Hello and welcome to Keba's Anime and Manga Place (KAAMP for short)! Here at KAAMP, I write about anime and manga that I have seen/read as well as my views on them. I'll also post about my original stories from time to time.

Just beware that some of my posts contain spoilers. I'll put them in spoiler tags just in case.

KAAMP's history: KAAMP was created in July 2002 by yours truly. It was a sloppy-looking website on Yahoo's now defunct Geocities. I posted my anime fan art on that site. Also, for a time, I posted my thoughts on the few anime series that I had seen. Now that I look back on it, my thoughts were rather ill-informed (is that even a word?) because I had only seen bits and pieces of anime dubs. Now that I've seen more series, I think that my commentary on various anime will be a little better than before.

So, come on in and stay awhile! KAAMP is now in session.

Secret Santa 2023 Wish List

Here's a list of 10 anime that I like, as well as my favorite characters from each (you can pick one or any combination of the ones I've listed, but don't feel that you have to draw them all!). If you aren't familiar with any of them, I have listed some characters from my original stories (I LOVE when people draw them). If you don't want to draw those either, you can draw me a Pokemon-- any Pokemon you like.

External Image External ImageExternal ImageExternal Image
External ImageExternal Image
External ImageExternal Image

A selection of SS pictures that I have received in the past.

The Manga and Anime

In no particular order...

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood

  • Greed (original form)
  • Alphonse Elric
  • Heck, any of the characters would be great! Except Shou Tucker. 'Cause I hate that dude.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica

  • Madoka Kaname
  • Mami Tomoe
  • Homura Akemi

Mob Psycho 100

  • Shigeo Kageyama (AKA Mob)
  • If you want to draw anyone else with Mob, that's cool too.

Spice and Wolf (Note: I've only seen the anime.)

  • Holo
  • Lawrence

Gurren Lagann (Note: Nothing suggestive please.)

  • Simon
  • Kamina
  • Yoko

The Ancient Magus' Bride (Note: I have only seen the anime.)

  • Chise Hatori
  • Elias Ainsworth (he might be hard to draw, so chibi-style is fine too.)
  • Ruth (either form)

Trigun (Note: I have seen both anime, but I have not read the manga.)

  • Vash
  • Meryl
  • Milly

Inuyasha

  • Shippo
  • Sango
  • Kagome Higurashi

Spy x Family (Note: I have only seen the anime. No spoilers please!)

  • Anya Forger
  • Bond (maybe with Anya riding him?)

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Note: I have only seen the anime.)

  • Rimuru Tempest
  • Gabiru
  • Gobta
  • Ranga

The Original Characters

I'm just linking pictures. You can find out about the characters in the picture descriptions. You can read the stories here. (Just note that this world is for Subscribers only.)
Additional information (and some silliness) can be found here.
Other artists' interpretations of my characters are here.

From Survival Instincts:
[Naomi] [Marshall] [Dice] [All three]

From Destination:
[Keba] [Jon] [Both of them] [Rakusa]

From The Rebels of Planet Aadau:
[All the protagonists] [Meh-Eh-Au] [Conus] [Most of the cast]

If you want other pictures of my OCs, you can poke around my Portfolio, too. I just linked the ones that I thought were the best.

Final notes: I don't actually celebrate Christmas, so please don't add anything religious. However, my birthday just so happens to fall on the same day....

Thanks in advance, S.S.! I'm excited to see what you come up with. ^_^

Debating (Update)

I'm debating about whether to join the Secret Santa this year. On the one hand, I have a lot more free time than I did last year, now that my work has cut my hours. On the other hand, I haven't felt like drawing much. Also, I don't want to have to back out like I did last year.

I have to mull it over a bit. At least I have a few days to decide.

Update: I think I'll join. I'll put together a wish list, and sign up to make it official.

Requests? (Update)

Hey, everybody! I haven't been drawing all that much within the past year. It feels like a lot of my art projects have become really complicated and frustrating. So, I just want to do some simple sketches, but I can't think of what to draw. This is where you come in. I want some requests!

