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Oh my god, thanks you so much for your kind words! To me, you've made some of the most iconic zako work out there, and it feels incredible to know you like some of my stuff!

Also thank you for sharing your FROGs with us again! I was worried they'd be lost forever after your old Pixiv account was deleted.

And 10+ hours per piece sounds long, but I hope you know I (and I'm sure many others) all really appreciate all the hard work and effort you put into them! So many people just batch upload AI generated image without any care causing them to all look generic and forgettable. Your work is so recognizable and memorable precisely because of that work and care you put in them.

So this works specifically for me and is by no means a universal solution, but I have a few zako factions for my work that I specifically use for more light hearted stuff. Typically they are framed more like an erotic Team Rocket rather than a serious threat, so fights with them are non-lethal and sometimes more comical, and I sometimes make epilogue images showing the good guys and the zakos hanging out in their off hours.