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BugMangaka @bugmangaka.bsky.social · 1d

Character design I did for school reusing the harpy idea from my first piece! I never got a clean reference sheet done, but this is Meeli! She is a young harpy with a deformed wing.
#harpycharacter #fanart #pencilsketch #fantasyart #characterdesign #charactersheet

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BugMangaka @bugmangaka.bsky.social · 4d

#Cringetober days 10 & 11!!

#drstone #dcst #xenohoustonwingfield #drxeno #fanart #digitalsketch #cringetober2025 #octoberdrawingchallenge #crossover #pokemon #megagardevoir #suika #suikadcst

A digital greyscale sketch for the prompt "unnecessarily complex." Suika from Dr Stone looks confused, squinting as she holds wrinkled pieces of paper, looking at a complicated diagram for how to create revival fluid. Suika's helmet is broken, leaving only the bottom watermelon rind around her neck.

A digital greyscale sketch for the prompt "crossover." Dr Xeno from Dr Stone elegantly stretches out his arms in a dancing motion, smiling and looking down at a shiny mega gardevoir, who is doing the same dancing motion in the opposite direction.

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BugMangaka @bugmangaka.bsky.social · 4d

#Cringetober Days 6-9!!

#drstone #dcst #xenohoustonwingfield #drxeno #fanart #digitalsketch #cringetober2025 #octoberdrawingchallenge #senkuishigami #asagirigen #lunawright #deltarune #ralsei

A digital greyscale sketch for the prompt "Musical." Xeno from Dr. Stone is flamboyantly singing lyrics from Wicked's "Wonderful" with his eyes closed, one arm outstretched, and his other clawed hand gripping Gen's head as Gen watches nervously. Xeno sings the lyrics, "A man's called a traitor- or a liberator! A rich man's a thief- or philanthropist. Is one a crusader? Or ruthless invader? It's all in which label is able to persist. There are precious few at ease with moral ambiguities... So we act as though they don't exist!"

A digital greyscale sketch for the prompt "Anime." A chibi Senku Ishigami from Dr Stone wearing his new outfit clenches one fist and yells "We're just getting started... Get Excited!"

A digital greyscale sketch for the promp "core aesthetic." Luna Wright from Dr Stone dreamily imagines herself in a cottagecore dress serving pie to Senku, who is unrealistically rendered in a shoujo art style. The imaginary Senku is saying, "You're so capable and cool, girl."

A digital greyscale sketch for the prompt "Indie Game." Ralsei from Deltarune, not wearing his hat, stands cutely with one leg raised.

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BugMangaka @bugmangaka.bsky.social · 7d

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Days 4-5 of #cringetober!
#drstone #dcst #fanart #digitalsketch #cringetober2025 #octoberdrawingchallenge #stanxeno #xeno #stanleysnyder #OC #fursona

A digital greyscale sketch for the prompt "fursona." The artist's sona, Bug, wears an ink-covered apron and holds a breyer, winking and making a peace sign as they say in big bubble letters "Hello print department! Nice to finally meet ya!"

A digital greyscale sketch for the prompt "Favorite cliche." Xeno and Stan are high schoolers sitting at a desk with math homework laid out. Xeno tucks his hair behind his ear and says, "Sigh... very well. I guess I have to help you with your homework again." Stan looks at him dreamily with hearts above his head and both of them are blushing. Text in parenthesis next to the art says "nerd x jock."

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BugMangaka @bugmangaka.bsky.social · 7d

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I'M DOING #CRINGETOBER AGAIN BABEY IM GONNA MAKE IT!! Here's days 1-3!
#drstone #dcst #fanart #digitalsketch #cringetober2025 #octoberdrawingchallenge #ryusuinanami #chrome #chromedcst #senkuishigami #asagirigen #byakuyaishigami

A greyscale digital sketch for the prompt "overpowered." The petrified statues of Ryusui, Senku, and Chrome are standing side by side as the medusa floats above them. All of their clothes are torn, and both Senku and Ryusui have bullet holes in their chests with blood on their clothes.

A greyscale digital sketch for the prompt "weird colors." Gen nervously asks Senku "Um.. dear Senku, have you ever noticed how unnatural your hair is?" while picturing a leek in his head. Senku cleans his ear with his pinky and responds, "You're one to talk."

