Making this post to serve as an Artist/VTuber Introduction for myself. As well as share one more update for 2024. I’ll add this at the bottom of Future News Posts to not bury this, and so I can start using the NG News Posts more casually again. Anyway without further ado:

Hello! I am Devilman Shotokan, an aspiring Indie Artist and soon-to-be VTuber. I specialize in Traditional Illustration, but I also enjoy Creative and Analytical Writing. I’ve also been expanding the mediums I play around in. I’m a Demonic Reploid who’s Designed for Combat but Obsessed with Creation. Most tend to either call me Devilman or Shoto, either is fine by me. As well as Ray (Maybe. I Need To Think On That One A Bit). I’ve got a Deep Love for Art, the mediums I love most being Video Games, Animation, Film, Music, and Books/Comics. I try not to tie myself down with Genres too much, but I do have my Preferences which can be apparent. I Love Superheroes, Horror, Cartoons, and other Expressive Subjects like that. But do like more Down-to-Earth Stuff as well. I also enjoy studying Science, History, Art Culture, and Mythology. I’m always focused on my Art before any Streaming endeavors. But I do plan on balancing that out a bit more since Streaming is not only a Good Chance to have productive Downtime, but is a Great Way to connect to others and learn a bit more about the World.

Newgrounds is my Artistic Home Base. But DeviantArt is becoming a Close Second quickly. I Love Exploring both Wholesome and Edgy Subject-Matter, often appreciating Art that blends the Two the most. I don’t Stream yet. But I plan to on Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, and any place that catches my Eye. I’ll add links to my Art Socials underneath this soon, and Edit this post to add more in the Future.

LinkLog (If Linktree Wasn’t A Paid Service):

Main Twitter:

https://x.com/cyberneticshot1

DeviantArt:

https://www.deviantart.com/thedevilmansden

Substack:

https://substack.com/@devilmandiaries2

SFW Twitter:

https://x.com/dendevilmans

NSFW Twitter:

https://x.com/devildungeons

Bluesky (Not Twitter):

https://bsky.app/profile/devilmanshotokan.bsky.social

I plan to spend more balanced amounts of Time here and at the others from now on. But I spend a lot of Time on Twitter since despite its deserved reputation it still can be a Great Source of Interaction and Information. So if you’d like to see me Brain Dump about whatever, that’s the Best Place. I’ve also got a SFW and NSFW Alt there if you’d like to cater the Intensity of the Content you’d see from me. Newgrounds and DeviantArt are MUCH better for Artistic Curation/Filtration tho. So if you’re only interested in my Art those are your Best Bets.

On a more Real World Note, I have the condition known as CMT (Charcot-Marie-Tooth. Not Country Music Television). It’s a form of both Muscular Dystrophy and a Neurological Disorder, it also affects my Immune System to a degree. I am very fortunate to have a variation of the Condition that leaves me pretty much Able-Bodied, Martial Arts and Swimming being my Best Forms of Exercise to Combat the Muscular Degeneration (Fortunately I Can Also Build Muscle Fast Which Helps). However, even though it’s been nearly a decade since; it did lead to me suffering from a Week of Strokes/Seizures back in 2015. I’m also a Soul who’s seen a lot in its Time. But despite some of the Harrowing Shit I’ve been through, some which No Person should Suffer. This World has shown me more Kindness than not. So since I was Young, I figured being an Artist/Entertainer would be the Best Way I could contribute to Humanity without getting in it’s way. Since I could help inspire those more Practically Useful than myself while doing what I can in my own Life. The Last Few Years I’ve had to come to terms with a lot, and felt the grip of Insanity in the process. But 2024 has been a Year of Healing and getting back on Track. Despite it’s own difficulties at times.

Here’s a few more things from my “Pin Prime” on Twitter to inform ya’ll about me. And a News Post about this Year that includes an Earlier Post detailing the Plans I have for the Foreseeable Future.

https://cyberneticshotokan.newgrounds.com/news/post/1486158

• If I Retweet/Share your Work and you'd rather I not, just let me know and I'll take it down soon after.

