buranflakes

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Mario with his arms crossed (looking badass)
Wario
Yep, it’s me. The famous Gil Board! If you want to climb this wall, you’d better listen up! 🪧🧑‍🔧
Boards 🪧 Screenshot of Bill Board from Super Mario Galaxy
A very real screenshot of Touhou 6 in which Marisa says "For the love of everything fraggable! It's farkin' cold in here!"
2025 Summary of Art, buranflakes Pictures presented left to right, top row then bottom row. [1st picture] A picture of Kairi, drawn while ironing out the design for the employee uniform shirt. From my sketch pages, January 2025. [2nd picture] A picture of Ryoko. The pose is based on a frame from the anime Ai Mai Mii. From my sketch pages, February 2025. [3rd picture] A picture of Tasha, drawn while finalizing her Abstract Absurdity design. Her eyes are slightly less "droopy" than her finalized look as seen in the comics. From my sketch pages, March 2025. [4th picture] A picture of Kairi and Ryoko. Kairi is wearing an "I COME IN PEACE" shirt (like the meme), while Ryoko wears a shirt with the logo of the band War (she wouldn't wear the "I'm peace" shirt). From my sketch pages, April 2025. [5th picture] Marisa Kirisame, looking rather concerned. A comfy looking chibi Reimu lies on the frame. From a Touhou fan comic, May 2025. [6th picture] Ryoko, already feeling despair as a freshly minted cashier. From Abstract Absurdity #1, June 2025. [7th picture] A painting of Tasha, making a goofy face. From Abstract Absurdity #4, July 2025. [8th picture] Ryoko speaking into a telephone receiver. From Abstract Absurdity #6, August 2025. [9th picture] Cirno and Daiyousei pose for a picture! My Cirntember contribution, September 2025. [10th picture] Tasha on a white background. Because I haven't drawn the follow up to this comic, Ryoko, Kairi and Tasha are still stuck in the void (oops). From Abstract Absurdity #8, October 2025. [11th picture] A drawing where I was experimenting a bit. I was feeling burnout at the time and this is one of the ways I coped with it. From my sketch pages, November 2025. [12th picture] A doodle of Kairi and Ryoko. Kairi looks embarrassed and says "I got nothin' Sorry! Ha ha ha..." Ryoko looks forlorn and says『死にたいわよ…』 From my sketch pages. It fills the December '25 slot but it was actually drawn on New Year's Day 2026 (oops).
Panel 1: Ryoko and Kairi find themselves trapped within an empty void. Ryoko: "So we're just... stuck in an empty void now?" Kairi: "Yup, seems like it." Panel 2: Ryoko laments their current predicament. Someone calls from off-screen (spoiler alert it's Tasha). Ryoko: "Great, normally we at least get a solid color painted behind us..." Tasha: "Guys!" Panel 3: Tasha enters the scene. Ryoko: "Oh you got stuck in here too, Tasha?" Tasha: "Yes, but don't worry, guys! I know what we should do!" Panel 4: They paint a solid color onto the background.
Panel 1: Ryoko stands at the front register of the store where she works, a shelf of cigarettes behind her. She reacts to someone calling her name from out of frame (spoiler alert it's Kairi). Kairi: "Ryoko!" Panel 2: Ryoko and Kairi look at each other. Kairi: "Ryoko, we got trouble! BIG trouble!" Ryoko: "Trouble? What is it?" Panel 3: Ryoko listens to Kairi's bigass word balloon that takes up half the panel. Kairi: "We screwed up and got WAY off schedule, so to save time we have to stat within the same six panels of the last comic!" Ryoko: "...What?" Panel 4: Kairi attempts to assure Ryoko with a big thumbs up. Kairi: "Yeah, so try to match the beats of the last comic and we'll be fine! (Probably!)" Panel 5: Ryoko is at a loss. Ryoko (thinking): "And how exactly am I supposed to do that...?" Panel 6: Ryoko looks around her, assessing the situation. Panel 7: Having taken in her surroundings and noticing nothing unusual, Ryoko begins to speak. What she has not noticed, however, is that between this panel and the last the background has been replaced by a blank sheet of paper. Ryoko: "I don't know, everything seems fine to--" Panel 8: Ryoko jumps back, shocked by the sudden background change. Kairi comes to her side and looks at the background too. Ryoko: "WOAH what the HECK!?" Kairi: "Ah man, guess we ran out of panels with backgrounds."
Dr. Baby Wario with his Doctor’s Magnet which he uses for important doctor purposes
A sketchy drawing of Ryoko looking at a phone receiver in her hand, thinking to herself "Why bother waiting for me to ask a manager just for a dumb prank phone call? That's wasting your own time, too..."
