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New Project: Azure Ascendance Level 8

27 Monday Oct 2025

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Dear Janolytes,

I hate a congested week. I do.  Right now I feel like i have a litany of art tasks to do before I start a new project which I HOPE FINALLY comes to fruition.

Spoiler Alert, Its one of the Stones I was looking for starting in 2017. *

*see literally any issue that discuss shoots started in Fall 2017 and Spring 2018.

*deep sigh

I need to dive into a video game coma, I do. Or just exist without any task to do.

Anyway time for the debut of Azure Ascendance Issue 8.

Heavy Yeet.

There isn’t much back story to this actually but we can flash back. It was 2020, the world was on lockdown…mostly. Niggas were mad they couldn’t get haircuts…..smh.I stayed home from cotton field 10 and eventually quit that cotton laced trenched field.

Literally, it made shirts and hoodies. YES NIGGA I WAS IN THE COTTON FIELD.

During the day it was Anime and Spider man on PS4. At night it was me in a coloring coma, averaging at least 2 images a night.

YESSS LAWWWWD *Anderson Paak voice.

It was giving the joy of 2016 and 2017 before I headed back to the slave pits. I think this issue only took me a few weeks in April of 2020 while just discovering Awich. While also rediscovering my love of J Pop and learning new K pop artist. I made a playlist that became a monster in hours.

And that is it. See what happens when there isn’t any fuckery, it is a clear concise story not a game of thrones level drama. Actually lets say an Expanse level drama, I just finished that this week along with Fire Force season 3.

ANYWAY

Level 8 of Azure Ascendance goes as follows

Ikari is on the move. Knowing who is responsible for the death of her mother Hannya,she makes her way to the Posei Kingdom. Boumei, Coco, and Sapphire also head towards to Posei to warn the Empress about the oncoming threat. Will they succeed in warning the Posei Kingdom, or will Ikari manage a successful ambush and assassination?

As usual to check out the issue preview click here. And if you like what you see go purchase here.

Damn this is a short issue….I’m not a fan but I am since it was simple.

Hmmm.

UMMMM.

1 of my pieces were accepted into a exhibition. I went to the opening a few days ago. It was a chill time. There was food, music, and a genuine wholesome time. Kinda a lot with interaction of people….or maybe I’m just exhausted.

The curators told me that even though they were in a church setting they like art of all types even if it disagreed with those go to that church. THATS WHATS UP!!!

My name is Jano Ryusaru and I approve this message. We nee more people like that.

Can I pass out in my bed and chill for like a month. Can I?

I thought i would be seeing Kiya Lacey, but her show got canceled Whack and deep sigh…but at least I got to see Doechiii.

Anyway that all folks I’m about to watch The Nightmare before Christmas. I can full attest that Oogie Boogie is a full nigga, and Jack Skeleton is a selfish colonizer asshole.

Oh yea before I forget I finally made Hoodies with art from my comic.

And I made a discord for Team Janolytes just cuz Cult Shit Nigga.

Sprightly Spring Saturday

29 Monday Sep 2025

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Dear Janolytes,

I am currently typing this exhausted from the field and from errands post field. Again I say waking up after the sun for the field is a privilege.

I’m legit too tired to segue this into the current social climate of this world.

Maybe next time.

SMH, at least I can type this with Ta-ku playing in the background. The spirit of 2016 still lives within in me. There is joy in being unemployed, playing video games, chilling with your friends and working on your craft.

YESS LAAAAWD* Anderson Paak voice.

Anyway, this actually a simple issue. No brain storming of a concept, no arduous model search, no fuckery and the rare event of me getting paid for my skills.

Heavy YEET to that deposit….that hasn’t happened since spring 2022…..

Anyway Flashback to 2022 I was at Cotton field 11 super slaves season ended and I would joke with my fellow slave when we weren’t making sure the cotton  was getting sent out.

Simple times in the field indeed.

 

At some point maybe around her bday in February, we talked about doing a shoot for her birthday but then sickness engulfed her body. Eventually we just agreed to do it when it got warm, which worked out because as I sit here trying to recall that time frame alot was happening in life.

