[Reference Art] WAKE CUP! Kuro

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Menacing creature, also tea

WAKE CUP! Kuro
Full art:

Upper body:

Top left: “Tea stalk”
Top right: “Yuzamashi”
Right: “Tea flowers”

TL note: A yuzamashi is a bowl to cool boiling water to the appropriate temperature for certain types of tea, such as gyokuro (the inspiration for Kuro).

Lower body:

Top: “Due to the sudden Japanese style, the outfit is a blend of Japanese and western-styles”
Middle: “Wears a handkerchief during meals to keep the kimono clean”
Bottom: “Liquid-like”

Design:

Cover: “Covered cultivation”
Middle: “Sprouts are covered, blocking sunlight. That is ‘gyokuro'”
Bottom: “Designed as an indoor/stay at home-type”

TL note: “Gyokuro” is the type of tea Kuro is inspired from. One of its traits is that is is grown under the shade.

Height comparison:

“Her height is about as tall as Earl, but because she is introverted, it is hard to tell”

TL note: For the rest of the notes in the comparison, check the reference art for WAKE CUP! Earl.

Kaishi:

TL note: A kaishi is a type of paper used in tea ceremonies to place sweets on the table and as a napkin.

Nerikiri-kun:

Bottom: “Nerikiri-kun, winter-form: ‘camellia'”
Top: “Making sure to match the seasonal touch”

TL note: A nerikiri is a confection served during tea ceremonies.

Tragic:

Source.