A greyscale digital sketch for the prompt "chibi art." A chibi styled Byakuya proudly holds up a baby Senku, who is sticking out his tongue. Text pointing to the art says, "this is just my regular art style for Dr. Stone lol."

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BugMangaka @bugmangaka.bsky.social · 8d

I made a fankids AU: here are Xeno and Stan's twin daughters, Clarity and Tenacity, named them after two runner-up names in the 2020 Mars Rover naming competition. Xeno is trans and the one that had them.
#drstone #dcst #stanxeno #transxeno #xenohoustonwingfield #drxeno #fankids #dcstAU #drstoneAU

A scanned pencil drawing of Xeno from Dr Stone sitting cross-legged in his throne, looking at his gloved hand and smiling softly as he stretches his claws in front of him. In his lap are two babies, one is sucking on her fist while the other is reaching out towards his outstretched hand.

A reference sheet for the babies Clarity and Tenacity. They are sitting and looking away from each other. Text above them says "Xeno and Stanley's Twin Girls." Text pointing towards Tenacity says "Tennie, older twin, hair tuft points up." Text pointing towards Clarity says "Clara, younger twin, hair tuft points down." Underneath them, text says, "Tennie Tenacity Diego Snyder-Wingfield and Clara Clarity Francisco Snyder-Wingfield. Xeno and Stanley kept their own last names even after marriage, but their kids inherited both names. Diego is for San Diego, where Stanley was stationed in the marine corps. Francisco is for San Francisco, where Xeno and Stanley revived. Both have Xeno's silver hair and black eyes."

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BugMangaka @bugmangaka.bsky.social · 26d

thank you! <3

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BugMangaka @bugmangaka.bsky.social · Sep 12

This was my first illustration assignment for the semester! I had to draw an illustration with the keywords: Daisy Ridley, musical, fantasy setting, and jetpack.
#digitalart #digitalart #illustrationart #posterart #posterillustration #movieconcept #fantasyart #harpycharacter #jackalopecharacter

A digital illustration of a harpy girl with white feathered legs and brown feathers on her wing and tail sitting on a tree stump surrounded by green foliage. Her right wing is missing most of its feathers. She is wearing aviator goggles and a steampunk-style jetpack with yellow mushrooms sticking out of it as she looks up towards the sky at the sillouettes of three birds flying up above. She is holding a dopey-looking jackalope with goofy fangs to her chest.

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BugMangaka @bugmangaka.bsky.social · Sep 8

LMAO I was calling friends late at night and right before I passed out one of them said this in Senku's voice and it made me laugh I made it into a sketch and I needed something to draw during class and finished it. You're welcome <3
#drstone #dcst #senku #ishigamisenku #senkuishigami #fanart

A scanned pencil sketch of Senku from Dr. Stone with his arm rolling up his sleeve. He looks at the viewer excitedly with text bubbles exclaiming, "Heh heh... Yeah, that's right. We're gonna use the power of science to revive humanity and all modern media... and that includes Skibidi Toilet! Get excited!"

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BugMangaka @bugmangaka.bsky.social · Sep 5

Here's a comic I made during my first class of the school year last week…. Yes I was late on my first day. And very very sweaty from running 😔
#artsona #inkcomic #autobiographicalcomics #bugcharacter #artschoolcomic #artschool

BugMangaka @bugmangaka.bsky.social · Sep 5

thank you! <3

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BugMangaka @bugmangaka.bsky.social · Sep 2

"Be my knight, Stan!"

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO STANLEY SNYDER!!!!! He may have killed a few people and made me ugly cry but he's really really hot and gay so it's okay I forgive him <3
#drstone #dcst #xenohoustonwingfield #drxeno #fanart #digitalsketch #stanleysnyder #stanxeno #characterbirthday

A greyscale chibi-style drawing of Xeno and Stanley from Dr Stone. Xeno is standing on the left with sparkling eyes and his arms outstretched, excitedly talking to Stanley, who is on the right. There are sparkles around Xeno and a speech bubble above his head depicting Xeno in a princess dress holding onto Stan as they ride a horse in front of the silhouette of a castle. Stanley is standing with one hand on his hip, and the other holding a cigarette. He has a small speech bubble containing hearts next to him.