*insert flashbacks of coloring my book, prepping to vendor for shows, and planning how to do shoot.

May arrived and I went location scouting, because that is what you do when you need to  figure out where you are going to shoot someone. I got my steps as I gathered visual intel. I sent her my usual visual grid of where I think would be a good location. She saw it  and was down.

I told you this is a simple issue.

 

We agreered that I would pick her up that Saturday  and go to the location. Slave Nigga oppression heat was beginning to saturate the Earth on this Saturday afternoon. After she got ready we headed to NODA and Bip Boom Bam we did the photography thing. It was fun. We joked around  and that was all folks.

That is legit the whole story. No plot twist, no schedule conflicts because of life, nothing. This is as rare as unicorn eating Cheetos on fresh snow.

Anyway to see my fellow slave bro who escaped the trenches of cotton field 11 way before it shut down, click here.

This issue feels lacking in sarcasm and depth. Maybe because of recent weeks. I had to  get ready  to sell my wares for the first time in 3 years at Charlotte Asian Film Festival.

One of home girls who helped me with a project passed away.

Then 2 weeks later I was at The Urban Fantasy Ball, which was arduous since I had to find out I had to buy a whole new 4ft table since 6ft weren’t gonna fit. Shout to return policies and QR code menus I made.

Today I did an Issue 3 book drop at 2 local indie bookstores. Joy is when you don’t have to jump through hoops to get you comic series in stores near you.

Yea I’m tired.

I think I’m gonna play video games for once and veg out.

Until next time Janolytes.

Moral of the story……fuck this adult shit.

 

 

New Book Series: Azure Ascendance Level 7

18 Wednesday Jun 2025

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Dear Janolytes,

Shout to sleep because niggas be tired as fuck until they actual get quality sleep for more than 2 hours. I’m ready to escape the trenches of cotton field 12.

I am, absolutely.

Last night I woke up refreshed watched Expanse and Sailor moon. Worked on another project (details coming soon).  Had an existential flashback about the last decade.Played Batman Arkham Knight.

Yes, the game that released a decade ago. Am I late? Absolutely. My toxic trait is that when I was working on my comic book I barely enjoyed anything else thinking I should have been working on my book.

No, I’m serious.  I have a whole back log to beat before I even think about purchasing a PS5…and a Nintendo Switch. That has been a debatable purchase as well.

Anyway.

Its time for the debut of Level 7 of Azure Ascendance. New to y’all, def not to me.

I started the coloring process in um July 2019 while still in the trenches of cotton field 10. That time frame was alot between concerts, super slave period and me having to drive back and forth to rock hill.

UGH.

Then came March 2020 and Covid. The disease that had us all fucked up.

ABSOLUTELY.

To the point where places shut down, niggas were shook if they heard someone cough, and the fatalities rose on a daily basis. Cotton field 10 told us that they weren’t going to hold it against us if we didn’t show up……

 

….so i stopped. As a nigga who was already allergic to the job (literally i wore a mask before it was in fashion. Which barely negated the effects), wasn’t getting paid enough for the  daily fuckery, and did not want to work 12 hour shifts you god damn right I left.

Fuck all that other shit.

Peace had knocked on my door and I answered, as well as chance to work on my art like it was 2016. I colored all night, watched TV during the day (JoJo’s Bizarre adventure, Samurai Champloo, Fire Force, Community, High Fidelity, The Mandalorian and a few other things that I can not remember at the moment), Played Spider Man and hacked PSP.

AWICH WAS IN ROTATION!!!! BLESS HER!!!

Shout out to COVID for helping me escape the desolate land.  Sucks that raggedy  cotton field 10 wouldn’t let me have NONE of those unemployment checks.

Raggedy Bitches.

But I was free and def took advantage of the 6 months of me not working.

The 1st week of this 6 month rest period is when I finished Issue 7, which was literally the last 5 pages.

SMH at how long it took me to work on this issue.