Figured now that I'm sharing Music/Other’s Creations on my Socials I should be clear on that.

I don't have the Tools I Want for Streaming yet.

But when I do expect these kinda Streams:

• Gaming

• Watchalongs

• DJ/Music Sharing Vibe Zones

• Creative Work Streams

• Storytelling Streams

• Interviews?

• News Streams?

• TTRPG Streams

• Content Warning: The Beware of Content isn't just to sound Cute. If you follow, we’ll frankly expect Horrific and Explicit Material. I won't retweet anything Hyper Lewd/Hyper Gory except in October for Spooky Season.

• I believe that Anyone should make Any Art they desire. I have things I don't like Subject-Wise but l will not Demonize you unless your Personality/Demeanor/Conduct is Condemnable. And while I don't want a Hivemind of Followers I hope you all can do the same.

• Furthermore I do not like Policing Jokes or Art. At all if I can help it. But if you’re going for straight-up Harassment get the Fuck out of here. Having Heated Debates is one thing, Harassment’s another.

• That said: I do not believe a Block should be a Forever Thing. Not that I'll make a habit of reversing blocks, but I don't like the Idea of Permanently Burning Bridges.

• For an actual list of what to expect for Content to be Wary Of, from myself and people I follow:

• Bloody Gory Horror

• Extreme Sexual Content

• Political Expression/Exploration

• This isn't technically my NSFW Account, or a Political/Drama Focused Space. But I don’t like Restriction.

• VTubing-Related Concerns: I may be very interested in it, and open to RP (When TTRPG Is Involved) as well as having Lore I'm building quietly. But I'm not playing into a Character with my VTubing Endeavors. It's more for an Avatar to have.

• As of November 29, 2024; I’m still in Pre-Debut VTweeter phase. But I plan to start Streaming within 2025. And am close to being done with Preparations.

• Figured I'd put this here for Future Reference: I go by Eastern Standard Time, in the U.S.

• I am not in a position to pay for Commissions right now, nor getting paid for my own services. I just learned I can Donate on Streams without fucking up my Disability. Maybe. But that mostly goes towards Necessities/Bills. Merch is an Easy Buy tho. This should be resolved sometime in 2025.

• One Thing I really want to do is start doing Reviews on Indie Art and Artists. Especially for Games and Animation. Because there's so much out there that's Underrated. And given how unappreciated these Mediums I Love still are, I want to do my part to aid changing that.

• I'm not looking to foster a Community but a Vibe. One that can swap back and forth from talking about Cutesy Shit, Edgy/Risqué Shit, or Serious Shit whenever. Not interested in policing Followers or Callouts too. At least not really for the latter.

• I have to deal with Health Issues, and bouts of PTSD. So forgive me if I disappear at Times, go on unhinged rants, or frankly discuss either. I'm avoiding that nowadays but this Decades seen both get worse. Tho in 2024 my Mentality has Restabilized quite a bit so that's a Plus.

• I’m getting more open to taking Art Requests. It'll be a Good Way to practice discipline with my Art and warmup for Commissions. I'll apply the same rules I'm cooking tor Comms. 4-8 a month. First come First serve. Maybe 2-4 at a time will be a better start tho. Currently Crafting a TOS/Comm Sheet.

• My DMs are always open to chat, Business or Casual. A big part of my reason for making Art Socials is to talk to others and learn perspectives. I can also be Flirty and Affectionate. But I’m not looking for Relationships.

I’ll edit this to add things like Schedules and Links in the Future. Maybe I’ll add some of my Favorite Art/Writing as a sampler too. But for now that’s really all you need to know about me. Enjoy your stay in The Devilman’s Den!

Now for an Update for Winter 2024-2025.

