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Ring Dream

by =elee0228, 2 days, 1 hour ago
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Just a quick post about an online trading card game that has been sucking away all my time. It's called Ring☆Dream (リング☆ドリーム). There's a lot of cards that feature muscular girls like the ones above. You have to have a Japanese Yahoo account to play it. There's a wiki that has some useful information for those that know how to use Google Translate. I might put together a walkthrough if there's enough demand.

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Weekly Recap

by =elee0228, May 2, 2013, 2:22:36 PM
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I mentioned last week, I planned to upload artwork each day of the week. Well, mission accomplished. Here's a recap of the posts from Monday through Sunday last week:

I'll have some shiny new commissions in the next few days, like the awesome Psylocke by DJOK3 that I posted today. I've been working with a lot of artists that I haven't commissioned before. I'm excited to see what they come up with, especially =elsevilla. Check out the commission section on my profile page for the full list of artists.

I've been also discovering some new manga that I need to add to the list of Manga Muscle Girls I've been keeping. There's been a lot of fanart popping up on Pixiv of characters I didn't know. I've been hunting down the manga the last few weeks and managed to find a few. Stay tuned for more stuff.

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Daily Art Updates This Week

by =elee0228, Apr 21, 2013, 11:34:22 AM
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Falling behind on posting the stuff I commissioned. I've been busy with trying to track the deviants with the most watchers at DeviantART. That project is pretty much complete and I just need to finish handing out some point rewards. It was a pretty successful crowd-sourcing project and I think I want to try to more of these in the future. I have some other data that I'm interested in finding. Anyone have their own ideas?

So I gotta catch up on posting artwork. I'm going to post a new commissioned piece of artwork every day this week, starting with Monday. Keep checking back for some cool pieces. One of the things I'll be posting about is a new side-story to Magic Muscle that ~jsiejkd is working on with *bokuman featuring Gray and Juvia. It's gonna be a good week, so stay tuned.

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Deviants with the Most Watchers

Journal Entry: Wed Apr 17, 2013, 6:52 AM

DeviantART Search Tips
DeviantStats

Top 50 Most Watched Deviants (as of 4/26/2013)

01) `yuumei has 197913 watchers
02) `Artgerm has 187429 watchers
03) *sakimichan has 185097 watchers
04) `loish has 128735 watchers
05) *humon has 124840 watchers
06) `Endling has 114922 watchers
07) *SilentReaper has 113995 watchers
08) *sandara has 103304 watchers
09) *bleedman has 102535 watchers
10) `zemotion has 100931 watchers
11) `alexiuss has 100098 watchers
12) *Apofiss has 98266 watchers
13) `meago has 98068 watchers
14) `alicexz has 96607 watchers
15) *viria13 has 96557 watchers
16) `kris-wilson has 94296 watchers
17) `briannacherrygarcia has 94274 watchers
18) `Wen-M has 93534 watchers
19) *shilin has 90510 watchers
20) `Hellobaby has 85649 watchers
21) *tracyjb has 85114 watchers
22) *Mikeinel has 82811 watchers
23) *moni158 has 82529 watchers
24) =elsevilla has 82287 watchers
25) *doubleleaf has 80305 watchers
26) `dahlig has 78517 watchers
27) *kerembeyit has 78144 watchers
28) *Pyromaniac has 77907 watchers
29) *Kaze-Hime has 77155 watchers
30) *nebezial has 75803 watchers
31) *GENZOMAN has 75761 watchers
32) *khaoskai has 74140 watchers
33) *reiq has 73842 watchers
34) *Phobs has 73794 watchers
35) *heise has 73556 watchers
36) *fyre-flye has 72615 watchers
37) `DanielaUhlig has 71698 watchers
38) *xa-xa-xa has 71184 watchers
39) *J-Scott-Campbell has 70959 watchers
40) `larafairie has 70001 watchers
41) =asuka111 has 69022 watchers
42) *celesse has 68710 watchers
43) *einlee has 68087 watchers
44) `ToolKitten has 66305 watchers
45) *emperpep has 65959 watchers
46) *cartoongirl7 has 65163 watchers
47) *behindinfinity has 64672 watchers
48) ~kidchan has 63908 watchers
49) *redjuice999 has 63827 watchers
50) `DanLuVisiArt has 62728 watchers

More Information

DeviantART doesn't publish a top list. There used to be a Popular Deviants section on the Today page. It measured Popular Deviants by pageviews, and was removed likely due to gaming. Watcher-count can be gamed also, but it's a decent indicator of popularity.

It falls to the community to build it's own top list. I gathered the initial names through Google-Fu and wading through a lot of DevART pages. It's the perfect project for crowd-sourcing. There's lots of reasons why a top list is useful. I'm a bit of a stat geek so I just like knowing stuff like this. I hope to keep this list updated over time to maintain its usefulness. Any help is definitely appreciated. It would be cool if an admin with access to the backend data could confirm our list is correct.

