Cute ^_^

/r/ naked version

to me this always will be better but yes i agree there needs to be one

you know i make sure there is normally a naked version.. just in case hehe :P

yes i do know that but i always like clean art better

=3

oh hell yeah!

I whole-heartedly support this "just in case." *winks* This guy would look really cute in the buff.

lol of course you do mr naughty :3

*smiles innocently* Why ever would you think I'm naughty?

just a hunch...and some other things >.> hehe

YEAH!! NAKED PIC PLZ!!!! (I totally didn't just paw 5 times over this)

I know he's one of the cutest fuzzies ZEN has drawn ^-^;;; It's just... Horny Folf is Horny >W<

>.>

X3!!! I was joking

You know your my one and only

o.o

x.x I clicked to reply to yours... Well this is awkward XD!!!

Woah, what a random place to find you... and what a random thing to found you saying :3

X3 I was kidding!! Seriously though tis cute ^-^;; *Shifts eyes*

'tis :3

Because playing soccer naked is completely natural.

But it is! Isn't it? ... Oh so that's why people stared at me... o.<

Sometimes its not always best to listen to your fans c..c

Love to see it.

Drawing a children's mascot naked

Good idea.

and when has this not happened in the fandom?

gah you're totally right xD

My problem is people drawing him naked without aging him :-/

Haven't seen it yet, but you know it exists.

Looks hot. I really like the shot

hey, thats a cute fella^^ nice job!
i cant wait for the world cup, i hope we will see some great matches! germany will kick everyones asses of course

Hahaha no chance xD I think Spain or Argentina will take it this time, Lyonel Messi<3

pfft, no way! we will dominate this event!^^

Not enough firepower to win xD but I really want englad to win since I'm a beckham and rooney fan also like gerrard hehe

actually i have no idea who these people are, i dont even know who is in our team^^ i hate soccer, only the bigger events are a little interesting for me. i also totally forgot that the world cup is this year again X3

Zomg xD ~bats~ your just going for your country like all americans lol because we don't really watch soccer, we just want to win because we probably never have won in the past xP

naa, its not that^^ i dont care whether we win or not, its just good to be part of something big and ill probably have a blast watching those games with my pals :P

Well that's what it's all about in the end =3

exactly ^.^
we will still kick everyones asses though :V

England will definitely win this time!!! *shot multiple times for over optimism*

Hopefully England will win! So long as nobody fails penalty shootouts at the end of important matches this time

Oh man, ditto that, just let Gerrard take them all and we'll be fine :P

when is this world cup, i keep forgetting about it X9 , if it hasnt already happened i know germany will own

Pffffft, It's gonna be Spain i would put my money on!

Argentina is going nowhere as long as Maradona is coach sadly.

USA to the quarters please!

Hehe probably, but as long as messi is there and healthy at the front striking, I have faith in them, but I won't sleep on Spain or even Brazil because they are getting old xD, it'sk inda now or never for a few of them x3

Messi's not exactly that good. :V

Gotta diagree there D: Messi is a little legend!

I get really bored when people begin playing favourites with players.

Any player can be good depending on his form.

Messi is just like the rest, getting his own lucky streak.

Soooo you think Lee Bradbury is at the same level as messi, but he's just not having a lucky streak? X3

I probably should of worded it better (That wasn't funny btw.)

People get their own little sparks of luck, like me, I scored a goal in one of my local teams that was looked pretty professional. But it's not.

They run, kick a ball, and moan. So he sprints fast and gets the ball in the net, he's not the only person in the world who can do that, he's just the most known because everyone brags about him. Even I can sprint the pitch and score. It's not magic. xD

I''ve played with lots of different level players, including county and semi-pro (played with the plaers, not played AT that level), trust me, there's a big difference in skill!

You've basically just said that you're as good as messi! X3

Wow, Fiyah, didn't figure you were that much of a soccer fan. ;3

Great Pic, Zen, like always. ^^

Haha I generally follow like every sport honestly, excepy baseball, because I personally don't consider it to be a real sport xD too boring and golf lol

how adorable and I am sure he is just as talented as in the movie :3

Very cute! :D

Very cute little guy, and I love his feets

Dont we all? <3

that's a really great pic!!! I love it

I love this picture, great posture, love his facial expression and it has sports invovled x3 instant fav =^,...,^=

woohoo! go soccer!