I'll open up three request slots-- one request per person. If I can fit more on the page than just three characters, I'll open up more slots. The first person to respond gets the drawing dedicated to them.

I prefer drawing stuff from anime that I'm familiar with. OCs are very welcome too. If you have any questions about subject matter, please ask, because I want to make this fun for both you AND me.

Now let's get requesting!

Update: I haven't forgotten, guys. I've just been very sick recently. Don't worry; I'm on the mend.

Secret Santa 2022 Wish List

Here's a list of 10 anime that I like, as well as my favorite characters from each (you can pick one or any combination of the ones I've listed, but don't feel that you have to draw them all!). If you aren't familiar with any of them, I have listed some characters from my original stories. If you don't want to draw those either, you can draw me a Pokemon-- any Pokemon you like.

External Image External ImageExternal ImageExternal Image
External ImageExternal Image
External Image

A selection of SS pictures that I have received in the past.

The Manga and Anime

In no particular order...

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood

  • Greed (original form)
  • Alphonse Elric
  • Heck, any of the characters would be great! Except Shou Tucker. 'Cause I hate that dude.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica

  • Madoka Kaname
  • Mami Tomoe
  • Homura Akemi

Magi (Note: The farthest I've gotten into the story is the end of the anime.)

  • Alibaba
  • Morgiana
  • Aladdin

Spice and Wolf (Note: I've only seen the anime.)

  • Holo
  • Lawrence

Gurren Lagann (Note: Nothing suggestive please.)

  • Simon
  • Kamina
  • Yoko

The Seven Deadly Sins (Note: I have watched only one season of the anime, but I have read the whole manga.)

  • Ban (with Elaine, maybe?)
  • Diane
  • King

Trigun (Note: I have only seen the first anime, though I am eagerly awaiting the reboot.)

  • Vash
  • Meryl
  • Milly

Inuyasha

  • Shippo
  • Sango
  • Kagome Higurashi

My Hero Academia (Note: I have only seen the anime. No spoilers please!)

  • Izuku Midoriya
  • All Might
  • Ochaco Uraraka
  • Kyoka Jiro
  • Denki Kaminari (I think that's his name-- he's the "Pikachu" guy, right?)

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Note: I have only seen the anime.)

  • Rimuru Tempest
  • Gabiru
  • Gobta
  • Ranga

The Original Characters

I'm just linking pictures. You can find out about the characters in the picture descriptions. You can read the stories here. (Just note that this world is for Subscribers only.)
Additional information (and some silliness) can be found here.
Other artists' interpretations of my characters are here.

From Survival Instincts:
[Naomi] [Marshall] [Dice] [All three]

From Destination:
[Keba] [Jon] [Both of them] [Rakusa]

From The Rebels of Planet Aadau:
[All the protagonists] [Meh-Eh-Au] [Conus] [Most of the cast]

If you want other pictures of my OCs, you can poke around my Portfolio, too. I just linked the ones that I thought were the best.

Final notes: I don't actually celebrate Christmas, so please don't add anything religious. However, my birthday just so happens to fall on the same day....

Thanks in advance, S.S.! I'm excited to see what you come up with. ^_^

More Watching, Less Doing

Hey gang, long time no post. To tell the truth, I haven't been up to a whole lot. I'm picking away at a WIP, but that's mostly just been frustrating to me. So, it's been pretty quiet on the drawing front. I hope the SS changes that (I'll get my wish list up really soon, I promise).

What I have been doing is watching a lot of anime. I'm trying to keep on top of all the popular stuff, which, believe it or not, is stressful. New seasons of My Hero Academia, Mob Psycho 100, Spy x Family, and To Your Eternity are all out this season, and I've only just begun watching most of those. Once I finish the first seasons of "Mob" and "Eternity", I might put them on pause. Because right now, I'm watching 12 shows on-and-off simultaneously.

I honestly don't know how people do it. There are so many new shows I want to try, but there are also old ones I haven't gotten around to. I try to keep my want-to-watch list under 60, but I'm currently failing at that. At least I cut it down from 72.

Anyway, I'd better get back to the anime-watching grind. Or not. When it's a grind, that's not exactly a good thing.