Ryuuza - Kitacon Undercover

@ryuuza.bsky.social

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Enby (they), 41, UK AuDHD artist. 💖 Final Fantasy, Soulsborne, horror Web: ryuuza.co.uk Commissions: vgen.co/Ryuuza Patreon: patreon.com/ryuuza Shop: http://ko-fi.com/ryuuza Art tag: #ryuuzaart 18+: @ryuuzarotic.bsky.social (DMs inaccessible, sorry! 😭)

Photo of mine and my partners Warrior of Light character stickers we had to trade at FFXIV Fanfest. - Left (my sticker): Ryuuza Katrieze <Chaos-Moogle>, a midlander hyur bard with the augmented Hades bow and Clockwork Solus minion. Right (my partner's sticker): Stilatip Saxand <Chaos-Moogle>, a miqote bard, with the Gaelikitten minion.
View from accessible seating at Fanfest is completely blocked by people crowding around the sides of the stage.
Photo of me and @lariel_cosplay, both dressed as Ascian Emet-Selch, under dramatic spot lighting.
Photo of the screens and stage at Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival. Not terribly visible, but the screens have Urianger next to an event countdown.
Photo of my hand, holding the Emet-Selch mini figure from the Square Enix store.
Digital painting of Jayce and Viktor from Arcane/ League of Legends, inspired by Viktor's death in Arcane. Jayce holds Viktor's body mimicking the Hellenistic statue "Menelaus carrying the body of Patroclus". The background is the Astral Plane, breaking through to the green and purple hued sky of Viktor's future.
Plans for Patreon going forward... Hey all. First of all, don't worry! I'm not shutting it down. Those of you who receive the monthly art/ download rewards and shop discounts will still get them. However, given the whole state of the world right now and my own health, I will need to scale things back and make Patreon more of a passive thing. That's the gist of it. Here's a longer explanation if you're interested (apologies if it gets a bit rambly): - Fewer people have money for luxuries now and of course, things like Patreon are the first to take a hit. I completely understand that and don't begrudge anyone for cancelling (for *any* reason, it's simply not my business). It does make things a bit tricky to balance though. - To put things into perspective on my end, my current Patreon earnings barely cover a quarter of my commission rate for something like the recent JayVik painting. That's fine if the art I'm producing is for something else and I can repurpose it for Patreon, but it means that for the foreseeable, I'm not able to make anything exclusive.
Thank you message with a cartoon drawing of myself doing heart hands. To the left are the logos of Oswestry Pride and Birmingham LGBT Centre, the two organisations I was supporting. Text reads: Ryuuza. PRIDE MONTH 2026. Donation total: £150. Thank you!"
Five postcards featuring artwork (drawn by Chibi Panda) for M.J. Gallagher's new book "Myths and Traditions that Inspired Final Fantasy Tactics." The artwork is the book cover (top right), black and white sketches of Delita, Belias, Alma/ Ultima and a colour sketch of Ramza.
My table at Oswestry Pride, featuring live commissions, t-shirts, books, pins, charms and prints. The "Ryuuza" banner hangs off the front, with links to Patreon (http://www.patreon.com/ryuuza), Ko-fi (www.ko-fi.com/ryuuza) and BlueSky (@ryuuza.bsky.social).
My table at Oswestry Pride, featuring live commissions, t-shirts, books, pins, charms and prints. The "Ryuuza" banner hangs off the front, with links to Patreon (http://www.patreon.com/ryuuza), Ko-fi (www.ko-fi.com/ryuuza) and BlueSky (@ryuuza.bsky.social).
Photo of a bee plush I got from IKEA, on top of the Bloodborne 10th anniversary vinyl box set (still shrink-wrapped).
My table with all my available t-shirts, prints, books, pins, charms and live commissions.
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.
Ink sketch commission of Solaire of Astora from Dark Souls, inside a book cover.
Spare ribbon rally badges and lanyards also available from my table, courtesy of Skuldworks.
My table with all my available t-shirts, prints, books, pins, charms and live commissions.
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 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.
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.
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
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.
Photograph of my stall at HaruhiCon, with my banner, t-shirts, pins, charms/ keychains, books, commission info and some prints visible.
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)."
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.
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".
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.
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."
Cropped previews of some of the merch I'm working on for Kupocon Megapom in February. From left to right: - Pin designs featuring Squall Leonhart, Rinoa Heartily and Angelo the dog from Final Fantasy VIII (part of a set of 12, the rest are viewable to paid supporters). - Crop of a monochrome, dark red shirt design featuring both healer/ ancient and daemon/ present day Ardyn Izunia from Final Fantasy XV. - Crop of an in-progress sketch for a shirt design featuring all boss forms of Ultimecia from Final Fantasy VIII. - Panel with logo/ text that reads; "Ryuuza. PREVIEW. patreon.com/ryuuza . ko-fi.com/ryuuza . Become a supporter for full accesss!"
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."
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 ."
