Presenting the final form of the character who's easily been longest on the drawing board (he's a tree, there's irony in there somewhere!)... 'Whiskery Woods', from 'Platform Warriors'. #indiegame #fightinggame #indie #gamedev #gamedevelopment #fighter #spritesheet #doujin #doujinshi #doujinfighter

Redraw of 'Whiskery Woods', for Data West's in-development doujin fighter, 'Platform Warriors'. We kinda did this old codger dirty with the initial sprites, so here's a redraw. 'Whiskery', we hardly knew ye! #indiegame #gamedev #doujin #spritesheet #characterart #indie #doujinfighter #fightinggame

Asset sheet for 'Whiskery Woods' (Platform Warriors). This art is bittersweet. Bitter because it *was* sweet, but we had to zap it down to 256 colours to fit the engine - hence the dog shit gradient. Madness. #indie #fightinggame #gamedev #gamedevelopment #doujin #doujinshi #indiegame #conceptart

Concept art of 'Whiskery Woods', from doujin fighter 'Platform Warriors'. Platforming isn't platforming without 'Big N' creaming off the top, so here's a legally-distinct tree boss, from 'Corby's Drum Band'. #indie #fightinggame #gamedev #gamedevelopment #doujin #doujinshi #indiegame #conceptart

We're briefly returning to our previous project, 'Platform Warriors' - a doujin fighter featuring characters from old platform games. You've seen the 'Nick' sprite sheet, but when you put it all together... #indiegame #doujin #indie #gamedev #gameart #gamedevelopment #characterart #fightinggame

We're briefly returning to our previous project, 'Platform Warriors' - a doujin fighter featuring characters from old platform games. This is a character sheet for 'Nick', from 'Snow Bros.' #indiegame #doujin #indie #gamedev #gameart #gamedevelopment #characterart #fightinggame #fighter

Idle animation for 'Meowster Huang', for the in-development doujin fighter, 'Martial Meowsters'. Work on 'Martial Meowsters' that *isn't* concept art?! Yes folks, the game design has actually begun! #indiegame #gamedev #gamedevelopment #fightinggame #fighter #indie #doujinfighter #doujin #gameart

Concept art of the character 'Marmalade Boy', for the doujin fighter 'Martial Meowsters'. More info about the game at www.tinyurl.com/DataWestGames ! #indiegame #gamedev #conceptart #fightinggame #doujin #characterdesign #indie #gamedevelopment #fighter #cat #neko #kawaii #cute #pcgaming #pcgame

Concept art of 'White Tiger' (Martial Meowsters). More character concept art! This time around, it's '(White) Tiger' - feline missionary and practitioner of the 'Tiger Fist' fighting style. #indiegame #gamedev #conceptart #fightinggame #doujin #characterdesign #indie #gamedevelopment #fighter #cat

Concept art of 'Monk', for Data West's doujin fighter, 'Martial Meowsters'. ... For more info on the game, please check out our socials , at www.tinyurl.com/DataWestGames - thank you! :) #indiegame #gamedev #doujin #fightinggame #fighter #gamedevelopment #sprite #spritesheet #conceptart #pc #indie

'Mini Masters' is dead... long live 'Martial Meowsters'! ... For more info on the game, please check out our socials , at www.tinyurl.com/DataWestGames - thank you! :) #indiegame #gamedev #doujin #fightinggame #fighter #gamedevelopment #sprite #spritesheet #conceptart #pc #indie

Wanted to share a very early sprite sheet of Master Huang, from our new doujin fighter, 'Mini Masters'. ... For more info on the game, please check out the www.tinyurl.com/DataWestGames #indiegame #gamedev #doujin #fightinggame #fighter #gamedevelopment #sprite #spritesheet #conceptart #pc #indie

Concept art of 'Master Huang', from 'Mini Masters', an in-development doujin fighter at Data West. Who to start with, regarding concept art for the game? Well, why not with the originals' poster child? #indiegame #gamedev #fightinggame #fighter #gamedevelopment #indie #concept #conceptart #doujin

Logo for 'Mini Masters', a Data West project. To celebrate 'Martial Masters' finally getting a Steam release, we're working on a homage/demake of the game. Coming in 202X from Data West! :) #indiegame #gamedev #gamedevelopment #doujin #fightinggame #indie #doujinshi #fighter #indiegamedev #pc

Concept art of 'Squeaks', for the doujin fighter Tsukumogami. A century-old blob of grease, used to lubricate duelling gauntlets, that has taken on a life of its own - and now wields them itself! #indiegame #gamedev #conceptart #indiegamedev #doujin #fightinggame #pc #characterart #gamedevelopment

