Circular Inspiration or Coincidence?

A bit more than a year ago, I stumbled upon a gacha series with a design I adored so much that I had to buy all the items. (note: If you want to buy an entire gacha series without spending a fortune, use Mercari, which is more or less the Japanese eBay.)

They're not necessarily the most original, but those little "Build Wizards," as they're called in Japanglish, really had something to them.

Here are two of them to give you an idea:

So, for last year's Inktober, I decided to draw little characters inspired by them.

If you want to know more, here is the detail of the story:

Inktober 2025 is coming! - Wild Z.ooo

Inktober 2025 starts tomorrow.

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I didn't draw much for Inktober last year (and I didn't draw at all this year. I need to change that.)

Here are a few drawings I made with them:

Still, I had an interesting idea with these characters, and I should try to explore them further.

And finally, my favorite was this one:

You can also see the black-and-white version there.

Deer (Inktober 2025) - Wild Z.ooo

I like this "deer." It's probably my favorite of my Inktober drawings this year so far. However and as often, I'm not sure if it's better in colors or in

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That was a year ago, and I haven't drawn any of these little hooded characters since. I've always thought that I should resume, but I've never actually done it. Yet?

Then, a few days ago, I saw that a new series of "Build Wizards" was being released, including this one.

I'm more than intrigued. Did the designer stumble upon my blog somehow? Maybe I posted on Instagram and he saw it? Or linked to his own site and he got a ping back? I don't think I did then - but I did now.

Or maybe that's just a coincidence...

We'll probably never know.

Oh well...

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DavidB