Photo of my black and white cat, patting an allen key around the carpet. She's next to a green chair and footstool.
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.
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. Benefits to you: Managing disputes is time-consuming and it can be difficult to know what evidence to submit. Smart Disputes helps: Save time: We automatically compile evidence and respond to disputes, so you don't have to spend time fighting them. Recover revenue: Our evidence is compiled using AI trained on real dispute data from the more than US$1 trillion in payments Stripe processes annually, to help you recover disputed revenue. Get started with no integration required: Unlike other automated dispute management solutions, Smart Disputes is built into Stripe, so there's no extra work to integrate. How it works: We'll notify you when you receive an eligible dispute on a card transaction and automatically compile evidence for you. If you don't take action before the dispute deadline, Stripe will automatically submit this evidence on your behalf. You can always choose to accept the dispute or counter it manually before the deadline. 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."
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.)
My black and white cat, caught wrapping herself around a footstool and attacking the legs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Digital black and white ink sketch of a scene from Final Fantasy IX. Kuja, now in his Trance form, begins his destruction of Terra.
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.
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.
Digital black and white ink sketch of a scene from Final Fantasy IX. Garnet cuts off her hair with Zidane's dagger and lets it fly away in the breeze.
Screenshot of a Facebook post from the band "Suspyre". The text reads: Today marks the 20th anniversary of the release of our first album, *The Silvery Image.* To celebrate, we reduced the price on Bandcamp to $1! (We don't get any streaming royalties from this album, otherwise). If you want a CD, we still have hundreds left (and it's the 2008 remaster with a bonus track...which I should really upload to Bandcamp). " Underneath is a thumbnail with the album art for The Silvery Image.
Digital black and white ink sketch of a scene from Final Fantasy IX. Garnet and Eiko use their crystal fragments to summon Alexander, a guardian deity to help protect the kindgom of Alexandria. Two of its four wings appear from behind Alexandria castle as it emerges. The moon shines from above.
Digital black and white ink sketch of a scene from Final Fantasy IX. Kuja (foreground), on the back of a silver dragon, summons the Invincible (airship that looks like an eye with a target reticule, showing through the clouds) to turn Queen Brahne's Bahamut summon from an enemy into an ally. Underneath in the background, Brahne's warships are approaching the Iifa Tree from the sea, all about to be destroyed.
Digital black and white ink sketch of a scene from Final Fantasy IX. After meeting Eiko and entering Madain Sari (ruined city with rocky outcrops), Eiko calls out for her Moogle companions. Mog, the one flying above, is the last to arrive.
Digital black and white ink sketch of a scene from Final Fantasy IX. Quina and Vivi have their "wedding" at Conde Petie, standing on a platform on a stationary boat.
A painting of a scene based on Final Fantasy IX. This depicts a head canon scene post-game, after Zidane reads Vivi's letter. Vivi has since passed away and Zidane visits his memorial in the Black Mage Village cemetery - his hat and iconic blue coat are draped over his mage staff. The sun is shining brightly from above and the coat blows gently in the breeze. Zidane, hands behind his head, greets him with a loving, yet slightly sad smile on his face.
Digital black and white ink sketch of a scene from Final Fantasy IX. Vivi discovers the cemetery in the Black Mage Village and the two mages either side of him are explaining that they bury their friends here when they "stop moving". In the background are various grave markers, using clothes and possessions of their friends.
Digital black and white ink sketch of a scene from Final Fantasy IX. Queen Brahne has summoned Odin, who descends from the sky and throws an exploding spear at the Kingdom of Cleyra below. Silhouetted in the foreground is Queen Brahne's airship, the Red Rose.
Screenshot confirming my submission to the Square Enix official Final Fantasy IX Fan Art Project. The URL underneath (https://sqex.to/9BOPx) leads to the FFIX 25th anniversary celebration page, with all the different projects, including a link to the fan art submission page.
Digital black and white ink sketch of a scene from Final Fantasy IX. Queen Brahne looks on as Kuja puts Princess Garnet to sleep.
Digital black and white ink sketch of a scene from Final Fantasy IX. Prince Puck has been grabbed and held up by an antlion (monster in the background). Freya has arrived just in time to help Zidane and Vivi rescue Puck.
Digital black and white ink sketch of a scene from Final Fantasy IX. Dr. Tot and Garnet are on the inside of a broken globe of Gaia, inside Dr. Tot's tower.
Digital black and white ink sketch of a scene from Final Fantasy IX. Beatrix stares down at Zidane and Freya's defeated party (out of shot), while "the mysterious man" Kuja prepares to leave on his silver dragon.
Digital black and white sketch of a scene from Final Fantasy IX. It's raining heavily, as Freya looks upon the ruined Kingdom of Burmecia, from the opening archway.