Meow! A preview of what we've been up to this weekend, regarding 'Tsukumogami'. For more information about the game, please check out the Data West socials, at www.tinyurl.com/DataWestGames ! #indiegame #gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #Japanese #fightinggame #doujin #pc #characterart

'Tsukumogami', our doujin fighter gets ever crazier. The latest character is 'Funsaurus', and... he's a slide. For info about the game, check out www.tinyurl.com/DataWestGames - thank you! #characterart #indiegame #indie #fightinggame #fighter #gamedev #gamedevelopment #conceptart #doujin #concept

Sprite art for 'Pistachio' (Tsukumogami, our doujin fighter). After all that bluster about 'Pistachio' not making it into the game, now he's in a more complete state than 95% of the character designs! #characterart #indiegame #indie #fightinggame #fighter #gamedev #gamedevelopment #sprites #doujin

Concept art of 'Hyper Pistachio Cousins', for the doujin fighter 'Tsukumogami'. Not even sure whether these dudes will even get into the game. No backstory or move set yet, but we'll get there. #indiegame #gamedev #gamedevelopment #doujin #indie #conceptart #concept #characterdesign #pc #doujinshi

Concept art of Gigi, for the doujin fighter, Tsukumogami. As a ghost who's haunting an old karate gi, she doesn't really count as a yokai, but please indulge us. #indiegame #gamedev #fightinggame #fighter #doujin #conceptart #pc #gamedevelopment #indie #fightermaker #2dfm #fm2nd #characterdesign

We're aware that our doujin fighter 'Tsukumogami' has become a bit of a sausage-fest. So, to redress the balance, here's the games' first female character, 'Claydy'! #indiegame #gamedev #gamedevelopment #fightinggame #fighter #doujin #doujinshi #indie #fightermaker #2dfm #conceptart #fm2nd #pc

Concept art of 'Shoto-Can' (Tsukumogami). A sentient soda can, that also happens to be a keen martial artist. "Sure, you can!" #indiegame #gamedev #gamedevelopment #fightinggame #fighter #indie #conceptart #concept #characterdesign #indiegamedev #fightermaker #2dfm #fm2nd #pc #doujin #doujinshi

New character for our doujin fighting game! This is 'Master Milk', who may have been influenced slightly by a certain Japanese martial arts manga... #indiegame #gamedev #gamedevelopment #fightinggame #fighter #2d #conceptart #characterart #characterdesign #indiegamedev #dbz #pc #doujin #doujinshi

More art! This is 'Niku', an antique sushi knife that joins the Tsukumogami battle to see if there is one strong enough to dull its' uncannily razor-sharp cutting edge... #indiegame #indie #gamedevelopment #gamedev #fightinggame #fighter #indiegamedev #fightermaker #fm2nd #2dfm #conceptart #concept

The latest character for 'Tsukumogami' (our doujin fighter) is 'Master Tamago', a martial artist egg who weaponizes flatulence. ... Yes, we're ashamed. #indiegame #indie #gamedev #fightinggame #fighter #pc #gamedevelopment #2d #fm2nd #2dfm #fightermaker #conceptart #characterart #characterdesign

We've been working on character sprites for 'Tsukumogami', and wanted to show you that we're not sitting doing nothing here at Data West/ ... So, here's a preview of 'Bomb Z', the undead explosive device! #indiegame #gamedev #indiegamedev #indie #fightinggame #fighter #pc #doujin #gamedevelopment

The last 'Tsukumogami' characters (not counting the end boss!) are Holly, the worlds' youngest cryomancer, and Ivo, a snowman who came to life after Holly placed a 100-year-old bucket on his head... #indiegame #fightinggame #indie #gamedev #gamedevelopment #fighter #pc #conceptart #doujin #fm2nd

Concept art of 'Parry's Grimoire'. A cursed grimoire consumed it's most recent owner - trainee wizard, Parry Hotter! Will 'the boy who died' find release in the 'Tsukumogami' battle? #indiegame #gamedev #gamedevelopment #indie #fightinggame #fighter #pc #conceptart #conceptartwork #2dfm #fm2nd

The latest character to be drawn up for Data West's doujin fighter 'Tsukumogami', is 'Master T.', an ancient teapot that became sentient, after a century of service to a clan of aquamancers. #indiegame #gamedev #gamedevelopment #fightinggame #fighter #pc #conceptart #concept #indie #characterdesign

Concept art of 'Test-Kun'. This is 'Test-Kun', a placeholder character for Data West doujin fighters (starting with Tsukumogami). Likes jumping in puddles, chocolate pudding, and birthday parties. #indiegame #gamedev #gamedevelopment #characterdesign #fightinggame #fighter #pc #fm2nd #2dfm #indie