Yay! *rubs belly* So cute!!

awesome!

Oh, I love soccer :3 *Wiggles*

Wow, you're just soooo good. :D Hehehe, i love so much about this pic, the shading/coloring on the clothing, his expression, the little folds in the shirt, the way you made the ball look like it's actually moving. O-O wow, just wow. hehehe. keep up the great work!~

he's got some pretty big feet for his height

*wonders how big something else might be*

It seems like seeing this character naked is everyone's.....GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!

not mine :D


i just like to wonder sometimes

cute ^_^

Woow its cool^^

Sweet ^__^

nice =)

WHO WEARS SHORT SHORTS ?!!!!

BOTH OF YOU TAKE THOSE SHORTS OOOOFFFFFFFFF!!!!!

why am I yelling ?! :p

oh well - I would highly support notion of a nekid Zakumi <^_^>

wow he is cute ! :D

good

god

that paw >;3

very cute, nice job hon

Im trying to resist very not to draw him in a bad way xD

Really goood job n the picture :3

I dare you, no, double dare you to send it to them! ^^

I love this, it's very cute.. and yay paws :3

Someones faped to this by now...

I always love your work, Zen!

KITTY CAT!
MUST SNUGGLE O.O

Good job on this! =)

I'm amazed there's only two requests for a naked version so far... Really, this pic does not need that.

really cute l3

your version is much more awesome

agreed!

^^

Fancy :O

very fun and frisky. Looks like he's all 'wanna play do ya'

Lol, furries.

I'm glad you took the time out of your day to post this.

I'm glad I could brighten up your day.

is the one of the football?

his expression is adorable!! luv the pose ;) ur anatomy is awesome

Nice!!! Altho I automatically looked to the soccerball for the ZEN Logo but nope ... you stuck it in the upper right corner.

I knew you didn't always live in the UK. I knew you were from away ... but this is the first indication I have ever seen of your origins ... South Africa?! I never woulda guessed! I was thinking more Switzerland and surrounding countries of Europe, not an entirely different continent!

Too bad the shirt wasn't a li'l bit tighter to show nipples but omg I love the hair! and them Eyes!!! I love this mascot!

Yah yah, another InstaFave+ ^__^

Here's hoping I'm within the first 200 msgs you'll receive. hahaha

you know, i tried to put my logo on the ball (if you look closer) but when i did the moving motion, it was hard to see so had to put it in somewhere else which sucked but i guess if the football federation see this, they know who to sue x_x;; hehe Yeah, me is from S.A. but been living in the UK for 5 years now :3

I did notice that on the motion blur ball but I thought my eyes were going goofy on me and didn't mention it in case it really wasn't there.

hahaha

I actually thought you were originally from Japan and moved to SA.

omg! i love your dreanei avi! so cute! =D

I think what sets this apart is that there is a lot of joy in this drawing... so much joy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W01C.....eature=related

HAHA! Look at the fursuits little butwaggle at 0:50 in, made me giggle.

i know :P so cheeky (no pun intended XP )

porm?

Corm?

Porm on da cob?

Although the right foot looks a bit artificial, the rest is absolutely perfect! Great pic as always, Zen!

Artificial? It just looks like a foot to me. :-/

I mean stiff, unnatural, as if it didn't belong to the character. But hey, that's just my opinion, I just think it looks funny.

You're right. Considering that leg is supporting all the weight, it doesn't have anywhere near the deflection needed.

I love zakumi ;_;

Absolutely adorable!

... I'd love to score a goal in his net. >.>

Hey Zen, been meaning to show you, there is an old cartoon called the Get Along Gang, they got a cute husky or wolf on there. he would be about 20 or so now as the cartoon was ooooolldd 80s stuff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrOU.....L&index=60

warning the song might drive you insane

*joyfully awaits the numerous 'ball'-jokes ahead*

It'll happen real soon...or they might wait until he looses the shorts...

I prefer your version of him

Those paws are delectable~

Actually... all of him is. You did a phenomenal job!

It's nice to see the occasional picture that isnt porn. Good job :3

There will be porn soon enough.... sadly

Wussy

Go Bafana Bafana!

