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Aleksis Shi
Illustration & Comics
Go! Android Hero Rescue Knight
A group of 80s to 90s tokusatsu-inspired heroes a la the style of Metal Heroes, whom all separated to specific professions.










Space Casette Moumou
A late 80s-early 90s anime inspired mascot character designed for Dan Fingerman's VHS project. The character gained life of her own.
![]() The original character illustration | ![]() Alternative image | ![]() | ![]() (1/4) A picture story of Moumou, styled after the old school anime magazine scan. | ![]() (2/4) A picture story of Moumou, styled after the old school anime magazine scan. |
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![]() (3/4) A picture story of Moumou, styled after the old school anime magazine scan. | ![]() (4/4) A picture story of Moumou, styled after the old school anime magazine scan. | ![]() | ![]() Moumou but in different late 80s clothes I found. | ![]() |
Legionary Extraordinary
My personal comic project "Legionary Extraordinary", a fantasy world based on the idea "What if the Roman Empire and Han-Dynasty China had become one and the same?"
![]() Sample of my Legionary Extraordinary comic | ![]() Cover art of my 70-page indie fantasy comic Legionary Extraordinary, a sequel to my previous one | ![]() Yedocia Yen, protagonist of my personal project "Legionary Extraordinary" | ![]() | ![]() Architectural experiment trying to mix a Roman style Insulae with elements of Han/Late-Antiquity Chinese architecture |
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![]() misc. panels from my second LE comic | ![]() Yedocia Yen, protagonist of my personal project "Legionary Extraordinary" | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() Design concepts , based on late antiquity Chinese and Roman cultures | ![]() | ![]() A senator, ancient Roman + ancient Chinese clothes combination experiment for my fantasy worldbuilding project. | ![]() Thinking process for hats |
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![]() Various other design ideas, based roughly on old "barbarian" tribes + steppe cultures | ![]() An aquatic knight, mixing various ancient Greco-Roman elements | ![]() Northern Suibi from my second comic, based roughly on old germanic tribes + steppe cultures | ![]() A character design mixing Roman gladiator and a Tang-dynasty style Heavenly King | ![]() Ouddicia, another important character for the second comic. Based roughly on old germanic tribes + steppe cultures |
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Historical art
![]() Xun Guan / 荀灌 (1/2) Born 303 CE, of the Chinese Western Jin Dynasty Descendant of Xún Yù, since little she liked riding horses, practised archery & martial skills. At age 13, she led a battalion of men to break through a siege to save her father. | ![]() Xun Guan / 荀灌 (2/2) | ![]() A Han Dynasty Chinese Mansion/(楼阁)(202 BC–220 AD), along with horse carriage. Based on various pottery buildings & other artworks of the Han era. | ![]() A warrior-general based on the Chinese Ming period "Departure Herald" painting | ![]() Ming dynasty military-official based on Departure Herald. |
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![]() Ming dynasty official, based on other sources. | ![]() Early Ming dynasty Chinese soldier based on the paintings found in Baoning Temple | ![]() Early Ming dynasty Chinese soldier based on the Zhenwulingyin-painting | ![]() My interpretation on Jiang Wei, a famous historical general from the Three Kingdoms period who served the Shu-Han state. Partially inspired by his appearance from the Koei's Sangokushi series, but with more historically accurate regalia. | ![]() Han Dynasty War-drummer, based on a terracotta figurine from the Han-era. |
![]() 神兵鬼卒, based on the Chinese Song and Ming Dynasty "搜山图"-paintings, which depicts Heavenly Soldiers as an ogreish brutes that nonetheless hunt demons and act in the name of celestial order. |
Miscellaneous drawings
Usually done for fun.
![]() Cover art for Satumetsä-magazine no. 5 (1/2022) | ![]() For my own amusement, style experimentation by trying to imitate the style of 90s anime (specifically the famous "Sakura Wars"/サクラ大戦- series), by designing a cast (The Shanghai Combat Revue of 1927) based on Minguo/Republican era Shanghai, China. | ![]() The 1927 Shanghai Combaat Revue. Characters designed by me, imitating the style of the 90s Sakura Wars. | ![]() | ![]() Character profiles in english |
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![]() Character profiles in english | ![]() Character interactions,inspired by scans of old anime magazines. | ![]() Inspired by scans of old anime magazines, the character Yue Ying stands next to her mecha. | ![]() | ![]() Yue Ying with some expressions (and a new haircut) |
![]() Yue Ying, with prior hairstyle before a redesign | ![]() Another attempt imitating the look of サクラ大戦 poster illustrations, with the Shanghai Combat Revue of my design depicted. | ![]() | ![]() Inspired by scans of old anime magazines, Qi Dandan and Mo Xiaocang | ![]() One of the other style experimentations to imitate Sakura Wars' style, this time using the actual "canon characters |
![]() Digital painting of Kamen Rider 1971, part 2 | ![]() Digital painting of Kamen Rider 1971 | ![]() Illustration based on Kamen Rider 1971 | ![]() | ![]() A drawing of Legend of Calamity Jane, a cartoon from the 90s |
![]() Illustrations done for fun, of Fire Emblem Three Houses but in the style of Romance of Three Kingdoms I.E. Han dynasty regalia, which the game was roughly based on. | ![]() Illustrations done for fun, of Fire Emblem Three Houses but in the style of Romance of Three Kingdoms I.E. Han dynasty regalia, which the game was roughly based on. | ![]() Illustrations done for fun, of Fire Emblem Three Houses but in the style of Romance of Three Kingdoms I.E. Han dynasty regalia, which the game was roughly based on. | ![]() Dirty Pair, based on the eponymous anime, Dirty Pair. | ![]() Nemesis the Warlorck |
![]() A work that was done for fun, crossing over two overlapping properties. | ![]() Samus Aran, interpreted by me. | ![]() A commission I’ve done for Daniel Kwan for his “Asians Represent!“- Dungeons and Dragons podcast, which the illustration features characters from. |
Logo
![]() Sticker/logo design for Maarakennus Kamara OY | ![]() Logo for Demi & Ace, a audio drama published by WSOY | ![]() Logo for Righteous Kicks, a podcast series. |
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