Laesu | Manga Artist

Long time no art! I was plugging away at these emotes for @drkooder.bsky.social and wanted to post them all in a set! I really like how they turned out!!

The story and world-building have evolved – and so have my character designs ✨

I've redesigned Uta to better fit her environment, and I can see the progress I've made.

Uta's voice holds magic 🎶🌊 With every note, she can manipulate water – shaping it through sound and emotion.

Live and drawing cool things. Oh and a little Gecqua drawing for ya

I wanted to capture the surreal madness of Fire Force and its transition into Soul Eater 🔥
Shinra Kusakabe spins freely through the sky, watched over by the iconic moon, colorful stars, and drifting clouds.

1st post to Bluesky! I'm gonna be dumping some pieces i'm very proud of ˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖

Digital illustration of Amiya from Arknights standing in a desolate wasteland. She stands slightly tilted, creating a dynamic, off-balance composition, as dark energy swirls around her hand. The atmosphere feels heavy and dramatic, with shadowy magic contrasting against the empty landscape.

I drew Amiya from Arknights 🐰

Definitely outside my comfort zone — especially the background (I almost never draw them). But I learned a lot and I’m really proud of this one.

Going to focus more on fanarts for a while to keep improving

⚡️New manga short story!

Arisa, aka Voltstep, faces her first mission.
But her fears may stop her before she can prove herself.

📖 Read now:
Global Comix
globalcomix.com/c/arisa-fear...

Manga Plus
mangaplus-creators.jp/episodes/of2...

Pink shark girl in anime style in trex pose and "RAWR!" on her beanie. Overall Pink and white colors and wearing a school uniform.

Fanart for Lurioart 🦈♥️

I thought about posting more art on Twitter/X (lol).
Posted once and saw how rough the AI situation has become.
Fighting AI feels like a war for artists.
Anyway—here’s a little drawing I made for Christmas 🎄✏️

Commission for @RevsVT ⚔️🌕
Under the blood moon, his blade gleams — a single strike ready to fall, surrounded by drifting cherry blossoms. 🌸✨

#Commission #VtuberArt #AnimeArt #DigitalIllustration #Katana #BloodMoon #ArtOfTheDay #CherryBlossoms #VtuberCommission

And done! Say hi to Lea!
Can't wait to start drawing her in the manga.

#art #manga #digitalart #indiemanga #indieartist

🌊 Uta – The Voice of the Night Waters

Once a captive, now a song of freedom. 🎶
Uta’s voice can soothe the ocean or awaken its wrath — beauty born from tragedy, still singing for the souls she lost beneath the waves. 🌙

#OC #OriginalCharacter #FantasyOC #WaterMagic

❄️ Yuki – The Winter Guardian

Born in the frozen peaks of the Winterlands 🏔️, Yuki’s heart turned to crystal after surviving cruelty and loss. Now she protects others with the same ice that once imprisoned her. 🧊

A savior born from sorrow, a guardian of frost. 🌨️

#OC #CharacterDesign #FantasyArt

Sketched my OC Voltstep in her combat form! ⚡🖤
The manga is still in progress, but I’ve learned some new techniques this week—so I’m going all out now!

Really happy with how her energy came through in this pose. Can’t wait to share more of her world soon.

#Voltstep #OCArt #AnimeOC #SketchPractice

A sketch of Nazuna from Call of the Night, drawn with her arm reaching to the sky. The pose is slightly foreshortened, giving a dynamic effect.

Sketched Nazuna from Call of the Night tonight! 🌙🖤
That arm angle from below gave me some trouble—but I think it turned out pretty well! Slowly getting more confident with tricky poses.

#CallOfTheNight #NazunaNanakusa #AnimeFanart #SketchPractice #YofukashiNoUta

A small capybara kemonomimi adjusting his blue glasses in a slightly wobbly pose.

Just finished my mascot design: me as a capybara kemonomimi! Sleepy eyes, blue glasses, a shaky stance—ready to explore my 4 Seasons world.🦫✨
#CapybaraVTuber #Kemonomimi #OC #FantasyArt #VTuber

Starting an OC madness!

#art #digitalart #indieartist #originalcharacter #oc #mangaart #characterdesign

Two fantasy creatures from the story “Fear is a Feature.” One is a large, eerie-yet-gentle creature called Grumblewool with a pumpkin-like head and shaggy fur. The other, Echomur, is a ghostly floating being with spiral eyes that makes haunting musical sounds.

Meet the creatures of “Fear is a Feature” 🍂
🦙 Grumblewool – gentle creatures with hollow pumpkin eyes. Their fur can neutralize magic.
🎐 Echomur – strange, drifting spirits whose whistling melodies haunt the autumn forests.

#FearIsAFeature #OCArt #CreatureDesign #FantasyIllustration

A manga illustration of a young ninja girl. She wears a hooded outfit , and her expression is scared. The background is moody, emphasizing her anxiety and isolation. This is the first page of “Fear Is a Feature,” a story about overcoming fear through courage.

🔥 Page 1 of “Fear Is a Feature” is ready!
Introducing Voltstep — a ninja girl facing her deepest fears to prove herself.
I’ll drop a teaser for each upcoming page—just enough to spark your curiosity. When it’s ready, the full manga will be free for everyone!

#Art #Manga #Fantasy #OriginalComic 🌙✨

Oh gosh, I love Shivers new look
#SplatoonRaiders #Splatoon

means a lot to hear that, thank you! 🫶

This is Voltstep, my newest OC and the protagonist of my illustrated short story “Fear is a Feature.”

Tried new art techniques here — it felt awkward, but I think it pushed me forward.

Sometimes “off” just means “growing.” ⚡🍂

#OriginalCharacter #Voltstep #StoryDrivenArt #CharacterDesign

Thank you! ☺️

Working on this was a real treat! 🫶

Just wrapped up a half-body anime commission for @evadnyx.bsky.social and had so much fun with it!
She provided amazing references, and the concept (AURORA x Sky: Children of the Light cosplay!) 🌠🕊️

🖌️ Follow or commission me here: vgen.co/Laesu

#AnimeArt #SkyCotL #ArtCommission #DigitalArt

📚 New Project:
A short manga story called “The Test of Courage” — about a ninja girl who must pass a trial to be accepted by her master. I’m so excited to begin this new chapter! 💥🍃

Thanks for following my journey so far — and stay tuned!

This challenge was incredibly fun, even if it wasn’t always easy.

Originally, I planned to create one big video to wrap it all up — but realistically, I just don’t have the time right now.
So instead… it’s time to start the next adventure!

🌟 30 Days – Complete! 🌟
I did it! The 30-day challenge is officially over — and just look at that progress! 🙌

There were so many ups and downs, but every moment helped me grow and learn something valuable. I’m beyond proud of how far I’ve come.

Haste Ava Fanart - I really like Haste's character designs and had to pick up my pen

#haste #anime #cute #stylized

New commissions are now available in my own unique, cute style! 🥰
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Commissions open at VGen:
vgen.co/Laesu