Anyway synopsis time because that is important.

The tension between Sapphire and the other Faunroids become beyond palpable as they act on their machinations to use Ikari as a bargaining chip to take to the Kera Clan. Meanwhile CoCo has to come to peace with horrible truth regarding her parents relationship with her brother. As Boumei watches that family won’t stop betrayal. Azure’s short lived peace is coming to an end as new waves of conflict slowly begin to swallow everyone again.

Yep a new battle is arsing slowly. I continued the trend of choosing violence for act 2.

As usual there is a preview page, and of course here is  where you can find the issue for purchase.

Thats it for now Janolytes. Happy Juneteenth.

Fuck that Slavery shit nigga.

New Book Series: Azure Ascendance Level 6

03 Thursday Apr 2025

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Dear Janolytes,
I sit here infused by chocolate, drinking my water, letting my new tattoo dry, and listening to Jennie’s Cd. I never listened to Black Pink before but the few singles that Spotify showed me since she had others with artist I actually listen to led me to her. Right now I’m 3 tracks in. I can YEET to this.

Anyway.

Obviously by the title of this issue you know why I am here. After 2.5 years it is time for issue 6 and the beginning of Act 2 of this story. Yep, the story i started back in the unemployment saga of 2016-early 2017 continues.

And true to Jano JRPG style it wasn’t simple. Levels 1 through 5 were done with no problem during my unemployment arc. I wrote Act 2 at some point and I had worked briefly late April 2017 until late May 2017 at cotton field 7 and 8.But since the cotton fields I were at didn’t require me to wake up BEFORE THE FUCKING SUN AND DID NOT INVOLVE PHYSICAL EXERTION, shit was good. I got laid off for a few weeks went back to work mid June to mid July 2017 at Cotton field 8. I had a Jano’s alive party, got back online and was unemployed roughly 9 weeks. I started working on Act 2 because if you have time to work on your craft without a slave schedule that what you do.

DUH!

I started at cotton field 9 early September 2017, and omg nigga my Knees. FUCK NIGGA MY KNEES. FUCK LADDERS!!! ON KAMI BRO!! And I had to be at work at 5 am.

I was so Weak in the knees like SWV, but not in the way they meant it.

I wish that was a typo, I really do. But that was the arc I was in.

Despite that I did my best to do my work.By Thanksgiving 2017 I had act 2 drawn and inked. I eventually started the coloring portion, which would be a task in itself since ya know ladders and a whack sleep schedule.

Spoiler Alert.

I got to Page 6 and then my house got broken into January 2018……yeah.
Depression, PTSD, and Anxierty are strong when it is the 2nd time. I hope those niggas die in a fire and life has made them suffer.

*Deep sigh*

Obviously niggas can’t color without a cpu so I ended up scripting Act 3 and 4 when i went back to cotton 8. Also working on Emerald Evisceration when I got my laptop back. At some point cotton field 9 let me go because of dumb white man fuckery, and eventually Cotton field 8 ended. So for 4 months I just worked on Act 3 and 4, chilled with friends, played video games, and took nature walks.

Simple Times Bro.

Eventually I had all of my story drawn, inked and scanned in. When this occurred in September 2018, i said I’m gonna relax.

And so I did.

The last week of Septemeber 2018 I went back to at Cotton Field 9 for 2 weeks, then eventually being at Cotton field 10.

Look I know there is alot of Cotton field hoping within a year and some months. I know. That’s a whole separate conversation and you can email me if you want to talked to me about it.

Anyway, once January 2019 hit I resolved to restart my book since super slave season was now over.

Simple right.

ABSOLUTELY NOT. Cotton field 10 was me having to be at work at 6 am in a warehouse FILLED WITH FUCKERY. Holy fuck nigga the fuckery.
Side note I’ll be so glad to be done with this warehouse arc that started with Cotton field 10.

Despite my best intention I didn’t finish this issue until July 2019 due to fatigue and other things.

