Toga Himiko - Blog Posts

I finally got my hands on continuing my Toga Tarot series yayyy

Really wanted to go with more of a childlike drawing style with this one soooo

Ten of pentacles is about family, home and security, having people who accept you and enjoying comfort and stability

This card kept me thinking: What if someone reached before it was too late? What if someone could give Himiko the life she deserved?

"For the greater good? No, for my own good. For my own, and for ones I love as my family."

part 4/x

Other cards:

Three of cups

Four of cups

Eight of swords

You guys have been awfully cute lately so some tgck for you! :>

Took inspiration in this post

The first himiko + snake drawing of the year yay!

I missed drawing snakes and Himiko so much

Vampire dark magic Himiko cuz I wanted to render this for 10 hours

Marama has fallen ill so low effort steampunk au designs for you guys (I liked designing alternative gear yup)

@lily-claw I fooled you here's the surprise cuz our random chats give me the best ideas

Togachako week day 5: funeral

when togachako lose each other in every. single. universe

Togachako week day 3:

blood 💕🌸✨

blood 🫀🌹☠️

I just couldn't choose one version and there's another alternative one under the cut

I love her expression so much I can't find the strength to finish this drawing cuz I'm probably gonna ruin it- 🤧🤧🤧

I finally made it to start togachako week yay

(I'm gonna do it forever but who cares)

Day 1: timeskip

And I was so confused that ppl choosing this one never draw the real old women yuri

Himiko has been suffering anemia since the Final Battle, and this condition turned a lot worse as she aged up, so she regularly visits the hospital to check her state and connect her to IV if the stats are disturbing

Of course Ochako always pays for the best private treatment there is, brings her wife flowers and books every day and honestly tries not to panic too much and fails spectacularly every time (Himiko still finds it cute)

I'm so late as always but togachako as caitvi, huh... (I wanted to do more concepts but no time no time sadly) (and Ochako going though her edgelord phase is too hilarious to me lol)

And Vi doing her back tattoo to mourn the loss of her family give me an idea of Himiko mourning the League, so I needed to design it specifically (but while Vi's tattoo said her family is the mechanism which makes her work, I think Himiko would think the League is her heart and basically the thing holding her together (not sure if the symbols of each member are recognizable tho))

When you're evil and also an aquapet

Or she'd be happy to cough her lungs out if you're up to some angst- ;)

(hanahaki au society is definitely romanticizing suffering so yeah blood is very about love and her object of affection wouldn't be so against her way of loving you're definitely right here)

Just listen to me I'm not crazy-

Hanahaki AU Himiko would be ecstatic to have hanahaki

It's practically the embodiment of how she sees love – blood and flowers are so. fucking. cute.

Just imagine her over a dirty sink in an abandoned house which league currently occupies, lead here by a persistent itch in her throat, doubling over in a violent coughing fit. But then she opens her eyes – before her a single pink camellia in precious splatters of red, sharply contrasting the the pristine white of the tiles.

She lifts her head to look at her muddy reflection in the cracked mirror. She smiles. No, it's the crazed, manic, awed grin.

Himiko Toga, no doubt, is happy.

Just listen to me I'm not crazy-

Hanahaki AU Himiko would be ecstatic to have hanahaki

It's practically the embodiment of how she sees love – blood and flowers are so. fucking. cute.

Just imagine her over a dirty sink in an abandoned house which league currently occupies, lead here by a persistent itch in her throat, doubling over in a violent coughing fit. But then she opens her eyes – before her a single pink camellia in precious splatters of red, sharply contrasting the the pristine white of the tiles.

She lifts her head to look at her muddy reflection in the cracked mirror. She smiles. No, it's the crazed, manic, awed grin.

Himiko Toga, no doubt, is happy.

The request I had about ballerina Ochako had a spontaneous addition and I was happy to draw

(I was asked to do Himiko too and change Ochako's hairstyle a bit, so I share both drawings with you now!)

(my babiesssssss)

Okay okay you know why I disappeared? I played Reverse 1999 round the clock and the style there looks so effortless yet so cool and paintey AAAA

All in all I needed to try and design Himiko and trying out new techniques was fun as hell

I've never found a tgck bingo when I needed it, so I created one myself

Feel free to fill it! I tried to both include my personal hcs and the popular ones haha (You can see it as platonic or romantic, no restrictions here)

oooh TogaChako Madoka Magica AU? They have SayaKyo vibes… doomed yuri 🤝

HIIIII I'm so sorry it took so long, but I read this and understood I needed to rewatch the entire show and the movies too XD

So I settled on a screenshot redraw, thanks for your suggestion 🤝

A bit of rambling. I first watched MM long ago, and only thought togachako suited the madohomu vibes. You opened my eyes somewhat!