Update

I expanded the list to the Top-50 deviants from only the ones above 100,000 watchers. Yesterday, I discovered a useful new way to find the deviants with the most watchers using an awesome Google search that takes advantage of a range function:

"60000..99999 watchers" site:[link]

Using this, I filled out the list. It should be pretty accurate unless there are more deviants who suffer from the counting error that affected `loish. I may have come across one of those in my Googling. *J-Scott-Campbell showed up as 65400 watchers in the Google index, but now shows 845 watchers today. His watcher history only goes back to March. Has anyone else seen the bug like this?

Edit: *J-Scott-Campbell watcher count has been fixed, I added him to the list.

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Estar

by =elee0228, Apr 11, 2013, 11:04:00 AM
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I was browsing around and found a site called Estar which I think is short for Every Star. It seems to still be a beta version of the site. I stumbled across three pictures which I thought were pretty good. I think I've seen that last one on Pixiv before.

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Johane

Journal Entry: Wed Apr 3, 2013, 9:08 AM

I came across the blog of an artist that goes by Johane (ヨハネ). He has an entry over at the doujinshi database and has stuff for sale under the Circle Ao (青) over at Toranoana. He has several drawings of girls sporting athletic physiques at his blog. Here are some of my favorites:

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DeviantHEART, Stats and Randomness

Journal Entry: Mon Apr 1, 2013, 7:31 AM

*oil is my DeviantHEART match. DeviantART really put a lot of effort into this April Fool's prank. Bravo, DeviantART.

Just crossed the 3500 mark in watchers, huzzah! I like to keep an eye on my numbers. The last time I wrote about reaching 3000 my top three deviations were Korra, Naruto, and Sakura. Since that time, Sakura has been overtaken by She-Hulk also by ~Speeh. So here's the top three in my gallery:

... and here are my stats as of this morning:

I've reworked the Information box on my profile page, the one that appears under the Journal entry. It now includes some other information, including a list of artists I'm currently commissioning. So if you've ever wondered, you'll find that info there.

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Estivador Sketch Commissions

Journal Entry: Sat Mar 23, 2013, 11:40 AM

~estivador is running a special on sketch commissions. It's just $12 for a sketch for a limited time for something like this:

His stuff is great. I had a few sketches from him before that I really liked.

And he did a great deviation of Akiko Daimon for me ages ago. I definitely am going to take advantage of this offer and think you should too. Tell him Ed sent you if you decide to commission him. It's a great chance to get great art for a very reasonable price.

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Top Ten of 2012

Journal Entry: Tue Mar 19, 2013, 6:27 AM

I finally finished my Top Ten of 2012 Countdown last week. I also created a sub-folder in my gallery Top 10 of 2012 and the Top 11 of 2011 to make it a little neater. I'm looking forward to seeing which deviations will make the list for 2013. Here are the 2012 results:

10) Chun-Li by *NeoArtCorE (11/1/2012, 514 faves)
09) She-Hulk by ~Felsus (7/2/2012, 530 faves)
08) Korra by *SCRUBALLz (8/4/2012, 611 faves)
07) Batgirl by ~Speeh (7/6/2012, 709 faves)
06) Zelda by ~Speeh (7/11/2012, 711 faves)
05) Wonder Woman by ~Felsus (1/8/2012, 715 faves)
04) Magic Muscle by *Pokkuti (10/1/2012, 771 faves)
03) Avengers by ~Speeh (7/1/2012, 841 faves)
02) She-Hulk by ~Speeh (7/24/2012, 855 faves)
01) Korra by ~Felsus (6/1/2012, 1075 faves)

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Best. Birthday. Ever.

Journal Entry: Fri Mar 1, 2013, 9:39 AM

Boy, there were so many people wishing me a happy birthday this year. It really made my day and made my little grinchy heart grow a few sizes. Thanks to everyone who sent me a llama, I made sure to return the favor. Thanks to *Pokkuti (edit: and ~Fersax) for the cake and *ElementosKingu73 for the points. Thanks to *GM-Cartoons for the drawing and ~maistromanuel for the muro sketch.