He's cute.

They should really hire you to draw mascots, Zen...

I think he is too dressed

You're always spectacular at drawing realistic body shapes and fur!
Though if I might point out, the right foot's angle looks just a little off.

Still an amazing picture! Keep up the awesome work!

oh yeah, i remember this guy! he looks good with your style :)

YAY for incredibly cute and adorable spotty kitties! *blushes deeply* I love his tummy!

Looks amazing!! it was interesting to see a SD-like character under the ZEN Style

lol, how recent was that? i remember that i took zakari for him once, but that was from last august.
Good job on him, he looks adorable. when there are meomarble goal made in the tournament, maybe you can reproduce them with him?

Cute ^^

Once upon a time in America, back in the 1980s, it was entirely common for boys to wear tight-ass, tiny shorts and half-shirts....

Very nice and cute, though I was kinda confused about what species it's supposed to be. :)

I didn't even know you're from South Africa though.

you don't know it yet, but you've made a friend of mine really happy. :)

;D you know me too well

Niceness :3

You sure did a better job at making this character adorable than they did :P

This is why i stay bisexual rather then straight. You can't say no to cute boys. :P

Looks really nice Zen ^^

You did good. :D

Thats really cute!

The composition is stunning and I love the feel of the piece as well as the expression of the character. Awesome piece Zen :)

Very cool pic!

If he just knee'd that ball, he isn't very good at juggling.

Glad I wasn't the only soccer player who noticed that, LoL!

I actually thought it was a cheetah until i looked at the youtube link.I always get those two mixed up XP

Still its a very hot picture, i can tell that there is a naked version just by the way the bulge is done in the shorts ^^

I think its a pretty good mascot, one of the better ones of the world cup, one of the ones that will be remembered. :3

The easiest way to tell if its a cheetah is to look for the markings around the eyes, if they're not there, then its most likely not a cheetah.

Aha, very helpful to know. :3

No problem, I is a cheetah, so I have a pretty good idea of what they look like

i didnt know SA made it into the world cup congradz for them i am however supporting england oviously also australia though not following football much since I quit playing semi-pro a long time ago I will be watching very closely ay SA as I do like some of the players in the country . ^_^

Spottycats ftw! :D Nice work!

South Africa huh? Awesome~ <3 Great way to show support, kitty cat! Wonderful art brightens anyone's day, for sure.

That's where the world cup is being held, sweety :3

No, I didn't know that Zen was from there. Just figured he was from UK.

Yeah, that's cool. I love the way he portrayed his mascot. Pride and prettiness <3

Oh Wow Zen that's an Awesome Look for Him! H looks cute in his little chibi like for, but Im lovein what you did!
Lol, although im a lion im a Englishman XD
pluss im sure someones used a lion in FIFA...this guy XD though the ball is kinda creepy and he' not as cute. lol

SOOOO CUUUTE

He's great!

Go South Africa!!! *cheers*

Yes yes yes a million times yes

wow very cute

PAWS!!!!!

Post the pantless version, you know you want to.

This is adorable :D

i do't know why, but I can't stop staring at that shirt. Its just too sexy!

that was fast hun!

Upper 90!

Your anatomy, expression, and motion blur realism are incredible

I agree with this

I humbly submit to the artist that the symbol for the English team is a lion.
Perhaps he and the spotty kitty are acquainted, yes?

Awesome fun times sir, enjoy the cup.

Mmm very nice, I love the angle ;D

S.A. =

Also, I'm certain I saw Zakumi all over Coke cans in SA. lol

I think I like your version better anyway. Hoof-paws are no good. Your paws are just amazing. LIKE YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THAT BEFORE

from South Africa but been living in the UK now for 5 years ^^

I thought Quebec is in Canada

LOL yeah, I should know if Quebec was in South Africa, seeing that I'm from there as well.

Lol, I think I worded my sentence wrong, I'm not from Canada, I'm from South Africa. And no, not really a roo, do like them, but not my persona.

Omg. They should totally use this.

cute BUT what IF this leopard turns out to be a female!

he's cute, love the way you do paws and hands

Should make a wallpaper version of this, would look awesome. Nice work!

And you did a fine job.

