• Real Name: Kaichi Satake
• Gender: Male
• Age: 43
• Location: Mesquite, Texas (United States)

• Joined: Dec 5th, 2006
• Last Visit: Jul 24th, 2007

User Tags: alien, artist, chocoholic, crazy musician, general roustabout, inker, penciller, talespinner, webmaster, writer

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Angels of the Sword  

"Angels of the Sword" is a semi-autobiographical comic about the members of a regionally successful rock band, a story full of music, swearing, booze, addictions, abuse, drama and women. These are samples and extra artwork.

ShadowFall  

Online graphic novel, presented in detailed pencilwork. A rookie spy gets his first bitter taste of interplanetary espionage, as his homeworld spirals into a full-scale war with a neighboring colony. (This gallery contains only a sample of the work.)

Wings of Cranes and Eagles 

Friendship, flying, and war... WWII-era story about two young aviators, one Japanese and one American, and the effects of the war on their friendship and lives. (Example only; not full comic.)

[ Posted by ScarComicsPress on Mar 21st, 2007 7:40 PM ]...

Hey, thanks for adding us...really like your art!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on April 14th, 2007 6:19 PM ]

[ Posted by kaichi_satake on Apr 14th, 2007 6:19 PM ]... You're welcome, and thanks for the compliment! I appreciate it. (^-^)

[ Posted by Apostle13 on Mar 12th, 2007 7:26 PM ]...

Excellent art. I'm still trying to get the hang of light and shadow.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on March 19th, 2007 11:48 PM ]

[ Posted by kaichi_satake on Mar 19th, 2007 11:48 PM ]... Thanks! I was afraid of doing heavy shadows in ink, for a long time. I got over it by just slopping on more black whenever I started to feel squeamish about it. Somehow, it seems to work out okay! (~-^)

[ Posted by Freddy on Jan 26th, 2007 3:27 PM ]...

Thanks! I love your stuff, you have a great style. Nice to see such great art from Tx!

-Freddy

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 26th, 2007 7:02 PM ]

[ Posted by kaichi_satake on Jan 26th, 2007 7:02 PM ]... Thanks, man! I appreciate the compliment! (^o^)

[ Posted by RedwoodRed on Jan 8th, 2007 12:14 AM ]...

Excellent work on Angels of the Sword, so far. Hope to see more of it soon!
Thanx for the add!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 8th, 2007 12:34 AM ]

[ Posted by kaichi_satake on Jan 8th, 2007 12:34 AM ]... Hey! Thanks very much for the compliment. I'm glad you enjoyed Angels! I'm hoping to get another scene completed before too long. I've gone a long time without updating it, due to the constant of chaos in my life. But it's not been abandoned. And thanks to you for the request! I'm always happy to meet new people and make new friends. (^-^)

[ Posted by illustrators_lounge on Dec 24th, 2006 3:46 PM ]...

The Wings of Cranes and Eagles looks great! Nice job!

Merry X-Mas from the guys at the Lounge

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 7th, 2007 10:12 PM ]

[ Posted by kaichi_satake on Jan 7th, 2007 10:12 PM ]... Thanks very much! (^o^)

[ Posted by raywallband on Jan 4th, 2007 1:02 PM ]...

Just wanted to wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Make your dreams come true in 2007!!

Ray and the gang!

[ Posted by Dimestore on Jan 4th, 2007 8:58 AM ]...

Hi there! We’re starting up this year’s Small Press Idol…and wanted to invite you to the grand unveiling of this year’s Guidelines. I apologize for the all-in-one nature of this. At this time, individuals and teams have a little over a month to get things together and be ready to post their Round 1 entries. Round 1 will last till March 25th. It’s a solid window to get a project together and qualified for Round 2 past our judge panel. If you are interested in being a contestant, this is fair warning to get a project going!
If you are a news outlet or resource of any sort, we invite you to help spread the word about Small Press Idol, and get on the official Sponsors and Supporters list on the Idol Main Page. Traditionally, the page has gotten hundreds of thousands of hits a month for the 5 months the contest runs. All we ask in return for the link placement on our prominently placed list, is a link back in some way that is fairly prominent, and that you indeed cover the contest if you are a news site. You can contact us about that right from the guidelines page.
Just want to watch the show? That’s great! Now is time to sign up at the site so you can VOTE in the rounds to come, and post comments about your favorites! We’re expecting hundreds of contestants this year. It should be a lot of fun!

http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/SmallPressIdol
/Idol07/index.html

Hope this message reaches you in the spirit it was intended, you are welcome to ask questions, and otherwise make sure this is for real. This is the fourth year for the SPI. Last year’s contest pages are still online. So that’s what this is about, hope it interests you!

