The votes are in, and the winning choice for the subject of last month's reward is Rimuru Tempest, from That Time I Reincarnated as a Slime! Having really enjoyed this series so far (even if I still need to see the anime and have mostly read the manga for now), I'm definitely sympathetic to such a choice and have wanted to take a shot at Rimuru's human form for a while now. This is another one of those character designs that I had to be careful with since the form he took early on (from what I read anyway) was derived from a younger girl he befriended, though I won't spoil anything else - I believe the older forms he takes on won't come until later than the point I've reached in my reading. Still, I tried to base his physique off the more adult-like Ultimate Slime form he gets later on, but as far as I know, his clothing is taken from the anime version. I don't know whether this means anything, but given how he came to be in the first place and the nature of the series as an isekai, I doubt I have much to worry about, but I'll still include the disclaimer in the story for this piece that everyone involved is 18+.
Oh yeah, did I just say that out loud? Yep, there's gonna be a story for this, too! Unfortunately, I have other priorities at the moment, both in real life and in terms of creative content, so that means I can't write it now - but when the low-res version of the final pic goes public in six month's time, that should give me enough time to write at least a short vignette involving the poor guy getting wrecked by Shion and Shuna at the minimum. I'd have included more girls but couldn't really get the time to sketch anything more detailed than those two kijin, so I compensated by adding some extra panels in the vein of a manga page. Hopefully that effect will be clearer in the finished product. If anyone has any suggestions on who else can join in the fun, feel free to let me know so I'll be able to get some good ideas jotted down for once I begin writing the story itself!
The final version of this piece will (hopefully) be available on Monday, May 8!