What's poppin' playboys.
Guess who’s back with another update post.
Me!
And you’ll all be very happy to hear.I’ve actually been doing my job this month.
🎬 Otachan! Call to Action
So, kids.
The major focus over the past couple of weeks has been refining the final animatic and getting it to a place where I don’t feel like a complete hack fraud.
Allow me to explain.
Now that we’ve got Frankie and Heidi’s voice lines in, it was finally time to put everything together and see how it plays in full.
I watched it once.Then twice.Then a third time.
And deep down I was thinking:
FUCK.My writing sucks.This timing is lame.It’s so over.
Now - in these moments, it’s important to keep your shit together.
Push through.Remember you’re not washed.You’re goated. You’re him / her.
Because if you do that, you realise something important:
You don’t actually hate what you made.It just hasn’t gone through that final, crucial finishing pass yet.
The We’re-So-Back-ification™ process.
And that’s what the last three weeks have been.
Tweaking. Adjusting. Polishing.
And I’m pleased to say, I’m finally happy with how it’s turned out.
Nothing is ever perfect in this line of work.But it feels right in my little tummy.
And apparently, that’s what counts.
🎧 Otachan! Music Production
You met me in a very SHIBUYA KEI 2000s mix era of my life.Art by the amazing Once11h
When it came to the music, I decided to switch things up and return to my older, forbidden techniques.
With Rabbit Season and Chibi Otachan!, I was firmly in original animation territory. My process being either commissioning music or using stock tracks.
The reasoning being, of course, my adherance to the Bushido Code:
“Original animation, therefore the music must also be original.”
Which meant no more just yoinking whatever track I felt like and slapping it in. Something I used to do all the time in the OG Otachan commentary era.
And honestly?
With that change, I knew we'd lost a bit of the old sauce.That loose, vibey energy those videos had.
So for this project, I always had it in mind that I wanted to try that approach again.
Which meant:
Scouring the internet
Chopping tracks
Basically back to virtual crate digging
After about three weeks of that…
I’m happy to say the final cut feels like a nice evolution of all our past techniques.
For future IPs, im fairly sure everything will still have to be properly licensed and cleared, so this was a fun little chance to play around again.
🎨 Otachan! Production Progress
The Genga is almost fully in, we’ve got one final section being wrapped up right now.
Which means we’re now moving fully into:
Composition / Finishing
I’m being uncharacteristically thorough this time around, so we’re taking a little extra time to test different colour palettes for Otachan.
So please enjoy Otachan or Dark Otachan (unlockable via 100-Man Melee Mode)
With all that said, here’s what’s left:
Inbetweening
Colouring
Composition
So yeah, not long left now, gang.
This is also the point where I start pivoting harder into admin and merch work.
Which segues nicely into…
👕 Otachan! Merchandise
Look at that! I decided to not be a lazy fuck this time and actually send off proper samples. So now the factory can rebuild our base T-shirt template at a higher quality.
We’ve still got that nice oversized fit, but I’ve updated the fabric composition so it has a bit more stretch and weight to it.
Now that the episode is nearing completion, I can finally start locking in the artwork for this run.
Samples are starting to come in, and overall...
I’m getting excited again.
Which is always a good sign.
It means I’m cooking.And making cool shit.(I think.)
🧸 Otachan! Plushie
The plushie is also starting to take shape.
Look at her fat ass.Her greed knows no bounds.
It’s perfect.
(I mean… figuratively.)
There are still some adjustments to be made:
Skirt length
Face positioning
Underwear
But you catch the drift.
Over the next few days, I’ll be going full fashion mode, racing to the finish to get everything ready and up to standard.
I’ve also got some ideas for the website, so as usual…
Lots to do.
📦 Otachan! Patreon
This is the final loose end for me right now.
I’m currently waiting on:
Sticker pricing
Shipping costs
Once that’s in, I can move into structuring the rewards properly.
I’ve said this before, but I’ll reiterate:
I’m intentionally taking my time with this just to make sure everything runs smoothly before I promise anything.
So please hang tight.
I’ll be putting out a dedicated update post covering:
Tier rewards
Structure
All the important details
💜 Thank You
We’re coming up to the first 4 months of the year.
We’re on track with some things.Slightly off on others.
And funnily enough, I’m not too worried about that.
I’m having a lot of fun with this current project.
And I think it’s important not to rush straight into the next thing.
The next project will come.
As always:
Thank you for all the support so far.And for continuing to read these updates.
Let’s keep it going. 🐇💜
— Yusef / OtakuVs