Adorable!

yeah yeah zakumi ^_^

but i thought he have stars not dot's

apparently he has pentagon shapes (im guessing to represent the paten that some of the football (soccer) balls have.

yeah right^^ so sorry, have seen it, like a soccer ball^^ i have seen zakumi with stars at an porn pic ^_^

He's so cute<3

I luv his eyes and he's got such a cute smile :D

:3 much better than the offical version, I should say.

Lets hope Bafana make us proud! :D

Gotta say your version beats out the official version completely

SOUTH AFRICA has the sexiest mascot evah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is completely amazing, he's adorable as hell. You should totally submit this picture to the guys who oversee the mascot :)

What can I say but awesome, amazing, adorable, and downright lovely <3 Nice job on the feet, as always =D

Zakumis is cute, but i really prefer your zakumi XD it's more cool and nice =D

OMG. this is a gazillion times better than the official version

Whoa, you're South African? Or just support the country, like I do with Ireland?

I like it. Very good.

Daww! ^__^ super cute spotty cat.

all of the subtle extras in your pictures will never cease to amaze me.

as usual love it. =P

Your artwork in an addiction that I hope I never have an intervention for. I think it's the mood and playful nature that they all carry. It doesn't feel flat, EVER. There's always emotion. :)

I love the Soccer ball: The blur really makes it look like it's in motion, and adds to the depth of field.

And, as always, wonderful work on the paws (you have a real talent for making paws, an hand-paws so realistic looking).

Great job!

Zakumi is a pretty awesome mascott xD. I remember when they first started using him. He's adorable =D.

You should draw the official mascot :P
The original looks, well, weird XD

so kawaii! He looks like he could be hugged by a buncha people and still wanna be hugged!

OMG! He's actually got green hair! that's adorable

oddly enough remidns me of trophy thomas of banjo kazooie nuts and bolts

I love how you do paws and stomachs. They're just so realistic. :)

Awesomeness
are you from SA?

Your pose work on this one is great! ^..^ You should consider submitting some variations to the official football peeps in case they can use them ^..^ With you getting a nice bit o cash on the side of course :D *dances*

hehe i have the feeling this one will be better than the one they use ^^ awesome pose, there definatly needs to be a naked one though

awesome work as always zen, so what body part of your version can brand his name into things :P

Woah! This totally reminds me of your older style! You should draw more like this dude!! ^_^

Empty post? Oops.

FFFFFFFFFFFF.

IT'S NOT SOCCER.

Awespme job. I've always thought the mascots for football were kind of weird. xD

awesome! its so cool, and his face is totally cute ^_^

I like Zakumi much more than our mascot in 2006 (am German) GoLeo was a dumb name, and also they could have designed him better ^^ Oh and btw. Your Zakumi looks great too ^^

yeah, i agree with you. but i also liked the lion

However. GoLeo could have been even better ^^

indeed.

I might be the only voice of dissension here, but I think he's perfectly ok with his uniform left on.

I kinda have a soft spot for soccer lads.

2nded~

POST MORE OF YOUR NON-PORNY WORKS, ZEN!

SHUT IT FAGGOT!

Only if you make me, Papa.

Simply love it :3

This pic makes me smile and think of happy times. :3

Yes, please :).

I love this pic <3 wouldnt mind seeing him nude too ^^;

ooo nice.

Would love to meet him in the showers after the match hehe

he's soo cuuutee hehehe

Make sure and make a version with his penis flopping out for the kids :3

Lol

Wow you know how ironic this is, I was actaully thinking of asking Zen for a specific comission concerning our Fifa 2010 World Cup mascot Zakumi. I would have suggested something more suggestive and well nakid. *Blushes* Anyways brilliant job Zen, well now I can't do him in this manner because that would not be origional. ^^ Glad to see you are still patriotic to your country Zen, hopefully you will come back to South Africa and watch the games with us, especially the Bafana Bafana match.

Nice incorporation of the Jabulani ball, I would have played on the expression of balls or ball a little furthure.. Keep up the excellent work.

Nuzzles,

LeoRa

May the fur be with you... Always.

Proudly South African.