UGH.
Once I finished I released issue 2. I had this whole plan to finish an issue and release an issue. Which was good in theory, but life said

OH NIGGA YOU GOT PLANS? AIGHT BRO. Watch this.

I had the FULLEST PLAN to be done with this series in 2020, but that was certainly NOT the case.

Needless to say none of that happened and here we are me releasing Issue 6 years later. Everyone’s journey is different.

Side note, the aforementioned Jennie CD was really good. it legit just finished.

Anyway Azure Ascendance Level 6 is here and the synopsis goes as follows.
Following the tragic results with the fight with Hannya all parties head their separate ways to grief and process the events that led to their new reality. New characters are introduced as this new act unfolds to a new wave of chaos that surpasses the bedlam Hannya previously spearheaded.

I introduce a slew of new characters and give continue to give the characters a plot of their own as this story goes on. Its only 14 issues remaking after this so enjoy it while it last. Even if I wasn’t working these raggedy ass jobs I don’t know If i would continue it. Making a comic and DOING EVERYTHING IS ALOT NIGGA!!! I won’t say its not possible to continue but I will say right now at this current position I am in life its unlikely. There is a goal to get it animated tho.

At any rate its link time.
For a preview of level 6 take this pill.
To buy the issue after said preview take this pill.
If you have no idea wtf is happening and want to read the issues prior to this point take this pill.
And that’s all folks enjoy this tale that I gave my all to like Mariah Carey.
I need to pass out since I have still wake up before the FUCKING SUN and a cotton field that is more unorganized the past 11.

UGH.

On a positive note I beat Spider Man Morales since we last spoke. Yay.
I need to finish Final Fantasy 7, yes the same Final Fantasy 7 i was playing in 2018.
Don’t judge me

The 2.5 year leap and Season 3 preview

19 Wednesday Feb 2025

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Dear Janolytes,

*deep breath*

Hey.

This is kinda odd.

But Jano Why?

Because I haven’t posted anything in damn near 3 years. Yea 2022 was a time, an existential evoking time. FUCK.

So much to the point where I logged off like Kriz Kaliko.There is peace in not knowing wtf is going on with anyone. It is. The only thing I checked was Twitter for Hilarity and tumblR was random interest. In retrospect I needed it, but as a result I’ve lost my voice. Now I’m hesitant to stick my foot in the ocean. I think this will be the issue when I walk on the shore before I jump in.
*rubs face while saying shit.
Honestly at some point I had drafted a whole different issue, but re reading it I’m not in that head space any more and alot has happened since when I initially wrote it.
So where do I start.

Well the concept of death and time will choke you while it strokes you with no lube. Spoiler Alert.
I tried to enjoy time with my friends and family because of the above sentence. I went on alot of Side quests, some of which I got pictures of. I ran into people i never thought I’d see again. Met a whole new cast. I finally got my chest tattooed, and my nose pierced. I had a bearded dragon who was the sweetest scaley bum, but he passed away in a horrific bloody death. Cotton field 11 ended like my spider sense projected, now I’m at cotton field 12 where I contemplate how did I get here and when will I leave since I’m not getting shutting down vibes. (Fuck this job) I threw my first art show. I finished my comic book.

Right!!! Finally!!!

Got some shoots done that were a challenge creatively, but turned out amazingly. Still have some that i want to do. Went to my 1st rave while seeking new raves. Tried some new hair styles. Made a choice to believe in myself as much as i do these groups that somehow lead to a dead end as I have many existential episodes . Realized that their should be a study of how niggas transform into duplicitous nigga niggas (Shit is fucking wild). So many concerts. So many (See list below)

Tyler the Creator, Kali Uchis, Halsey, Snoh Aalegra, H.E.R, Ravyn Lanae, Rina Samayama, Masego, Ella Mai, Nova Twins, Janet Jackson, Paramore, Gym class heroes, Issiah Rashad, Childish Gambino, Rapsody, Jhene Aiko, Gary Clark Jr.

