple ever since they were very young. As Inuyasha’s father and Ayame’s grandfather are the jungle chiefs, they have seen to it that Inuyasha and Ayame were going to be strong for each other through thick and thin. Even Sesshoumaru recognised how wonderfully powerful they are together when they take their enemies down. Their wish came true when Inuyasha and Ayame tied the knot when he was approaching 14 and she was 11 years old. Ever since then, they have been inseparable in terms of physical prowess and the potent staying power they have as a couple.
Inuyasha has the magnificently mighty muscles, the fierce fists, the dedicated determination, and the super strength to put his impeccable bear-hugs, back-breakers, neck-breakers, camel clutches, Boston crabs, Full Nelsons, chokeholds, uppercuts, jabs, and hooks to phenomenal use against his foes to put any lion, gorilla, tiger, and elephant to shame. Ayame has the super strength, the fierce fists, the fleet feet, and the sturdy stamina to make great use of her jabs, hooks, roundhouse kicks, uppercuts, Full Nelsons, chokeholds, and clinches enough to give cheetahs, leopards, lions, and gorillas the chance to head for the hills. They do not need spears, bows and arrows, and/or knives, for their muscles, bare hands, bare claws, and fast feet are enough to wear their foes down, thus putting Gilgamesh, Enkidu, Heracles, and Theseus to doubtless shame. Therefore, if anybody threatens to shoot them, they would just bend those weapons and tear them to shreds while unleashing a huge roar and a ferocious snarl to get hunters, rival warriors, and poachers running away as fast as they can.
As a couple, Inuyasha and Ayame have a loving relationship that is full of trust, unconditional love, and boundless intimacy complete with hot, passionate nights of steamy love-making which would make the likes of Namontack x Basuli and Kocoum x Tarzan almost pale in comparison to the beauty of Inuyasha x Ayame. They will never leave each others’ sides and will be always strong for each other, thus ruling side by side as king and queen of the jungle. They are also equally strong parents to their fourteen powerful children consisting of seven powerfully muscular sons and seven potently fierce daughters. 24-year-old triplet sons Masataka, Masaya, and Masaru are powerful jungle warrior kings known for their overpowering punches, Full Nelsons of fortitude, and bone-breaking bear-hugs. 23-year-old twin sons Kenta and Keita are handsomely muscular jungle kings known for their mighty muscles, fierce fortitude, and incomparable combat prowess, given how potent their Full Nelsons are. 22-year-old twin sons Kazuhiko and Kaito are strong, handsome jungle warrior kings who are a combination of charm, fortitude, and determination. 21-year-old daughter Kiriko is a mighty jungle queen renowned for her super strength, fabulous combat skills, and excellent hunting skills. 20-year-old triplet daughters Momoko, Makoto, and Mikoto are rambunctious jungle warrior queens who are lauded for their speed, stamina, punches, and kicks, thus giving cheetahs, leopards, and jaguars a run for their money. 19-year-old triplet daughters Maya, Minako, and Meika are determined jungle queens who bear remarkable speed, strength, and stamina to defeat their enemies with their unparalleled skills. Inuyasha and Ayame are truly proud to have young and mighty jungle kings and queens as their children because of how much they have continued to prolong the bloodline and preserve the jungle. In fact, Masataka, Masaya, Masaru, Kenta, Keita, Kazuhiko, and Kaito can make Korak and Bomba jealous because of how super strong, marvellously muscular, and ferociously fierce they are as warriors, while Kiriko, Momoko, Makoto, Mikoto, Maya, Minako, and Meika can put Meriem to shame because of how determined they are as fighters.
If you do not want to find yourself being bear-hugged by Inuyasha’s mighty muscles and battered by Ayame’s mighty fists, you should definitely endeavour to not mess with this king’s and queen’s jungle home. You will be grateful that you are not at the receiving end of what this powerful jungle couple can dish out.
I hope you all enjoyed this, and I will see you in the next submission. Take care, stay safe, and support your local king and queen of the jungle, everybody, especially if they are Inuyasha and Ayame.
Inuyasha and Ayame from Inuyasha belong to Rumiko Takahashi and Sunrise.

My Thoughts on Bellini’s I Puritani Live from the Metropolitan Opera House
November 18, 2021 in Uncategorized
We have a star-studded cast headed by Diana Damrau and Javier Camarena. How well do these veterans hold up? Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.