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BugMangaka @bugmangaka.bsky.social · Sep 2

CUUUTE CUUUUTE YOU DID THIS SO FAST AND JUST IN TIME YOURE THE BEST FLOOF

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BugMangaka @bugmangaka.bsky.social · Aug 30

My friend encouraged me to make a neocities blog and I finally did! I used Zonelets. I like it and I'm having fun! This is purely personal where I'll share my collections, data archival work, and comic annotations! acetrainerbug.neocities.org
#webweaving #drstone #collecting #neocities #pokemon

A screenshot of the home page of Bug's neocities blog.

A screenshot of a post from Bug's neocities blog showing annotations for the manga Dr. Stone.

A screenshot of another part of a post from Bug's neocities blog showing annotations for the manga Dr. Stone.

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BugMangaka @bugmangaka.bsky.social · Aug 21

Drawpile sketch of Xeno… I don't think I'm capable of drawing him without those feminine-ass hips bro why does he look like that
#drstone #dcst #xenohoustonwingfield #drxeno #fanart #digitalsketch

A greyscale digital sketch of Xeno Houston Wingfield from Dr Stone from the waist up. His brows are furrowed and he is pouting, with both hands on his hips.

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BugMangaka @bugmangaka.bsky.social · Aug 21

Shirt design idea
#artsona #inkcomic #autobiographicalcomics #bugcharacter

A black and white ink drawing of Bug lounging on their side, one arm resting on a bent knee. They wear only a baggy tee-shirt and some underwear. They look to the side, blushing and smiling. Large, bold text above and below them says "Alone on a Friday night? Heh... me too do you wanna hop on VC".

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BugMangaka @bugmangaka.bsky.social · Aug 21

Every time I start a new journal/sketchbook I draw something on the introductory page that represents whatever era I feel my work is in. Here I'm in my testosterone era!
#artsona #autobiographicalcomics #bugcharacter #pencilsketch #transgenderart #ftmartwork

A sketch of Bug standing in an empty space, wearing shorts and a sports bra. In one hand they hold a bottle of testosterone gel, the other having a plastic glove on it as he rubs it into his side. He looks down at his side as he does this, blepping slightly as he does.

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BugMangaka @bugmangaka.bsky.social · Aug 21

Recent family events have shaken things up. It's gotten me thinking about mortality and fear I have for the people I love. It's far, far harder on others than it has been on me, but I cannot lie and say it has left me unaffected.
#artsona #autobiographicalcomics #bugcharacter #pencilsketch

A sketch of Bug sitting on an unseen prop. She wears a romper and a sweater-jacket. She looks up, worried, arms crossed and a book on one hand, with her tail wrapping around her. She thinks, "It's all ahead of me. All my grief is ahead of me."

BugMangaka @bugmangaka.bsky.social · Aug 21

I fear I may be obsessed... hopefully that means I finally get good at drawing humans LOL
#drstone #dcst #stanxeno #xenohoustonwingfield #drxeno #stanleysnyder #fanart #pencilsketch

A sketch of Dr. Xeno and Stanley Snyder from Dr. Stone. They are holding onto each other, with Xeno's hands on Stanley's shoulders and Stanley's hands on Xeno's sides. Xeno, whose face is covered in kiss marks, smiles and talks excitedly about something. An arrow pointing at him has text explaining "talking about an experiment that could get himself killed". Stanley, on the other hand, frowns as he sweats with worry. An arrow pointing at him has text explaining "was making out two seconds ago and the whiplash is going to give him a heart attack".

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BugMangaka @bugmangaka.bsky.social · Aug 21

Photos from Anime Ohio! had a BLAST, and so many people recognized Xeno!! They also loved the paddle fan 😂 I had a lot of fun taking silly photos too (we went to Dollar Tree to get the rope LMAO)
#drstone #dcst #xenohoustonwingfield #drxeno #animeohio #animeconvention #drxenocosplay #xenocosplay

Two photos of the artist cosplaying as Dr. Xeno from Dr. Stone. The first is a full-body photo of the artist smiling as he rests his right (our left) hand on his hip, his other hand being posed in a way where the middle finger/claw crosses over the index finger/claw. The second photo is of the same pose, but taken much closer and at a slight tilt. The artist also has a much more serious expression in it.