Ian Shires
P.O. Box 214
Madison, OH 44057

[ Posted by Ferril on Dec 25th, 2006 1:50 PM ]...

thank you ^^ Shasluvogo Rizdva ;)

[ Posted by Christian_Beranek on Dec 22nd, 2006 11:26 PM ]...

It's nice to meet another musician as well. What are you working on?

1 Reply [ Latest posted on December 23rd, 2006 12:35 AM ]

[ Posted by kaichi_satake on Dec 23rd, 2006 12:35 AM ]... Right now, I'm not seriously working on anything. But I'm slowly gearing up to do at least one mp3 of an original song to go along with my music comic. I've done over an album's worth of lyrics for it, already. I've got another scene of that almost done, but I've been finding it hard to squeeze enough drawing time into the day to really do much quality work. Maybe after the craziness of the season is over, I'll have more luck at it! I'm not in a big rush, anyway. I'd rather do it right than do it fast. (^-^)

[ Posted by WesleySimmons on Dec 18th, 2006 7:53 PM ]...

Hi Kaichi! Long time no talk. For your information, my WATCH comic is being renamed to THE ESCAPE, and will be moved to TheEscape.ComicGenesis.com in a month or so. I am going back and redoing every page of WATCH, reworking details and changing bits and pieces to accomodate a more serious storyline. I am also reformatting the comic so that it can be printed into half sheets of paper to make a book. I'm glad you were able to find me on this website! Are you currently working on anything else at Kyokipress.com?

1 Reply [ Latest posted on December 18th, 2006 7:56 PM ]

[ Posted by kaichi_satake on Dec 18th, 2006 7:56 PM ]... Ah, cool. Good luck with the new site and all! I check the member list from time to time, to see if there are any names I know. ;P At the moment, my comics are kind of on hold, again. But the new music-based one, Angels of the Sword, is turning into a fun one to do.

[ Posted by zortic on Dec 6th, 2006 7:23 AM ]...

Hi Kaichi! I hope everything is well with you too. I hate that I've lost touch with so many people. I certainly hope that this will at least help rebuild the "community" of webcomics a little!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on December 18th, 2006 7:00 PM ]

[ Posted by kaichi_satake on Dec 18th, 2006 7:00 PM ]... I think this place has a better chance of succeeding in "community-building" activities than eCartoonists had. For one thing, it's impossible for a group to gang up on somebody here and force them out. Only Josh could do that, and Josh is a nice guy who doesn't indulge in teenage nonsense like that. So YAY! for ComicSpace!!

[ Posted by acampling on Dec 16th, 2006 10:40 PM ]...

Yay. Since I found this b/c of you, you get my first ever comment on any kind of social networking site. I really don't get these things, but what the hell, it looks fun. Thanks! :)

1 Reply [ Latest posted on December 18th, 2006 6:51 PM ]

[ Posted by kaichi_satake on Dec 18th, 2006 6:51 PM ]... Woohoo! I get the first! I get the first! *dances around like a maniac* hehehe

[ Posted by calibercomics on Dec 16th, 2006 2:50 PM ]...

Enjoy the holidays and thanks for the add.

[ Posted by earthbound on Dec 15th, 2006 4:28 PM ]...

Hi there, Kaichi! Thank you for the add, and the kind comment~!

[ Posted by comicsmakenosense on Dec 15th, 2006 3:35 PM ]...

Hey, Kaichi! Thanks for the add! I love how you incorporate your creative passions into one another.... I'm looking forward to great things from you in the future!