Thanks to all the deviants that took the time to comment: ~iamrhaza3617, ~Psych-EDM, ~LordDaroth, ~frokamen, ~Nescaro, ~FEmuscleLover88, ~randomM0nst3rXD, ~Vilabela, ~Dyel75, ~mastercron, *Ritualist, ~Yixleck, ~LordKelvin, ~Muinzz, ~thrilldude91, ~Alticron, ~BlackJackz, ~TerraZin50, ~wyattx, *Splicer-ik, ~markellbarnes360, *Soviet-Superwoman, ~RucaJenSai, ~Davontew1, ~TooniverseKing, ~Yixleck, *Siegfried129, ~3452, ~Greentark46, ~Fettcom, *GenesisStar20, ~jam28, ~ginzburg, ~SONICX2011, ~TheFranksterChannel, ~TaylorsToonAdventure, ~Drekrief, ~kinGabe, ~slawyn, ~thechainzter, ~Fersax, ~Shn275, ~Kuruyami30, ~jsiejkd, ~sling4ever, ~Txrule, ~robofrost, ~16BitInsanity, ~DJWill, *BlackSandrock10, ~maistromanuel, ~quarenforever, ~ItaSakuSasu-SasuSaku, *TheMuscleGirlFan, ~ddd09ish1, *GM-Cartoons, ~Benin6man, ~Jay-Jay3, ~Brunofneves, ~DragonBall-A, ~Ettody, ~GrandMasterFDC, ~KeirTanaka, ~WaterWizz, *MarratoKensuto

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Catching Up

Journal Entry: Mon Feb 25, 2013, 4:34 AM

I've been really busy lately. I have been falling behind on my Pixiv updates and coloring work on Magic Muscle. I also still have a boatload of manga that I want to share in the Manga Muscle Girls features that I write. Sorry about all the delays, I should be able to catch up on things this week.

Also haven't had that much time to commission new art and I want to get back to doing that. I've got some ideas that I think would go over well among those of us in the female muscle fan community. I don't think I'll have any of them done by my birthday though so that bums me out a little. I do have a few more older commissions that I haven't posted yet which I'll post soon I hope.

I've been working with ~lost-tyrant on a Rule 63 SF Ken commission to complement the Rule 63 Ryu deviation. I really liked how that one turned out. Also loved the Korra piece from ~hugohugo and the She-Hulk deviation from *kyptova. Those are 2 artists that I definitely want to commission again soon.

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Pixiv Archive 20

Journal Entry: Fri Feb 8, 2013, 8:16 PM

Pixiv.net | Guide | Tutorial | Archives: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 | Updated 05/21/2013 (Newest)

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Jormungand

Journal Entry: Thu Jan 24, 2013, 8:00 AM

Jormungand (ヨルムンガンド)
Manga Muscle Girls ( 漫画の筋肉娘)

Jormungand (ヨルムンガンド) is a manga series by Keitaro Takahashi (高橋慶太郎) . It has spawned an anime series which has aired recently. The manga is available in English and is published by Viz Media. They offer a digital version at the attractive price of $5.99 per volume versus the retail price of $11.99 for the print editions. The story is about an arms dealer and her cadre of bodyguards.

Among muscle girl fans, the anime generated some interest due to the buff girl in the opening sequence. That buff girl is Sofia Velmer who goes by the name Valmet (バルメ). There's a lot of great scenes of her in the manga, it's definitely worth checking out.

There's a ton of fanart of her on Pixiv as well. Here's a few of my favorites:

Hat tip to redsilver for pointing out the series to me. Here's an awesome bonus image by the artist Cle Masahiro from Tokyo PonPon Dou's Kuuchuu Roukaku 10 ([東京ポンポン堂] 空中楼閣10). Don't forget to check out Manga Muscle Girls for more muscle girl appearances in manga.

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CYNTHIA THE MISSION

Journal Entry: Thu Jan 17, 2013, 4:59 AM

CYNTHIA THE MISSION (シンシアザミッション)
Manga Muscle Girls ( 漫画の筋肉娘)

CYNTHIA THE MISSION (シンシアザミッション) is a manga by Rui Takato (高遠るい) full of action, gore, and pretty assassins. It was published in 9 collected volumes between 2005-2007. In Volume 5, the sister of one of the main characters is introduced. Her name is Ran Gotou (檎桐鸞) and she is a buff babe. She appears mostly in volumes 5 and 7. I've read that she makes an appearance in another of the author's manga called SCAPE-GOD. I haven't been able to track that one down though. Check out some of the nice pages in CYNTHIA THE MISSION:

I included that last image just because I like it. The manga doesn't appear to be available on Amazon JP any more, I was able to find it on eBookJapan though. The series has been scanlated, so you should be able to find at many online manga sites. Don't forget to check out Manga Muscle Girls for more muscle girl appearances in manga.

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Mino Gallery

Journal Entry: Thu Jan 10, 2013, 4:35 AM

I found a site called Mino Gallery that has some great artwork. The gallery is divided into 6 sections, including a Amazoness section. There's a lot of stuff that's definitely worth checking out. Here are my favorites:

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Rice Shoulder

Journal Entry: Thu Jan 3, 2013, 2:03 PM

Rice Shoulder (ライスショルダー)
Manga Muscle Girls ( 漫画の筋肉娘)

Rice Shoulder (ライスショルダー) is a manga by Tsuyoshi Nakaima (なかいま強) being serialized in Weekly Morning, a Kodansha publication. It started running in 2007 and has been compiled into 13 tankobon so far, with the 14th volume due out in January 2013. Nakaima-sensei's previous manga are up at ebookjapan and I hope Rice Shoulder shows up there someday. You can get all the volumes over at Amazon JP.