Two photos of the artist cosplaying as Dr. Xeno from Dr. Stone. In each he sits in a grey chair, one leg crossed over the other, with a paddle fan being held in one hand. This fan has a drawing on either side of it. In the first photo, his free hand is posed to hold two fingers up, crossed over each other, as he smiles at the camera. The fan is flipped to the side which has a drawing of Xeno and Stanley making out sloppy style, with cursive text above saying "elegance". The second has the artist looking up and to the side, resting his chin on his hand. The fan is flipped so the side that has a drawing of Xeno tied up with large text that says "I miss my husband..."

Two photos of the artist cosplaying as Dr. Xeno from Dr. Stone. In each he sits in a grey chair, one leg crossed over the other, arms resting on the armrests as he stares at the viewer with an unreadable expression. The only difference between the two is in angle; the first is taken from a high angle looking down at the artist, and the other is taken from a low angle looking up at the artist. The low angle is low enough that you can see the sole of his one boot.

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BugMangaka @bugmangaka.bsky.social · Aug 21

Cosplay photos from Anime Midwest! I couldn't finish my helmet wig in time (shown in the last pic) so the wig in these pics was a last-minute mess haha
#drstone #dcst #xenohoustonwingfield #drxeno #animemidwest2025 #animemidwest #drxenocosplay #xenocosplay #drstonecosplay #dcstcosplay

Three photos of the artist cosplaying as Dr. Xeno from Dr. Stone. In all of them is is leaning forward slightly, with his left (our right) hand behind his back and his right hand being used to perch his chin on. His eyes are mostly closed. The only difference between the three is the angle; the first is taken slightly to the side from a distance, the second is taken close up from the front, and the third is also taken from the front but from further away.

Two progress photos of a helmet wig for a Dr. Xeno cosplay (from Dr. Stone). The first shows the wig from the front, emphasizing the size and shape of the pompadour. The second is a more birds-eye view of the top-back of the wig, showing how it splits into multiple points at the end. The wig rests on a white styrofoam head model, which rests on a messy table covered in craft supplies. A Dr. Xeno figurine, used as a reference, can also be seen.

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BugMangaka @bugmangaka.bsky.social · Aug 21

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The wraparound cover!
#artsona #inkcomic #autobiographicalcomics #bugcharacter #cosplay #zine #blizzardbook #transpride #genderqueer

Wrap-around cover for the blizzard book. It is titled "Bug's Big Book of Gender Envy" by TheBugMangaka aka Kyle Robateau. It features Bug sitting on the floor of their room, in front of their closet, going through clothes that are scattered all around them. Various plushies were also mixed in, and more clothes hang neatly in the closet. Bug holds up a patched-up dress with curiosity, a hand to their chin, as they ask themself "Do I want to kiss them? Or do I wanna be them??"

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BugMangaka @bugmangaka.bsky.social · Aug 21

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Seeing all these characters together in one spot honestly was such an enlightening experience for me, I think it gave me a better clue at what my gender actually is.
#artsona #inkcomic #autobiographicalcomics #cosplay #pokemon #Sonic #digitalcircus #yurionice #transpride #genderqueer #drstone

Pages 10 and 11 done for the blizzard book, all being black-and-white ink drawings of Bug dressed as various characters. The first is Bug dressed as N from Pokemon, with the caption "Oh BOY this guy is just one berry short of a whole FRUITBASKET". The second is Bug dressed up as Pomni from The Amazing Digital Circus with the caption "ADORABLE flat-chested girl failure MESS . Put on a suit and feel the rush of an AWAKENING. Women kissing women runs in my bloodstream."

Pages 12 and 13 done for the blizzard book, all being black-and-white ink drawings of Bug dressed as various characters. The first is Senku from Dr. Stone, with the caption "UNPRECEDENTED T-BOY SWAG. Feels like hugging a tree branch but still one of the best hugs you'll ever get. SO WHAT if I have a CUNT? It's just part of why I'm so GODDAMN AMAZING." The second is Bug dressed as Sonic from Sonic with the caption "DIRTY SNEAKERS and BAGGY PANTS, FLAME PRINTS, HOT WHEELS, FAST RACING, JET PLANES, literally everything great about BOYHOOD. I could finally feel it."