The rivalry at first, the fact that Kyoko reached out to Sayaka first just like Himiko did to be rejected

The Sayaka's hero complex mirroring Ochako's

Kyoko being called a monster by her own family

The ultimate sacrifice Kyoko (Himiko) makes in the end

It hits me hard, thank you for the thoughts anon! (and for the waiting too)

All wrapped up like a present

Reference below the cut

We did the talk. We decided to share. We need @dailytogachako as the expert for our idea of Marilyn Monroe! Himiko Toga being the model for her favorite Ochako Uraraka???? (we're courageous but we hope we didn't bother you haha)

@lily-claw I did this, I was scared but I did this

lily reminded me, if you wanna read how this talk happened there is the og post

only togachako are allowed to do this hand thingy ✨

Can I say XIX-XX century lesbian art is definitely togachako?

none of the art is mine, all is found on Pinterest, credits in the Alt attribute

You won't believe but Jennifer's body and Hannibal are the two pieces of media that give me the perfect badass tgck vibes

Have a nice day 🫀

himiko as Circe

I HAD SO MUCH FUN RESEARCHING THIS OMG THANK YOU SM!!!

I'm no Greek mythology nerd, but any goddess with transformation powers and golden eyes is definitely Himiko-coded

And oh how gorgeous the classic art on Circe is just- AAA

Togachako fantasy au, vampire!himiko witch!ochako enemies to lovers please (also I'm kinda obsessed with your art 🫶🫶)

Thanks for your suggestion!!! (and for the patient waiting hehe) I'm sooo glad you liked my art this much, kinda makes marama shy...🥺🥺🥺

I'm more of a werewolf!ocha x vampire!himi fan, but ochako's official witch design....

Here's what I came up with:

First they're like this

And then like this

A snippy bit of a random dialogue:

– Whatcha doin', my floaty witch? – Himiko peeks into the boiling pot over her human's shoulder, sniffing curiously. The liquid there glows a pleasant pink.

– Love potion! – Ochako replies cheerfully as she stirs, a pleased smile on her lips at the thought of the pretty shiny coins she's going to get from selling this.

– Stupid, – Himiko pouts disdainfully, draping herself all over the young woman from behind. – Where's the fun of that? Just my luck I have my love potion right here~

She doesn't even ask before sinking her teeth into the soft flesh before her to prove just that.

If you guys were curious what are my plans

and yeah I call it having a tight schedule...

I have so many ideas they won't fit in my notes app soon...

Just look at the amount of ugly sketches I need to make decent... (yeah they're all named "no name *number*" I'm lazy af)

Good morning tgck nation

Vampire Himiko Toga didn't know her cozy bed coffin will be a bit too small for two

So her human girlfriend keeps floating away...

@lily-claw y'know it only exists because of you

My asks are open for your toga/togachako requests if you wanna

I especially love AUs

Won't promise I'll draw everything but if I have some headcanons and ideas or lil drabbles I'll try to answer you all :3

(please don't beat me if I answer for long (be ready that it may take a week or more), if I do I'm probably drawing haha)

I'm rewatching Hannibal and an AU came to me… unexpectedly.

(Togachako) Hero x Serial killer!AU (feat. pro hero!Deku and Dynamight) ~☆

tw: bad English, lots of rambling, toxic relationship, we're not romanticizing tgck so proceed with caution (and after reading the disclaimer, please), any tw you can associate with Himiko Toga is here (nothing graphic though), overanalysing stuff, amateur psychology and all, dark content in general

Ochako has been unsure what she wants to do after finally starting her hero career, so she basically tries anything she can reach.

Working in the sea with Tsu, galas and interviews with Yaomomo, traveling with Deku (I feel he'd want to spend the rest of his power to see the world and his lots and lots of friends overseas). This time she finds herself getting into the world of quirk-related investigations under the tutelage of Katsuki whose solved criminal case count rapidly approaches the one of Endeavor (his character arc calls to me to be continued after Endeavor's path, please don't pay attention haha).

And with all that, she still tries to save face, knowing that she could've stopped this particular deranged story with just a word.

Why? Well, maybe she knows that no person in the world can leave DNA of people long dead and flaunt bloody confessions on the walls at the same time. No person who's not Himiko Toga.

The traps are set, the cycle starts its turn…

The very start:

° Himiko has genuine fun taunting Ochako with killing civilians while wearing her face

° She thinks she'll give Ochako the "freedom of expressing love" in a way she assumes Ochako wants but can't afford

° Himiko doesn't hide the fact she kills for Ochako and with Ochako's name on her lips

° Himiko torments her victims being transformed into whoever strikes her fancy, but the final strike is always performed so the last thing the poor prey sees is soulful, most gorgeous brown eyes in the world

° Himiko steals blood from the organization Ochako donors for (it's her way of coping with the trauma left by the Final Battle)

° Knowing the traces of her DNA are left at the crime scene even if she certainly didn't leave them there slowly corrodes Ochako's mental defenses

° She starts dreaming and hallucinating about killing those people herself until she can't tell reality from these images

° At one point she sees herself killing people wearing Himiko's face

° Himiko certainly uses it to her advantage. Who'd know when she gets into Ochako's apartment to whisper about all the ways she torments people from the shadowed corners?

