The fight for superiority between Spork and... weird clock hand? (Patreon)

Now this one I can't show at its intended frame rate due to its incomplete status, lack of inbetweens thus making it kind of choppy, and even at this slowed down it may be hard to discern what is happening. But man, I needed a break because this one is mentally draining. It's not just having to draw the figures into the right pose, but also keeping in mind the flow of the characters as I sketch them. So much to keep in mind that I had to just back away from it and take a break. I'll probably just write the upcoming bi-weekly report tomorrow instead of working on this so I can clear my head and work on it diligently.

This is the first fight scene to get the viewers hyped, or at least that's my plan. I must be honest, half is intent and planning while the other half is just me winging it by pure instinct. In my quest to learn animation, I haven't done too many weapon based fight scenes. Heck, this is my third time animating such a thing. But because the 17.5 short is really just a test for my skills, I'm not too worried about getting it right and just want to see where I am at in terms of skills. It's more of a learning process as much as it is to see what the final product can look like and reflect on what I need to improve for the TH15 adaption. 

Though I must inform you guys that this is one of two fights like this. The other one will be at a distance to not just make it easier to animate but to reference the game itself as it is a side-scroller. After this, it'll all be in the style of a danmaku battle, which should be easier to animate.

I have a feeling that I won't be doing fights like this for the TH15 adaption. It's just so much work and I doubt that there are any two characters that will necessitate this kind of fight. By that I mean I am planning on adding Yorihime but I doubt there will be another character for her to have a sword match with. And no, Youmu will not be in the TH15 adaption, or if she is (Yuyuko may make a cameo appearance), she won't be doing any fighting. It will probably be pure danmaku fighting most likely... but knowing me, I'd probably sneak in a fisticuff scene somewhere (maybe Kaguya fighting Mokou, I have been thinking of adding such a scene).