Decided to pursue my creative therapy dreams in my own way. Started doing Yoga. Played Disc Golf. Went to Blerd con. Started a new Art project. Tried Mushrooms. Trying to keep my plants alive while learning and recycling soil from those didn’t make it. Learned how much I can disassociate. Learned that I don’t have it in me to argue with people, bruh I promise I have no fucks but I have gum like CoCo from Dear white people. Learned that when you feel the vibes shift an arc is about to end. You can leave willingly or life will force you out that will evoke emotions that I’m not a fan of.

Please don’t piss me off,I legally can’t murder you so it doesn’t serve me.

“I don’t speak on it anymore, I just Meditate.” ~ Rapsody

Learned if you don’t slow the fuck down, life will take a sledge hammer to your knees. Learned Hedonism is a must in this rancid world because that life path perfection isn’t real so celebrate the wins you can get. Learned everyone’s journey is different, however saying that doesn’t pacify you when you feel like you haven’t gone anywhere compared to others.

None of this is in chronological order by the way.

*stops in the sand and glances in the ocean.

So yeah that is where I’ve been, roughly. At this point in my life I just want balance. Balance between my art projects, friends and family, video games, reading.  College level simplicity and fun. If i can avoid crashing out while on my path to being an Art idol that would be great. I just want a certain level of whelm in my life,no over whelming is desired.

Do I really want to get back online? Its a mix.
As I said there is peace in being offline, absolute peace. But also I have to promote myself as an artist, plus I really miss talking shit. OMFG. Its hard.

So hard.
But here we are. Me standing at the edge of the ocean self reflecting over the past few years and wondering where am I going on this JRPG.

*deep breath and steps back into the water.

So what does that mean for this website? I use to try to adhere to a monthly schedule…..but fuck all that.
Now it will be whenever I feel like it. Realistically it’ll probably be every other month.
But Jano why?
Simple, despite me being gone for the past 3 years I don’t have alot of issues ready to publish. It’s been more of the same people say they want to do something, I say ok koolio, and what follows is crickets. My spider sense is pretty accurate when I feel that nothing will happen. And at this point I don’t have it in me head to chase anyone down, less than I did in previous years. People know what they want, or have whole lives that take priority over working with me. I made peace with that. Long gone are the days of me counting on someone’s money, I’ll count it when it actually hits my account.

Jano that is kinda bleek.

It is what it is bro. I made peace with alot of things. My toxic trait is that I’m not letting these niggas stress me out and I will water my spiritual garden.

“I’m on my give grace, get peace, zen shit” ~ Kota the Friend.

Side note, I’m not giving grace. Niggas can go suffer. Thats where I am at emotionally.

Remember also I have a whole comic series that I just finished.
YEET.
YEP AZURE ASCENDANCE IS FINALLY FUCKING DONE NIGGAS!!!! HOLY FUCK. The day I colored that last page a year ago I clapped like I never clapped, SCREMT like I never SCREMT. Draxus looked so concerned.
Nigga did you say SCREMT?
Yes nigga SCREMT!!!!
But there are 15 issues left of my 20 issue series, so between that and my photoshoots I may end up posting more issues than I initially said. I haven’t’ figured it out yet.
Eh.

Back to doing shows and trying to get my books in stores since the 1’s that existed have unfortunately shut down. You realize what you are capable of when you have time to reflect about your life. Bitch I am a whole Feature, you should appreciate your good fortune if I even acknowledge you.

“I AM THE HYPE”  ~ Team Four star Vegeta

The stark contrast is that you don’t even exist to me.

“You’re dead to me.” ~ Kali Uchis
” You don’t even exist to me!” ~ Nancy from the Craft
“Bitch, I cut my granny off if she don’t see it how I see it” ~ Kendrick Lamar

Any of the these quote falls would suffice to summarize the above statement.

Moral of the story, I lost my mind and with that I had to  find myself.

Mostly.

Or something like that.

Success will look different for me compared to everyone else, but I won’t know if I don’t leave this island I’ve been on for the past few years.

So while I continue dive walk back to the ocean here is a preview of what I did in seclusion.