I have done SO much work this Year. And it’s all been very fulfilling, but exhausting. So I’m slowing down my Art Output considerably until sometime after New Year’s. Not Stopping, just slowing down for more R and R; as well as time for Winter Chores, Holidays, and Family. My October and November were pretty good all around. But hectic too. At Times, devastating. I’m still holding out a bit of Hope. But, my Childhood Cat I’ve had for more than a Decade has been gone for a Month now. He’s done this before, but he may have also decided it was his time. And went on One More Adventure. Unfortunately, Death has been a part of my Life since I was Young. It never gets easier to lose Loved Ones, it may hurt quicker which is easier in a way. But still Hurts Intensely all the same. It’s starting to subside, but another part of the reason I’m slowing down until after New Year’s is to spend more time with my Loved Ones. Because I’ve been working very hard even before I started my Art Career. Apologies for this to end on a bit of a Sad Note for now. But I did spend a lot of time with him and my Family this Summer too. And he was Happy before he left. And if he is truly gone, he at least left doing what he Loved. Adventuring. May we all have such Good Ends.

Anyway thus concludes this News Post. I’ll link this at the Bottom of each Future Post. Because I want to use these more Casually like I used to again, while still using them to Inform Ya’ll. I Hope you had a Good Thanksgiving. Even if you don’t Celebrate.

Here’s to a Happy Holidays, and New Year!

Devilman Shotokan, Signing Off.

I’ll take Time to Work, but we’re rolling into the Holiday Season FAST. So until after Christmas I’ll be slowing down quite considerably on Drawing at least. But I’ll be hanging around Socials more.

I know some of you probably don’t care about Thanksgiving,and those who do might be nervous seeing some Family given there’s still a lot of Tension after the Election; but I hope that even if you decide you can’t reconcile those differences that you can find some Respite that day.

Thanksgiving tends to have a bad connotation to it nowadays and it’s not unwarranted to think of it like that. But I like to see it as a time of Preparation and Appreciation. Preparing for the Winter and the coming year while taking time to appreciate where you’re at in Life. And to start Opening your Heart to spread some Kindness during Winter, which is a time that can be Tough for a lot of reasons for people. Not overextending, just taking the Time to kind of share Good Will that’s been shown to you onto others. So that Good Will spreads as far as it can.

Anyway I’ll not ramble. Like I said, Art at least is going to significantly slow down until after Christmas. After then I’ll also write a News Post that’ll serve a few different purposes, but mainly as an Artist Introduction I’ll link on every following post; as well as a New Year’s Resolution/Art Plans List for 2025. Anyway take care of yourselves Chooms.

Currently on Episode 4, Dandadan is the kind of Wild, Crazy Shit I adore. 

Helps that I also grew up with an Interest in Occult and Alien Shit.

But God, This Is The Definition Of Fun!

You bet your Asses I’m drawing the Hell outta these Characters.

Man Rolling Up on Episode 4’s End. I Adore This Shit 😂

Also these Episode Names are just South Park Episode Names and I Love It

Episode 5: “Like, Where Are Your Balls?!”

It’s something I’ve been trying to keep Alive for the past few years, and successfully too. My Competitive Spirit.

But if you need something to Fire You Up and Spark your Competitive Spirit I Highly Recommend these vids. I get So Inspired by stuff like this.

https://youtu.be/Vnxvpv1PWcQ

https://youtu.be/b4Kc1p6Iat8

https://youtu.be/3Kq2hJ0VDWw

Shit’s been Awesome and Wild before the Headline Fight.

POST FIGHT EDIT: Man, it was a Good Fight. Really Good in fact. Mike’s Defense and Endurance was Amazing the whole time, but Jake had that; and Speed. If Mike landed some Devastating Blows then he could’ve had it honestly. But Jake just had Total Control of the Match’s Tempo. I did honestly appreciate that show of Respect at the End from Jake to Mike. But I was hoping he could pull it off. It was a Good Fight tho. I could see this having close to 50/50 Odds but with Jake’s Speed it’d still be in his favor. Mike took that Shit in Stride though.

Oh God and Jake spoiled it a tad by running his Mouth.

I don’t actually dislike the Gratitude shown to the Working Class.

But America’s back my Ass.

Fuck that for now tho. It was a Good Fight on it’s own merits.

Time to get to Work

It’s 5pm, am I actually getting this Ban lifted today or is this another thing that we’re gonna be Wishy Washy about Newgrounds?

