About Me
Heyo! I'm KohakuACE (you can call me either Kohaku or ACE). I am an aspiring mangaka from Australia!In 2019, I was published twice in G'Day Punch Manga Magazine (magazine is discontinued) with my oneshots Omnibeast and HuskHost. In 2023, I entered in the Silent Manga Audition competition with my oneshot The Bottle. In 2024 I released my one-shot Black Thorned Rose on Manga Plus Creators, placing 13th for the month of February.If you want to contact me, please do so through Twitter/X.
FAQ
Q. Where are you from?
A. Australia!Q. What direction do you read the manga?
A. From right to left. Same as Japanese manga.Q. How often do you release manga/chapters?
A. As often as I can! I have responsibilities outside of manga at the moment and I am also still learning to draw manga better! I post updates on my Twitter all the time though!Q. When did you start drawing?
A. I started drawing in 2013 when I was in high school, but I didn't take studying art seriously until 2019!Q. What do you use to draw?
A. Clip Studio Paint EX and a XP-Pen 22R Pro tablet.
Reference Sheet
This is a collection of manga I have created over the years. It spans from my earliest work, to most recent.In 2019, I was published twice in G'Day Punch Manga Magazine (magazine is discontinued) with my oneshots Omnibeast and HuskHost. In 2023, I entered in the Silent Manga Audition competition with my oneshot The Bottle. In 2024 I released my one-shot Black Thorned Rose on Manga Plus Creators, placing 13th for the month of February. In 2025, The first chapter of HuskHost placed 19th in the Manga Plus Creators Monthly Awards for March 2025.
HuskHost
Lab assistant Wren finds an injured man while on her way to make a wish on a shooting star. She learns that the boy is infected with a parasitic alien species that is going to devour all life on Earth in 60 days.Date Published: Mar 2025
Type: Series
Status: On hiatus
ArmiaStars: Universe All Our Own
Commission for the VTuber ArmiaStars.Date Published: Dec 2024
Type: One-Shot
Status: Completed
Black Thorned Rose
Disgraced princess flees her kingdom, discovering that challengers after her heart still lurk outside the castle walls.Date Published: Feb 2024
Type: One-Shot
Status: Completed
The Bottle
Entry for Silent Manga Audition 19.Date Published: 2023
Type: One-Shot
Status: Completed
Mansion Between Heaven and Hell
Elliott is rescued from hell by an archdemon who calls himself Edward under the condition that he becomes his servant.Date Published: 2021
Type: Webtoon
Status: Incomplete (Cancelled)
HuskHost
Originally published in G'Day Punch Manga Magazine (now discontinued)Date Published: Dec 2019
Type: One-Shot
Status: Completed
Omnibeast
Originally published in G'Day Punch Manga Magazine (now discontinued)Date Published: Jun 2019
Type: One-Shot
Status: Completed
A lot of this animation is work in progress and practice exercises.
Commission Type
All of my prices are in Australian Dollars (AUD) and payments are done through PayPal invoices.
Half of the payment is required upfront once your commission is started.
Want a commission? I open commission applications on a monthly basis. Please check the button below for commission application status.Commission Status: Closed
DM me on Twitter for enquiries and application.
*Please read my Terms & Conditions before placing a commission!
Can Do
Anime style
Mature looking characters
Technical Rigging
Complex Designs
Armour, Animal and Mechanical Parts
Can't Do
Full Anthro and Mecha (Rigging is OK)*
Gore (Blood is OK)
Adult/Sexual content or Nudity
Previous Clients
Below is a key to show what kind of commissions I have done for each client.