“Let me talk my shit, oh, I’m on fire” ~ Flo Mili

Damn I’m typed more than I planned.

Eh, As if.

Anyway here is a preview of whats to come.Have fun JanoLytes.

 

Ba-Bee shower

08 Sunday Aug 2021

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Dear Friends of Jano,

Spoiler Alert, detoxing is a major goal right now.

But Jano why?

Because I just came back from NYC and man I deviated so much my diet.

SO…FUCKING…MUCH.

Dudes I’m drinking Green Tea and Hibiscus as I speak. I need to shit all of these delicious NYC toxins out of my system. Aside from that it was a fun trip, side note it was the first time I was ever on a plane.

Man….MAAAAN.

But Jano you have never flown before?

Nope, everywhere I have traveled has been via wheels on the Earth. Terror and finances are a thing.

Heavily a thing.

It was fun tho. It was nice to be not on my phone so much also. If I had a fear of public transportation prior to last week, it def has been dispelled over the course of the last few days. Subways, planes and ferries oh my.

Side note, subway heat and bum piss are a horrible combination, just saying.

Also rats and STUFF junkies. Holy fuck that was terrifying at 4 am on the way to the airport to return home.

But I was inspired artistically which is important, and definitely want to do some shoots up there. NYC is nice to visit but I don’t think I would want to live up there. Maybe just to do art related business but that is it.

Personal Life Tangent over.

Now back to my art journey and me talking shit, because that’s what we are here for right? Exactly.

We are about to step into the first shoot I did of 2021. The sequel to 2020 because covid fuckery is still abound and I’ve had a plethora of problems with my car.

Here is hoping I get it back this week and there are no more issues for the rest of this year.


UGGGGHH!!!!!

Before we press play lets rewind to fall 2018 when I arrived at cotton field 10. The place I thought I would be able to stay at, get actual raises, and work on my book.

HA, I was foolish indeed.

So fuckin’ foolish.

As if.

When I started as usual I didn’t talk to anyone, however I would observe and make note of people. There was a girl who I would see in another department and at some point she didn’t work there anymore. Not a big deal to me since your life has nothing to do with stranger person.

Until life goes, hey do you remember them? They need a photographer.

Ummm sure. …ok.

At some point in January, my girlfriend told me that she was friends with aforementioned girl. She showed me a picture of her and I was like oh I remember her. Some how some way I was tasked with being the photographer for her baby shower in March. I say some how some way because I don’t remember who contacted who, just her and I were communicating about needing a photographer for her baby shower.

We chatted over Facebook and she let me know the date, time and I let her know my rates.

Spoiler Alert, this is another non conflictual issue. It is. Honestly the next few are going to be lacking of me talking shit about the subjects involved in the shoots.

Legit just realized it is the shoots that I try to do that mostly have the conflictual issues.

Well thats disappointing in the grand scheme of things.

Anyway March came and so did the Saturday of the event. The event was actually at a church across the street from an elementary school I use to go to from 1993-1995….Holy Fuck the concept of time….FUCK.

When we arrived the family of the parents to be were decorating, and I got the usual shots of decorations.

At some point the mother to be arrived and the festivities begun….which I don’t really remember. Clearly I took images of the event but I really disassociate from event when I shoot them.

Spoiler Alert.

I don’t attach myself to what is going on. I primarily shoot the subject of interest and whatever is going on at the time, but I don’t get involved with what is happening. Kinda like The Watcher from Marvel, or Kami.

Niggas just be looking with observing fucking eyes.

I sound callous but events have no value to me after doing so many. My only concern is getting the moments shot right especially I am getting paid.

Anyway.

The Baby Shower lasted at least 2 hrs. When it was all said and done she Cash App’d me the amount, we talked briefly, and her and my girlfriend talked then we left.

Told ya this is a real simple issue, and here are the images for said issue.

Anyway folks thats all. Time to go back to doing a litany of task to achieve my art dreams while balancing cottonfields and the exhaustion they cause.

Yay.