Artist Comment
Give yourself a cookie if you get the referance in the third panel. It may not be obvious at first, but Shingi's appearance, habits and personality are modeled after popular depictions of a japanese Racoon Dog. His entry is slightly similar to the Naruto character Jiraya, something that also inspired me to give him the kabuki face-paint. Some people may recognize the fat lady there, as the same who was on the bus Yuki arrived with. As for the dog. Well, you won't be able to look at dogs the same way after this.