Some show-inspired Sketches

I've been on a semi-nostalgic anime kick recently (I mean, who hasn't?  The whole industry is exploding with blasts-to-the-pasts right now {google Sailor Moon Crystal if you need a reference}).  I've currently been engrossed in Dragon Ball Kai (currently on the Majin Buu Saga woo! can't wait for the new episode tonight!) and Revolutionary Girl Utena, the latter of which I have never ever seen and it has been exceeding my expectations beyond my wildest dreams (who doesn't love esoteric-alchemical-inspired-japanese-goth-rock during sword duels with upside-down-floating-castles in the background?!?!?!!!!  slash those gender stereotypes to bits!!!)

Needless to say, I've been sketching a tad during episodes to keep my hands busy.  Here's a few:

I was really touched by a couple of the dueling songs' lyrics, so they made it in here (I made a separate blog post about them if you wanna know what I wrote).  There's the Rose Bride Anthy Himemiya summoning the power of Dios and Saionji-practicing-a-fighting-stance reference quick-sketch (warm ups to get my hand going).

Here we have a silhouette of Nanami and the backside of Utena walking during the opening credits song as well as hair and mouth practice (I really like the rendering of the mouths in this anime - very androgynous and sensual and the hair reminds me of the hair animation in The Last Unicorn). 

I also loooove the eyes!  Here I've drawn stylized feminine & masculine eyes.  There's also Utena's profile, done in a mix style of my own and the show's.  Anime hands and legs (because all I seem to draw is heads and busts!!!)  The words I have written are, from left to right, as follows; "The angels who were passed over don't need wings to fly.", "I'll believe in myself because I want to believe.", "Absolute Destiny Apocalypse."

Now we're into the DBZ stuff!  Here we have all sorts of Space Armor!  The longer your spandex, the higher your power level!  The more armor you have, the higher your rank!  Or so it seemed to me...I'm probably way off (better check the fandom for that!)  I love how space armor seems gender neutral.  

Ah, the Prince of ALL Saiyans (or Saiyajins...I'm not picky).  I love how Vegeta specifies that he is the Prince of ALL Saiyans...like, all 2 1/2 Vegeta, all right.  I love his little angry cat face!  And, yes, that does say "legendary super butt" with a little heart next to it.  Don't judge.  We all have our extreme fan moments. (Also, yes, that is Usagi of Sailor Moon making an "oo" face with a horrendous attempt at a cartoon rabbit on the right there).

The purpose of these sketches was to attempt a cartoony/comic book style; I'm not necessarily going for realism...though a realistic drawing of Vegeta's ass might not be a bad idea...

CLEARLY I NEED MORE BRANDY IN MY TEA.