° Guilt-tripping Ochako into justifying her actions too

As the madness progresses:

° Ochako can't draw the line between herself and Himiko anymore

° They complete each other in no way that is socially acceptable, but it feels right

° Ochako still tries to convince herself she's a good person and now this applies to Himiko as well because Himiko is "her" now too

° It's like they're drowning and melting into each other, minds a mingled mess of issues and fears, clinging, warping, breaking...

° Ochako's hands are bloody and Himiko hugs her from behind, cooing sweet nothings into her ear as they stare down at the newest "masterpiece" together

° Clay, warm hands and shaking fingers

° Ochako feels phantom touches on her skin all the time

° Himiko is being all giddy and "affectionate" with her victims, calling them "cute little presents" which she leaves for Ochako

The final stages:

° Ochako has a dream of killing Izuku. She fantasizes about it a lot later. There are tons of guilt and self-loathing, but she feels it would be the right thing to do. Become a way to "thank" Himiko by showing her effort isn't one-sided. She somehow knows it'd end the vicious cycle, but she just can't

° The Devil and Stockholm Syndrome (it's kinda questionable, I know, so we're taking it with a grain of salt)

° Dissociation

° Devil's advocate

° Cases named after astronomical phenomena

° Christmas, and Ochaco finds a bunch of vials filled with blood, all wrapped in a pretty thick red ribbon with a pompous bow on top. It's the legacy they've created together

Note:

I don't see the two as a healthy romantic relationship (I don't say you can't, it's just my opinion), so this scenario is relatively close to what I'd call realistic. Ochako who sees herself as a good person in any case (even if she's just too selfish to confront herself deep inside) and Himiko who takes the role of the bad part where Ochako can't.

Psychobabble (I'm no professional, it's more about how I feel than anything):

I based this whole AU on the traits I found in original manga and just extrapolated/exaggerated them into whatever this is now

Ochako loses feeling of what differs saving others and saving oneself and chooses to save "herself" (aka Himiko) in the end

Ochako is outright childish. She can't let the mask of a "hero" slip only because it's her shield against the world. She's torn apart by the ideas society put in her head, she can't imagine the concepts of "protect the weak" and "everyone is valid" existing together

In the end, she just resorts to the Friend or Foe (mine/anyone else) worldview so it's easier to process. Of course, what is "hers" is always considered as right and justified

Her empathy for Himiko has gotten to the point where it starts to consume her. She projects herself, her fears and motivations on Himiko, and it only makes things worse

Although, her empathy is quite selective. She can't empathize with the families of those who are killed by Toga. She thinks she can, but it comes from the guilt brewing inside her (it's still focused on self), not actual ability to put herself in others' place

Ochako feels she can be "like Deku", that she can save and forgive "bad people" like him. She finds comfort in such thoughts and hides behind them so she doesn't need to acknowledge the drastic differences in the situations

About the character archetypes:

For Ochako I can't figure out just one, but if I name the type it'd be "Not Bad But Confused" probably. Issues come from the fact her personality is too adaptive, and her worldview has shifted severely and continues to do so. In this situation, her way of coping happened to be finding an anchor in the wrong person, it happens to people all the time in real life too after all

Himiko shows as a symbolic "Devil", her presence is more phantom/ephemeral. Yes, she poisons Ochako's thoughts greatly, but the most work is done by Ochako and her own insecurities

Deku is similar to her, more of a symbol than a character. He's needed more as a deity-like/almost religious presence. Kinda ironic that his original character is heavily under the Hero Myth's (not sure how it's called in English, sorry) influence which is connected to the Bible in some ways

Katsuki stands out a bit as he's clearly the "workaholic cop" (workaholic hero in our case), no more than that as per his role. He's here so Ochako can value herself as "above his way of thinking". Side by side she clearly comes out as more "understanding" and sympathetic (NOT EMPATHETIC, don't confuse the terms!). Well, he's the person to bring her back to earth. A stoic one without a prominent character arc (it's often considered bad, but a flat arc can also be fine when handled properly)

Dividers are created by me.

If you're willing to take this AU under your wing or do something inspired by it, please credit me (you can tag me too)

my lovelies @dailytogachako @bigclownshoes @luxkycharmz you asked me to tag you, I hope I didn't forget anyone...

- Is my hair lovely now, Ochako-chan?

- Sure, Himiko-chan.

I challenge you, my lovely precious fellow togachako artists, to redraw this in your style! Just tag me if you do pls :3

(You don't need to redraw both pics if you don't want, I just couldn't help myself huh...)

(The idea is grown up Ochako meeting Himiko in the dream realm after cutting her hair short)

the hashtag is #tgckmarama2024, you can use it too if you wanna!

Idea of short hair for Ochako belonged to Kirimo on Twitter. She's a cool artist, you can go check out her art too!