Pages 14-16, the final pages, done for the blizzard book, all being black-and-white ink drawings of Bug dressed as various characters. The first is Yuri from Yuri on Ice, with the caption "Men spontaneously start kissing each other when I enter the room because the sheer homosexuality of my presence would warp space-time." The second is Bug dressed as Yellow from Pokemon Adventures with the caption "oh to be a GIRL that looks like a BOY and is a BOY but a GIRL and also a BOY." The last one is Bug dressed up as Stanley Snyder from Dr. Stone with the caption "Never in my LIFE have I seen such a PERFECT mix of MASCULINE FEMININITY. Lipstick and massive muscles. Work of art. Making people's brains implode. Desired by every human being."

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BugMangaka @bugmangaka.bsky.social · Aug 21

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The back of each insert is my hand-lettered attempt at a description of said gender I have envy for.
#artsona #inkcomic #autobiographicalcomics #bugcharacter #cosplay #drstone #pokemon #ENA #Sonic #hunterxhunter #dungeonmeshi #transpride #genderqueer #totklink #jamespokemon #chilchuck

The first three pages done for the blizzard book, all being black-and-white ink drawings of Bug dressed as various characters. The first character is Amy from Sonic, who comes with the caption of "Girlhood reclaimed: wearing a skirt and feeling it twirl and bounce while I walk, cute spins and cute voice, BUBBLY and CUTE and FEMININE and the pinnacle of girlhood... I'm like, literally just a girl..." The second is Bug dressed as Chilchuck from Delicious in Dungeon, with the caption "What I want my voice to sound like after T, a Man that is also a Boy, DISGRUNTLED, confident as HELL and sassy about it because it's who I am and just can be. Skinny T-boy save me... Save me skinny T-boy." The last one has Bug dressed up as Dr. Xeno from Dr. Stone, with the caption "Uhhhh my GODDDD THE CUNT!!! THE CUNT SERVED! CUNTY EVIL SCIENTIST VILLAIN... GAYEST VOICE EVER... something zesty as HELL in a suit with my hand on my hip. Quirked up white boy so much swag. This level of serve should be illegal and it would make me feel invincible."

Pages 3-6 done for the blizzard book, all being black-and-white ink drawings of Bug dressed as various characters. The first is ENA as she appears in ENA: Dream BBQ. It comes with the caption "WORKING WOMEN IN SUITS. WORKING WOMEN IN SUITS. WORKING WOMEN IN SUITS. A woman with BUST and a woman with a masculine voice while still being a woman and wearing masculine clothes in a way only a working woman could." The second is Bug dressed as Gangle from The Amazing Digital Circus, specifically her outfit in episode 4, with the caption "Lesbian Brain Explosion: being the woman in men's pants and dress shoes that gives some girl her first gay awakening." The last one is Bug dressed up as James from Pokemon with the caption "I could have it all. The VOICE, the LEGS, the TORSO, the SLAY, the CAMP. A true FLAMING MOLTRESS. Faggot playing both roles in the het couple and has never once been heterosexual."

Pages 7-9 done for the blizzard book, all being black-and-white ink drawings of Bug dressed as various characters. The first is Kurapika from Hunter x Hunter, with the caption "I wanna be a guy that looks like a girl so bad it hurts. IMAGINE being a guy and wearing a pantsuit and STILL looking like a girl while being a guy." The second is Bug dressed as Kabru from Delicious in Dungeon, with the caption "A boy so pretty it makes other people wanna kill themselves". The final one is Bug dressed as Link from Tears of the Kingdom with the caption "PRETTY BOY that looks good in everything: SOFTNESS, FLOWERS, and SOFT SCENTS and always humble about it. The guy you can always trust."

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BugMangaka @bugmangaka.bsky.social · Aug 21

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This was my Artists' Books final: "Bug's Big Book of Gender Envy"!! This is a blizzard book with 16 inserts, each being an illustration of Bug cosplaying a bunch of characters that have given me gender envy.
#artsona #inkcomic #autobiographicalcomics #cosplay #transpride #genderqueer

Photo of a blizzard book propped up on its side, showing all of the inserts, Six are visible from this angle, and while their contents can't be seen very well, their page colors together are organized into a trans flag.

Another photo of the blizzard book from a bird's-eye angle. Three inserts have been removed that have drawings of Bug dressed as Senku, ENA, and Dr. Xeno on them. Each page is blue, pink, and white respectively.

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