The series follows Okome Akino (秋野おこめ), an 18-year old girl who measures a healthy 6' 3" (193 cm) and 227 pounds (103 kg). Okome's name means into "rice". Her mother passed away and her father abandons Okome and her three younger siblings. Okome finds her way into the boxing ring to support the family. The artist does a good job of showing how physically impressive she is in the manga:

There's a depressing lack of fanart of this series, though I did find some on Pixiv:

Books at Amazon JP:
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13

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Numbers, Trends and a New Year

Journal Entry: Mon Dec 31, 2012, 11:05 AM

I posted a poll back in 2011 and a similar poll for this year. It's a rough way for me to check on my approval rating at DeviantART. The poll answers are slightly different though I think the results are still useful. Back in 2011...

... 83% of Deviants polled said I was awesome, and in 2012...

... it's up to 86%! I'm improving! Gonna try for 90% next year. That's my New Year's resolution.

Last year I put together a list of my top deviations for 2011 and I want to continue that trend this year. For the first 10 weeks in 2013, I'll count down the deviations with the most favorites in 2012.

I had a deviation cross the 1000-fave mark this year for the first time. I hope that trend continues.

The number of Pixiv images in the archives is going up too quickly for me to keep up. I'm going to end the Pixiv Archive updates at some point in 2013 so that I can focus on getting back to finding cool muscle girl artwork on the web. I'll create journal entries for the really great stuff, but the daily stuff is getting too overwhelming.

I've got a lot of manga that I want to add to the list of Manga Muscle Girls. I definitely want to update that more often.

Happy New Year everyone!

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Neo-Queendom 7

Journal Entry: Thu Dec 20, 2012, 7:25 AM

Dairoku Tenmaou posted the cover earlier on Pixiv, and just announced it officially in his blog post today. It's also announced in the Neo-Queendom blog. NEO-QUEENDOM 7 goes on sale at Comiket 83 on December 31, 2012. It clocks in at 76 pages of muscley goodness. Artists in this volume are:

zunta
Q堂恵
Hideyuki Matsurioka
JACKASSS
Dairoku Tenmaou Great
Tomohide Murata
Mikoyan
Po~ju
S.Yoshida
B.L
Matagi
kit
Juuzo Ukatsu
REN
Masyumaro
Kei

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Magic Muscle Info

Journal Entry: Thu Dec 13, 2012, 12:08 PM

I've been coloring Magic Muscle, the manga project by ~jsiejkd and drawn by *Pokkuti. I won't be updating it for awhile at the request of *Pokkuti as he takes a well-deserved break. You'll be happy to know that the next two 8-page chapters have been funded thanks to the generosity of the contributors. ~jsiejkd says the 8-page ninth chapter will be fully funded after a $40 donation. 10 chapters have been planned, along with a probable epilogue. ~jsiejkd gave me a glimpse into the future chapters, and it is 'enormously' intriguing.

There have been some requests for me to post the individual color pages somewhere. I don't want to post individual pages into my gallery for a few reasons. So instead I put them in my Sta.sh and added a link in the Magic Muscle deviation to them.

At this point, between ~bolorny and me, we've got 20 colored pages completed. If you're enjoying the series, please let us know! You can send notes or messages to *Pokkuti, ~jsiejkd, or just post here. Moral support is important and doesn't cost anything so I encourage everyone to do it often.

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Who Wants to Be a Premium Member?

Journal Entry: Tue Dec 11, 2012, 6:24 AM

Now through December 16th, DeviantART is running their annual Give One Get One promotion on Premium Memberships. I always like to take advantage of these offers. Last year, I commissioned people in exchange for Premium Memberships. For the two years before that, I gave out memberships to deviants, and I want to get back to that. Here's the list of previous Premium Membership recipients:

2011
~AdvancedDefense
~Dark-Blue-Abaddon
~RedSilverArtist
~bustergundam4

2010
*DavidCMatthews
~Fettcom
~ayanamifan

2009
~Speeh
*bokuman
*Pokkuti
~Fersax

I want to mix things up a bit this year and reward some deviants in the Female Muscle Art Community. I'm taking suggestions. Who do you think needs some love for their contributions this year? I have enough DeviantART points for 4 three-month Premium Memberships. You may nominate as many deviants as you want. No self-nominations, please. Post in this journal with their names and reasons for nomination by Saturday.

Edit: Previous winners are not eligible.

Edit: Thanks to everyone for the suggestions. Here are the winners:

*Gettar82 suggested by ~LordDaroth
~mrpranny suggested by =Presteza
~jsiejkd for Magic Muscle

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