Enma Ai WIP

"Enma Ai (Jigoku Shoujo) WIP" -- lunch time doodle for 04-23-2009.

I took the "Enma Ai - rough" from a while ago and started expanding it into a bigger and more complicated piece. I wanted this one to have the look of the Japanese kiri-e (cut paper). I like the look so far. Just as in "rough" version, I'd like to add butterflies all over and some kind of pattern to her kimono.

Ai-chan is such a classic Japanese beauty. I love everything about her! There's a word "yamato nadeshiko" to describe just such a girl. To me, she fits that phrase perfectly. And that she's got such a spooky job with such a tragic past -- such a heroine!

Fanart by Aruairan Dancer.
Jigoku Shoujo © Aniplex

Between Enma Ai and Jin from Samurai Champloo, I get a lot of practice for the bead bracelet! I like them though -- especially the way they just dangle loosely at the wrist. Luckily, I've got one of my own for reference.