Panel 1: Ryoko is at the front register of the store where she works. Behind her are shelves of cigarettes. She answers a phone call, but is interrupted multiple times before she can finish saying anything. Ryoko: "Hello, this is L-Mart at-" Ryoko: "Huh?" Ryoko: "I don't think that's..." Ryoko: "O-okay, I'll ask..." Panel 2: At the behest of the caller, Ryoko calls to a store manager who was conveniently nearby, doing something that involves a clipboard and looking at a shelf. Ryoko: "Ummm... Becky?" Becky: "What's up?" At the bottom of the panel, there is a caption box stating "Rebecca Krause - Ryoko's boss." She goes by the nickname Becky. Panel 3: Ryoko nervously asks Becky a question, feeling embarrassed to even be asking this. Ryoko: "Do we have 'Prince Albert in a can...?'" Panel 4: Responding to Ryoko's inquiry, Becky has stepped a few feet closer and indicates a shelf immediately to her left. Becky: "Why yes, Ryoko, we do. It's on that shelf with the tobacco products." Ryoko: "Huh? Really!?" Panel 5: Having learned that "Prince Albert in a can" is a real thing they sell at their store, Ryoko enthusiastically relays this info to the caller. Ryoko: "Ah, hello?" Ryoko: "Yes, we do have Prince Albert in a can!" Phone: "Well in that case..." Panel 6: Ryoko listens as the caller finishes their statement. Phone: "...Ya really oughta let him out! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA-" Having delivered their punchline, the caller mockingly laughs at Ryoko and hangs up with a *click*. Ryoko is not amused.
Kairi, at a conspiracy board. It's a Kairispiracy. I'll see myself out.
Panel 1: A customer approaches Kairi, asking for assistance. They speak using a font that if you read enough webcomics you /will/ start to recognize. Customer: "Excuse me, can you help me find-" Kairi: "Ahh, I see you're using that font." Panel 2: The customer becomes confused. As she talks, Kairi places a bag of chips onto a shelf. It conspicuously stands out from the background like this was a cartoon made before the 2000s but that's hardly relevant. Customer: "...I beg your pardon?" Kairi: "Yup, I'd recognize that "A" anywhere!" Panel 3: Kairi makes her grand declaration. Kairi: "You're totally using THAT font!" Panel 4: Kairi looks smugly satisfied with herself for her powers of observation. Customer: "...What?"
Panel 1: Ryoko looks down at a box of store goods, brushing her hair behind her ear. Ryoko: "Alright, just a few more boxes left." Panel 2: Ryoko hears laughter off-panel and looks towards the source of the sound. Panel 3: Ryoko looks at Tasha and Kairi, who are laughing their assess off reading a comic book. The cover of the book has crude MS Paint drawings of Touhou Project characters. Panel 4: Ryoko speaks to the two goofballs. Ryoko: "Hey, would you guys stop goofing off and help me with this? Get serious already..." Panel 5: Tasha and Kairi respond by acting like they'll be serious but with ridiculous facial expressions. Both: "Ryoko..." Ryoko: "That's the opposite of serious!"
Panel 1: Ryoko and Kairi stand next to the cigarette cabinet behind the front register. Kairi: "Next up, lemme show you how to restock the cigarettes. It's real simple." Panel 2: Kairi shakes the door of the case, attempting to open it and finds that it's locked. Kairi: "Boxes are kept in this case here... which is locked. And the key's not here. Great." Panel 3: A large light bulb appears over Kairi as she gets the bright (lol) idea of asking their coworker Tasha if she has the key. We haven't seen her yet but her introduction is coming right up. Kairi: "Ah, I know! Maybe Tasha has the key!" Panel 4: Woah it's Tasha's introduction. Tasha takes the form of a blue haired weirdo with mismatched eyes. Tasha: "Sorry, I don't have the key you're looking for." On the bottom of the panel, a box states: "Tasha Banks - Peon Second Class, Walson's Convenience Store." Panel 5: Tasha, Kairi and Ryoko convene. Tasha: "I think I know where to find it, though." Kairi: "Yeah?" Panel 6: Tasha surprises Ryoko by reaching for her ear. Tasha: "Yup!" Ryoko: "Huh?" Kairi: "Wow, bold." Panel 7: Tasha now holds a key in her hand. Where did she get it? Was in in Ryoko's Ear? How is that possible!? Tasha: "Tadaaa! It was behind your ear!" Ryoko: "??? A magic trick?" Panel 8: Tasha looks at the key in a rather ominous fashion. Tasha: "Conjuring this key is but a fraction of my power..." Kairi: "Woooah!" Ryoko: "Are they... messing with me?"
Panel 1 Ryoko stands behind the store checkout counter with her coworker, Kairi. Kairi is training Ryoko on how to do her job, wrapping up an explanation of the surely complex and intricate methods of working the front register. Kairi: "...And that covers the basics of the cash register." Ryoko: "I see..." A caption box on the bottom of the panel states Kairi's full name and job title: "Kairi Emerson, Peon Second Class, Walson's Convenience Store." How prestigious. Panel 2 The workplace training continues. Kairi: "Got any questions?" Ryoko: "None so far, thank you!" Panel 3 Kairi gives a thumbs up as she assures Ryoko she's about to drop some seriously good advice. Kairi: "Great! Now I'll share with you my best piece of advice." Panel 4 The environment changes to a crumpled paper background. A piece of paper has "Kairi's Tips for Work" written on it in pencil. Kairi excitedly introduces her advice segment. Kairi: "It's Kairi's Tips for Work!" Panel 5 Kairi states what she is sure is good advice. Ryoko is skeptical Kairi: "Tip number one: never give 100% effort! Ryoko: "...Seriously?" Panel 6 Kairi elaborates for Ryoko Kairi: "Of course! Just like how pushing a car to its limits all the time will wear it down faster, always giving 100% effort will wear YOU down!" Panel 7 Kairi continues Kairi: "And then when the boss inevitably dumps more work on you, you'll burn out even quicker! And lord knows we ain't paid enough to deal with all that!" Panel 8 Kairi sums up her advice for a bemused Ryoko. Kairi: "In other words... 'keep management's expectations as low as they keep your wage.'" Ryoko: "I see..."
