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Raphtalia! (Free .PSD!)
By muddymelly
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Edit on December 10th, 2016: rotated
the canvas - and edited Raphtalia's ears/body! Free Photoshop file of before/after: www.patreon.com/posts/ive-upda… !
^ A close-up and steps for you darling folk!
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After a super long time of me not posting (thank you so much for being super patient with me,) here is a piece of the very warm-hearted demi-human Raphtalia (from the fantastical web novel/light novel/manga series, Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari [“The Rising of the Shield Hero!”] She has the cutest round tanuki ears (that resemble a cat's!) and bushy tail, which I hope to draw better next time!! The ring-thing in Raphtalia’s right hand is one of her metal slave cuffs. (As a young slave, Raphtalia had suffered horribly for years at the hands of her previous owner, but feels real pride in being a capable swordswoman for her new master, the grumpy-but-kind-hearted Naofumi. Her many lovely outfit redesigns always include her slave cuffs that she wears proudly.)
I find myself typing and re-typing spoilers as I try to spin up a character description of the graciously kind (and badass) Raphtalia and the series! I’m forever bubbling over with spoilers...
I think the best way to describe this uniquely interesting series would be [to use my shoddy memory to paraphrase] in the words of my beloved younger sis’, who recommended it to me:

![[Close-Up] Raphtalia! by muddymelly](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/e0bea24f-a3aa-450a-a0c7-07bcc6e5cad0/daq11ch-4fc1a7f4-3413-43bf-96f4-a9e0470810ee.jpg/v1/fit/w_150,h_150,q_70,strp/_close_up__raphtalia__by_muddymelly_daq11ch-150.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTQ3NyIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2UwYmVhMjRmLWEzYWEtNDUwYS1hMGM3LTA3YmNjNmU1Y2FkMFwvZGFxMTFjaC00ZmMxYTdmNC0zNDEzLTQzYmYtOTZmNC1hOWUwNDcwODEwZWUuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTIwNDgifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.VrXDIPhcTY4jegfJwxCC5Ylea3BHo2xeo_5uf-v5ztg)
![[Steps] Raphtalia! by muddymelly](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/e0bea24f-a3aa-450a-a0c7-07bcc6e5cad0/daq1s4q-a6f5988c-8c6b-4add-a1e2-b5c207a3376a.jpg/v1/fit/w_150,h_150,q_70,strp/_steps__raphtalia__by_muddymelly_daq1s4q-150.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTg3NSIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2UwYmVhMjRmLWEzYWEtNDUwYS1hMGM3LTA3YmNjNmU1Y2FkMFwvZGFxMXM0cS1hNmY1OTg4Yy04YzZiLTRhZGQtYTFlMi1iNWMyMDdhMzM3NmEuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTMwMDAifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.n8PNFZhu0gVckliJJt-7UqOLsjwYDUg7Y_RqPjnxJms)
^ A close-up and steps for you darling folk!

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After a super long time of me not posting (thank you so much for being super patient with me,) here is a piece of the very warm-hearted demi-human Raphtalia (from the fantastical web novel/light novel/manga series, Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari [“The Rising of the Shield Hero!”] She has the cutest round tanuki ears (that resemble a cat's!) and bushy tail, which I hope to draw better next time!! The ring-thing in Raphtalia’s right hand is one of her metal slave cuffs. (As a young slave, Raphtalia had suffered horribly for years at the hands of her previous owner, but feels real pride in being a capable swordswoman for her new master, the grumpy-but-kind-hearted Naofumi. Her many lovely outfit redesigns always include her slave cuffs that she wears proudly.)
I find myself typing and re-typing spoilers as I try to spin up a character description of the graciously kind (and badass) Raphtalia and the series! I’m forever bubbling over with spoilers...
I think the best way to describe this uniquely interesting series would be [to use my shoddy memory to paraphrase] in the words of my beloved younger sis’, who recommended it to me:
- Tate no Yuusha vividly chronicles the innovative solutions of an ordinary Japanese university student (a young man named Naofumi) thrust into a sprawling and socially complex fantasy MMO-esque world -- where he learns he’s been summoned to be the Hero of the Shield.
- The drawbacks of Naofumi's incredible new life situation include (1) royalty conspiring against him (inducing the whole kingdom to unfairly despise him,) and (2) he cannot equip/hold any weapon - except for his shield (firmly attached to his wrist.) He's almost immediately badly betrayed!
- Being forced to use only a shield (that cannot be thrown like a boomerang/Captain America's shield) leads to fascinating inventiveness in the face of formidable enemies and surviving a hostile fantasy land.
- Even with his innovations, Naofumi still needs someone to join his 1-man team who can fight... After Naofumi uses his few hard-earned funds to purchase the heavily-abused Raphtalia from a slave trader, the generally-cold-but-good-hearted Naofumi (grumpily) feeds, nurtures, trains, clothes, and medicates a grateful Raphtalia, who swears she’ll be his sword and to fight for him.
- Naofumi continues to be grumpy/cold for some time.
- Understandably, it takes a lot for this guy to trust a fellow.
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waaa sorry for the late replyyyy,,
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HOMGGG ofc! you are very very welcome~~!! you deserve even more than we said, it's so hard for us to explain it, how beautiful your piece,, >/////< <333
WHAAAAAAAAT,,, S,,SENPAI NOTICE US,,,,
homg! thank you so much for your sweet warm words tho,, ;; ;;
to think we can hear that from a super amazing person like you aaaaaa,,,>/////////////////////////<
we will try our best for the next one, thank you for your support~~~!!!
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homg, we even didn't clean our messy gallery yet, //take a broom


HOMGGG ofc! you are very very welcome~~!! you deserve even more than we said, it's so hard for us to explain it, how beautiful your piece,, >/////< <333


WHAAAAAAAAT,,, S,,SENPAI NOTICE US,,,,


homg! thank you so much for your sweet warm words tho,, ;; ;;
to think we can hear that from a super amazing person like you aaaaaa,,,>/////////////////////////<
we will try our best for the next one, thank you for your support~~~!!!



Aaaaaa! Raph' fans uniiiiiiiiiiite!!!
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We sisters are also awaiting the manga to un-hiatus and rock forth in its glory...
scruffynillin , did you come here from reddit!? [My karma-less reddit self] still has to go and thank everyone for their kind and clever comments in the reddit thread!!


We sisters are also awaiting the manga to un-hiatus and rock forth in its glory...
scruffynillin , did you come here from reddit!? [My karma-less reddit self] still has to go and thank everyone for their kind and clever comments in the reddit thread!!
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