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Hey there, watchers. I've been trying to do at least one piece each week this year (not much compared to some other artists, I know), and it's been draining my inspiration reserves pretty heavily. So I've got some questions for you.

What have I done that you'd like to see more of, in terms of transformations, series/characters, and/or content type?

And are there any transformations or series that I haven't touched that seem like they'd be up my alley that you'd like to see me take a go at?

I can't guarantee anything will come of this, but I'm interested in your feedback.
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There's an idea that's been working its way around in my head for a while. It's basically a transformation version of a slasher flick: a large, diverse group of people wind up in a mysterious location (a mansion, in this case) for some reason (they've been invited to a party) and events transpire that cause some of the group to split off from the rest (the first one to solve a puzzle gets a prize, so they go looking for clues). While so separated, they are picked off (transformed) one-by-one until finally the main group notices that there's a threat and they must work together to escape/defeat the threat (or help those who have been transformed).

Why am I mentioning this? Because I'd like some help coming up with ideas for what happens to the various party guests.

As far as plot-critical events and transformations go, I have a good number planned out. But a good slasher-style story needs non-critical targets, too - a lot of them. I need transformations and triggers to go with them. What sort of transformations am I looking for? I'm open to a wide variety, as long as the trigger is the sort of thing that would be found in an old mansion (or at a party). For example: Looking in an old bottle to see if there's a clue inside? Get sucked in and turned into a genie. Look for a clue buried in the garden? Become part of the garden. Go into the hedge maze? Every maze needs a guardian. See what's going on and decide the best course of action is to stay as still as a statue and not do anything until help arrives? End up staying still considerably longer.

Food and drink related transformations would also be good, though they would mostly play a smaller part in the story (because once things got real, who would trust any of the food?). Of course, there's no need to mention blueberry pie - that's a given.

Looking at them, all of those I've listed are disabling, and I don't want to give the idea that that's the only sort of thing I'm looking for. Non-disabling transformations (especially those that can be used as a base for further transformation) are good, too. TG? Multibreast? Animal (full or partial)? Something utterly bizarre? As long as there's a reasonable trigger, bring it on. I can't guarantee that it will be used, but I'd still like to hear it.
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2015 is just a few hours from ending over here. At the very least, it was more productive for me than 2014 (48 images vs 4). And hey, I finally did something I'd been wanting to do for years - the Choose the Change series. That was fun. Maybe it didn't go as smoothly as it could have (I need a procedure for breaking ties), and relatively few spoke up (maybe I should have a set of options for each body part, so people don't have to come up with suggestions of their own?), but I'm still quite happy with it. If things continue going well, I'll have another one in a few months.

But before that, I've got some other plans. I'm thinking that I'll start a smaller audience participation project, tentatively titled "Build a Chimera," in January. It'll be similar, but its subject will just have three changes: legs and lower body, torso and arms, and head and neck, in that order. It should be fun.

February, of course, will be dedicated to the video game event of the year: The western release of Project X Zone 2. I probably won't come close to getting every female character TF'd, but I already have quite a few lined up.

March, as was established this year, is Moo Moo March, a month for bovine transformations.

And that's as far as I have real plans. I might dedicate April to donkey transformations, or I might start the next Choose the Change then. Or I might do something I haven't thought of, yet.

One last thought before saying goodbye for 2015: Would a reverse centaur have a horse head and forelegs atop a human lower body, would it just be a horse head mounted atop a human lower body, or would it be a horse's head and forelegs sprouting from a human neck? I know what Urban Dictionary says, but I want to know what you folks think.

Well, goodbye for 2015.

Have a happy 2016.
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So we are once again approaching that most sacred and holy of holidays: the day when a game in the Project X Zone series will release in the West! And naturally, I want to celebrate the same way I did last time: By transforming the game's heroines in various ways.

Itty-bitty issue, though: I'm less familiar with this group of characters, and of those I am familiar with, I already mostly used my A-material. There are only a few that I have really solid ideas for. So I am taking suggestions for how I should transform the rest.

This time around, I need suggestions for:

Morrigan Aensland (Darkstalkers)
Felicia (Darkstalkers)
Chun-Li (Street Fighter)
Ingrid (Street Fighter)
Ling Xiaoyu (Tekken)
Ciel Alençon (God Eater 2)
Nana Kazuki/Kouzuki (God Eater 2)
Alisa Illinichina Amiella (God Eater)
KOS-MOS (Xenosaga)
Fiora (Xenoblade)
Erica Fontaine (Sakura Wars)
Sakura Shinguji (Sakura Wars)
Gemini Sunrise (Sakura Wars)
Lucina (Fire Emblem: Awakening)
June Lin Milliam (Star Gladiator)
Maya Fey (Ace Attorney)
Natsu (Soul Calibur)
Aty (Summon Night)
Estelle (Tales of Vesperia)
Hibana (Nightshade)
Ulala (Space Channel 5)
Leanne (Resonance of Fate)

I probably won't get to all of them, but it's good to keep one's options open.

Oh, and I suppose Christmas is also coming up. Not quite as big of a deal, but maybe I should do something for it. I already have a little something planned (involving Elsa, to go with the Anna I drew in January), but I wouldn't say no to hearing some (non-PXZ) Christmas-y suggestions as well.
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It appears that during an Italian press conference Bandai Namco just revealed the existence of Project X Zone 2 Brave New World for the 3DS. Some of you may recall that I got a little bit excited in the lead-up to the NA release of the original Project X Zone.

So here are my thoughts on this news: GIMMEGIMMEGIMMEGIMMEGIMMEGIMMEGIMMEGIMMEGIMMEGIMMEGIMMEGIMMEGIMMEGIMME GIMMEITNOW! GIVE IT TO ME NOW! I WANT IT NOW! NOWNOWNOWNOWNOWNOW! GIMMEGIMMEGIMMEGIMMEGIMMEGIMMEGIMMEGIMMEGIMME!

Update: And now a trailer has been released.
 
Some interesting new additions, but I'm a bit concerned about how it looks like the existing teams may have been shaken up. Don't get me wrong, change can be a good thing, but this trailer makes it look like Estelle, Black Rose, Gemini, and Sakura have been cut. I hope that isn't the case. Here's hoping they've just been shuffled to different teams.

The JP, EU, and NA trailers all show Autumn/Fall 2015 release dates, so we may be looking at a simultaneous/near simultaneous worldwide release.
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