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Enby (they), 39, UK AuDHD artist. 💖 Final Fantasy, Soulsborne, horror Web: ryuuza.co.uk Commissions: vgen.co/Ryuuza Patreon: patreon.com/ryuuza Shop: Art tag: #ryuuzaart 18+: @ryuuzarotic.bsky.social (DMs inaccessible, sorry! 😭)

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Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Jun 20

SunnyCon has been absolutely incredible so far! I can't remember the last time I took so many commissions. :0 Still three to complete, but I've got a couple of slots left for the Sunday, if you order early enough in the day. @sunnyconanimeexpo.com #sunnycon #OCArt #demonslayer #soulsborne #ryuuzaart

Finished ink and marker commissions from SunnyCon '26 so far.
Top row, left to right: Helluva OC, Sunnychan mascot cosplayer, Sanemi Shinazugawa from Demon Slayer.
Bottom row, left to right: red haired humanoid fox OC with limbal ringed eyes, human OC with black, wide brimmed hat and cigarette, Solaire of Astora from Dark Souls, human OC with an officer's cap and long black hair with a light flash in the fringe.

Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Jun 19

The end of a very excellent first day at #SunnyCon26, thank you all so much! Two commissions so far: - an inner cover sketch of Solaire of Astora, in my "Victory Achieved!" #Soulsborne sketchbooks - an original character headshot Taking them throughout the weekend, if you're interested. 👀 #ryuuzaart

Ink sketch commission of Solaire of Astora from Dark Souls, inside a book cover.

Commissions. A4 character illustration.
Black and white ink (with spot colour) - £30. Additional characters in the same piece +£20 each.
Examples are Vivi Ornitier (Final Fantasy IX) and Seifer Almasy (Final Fantasy VIII).

Colour ink and marker - £40.
Additional characters in the same piece +£30 each.
Examples are Mettaton and Queen (Undertale and Deltarune) and A.B.A and Paracellus (Guilty Gear series).

Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Jun 19

I also have spare stamp cards for JayVik and some spare ribbon badges and lanyards if you need them ^^

Spare ribbon rally badges and lanyards also available from my table, courtesy of Skuldworks.

Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Jun 19

Hello @sunnyconanimeexpo.com, I am all set up and ready to go! Little reminder that I'm also taking part in the Ribbon Rally and JayVik rally, so let me know if you're taking part. Hope everyone has an excellent weekend. 🥰 #sunnycon2026 #jayvik #FFXIVArt #residentevil #RyuuzaArt

My table with all my available t-shirts, prints, books, pins, charms and live commissions.

My signs for the Ribbon Rally (featuring my "Terrible Final Fantasy Men Appreciator" and Resident Evil typewriter designs) and the JayVik stamp rally. £5 minimum purchase for each.

Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Jun 15

#TenchiMuyo and #NeonGenesisEvangelion pins & keychains are now in my shop! Also updated my headshot commission listing. I'm still pledging at least 10% of all orders to Oswestry Pride and Birmingham LGBT for #PrideMonth, so please consider ordering or tipping. 💖 ko-fi.com/ryuuza/shop #ryuuzaart

Promo image of my Tenchi Muyo pin and keychain designs. Characters included are Tenchi, Ryoko and Ryo-ohki, Ayeka, Sasami, Washu and Mihoshi. Text reads: "Ryuuza. Acrylic pins - £6 each or 2 for £10. Keychains - £8 each."

Promo image of my Neon Genesis Evangelion pin and keychain designs. Characters included are Rei, Shinji, Asuka, Kaworu, Misato, Kensuke, Hikari and Toji. Text reads: "Ryuuza. Acrylic pins - £6 each or 2 for £10. Keychains - £8 each."

Promo image for my Pride month 2026 donation drive for Oswestry Pride and Birmingham LGBT Centre.
Text reads:
"Ryuuza. PRIDE AND FURY.
Pride Month 2026. 50% of Pride merch sales and 10% of all others from my Ko-fi shop, tips included, will be donated to Oswestry Pride and Birmingham LGBT Centre this June!
Ko-fi. www.ko-fi.com/ryuuza (my shop link)."
The pictures to the left are of my four Pride Fury t-shirts (various designs featuring a Fury cartoon character - Pride flag, trans, autism and an anti-AI design "pick up a pencil and draw!").
The pictures underneath feature all my "Pom Pride" Final Fantasy moogle mini-charms, with 18 different pride flag themes.

Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Jun 12

New things for @sunnyconanimeexpo.com 2026! I'm also in the Ribbon Rally (sunnyconribbonrally.carrd.co) & JayVik stamp rally with @lemonmangoes.bsky.social and @teahermitcomics.bsky.social. Taking live commissions as usual & 10% of all sales will go to charity. See you there! 💖 #sunnycon #ryuuzaart

Promo image for my SunnyCon 2026 table.
Text reads:
"Ryuuza at SunnyCon Anime Expo. New for 2026."

Left:
The images are of some of the new things I'll have for sale, from Gachiakuta, Final Fantasy, Tenchi Muyo, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Arcane (Jayce and Viktor), Undertale, Kaya-chan Isn't Scary, The Apothecary Diaries and my line of Pride merch.

Acrylic pins. £6 each or £10 for 2. Designs from Gachiakuta, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Tenchi Muyo and The Apothecary Diaries.

Left:
Charms and keychains. Single sided £8, double sided £10. Designs from Gachiakuta, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Tenchi Muyo, The Apothecary Diaries and Kaya-chan Isn't Scary.

Right:
A4 Prints. £5 each or £12 for 3.
Featured prints are of Jayce and Viktor from League of Legends: Arcane, Zidane and Vivi from Final Fantasy IX and the cast of Undertale.
Books. £10 each or £20 with an ink sketch.
Featured book is "A Place to Call Home", a Final Fantasy IX sketchbook.

Left:
T-shirts. £25 each, £45 for 2.
Featured designs are Ultimecia from Final Fantasy VIII, Ardyn from Final Fantasy XV, Kuja from Final Fantasy IX, and my own "Pride and Fury" original.

Right:
The SunnyCon Ribbon Rally.
The ribbon designs you can get from my table are "Terrible Final Fantasy Men Appreciator" and the Resident Evil typewriter with "Will you save your progress? Yes / No".
My milestone ribbon design is "SunnyCon - The Trouble With Ribbons", with the SunnyCon mascot and Bear the dog, on board the Starship Enterprise.
http://sunnyconribbonrally.carrd.co for more info and all traders taking part.
The JayVik Stamp Rally. With Lemon Mango Draws (T12) amd Teahermit (T11). My prize bag contribution is a rainbow holo foil pin of Jayce and Viktor embracing in their final scene of Arcane. Visit any of us during the SunnyCon weekend for more info and a stamp card!
£5 minimum spend each for both ribbon designs and my stamp for the JayVik rally.

Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Apr 30

Dusting off my Picarto to tell you (with my finest phone graphic design skills), that I'll be streaming this evening to celebrate Ardyn's birthday & XV's 10th anniversary year. Wearing the t-shirt I made in celebration - hope to see you there!🙏 picarto.tv/ryuuza #HBDArdyn #FFXV #artstream #ryuuzaart

Crude finger drawn art of Ardyn Izunia, highlighting my stream this evening. Text reads:
" #HBDArdyn - ART STREAM - 30/4/26, 8PM UK TIME - picarto.tv/ryuuza

Photo of me, face cropped out and doing the peace sign, in front of my drawing tablet, , wearing an Ardyn Izunia t-shirt that I designed.

Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Apr 9

A massive thanks to friends old and new who came to my @haruhiconuk.bsky.social table! I had a lovely time and hope to be at the next one. 🥰 As mentioned, 10% of all proceeds went to @stonewalluk.bsky.social, HaruhiCon's chosen charity, and have just made my donation. Absolutely worth it. ❤️

A photo collage for HaruhiCon.
Top - a photo of my table setup, with my banner, shirts, commission info, books, prints, pins and charms on display.
Bottom left - a photo of an OC commission I did on the Saturday (character is an elf with an eye patch, light coloured short hair and a bright blue left eye).
Bottom right - the receipt for my Stonewall UK donation of £40, plus £2.60 covered fees.

Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Apr 3

All set up at @haruhiconuk.bsky.social and excited for tomorrow! Come and find me in the vendor hall - I'm dead centre and two tables down as you come through the doors. ❤️ #haruhicon #lgbtartist #autisticartist #finalfantasyart #soulsborneart #apothecarydiaries #nge #tenchimuyo #ryuuzaart

Photograph of my stall at HaruhiCon, with my banner, t-shirts, pins, charms/ keychains, books, commission info and some prints visible.

HaruhiCon vendor map. There is an arrow pointing to my table from my header at the top, which reads "Ryuuza at HaruhiCon". Entry doors are at the bottom of the map.

Photograph of my table as viewed from the vendor hall entrance doors.

Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Mar 31

Hello my wonderful friends! Been a while, as I've been preparing for @haruhiconuk.bsky.social this Easter weekend. 👀 Here are some of the things I'll have available. I'm also donating 10% of all sales to @stonewalluk.bsky.social, HaruhiCon's chosen charity. Looking forward to it! 💖 #ryuuzaart

Promo image for my HaruhiCon 2026 stall with a selection of my available t-shirt designs (including, Soulsborne, Dandadan, autistic and LGBTQIA pride designs). Text reads: "Ryuuza at HaruhiCon. T-shirts, £25 each or £45 for 2 (limited numbers, from S to 5XL)."

Promo image for my HaruhiCon table, featuring a selection of my pin and keychain/ charm designs (including Neon Genesis Evangelion, Tenchi Muyo and The Apothecary Diaries). Text reads: "Acrylic pins - £6 each or £10 for 2. Keychains/ charms from £8."

Promo image for my HaruhiCon table, featuring a selection of A4 print designs and books (including Psychonauts, Final Fantasy XIV/ Emet-Selch, Final Fantasy IX, Mouthwashing and Soulsborne). Text reads: "A4 Prints - £5 each or £12 for 3. Books - £10 each or £20 with a custom sketch."

Promo image for my HaruhiCon table. Text reads: "10% of all sales this weekend will go to HaruhiCon's chosen charity for 2026, Stonewall UK."

Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Mar 25

Thoughts after getting the platinum for the Fatal Frame II remake. Basically, while I certainly didn't dislike it, I wanted to enjoy it much more than I did. (This is about as spoiler-free as I could make it, given that some of it is about late-game stuff.)

Fatal Frame II remake platinumed, though it was out of spite by the end.
Overall, it was a fairly faithful remake with some interesting additions to the original lore. Graphics were beautifully upgraded too.
I don't know if I'd say I *loved* it, but I suppose I enjoyed it more than not.
What really let the side down was the following gameplay changes:

- I know a lot of people have been complaining about the battle system and it's very easy to say "skill issue", but honestly? As a seasoned Project Zero/ Fatal Frame player, it was too much. This trend of every modern horror game being an action horror has got to stop. It works for Resident Evil, where the majority of the main characters are military and police.
It doesn't for titles like this, where the oppressive atmosphere should be the main focus. Towards the end, there were so many random encounters, it very quickly got stale and, frankly, annoying. I'm glad they quickly patched it so that early game ghosts weren't such damage sponges, but it didn't do much for the sheer number of them - which, by the way, made late-game exploring an absolute slog.

- Speaking of slogs, the camera and charm upgrades. Oh. My. God.
I said I got the platinum out of spite and it was because the completed upgrade trophies were the only two I needed and I'll be damned if I skip two achievements out of fifty.
There were two major problems with this; the comparatively few points you earned for each shot in the remake (when you could easily rack up a per-photo score of 10k with an upgraded camera in the original) and the obscene number of beads you had to collect to upgrade the camera.

This portion of the game could not possibly have been play-tested, at least not to the extent it should have been.
I'm not in the slightest bit kidding when I say the grind for those last two trophies took as long as getting every ending.
If they'd dropped a zero on the cost of everything in the shop, it still would have taken a lot of exploring, but been infinitely more enjoyable. I don't know how many times they were expecting people to want to play through, but you should absolutely have been able to get all the upgrades by the time you achieved the last ending.

- Exploration and side quests could have done with a lot more tightening. A few of them were locked behind completing other quests, with the final one requiring *all* other side quests to be completed, so there was a lot of running from one end of the village to the other, for no real reason. There's always been backtracking in this series, just not to this extent. A minor complaint compared to the above, but just added to the frustration and boredom.

I guess this is to be expected from a developer that's known for making "difficult" games, but there was a noticeable portion of players who were new to the series and a lot of comments saying they were initially put off by the gameplay. if they plan to remake 1 and 3, I hope they give serious consideration to dropping the tedious grinding and backtracking from this one.

Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Mar 23

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Talking about the anime "Kaya-chan Isn't Scary" with the Mr Incredible meme template:
- top row, with him looking normal and smiling, text reads "Kaya-chan at
the beginning".
- bottom row, with him in high contrast black and white, looking soul-destroyed, text reads "Kaya-chan after
11 episodes".

Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Feb 14

Thank you all so much for an incredible first day at @kupocon.com Megapom! I can't tell you all how grateful I am and how happy you've made me. See you all again tomorrow. 💕 #Kupocon #finalfantasyart

Photos of my stall setup at Kupocon Megapom - with Final Fantasy themed shirts, prints, books, charms, pins and stickers. The last photo is of the first commission taken this weekend, Rinoa Heartily from Final Fantasy VIII in her SeeD Ball dress.

Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Feb 9

Hey #Kupocon folks! Here are all the new things I'll have at Megapom this weekend, alongside all my previous prints, books, shirts, charms, pins and stickers. I'll be taking live commissions too. Look forward to seeing you there! 💕 @kupocon.com #ffviii #ffix #ffxv #moogles #ryuuzaart

Banner reads: "Ryuuza at Kupocon - new for Megapom."
Left side - thumbnails of all my new merch, including shirts, book, print and pins.
Right side - t-shirt designs, featuring Ultimecia (Final Fantasy VIII), Ardyn Izunia (Final Fantasy XV) and Kuja (Final Fantasy IX). Text reads: "T-shirts (sizes S to 5XL available). £25 each or £45 for 2."

Left - Final Fantasy VIII character pin designs. Text reads: "Acrylic pins. £6 each, £10 for 2 or £50 for the complete VIII set."
Right - The cover of my Final Fantasy IX sketchbook, A Place to Call Home, with selected pages and postcard print design featured next to it. Text reads: "Books. Copies of A Place To Call Home come with a free postcard print! £10 or £20 with inner cover sketch."

Left - My new Final Fantasy IX print, featuring Zidane visiting the Black Mage Village cemetery, after the end of the story. Text reads: "A4 prints. £5 each or £12 for 3."
Right - Examples of two Moogle portrait commissions. Text reads: "Moogle portraits. To celebrate Kupocon's 10th anniversary, throughout 2026, I'll be doing Moogle themed portraits of Kupocon-goers. 100% free! Just bring your lovely selves along for a photo.

Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Dec 25

MERRY CRIMMIS! Hope everyone has an excellent day, whether you celebrate or have other plans. ❤️ This year's gift to my supporters is a sneak peek at the first round of merch I'm creating for Kupocon Megapom (and my shop afterwards). 👀 patreon.com/ryuuza ko-fi.com/ryuuza #ffviii #ffxv #ryuuzaart

Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Dec 18

Emergency t-shirt test run from www.tshirtstudio.com has arrived! Thoughts and pictures below. :D

Screenshot of a Facebook text post.
It reads:
"I used T-Shirt Studio based in Swindon, as they seemed to have the best availability and also best reviews for both quality and customer service, out of my shortlist.

- For FotL 150 shirts, it came out at about £11 per unit for under 15 shirts and because it's DTG printing, there's no minimum order. They do have more budget options, but I went with "better the devil you know". XD

- No digital proof, but there's an onsite designer tool, so wasn't really needed.

- First feel is that the print quality is decent! As I'd expect from digital, it has very crisp lines. Not as nice feeling as screen print, but it's a good halfway point between that and vinyl (which tends to feel quite plasticky). Probably still wouldn't risk tumble drying though.

- Colour match is good too, especially given that I uploaded transparent PNGs.

- Overall, good impressions for a first run! I ordered them on Sunday evening with the express service at an extra £14, which was well worth it to get them before Christmas."

Photo of my Final Fantasy VII Sephiroth and Final Fantasy IX Kuja designs, printed digital onto white t-shirts.

Closeup of my Final Fantasy IX Kuja shirt design, in digital print on a white tee.

Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Dec 15

Calling #FinalFantasyIX fans: Become a £5/month supporter, or spend £10 in my shop before 31st December 2025 and choose your favourite scene to be drawn for my 25th anniversary book "A Place To Call Home". Please share far and wide. ❤️ www.patreon.com/posts/145920... ko-fi.com/ryuuza #ffix #ryuuzaart

Promo image for my Final Fantasy IX supporter campaign, where you can choose your favourite scene to be drawn.
The sketch in the bottom right is of Vivi with chocobo chick Bobby Corwen.
The text reads:
"A PLACE TO CALL HOME"
A Final Fantasy IX 25th aniversary celebration.
To all Patrons and Ko-fi supporters!
Anyone pledging £5 per month, or making a minimum £10 shop order by 31/12/25 can choose their favourite scene for
the upcoming book!
www.patreon.com/ryuuza
www.ko-fi.com/ryuuza
."

Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Dec 13

We got a nice, new fishing rod toy to give our cat on Christmas morning and she is currently playing with... an allen key.

Photo of my black and white cat, patting an allen key around the carpet. She's next to a green chair and footstool.

Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Dec 10

SUCCESS! Though 20 boosters and not a single other Emet or Ardyn card to be found. I think I used up all my luck on this one. 😂

Picture of the Hythlodaeus and Emet-Selch "Third Seat" rainbow promo card from the Magic The Gathering: Final Fantasy Chocobo boxset (Japanese copy).
As with the other Chocobo promos, you can faintly see the holographic chocobo tracks running across it.

Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Nov 7

NO NO NO NO NO NO STRIPE THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE IDEA Why the hell would *anyone* want to remove human input from the dispute process?! Least of all PAY EXTRA for the privilege?! Immediately logged in and switched this nonsense off. Read the damn room.

An email from Stripe. It reads:
"Hello,
We're excited to share that you'll get early access to Smart Disputes, starting in November 2025. We'll automatically enable this new product on your account Ryuuza. Smart Disputes will help you save time managing eligible disputes on card transactions and recover revenue – with no action needed from you.

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Only pay when you win:
If you win a dispute using Smart Disputes, you'll pay 30% of the recovered disputed amount. If you don't win, then no fees for Smart Disputes apply. The fee for receiving a dispute still applies to all disputes, including ones countered with Smart Disputes.

How to turn off auto-submission:
If you don't want to use Smart Disputes, then you can turn off auto-submission in your Dashboard. If you opt out, you can still manually submit evidence generated by Smart Disputes once it is enabled for your account.

If you have questions or would like to manage or close your account, please visit our support site – we're here to help.
– The Stripe team."

Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Nov 7

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My black and white cat watching a videogame cat on my TV.
(We have low lighting in here, so her black parts are a little tricky to make out.)

Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Nov 2

DIVILMENT

My black and white cat, caught wrapping herself around a footstool and attacking the legs.

The same cat, letting go of the footstool and trying to deny everything.

Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Oct 31

#IXtober day 31: "How did you survive...?" "I didn't have a choice. I had to live. I wanted to come home to you." #drawtober #ffix #FinalFantasyIX #RyuuzaArt

Digital black and white ink sketch of a scene from Final Fantasy IX. Garnet and Zidane are reunited, after Zidane was thought to have died during the escape from Memoria.

Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Oct 30

#IXtober day 30: "Why defy your fate? Is the will to live that powerful...?" #drawtober #ffix #FinalFantasyIX #RyuuzaArt

Digital black and white ink sketch of a scene from Final Fantasy IX. The eight heroes (silhouetted in the foreground) face off against Necron, the final boss and personification of death and despair.

Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Oct 29

#IXtober day 29: The Dark Messenger #drawtober #ffix #FinalFantasyIX #RyuuzaArt

Digital black and white ink sketch of a scene from Final Fantasy IX. Once they reach the crystal, the party (represented by Zidane in the foreground) faces off against Trance Kuja.

Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Oct 28

#IXtober day 28: Memoria #drawtober #FFIX #FinalFantasyIX #RyuuzaArt

Digital black and white ink sketch of a scene from Final Fantasy IX. The party (Amarant, Eiko, Vivi, Zidane, Garnet, Steiner, Freya and Quina) stand facing the entrance to Memoria, the final dungeon.

Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Oct 27

#IXtober day 27 "I won't let this world exist without me!" #drawtober #ffix #FinalFantasyIX #RyuuzaArt

Digital black and white ink sketch of a scene from Final Fantasy IX. Kuja, now in his Trance form, begins his destruction of Terra.

Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Oct 26

#IXtober day 26: "You're not alone!" #drawtober #ffix #FinalFantasyIX #RyuuzaArt

Digital black and white ink sketch, themed around Final Fantasy IX. Zidane has just discovered his origins as a Terran genome and the other party members rally round him; Garnet (with her hand on Zidane's shoulder), Vivi, Eiko, Quina, Steiner, Freya and Amarant (turned away, trying to look aloof).
In the background, Garland, Zidane's creator, is silhouetted and facing away.

Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Oct 25

#IXtober day 25: Journey to Terra. #drawtober #ffix #FinalFantasyIX #RyuuzaArt

Digital black and white ink sketch, themed around Final Fantasy IX. The party's airship travels over the sea to Terra's entrance portal. In the background, are the four shrine guardians (Fire: Marilith, Earth: Lich, Wind: Tiamat and Water: Kraken), who the party had to defeat in order to unlock the portal's seal.

Ryuuza - Pride donation sale!@ryuuza· Oct 24

#IXtober day 24: "Remember the way I was... for me." #drawtober #ffix #FinalFantasyIX #RyuuzaArt