Adam

[ Posted by alex on Dec 14th, 2006 11:57 AM ]...

Hey Kaichi. Guitar and voice. Nicetameetcha.

[ Posted by TerrenceMarks on Dec 14th, 2006 3:17 AM ]...

Good to see you again - of course I remember you, back from the RACS days. Man, it was nice back when most everyone was all in one place. Or at least convenient at times. But yeah, good to see you again!

[ Posted by Steven_G_Saunders on Dec 14th, 2006 2:36 AM ]...

Hey!
It isn't the weekend yet, but don't worry! I'm working real hard on converting those laundry machines of mine into the time machines they already appear to be. :D

Thanks for the great comment. :)

Like your work, btw!

Cheers,
Steve

[ Posted by NatePiekos on Dec 12th, 2006 1:39 PM ]...

Thanks, man!

Actually it's pronounced "PEE-kos".

You know, Pee, like urine. :)

~N

[ Posted by jeffjuliard on Dec 12th, 2006 10:18 AM ]...

Thanks for the kind words, brother. 42 is a fine age. Glad to know you.

[ Posted by flaxcomics on Dec 12th, 2006 10:00 AM ]...

Thanks for the kind words Kaichi. We will make sure to let you know once our comics are ready.

Hermes Pique
www.flaxcomics.com

[ Posted by RealBands on Dec 11th, 2006 11:05 PM ]...

Well, thank you for befriending me first! ;) I've actually read Angels of the Sword (so far!) a while ago. It caught my eye because there aren't that many musically themed comics, and the artwork is really striking :)

[ Posted by AlexApprobation on Dec 11th, 2006 3:21 PM ]...

Cheers! ^_^

[ Posted by PostApocalypticJake on Dec 11th, 2006 3:48 AM ]...

Good to meet you, too, dude. I was just reading thru the Angels of the Sword, and im digging it a bunch so far. So far because i didn't read as much as i will at some point cuz im working on my own first several pages as i type this. Let me just say before i finish that your page layouts and pacing are really good, you really have a handle on how to tell a story in this medium, and so often that can be the hardest part of the whole thing.

your new friend,
-Jake

[ Posted by DarkPhoenixStudio on Dec 9th, 2006 8:24 PM ]...

it is a pleasue meeting you as well

[ Posted by Dimestore on Dec 9th, 2006 4:41 PM ]...

please to make your aquaintence as well. If you print anything, we're interested in carrying it in our Distro!

[ Posted by Steve_Ince on Dec 9th, 2006 11:50 AM ]...

I can't think where you might know me from, unless you hang out at some of the adventure game forums.

Steve

[ Posted by Steve_Ince on Dec 9th, 2006 2:59 AM ]...

Hi,

Thanks for adding me to your list.

Steve

[ Posted by aimsatellite on Dec 8th, 2006 8:13 PM ]...

thanks for the add.

-mellon

[ Posted by theevangelists on Dec 8th, 2006 10:27 AM ]...

Waiting is hard, I know - but this is your eternal salvation we're talking about. Think of it as yet another random, undecipherable test from your lord and mine, Big G. Johnson. The only way to pass it is to give us money this January.

Look, I don't make the rules, just tellin' you what he said. Best not to question it.

Thanks for the kind words, be seein' ya soon!

[ Posted by DwightLMacPherson on Dec 7th, 2006 1:34 PM ]...

And thank YOU for accepting my request! ^__^
We should be making an announcement soon, so please check back every now and then!

D

[ Posted by CorruptHardware on Dec 6th, 2006 7:27 PM ]...

Ah, a music man. Sweet.

[ Posted by AbacusComics on Dec 6th, 2006 4:22 AM ]...

Good point. Thanks for being... a friend. :)

Gah. Emoticons.

[ Posted by AbacusComics on Dec 6th, 2006 4:07 AM ]...

Thanks!

For!

The...

AAAAAARGH!!!

I can't do it. I just can't say 'Thanks for the add' any more!!!

[ Posted by carsonfire on Dec 6th, 2006 1:21 AM ]...

Hey, Kai! Yeah, I finally made it... I'm always late to the party! :)