Otori Takeo by MorgainePendragon on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

A tear for Otori Takeo...

One of my fave characters in literature. The Clan of the Otori-Saga by Lian Hearn inspired me for most of my fanfictions. A mixture of Takeo and Kenshin gave me the idea for my protagonist Yamazaki Takeo - also shown in my Gallery. But THIS one should show Takeo as he was meant to be in the books. I love androgyne male characters. So excuse me, when some parts of him remind of a woman...O.o

But today I'm content with most parts of the drawing, especially the hair and the eyes^^.

The architecture of the castle of Hagi in the Background gave me lots of work to do... But it was fun to try this out. I had photographes of japanese castles for help.

I had the idea for this pic when I saw the cover of the italian issue. But my version is a lot different.

I hope you like it somehow^^. It's one of my heart-pieces actually. I love the books...
!!!SPOILER!!! And HOW I cried when Takeo died... So bad...

But I'd like to say the same words for him, as they use for ancient King Arthur:

The once and future king.

He was such a good and kind ruler, strong and full of love for his land, the people and his wife Kaede. !!!SPOILER END!!!
I will never forget him.^^

See ya,

yours
Mado-chan^^x