(Or You Know, Ya Too Busy Featuring An Artist On Your NGTV Christmas Banner Who Still Has Their TOS-Breaking Smut Up Because It’s Legacy Smut?)

(No Shade To The Artist Of That Banner BTW, I Thought It Was A Great Piece)

Ban should be up Today, tho I still can’t upload Art yet so it’ll likely be later in the Day. I’ll add Art I’ve made in the Ban’s Duration ASAP. Also I’ll be making a News Post soon to serve as an Artist Introduction for Newcomers in the Future. I’ll try to keep it up as the Featured Post, but add it to the Bottom of any Future Post when not replacing it with the Featured. Just a reminder I will be slowing down with Artistic Output a bit during the Winter, but that’s just to Focus Efforts elsewhere like with Winter Chores and the like. I’ve been making New Socials/Art Pages too that I’ll link in the Future. I Love Newgrounds, but that ban was absolute Nonsense and I’m drawing whatever I want. While I constantly see that rule getting me a Ban ignored here, it’s better to make Alts to put anything I think will alert any BS Mod. I’d rather not lose my First Ever Art Social, ya know? It’s why I’ve not really contested the Ban aside from Bitching a bit. Anyway Have A Good One Folks!

This won’t be a long read, but I figured I’d put something written more coherently to stand here until I replace it with another post sometime in 2025.

Firstly here’s my Plans for the Foreseeable Future: https://cyberneticshotokan.newgrounds.com/news/post/1482105

None of these have changed.

But anyway on to the Update. 2024 has been strange. On a personal level it’s been a Year of Healing and getting my Life back on track after 2020 really shook me up for the next few years. And I should have most of my Personal Affairs in order by this time next year if not sooner. But it’s no Secret how Rough this, and the last few years, have been. Especially for Artists. This little ban from Newgrounds was a nice wake up call in disguise, because I’ve been on a similar grind for Years now. Since I dropped out of High School, and honestly before even that. And with various Scary and/or Irritating News Stories of the Week playing out, and me taking time to really think on how the Industry and Art Sphere’s been the last few years. I’ve decided I’m slowing down on Creative Work until sometime in Spring 2025. I’m not quitting, and I have been Working still with some Art ready to share here when the Ban’s lifted Nov 14th. While I’ve come to the conclusion that the Art Sphere’s the best it’s been in Years in many regards, there are many clear and harrowing issues within. There were Significant Events in 2020 that reignited my Depression Hardcore, after I had felt resolute in 2019. Some in my personal life, others in the wider world. And 2019 already had it’s own troubles. I Hate how many of these News Posts have been about trying to come to terms with stuff only for New, Similar Stuff to play out.

But there have been Great Things in the past few years as well. And now that I’m not drowning in PTSD-Fueled Manic Depression as much, nor do I feel as pressured to figure stuff out despite it after getting a lot done in these few years (This One Especially). I need to really take time to try and Appreciate all the Good of these years. While not forgetting the Bad.

So yeah, this is my Final Update of 2024. I’ll probably make some Happy Holidays Posts for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Honestly just making more casual News Posts here like I have in the Past sounds like a lot of Fun. But for now this will stand to represent my current mindset on things until I make something more Formal for Informing ya’ll about Set and Future Plans. For now, if you’d like to hear from me Near Daily my Twitter’s an option. Tho I do plan to spend more time here to help in Reappreciating Art. I’ve also made a BlueSky I plan to visit more alongside branching out to others.

Thanks for all the Kindness and Fun Conversations had here. I hope to show more Appreciation for that without being a Suck Up about it. Happy Holidays Everyone, I wish us all a Good New Year!

Happy Halloween Bitches! Enjoy the Spooks!

Here’s some choice cuts of some Pics I took today at Spirit Halloween. I could Live in that Damn Place ☺️

I could post a lot more, ‘cause I took a ton. I might do that later honestly. Anyway Have Fun!

Check Previous Posts if you’re looking for Updates on my Plans for the Rest of the Year.