| 🖼️ Illustration | 🎞️ Animation | ⚙️ Live2D Rigging | 🎨 Live2D Art | 🖌️ Design |
Sif Avellana 🎞️🖼️
Pofflecakey 🖌️🖼️
HasherBrown 🖌️
Taroh ⚙️
KitKaera ⚙️
Kazuto ⚙️
SparkOfZeus 🖼️⚙️🎨
Clockwork_Kobold 🖌️🖼️
SquishyRen 🖼️⚙️🎨
BROONOArt ⚙️🎨
Sharksided ⚙️
Tyto ⚙️
Dreamhack Dallas 2022 ⚙️🎨🖌️
Hatch ⚙️🎨🖌️
LadGazz ⚙️🎨🖌️
TildaTea ⚙️
Ava Lamp ⚙️
KuruChuu ⚙️
Ashie Kasai ⚙️
Satyr Knight ⚙️
ScribbleRox ⚙️
Alfhilde ⚙️
MiniMaali 🖌️
BACONGUDEN 🖼️⚙️🎨🖌️
Commission Type
Illustration
Custom illustrations and/or character designs.No extra charges for up to 3 additional characters in the same sceneNo NSFW/Nudity, suggestive and swimwear is OK.
Prices per Character/Illustration
| Manga Style | $40AUD | ≈$26USD |
| Manga Style + Background | $80AUD | ≈$53USD |
| Cell Shaded | $80AUD | ≈$53USD |
| Cell Shaded + Background | $160AUD | ≈$106USD |
*Bust commissions are 50% (half) price. E.g. Cell shaded bust would be $40AUD ($80AUD÷2).
Addons
| Commercial Use Fee* | x2 total cost |
*Commercial use not available for fan art without permission from the IP/Copyright holder.
Emotes
Custom illustrations and/or character designs.No NSFW/Nudity, suggestive and swimwear is OK.
Prices per Character/Illustration
| Static Emote | $25AUD | ≈$17USD |
| Animated Emote | $60AUD | ≈$40USD |
| Static Emote 10 Pack | $200AUD | ≈$132USD |
| Animated Emote 5 Pack | $240AUD | ≈$158USD |
Character Design
Custom illustrations and/or character designs.
No NSFW/Nudity, suggestive and swimwear is OK.
| Character Design + Ref Sheet | $300AUD | ≈$197USD |
| Outfit Design + Ref Sheet | $200AUD | ≈$xxUSD |
| Ref Sheet | $150AUD | ≈$132USD |
Commissions Status: OPENDM me on Twitter for enquiries and application.
*Please read my Terms & Conditions before placing a commission!
Commission Type
Animation
Custom illustrations and/or character designs.
No NSFW/Nudity, suggestive and swimwear is OK.
Prices per Character/Illustration
| Live2D Animated Splash Screen | $250AUD | ≈$165USD |
| 2D Animated Stinger | $200AUD | ≈$132USD |
| 2D Animated Alert | $100AUD | ≈$66USD |
| Animated Emote | $60AUD | ≈$40USD |
| Animated Emote 5 Pack | $240AUD | ≈$158USD |
| Animatic Youtube Short | $75AUD/30secs | ≈$50USD/30secs |
*Bust commissions are 50% (half) price. E.g. Cell shaded bust would be $40AUD ($80AUD÷2).
Addons
| Illustration Cutting fee | $150AUD | ≈$xxUSD |
| Commercial Use Fee* | x2 total cost |
*Commercial use not available for fan art without permission from the IP/Copyright holder.
Commissions Status: Closed
DM me on Twitter for enquiries and application.
*Please read my Terms & Conditions before placing a commission!
Commission Type
Vtuber Models
Rigging quality will depend on the quality of the model cutting. If assistance is needed for cutting, feel free to contact me on Twitter/X!I do not charge extra for simple on/off toggles or static toggles.No NSFW/Nudity, suggestive and swimwear is OK.
Rigging
| Full Body Rig | $1000AUD | ≈$657USD |
| Half Body Rig | $650AUD | ≈$427USD |
| Chibi/Simple Rig | $350AUD | ≈$230USD |
Rigging includes
Full XYZ-movement, face rigging and physics.
Up to 5 total animations and/or complex expressions at no extra charge.