Panel 1 Ryoko, wearing her graduation cap and gown, waits in excitement to receive her college diploma. She thinks about all the effort she's put in to reach this day. Ryoko: "At last, today's the day... The day I graduate college!" A caption at the bottom of the panel states "Ryoko Wakeman" (which is her name) and "English Literature major" (which was the focus of her studies in college). Panel 2 Ryoko stands with her diploma, excitement fills her eyes as she anticipates her surely bright future now that she's received her college degree (lol). Ryoko: "Now that I have my degree... I can't wait to start my career!" Panel 3 We jump ahead to Ryoko's post-college employment. She stands behind a checkout counter (it's pretty accurate to the front register of my old retail job trust me). She wears a convenience store uniform shirt bearing a nametag that says "Ryoko," which is her name. A caption states "Three months later..." emphasizing the frustrating and disheartening amount of time she spent looking for a job before landing in Retail Hell. Panel 4 Ryoko, somewhat lamenting her situation yet also trying to see the bright side of things, thinks to herself: Ryoko: "Well... at least I have a job..." Even here, the punchline is still suffering.
Panel 1 Cirno excitedly holds 2 chocolate bars, one of them has a bite taken out of it. Daiyousei looks on, concerned. Cirno: "Aw yeah! This candy's the best!" Cirno: "I'm gonna eat, like 10 more of these!" Panel 2 Daiyousei voices her concerns about Cirno's intent to wolf down at least 10 more chocolate bars. Daiyousei: "Cirno, if you keep eating candy like that you'll get a stomach ache." Panel 3 Cirno is skeptical. There's no way that she, The Strongest, could be taken down by a simple stomach ache. Cirno: "Big deal! I'm STRONG enough to handle a little--" Panel 4 Cirno suddenly collapses; Daiyousei is shocked. Cirno: "--AGH!!" Daiyousei: "CIRNO!!!" A caption at the bottom of the panel notes: "Cirno died from her stomach ache."
Sad and pathetic Sanae with wordart text reading "THE PUNCHLINE IS SUFFERING" Fun Buran trivia: this is a reference to my old MS Paint Touhou comics from years ago!
Panel 1 Marisa runs towards Reimu, with troubling news. Marisa: "Reimu, quick! An incident is incidenting!" Reimu [with an exasperated sigh]: "Great, I'll grab my stuff." In the background, Sanae overhears them. Excited at the prospect of a new adventure, she has stars in her eyes, and her own sound effect that says "Sana!" because that's the way Sanae is. Panel 2 Reimu holds her gohei (purification rod) in hand, examining it. Sanae has approached the duo. Marisa: "There is no time! Your gohei is enough." Sanae: "Can I come, too~?" Panel 3 Reimu, equal parts frustrated at having to solve another incident and having to deal with Sanae, turns to face her and kindly declines her request. Reimu [yelling loudly]: NO!!! Marisa and Sanae simply stand there in shock. Panel 4 Reimu begins to leave with Marisa. Reimu: "Come on, Marisa. Let's go." Marisa, in response, mutters "Right..." Sanae begins to cry. To emphasize her immense sadness, Sanae has become a comically pathetic chibi version of herself. She manifests a sad "Sanaaaa..." above her. Despite everything, the punchline is still suffering.
Green Reimu
God man getting to free roam around a huge interconnected Mario Kart world is exactly what I would have wanted as a kid. I remember how I’d start up time trials and just wander around the tracks in Double Dash sometimes bro they added Lonely Goomba to Mario Kart [picture of a goomba in a kart]
Image of a cartoon fish with a realistic monkey face, under it is a caption stating “Play Monkey Quiz And Have Fun”
My original character, Ryoko Wakeman; the same sketch as in the quoted post but this time in full color to show off her lovely purple hair. Somewhat off-kilter color choices is something I consider a signature element of my art style so I really ought to do things in color. Yes indeed, I enjoy things that are colorful, and I like creative use of color.
Hiiragi Kagami, from Lucky Star
A black and white sketch of my original character Ryoko Wakeman. The background is gray on my sketch page so I don't blind myself while I work. She wears the uniform of whatever shitty retail establishment she is employed at. I still have not named the store. Her name tag says Ryoko, which is her name.
King Koopa from the old Super Mario bros comics drinking a soda and saying “‘Bout time”