Great ^^

I really like the cuteness in this, it's all kinds of cute! It's also cool like.. half his body he just seems to be posing there for the cameras, and the other half's in actual football motion. That takes STYLE! XD

Hee, I really love this, certainly shows your pride for your country! :) We simply must get you back there asap (For a holiday, of course.. ;P)

Well Icelyon there are lots of South African furs myself included that would love to acomidate you and your mate Zen if you two were come to SA for holiday. =^_^=

Nuzzles,

LeoRa

May the fur be with you... Always.

All i can say is it's about time someone did a picture of Zakumi. I was disappointed in the lack of arts of him.

yays!soccer :)
I sometimes use jerseys with the suit^^ got shorts of it aswell :)
Got a nice greenie soccer art too in my galery =3
Good luck to your country^^

Awesome!! I love it!

SUP4h L33T!!! :D

I have a friend in South Africa - who I communicate with via Instant Messenger - and I think he would get a kick (no pun intended) out of this illustration of your soccer-playing leopard! Nice work, ZEN, nice work!

a outstanding display of an artist at his best :3 *hugs*

Nice, I always loved playing the game when I was younger. He's cute ^_^

What a cute and handsome character! Excellent artwork, Zen

Heh, I was wondering when you would be making a pic of him. Any chance you would be doing any more of our local fur mascots?

this is so cute! don't get me wrong, But i always love your clean work apposed to the mature stuff.
would you ever consider taking a clean commission?

=O
awsome =D

Africa do sul [ South Africa ] 2010 \o/
Is brazil XDDDDD

Nice ) Much cooler than the original one )) I love all of your not mature pics )

Looove those feet ;3

very cool... and way better than the "original"

Such a happy little fluff

Heheh, a green haired cheetah and a red haired tiger. What will they think of next?

:O
You're South African?

Well meh thinks Zakumi is super cute ^^ Gotta love those footpaws too!!! You have to draw the best ones

Your version of him looks soo much cuter!
And wait... you live in south Africa? Or just supporting?

Sooooooooooo cute!

That's a great drawing, man. Really like the pose and expression, and since it's all soccer themed, it's a fave! ^^

Awwwr, looks much cuter as the original one <3 *wants to hug him close* ^^

Mmmm... Sexy soccer kitty!

I love his green hair and eyes!

Ahaha his spots are the shapes on a soccer ball!

Cuteness. :)

A very well done pic with my favourite sport involved. I am cheering for my fellow referees... <.< And thae hope that none of them suck... that there are no headbutts... and that we don't see another game where there are 16 yellows... and so many reds that could have been prevented. I will be watching and taking notes and names...

In any case, ^^;; Nice pic.

i love your art so much! ^__^

Yay SA, Bafana Bafana will probably suck peanuts, but hey, at least we got the cutest World Cup Mascot. Have you seen the previous ones? U-u-gly.

you know he can also play soccer naked right?

honestly you vertion look quite a lot better

Yes! It's awesome that you drew this character, was wondering if you would for some time. Great work on the pic, he's a real stunner in your style.

He's so cute! Is he gay? owo

he's cuter than the original hehe. and hell yeah post naked version :p

where's the nekkid version?!

Can we await some Zakumi Rule 34? :D

Touchup? More like a complete re-design, their version is aweful.

Great work hun ^_^

Nice Draw ;)

This is really cool it'll be a shame when Brazil swipes the cup out from under South Africa

The colors (especially that green) are so VIVID! 8D

This is mind-blowingly simple portrait, Zen, but it's so geeeeeeeeeeeeeeewd! \(>.<)/

Very awesome piece! Especially those paws!

aha! I thought this was the olympics for a sec xD go kitty! *Gives him a congradulatory 'rub'*

Hehe, That is so adorable!!Your character better! ^^

Nice job fleshing out the mascot to be a lot more realistic. Despite being like 100 times more detailed, you can still make the relation. Like how your logo's on the ball too. Extra good job on turning the extremely simple footpaws into yummy ones.

I suddenly have an urge to play sports....

Shirts vs Fur, anyone?

omg thats so awesome, i cant wait for the world cup to start, only 108 days, 6 hours, 59 minutes, and 45 seconds till it starts

OMG! getting to the bottom of this thing is hell! but this Art work is great!

didnt know you were south african

Well drawn and adorable as ever.

A nude version would be nice. Drawing nude art and still being tasteful is quite a challenge, I daresay. And you've mastered it.haha.