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"*huff huff* Damn it! Why is working out so difficult?! All those athletes make it looks so easy! *huff huff* Still, I gotta do this... If I don't lose this weight, the company will never let me live it down! My whole reputation is on the line! Okay... okay, okay, okay... I can do this... I can do this!"
About a year ago, I made a character based on a manga called "Manager! It's Time to Go On A Diet!", in which a company manager discovers he's pre-diabetic and has to go on a diet for health reasons. In a similar vein, this guy decides that it's time to trim his body down for that sake of his reputation.
Ladies, gentlemen, and everyone in-between and out in space, I present... Hokori Nakashima, or simply Mr. Nakashima! A curmudgeonly, anxious Japanese businessman, Mr. Nakashima has risen up the ranks of his company, earning a more than decent salary and the respect of both his peers and employees. However, this has come at the cost of long hours, late nights, and even working on the weekends; resulting in him having to order take-out for dinner, taking full advantage of company banquets and potlucks, and tagging along on late night beer and street food runs just to avoid having to stop by to get something for dinner that night. Naturally, these unhealthy habits all catch up with him when he finds himself much heavier and rounder than he used to be and being issued a mandatory check up. After the shock of a lifetime, he decides to go on a strict diet and exercise regimen, but not so much for health reasons; rather, so he can save face and not become the laughingstock of his company. In other words, whereas the character that inspired him does it out of genuine concern for their health, Mr. Nakashima only does this out of vanity and paranoia.
Of course, this is one avenue that I could take him. I also have an idea that he would be the unexpected main character of a sword & sorcery power fantasy isekai story! I don't know, we'll see...
In any case, make of it what you will and enjoy!
About a year ago, I made a character based on a manga called "Manager! It's Time to Go On A Diet!", in which a company manager discovers he's pre-diabetic and has to go on a diet for health reasons. In a similar vein, this guy decides that it's time to trim his body down for that sake of his reputation.
Ladies, gentlemen, and everyone in-between and out in space, I present... Hokori Nakashima, or simply Mr. Nakashima! A curmudgeonly, anxious Japanese businessman, Mr. Nakashima has risen up the ranks of his company, earning a more than decent salary and the respect of both his peers and employees. However, this has come at the cost of long hours, late nights, and even working on the weekends; resulting in him having to order take-out for dinner, taking full advantage of company banquets and potlucks, and tagging along on late night beer and street food runs just to avoid having to stop by to get something for dinner that night. Naturally, these unhealthy habits all catch up with him when he finds himself much heavier and rounder than he used to be and being issued a mandatory check up. After the shock of a lifetime, he decides to go on a strict diet and exercise regimen, but not so much for health reasons; rather, so he can save face and not become the laughingstock of his company. In other words, whereas the character that inspired him does it out of genuine concern for their health, Mr. Nakashima only does this out of vanity and paranoia.
Of course, this is one avenue that I could take him. I also have an idea that he would be the unexpected main character of a sword & sorcery power fantasy isekai story! I don't know, we'll see...
In any case, make of it what you will and enjoy!
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Anime
Species Human
Size 1980 x 1080px
File Size 405.5 kB
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