Ready for standard iOS tracking (vBridger is an addon).
Fully set up when done, ready for calibration.
Model Art
| Full Body Art | $1000AUD | ≈$657USD |
| Half Body Art | $650AUD | ≈$427USD |
| Chibi/Simple Art | $150AUD | ≈$99USD |
Model Art Includes
Up to 5 total toggles at no extra charge.
Bundles
| Full Body Art + Full Body Rig + Design + Ref Sheet + 10 Emotes | $2200AUD | ≈$1445USD |
| Full Body Art + Rig | $1800AUD | ≈$1182USD |
| Half Body Art + Rig | $1100AUD | ≈$723USD |
| Chibi/Simple Art + Rig | $400AUD | ≈$262USD |
Addons
| Extra Toggles/Animations | $50AUD | ≈$33USD |
| Vbridger | $150AUD | ≈$99USD |
| Extra Outfit | $500AUD | ≈$329USD |
| Hand Rigging | $150AUD/each | ≈$99USD/each |
*Commercial use not available for fan art without permission from the IP/Copyright holder.
Commissions Status: Closed
DM me on Twitter for enquiries and application.
*Please read my Terms & Conditions before placing a commission!
Commission Type
Manga
Multi-panel manga pages. Prices may vary depending on complexity.No NSFW/Nudity, suggestive and swimwear is OK.
Prices below subject to additional fees depending on complexity and workload.
| Coloured Cover Page | $80AUD | ≈$53USD |
| Coloured Cover Spread | $160AUD | ≈$106USD |
| Inked Manga Page | $40AUD/page | ≈$27USD/page |
Addons
| Storyboarding/Scripting | from $200AUD | from ≈$132USD |
| Design Work | from $300AUD | from ≈$197USD |
| Commercial Use Fee* | x2 total cost |
*Commercial use not available for fan art without permission from the IP/Copyright holder.
Commissions Status: Closed
DM me on Twitter for enquiries and application.
*Please read my Terms & Conditions before placing a commission!
Can Do
Anime style
Mature looking characters
Technical Rigging
Complex Designs
Armour, Animal and Mechanical Parts
Can't Do
Full Anthro and Mecha (Rigging is OK)*
Gore (Blood is OK)
Adult/Sexual content or Nudity
General
In these Terms and Conditions, "I" and "my" refers to the artist. "Client" and "you" refers to the end product user.
I do not accept NFT commissions.
I reserve the rights to reject any commission for any or no reason.
An application does not guarantee a commission slot. My slots are not first come, first serve. After the submission period is over, I will choose and contact the clients who have been given a slot.
Rigging commissions must be provided pre-cut.
Rigging quality heavily depends on the quality of the cutting of the model (e.g. the hair will only move according to how it was layered and cut).
Any additional rigging, editing or pieces that were not included in the original .PSD file can incur additional fees.
All commissions are delivered digitally.
The client is responsible for creating back-ups of their commission. I cannot store your commission for you after it is delivered.
I complete commissions in line with instructions given by the client and it is the client's responsibility to respect intellectual properties and/or copyright. I hold no responsibility for a commission infringing on intellectual property and/or copyright.
It is the client's responsibility to take any Terms of Service and Content/Community Guidelines of the website they plan to use the content on into account. I hold no responsibility for any broken rules, strikes, suspensions or bans of any kind.
Payment and Refunds
All payments are taken through PayPal using PayPal invoice. No other payment methods are accepted.
Once the client has reached the top of the waitlist, at least half payment is required upfront before the commission is started.
Full payment is required before the commission is delivered. The client has no ownership of or right to the commission until full payment has been received.
Refunds are only applicable if I do not complete the commission within 3 months (90 days) of the upfront payment, or if something unforeseen happens where I can not fulfil the commission. No refunds will be given if the commission is complete.
Copyright and Usage
It is strictly prohibited to create NFTs out of my art.
It is strictly prohibited to use any of my content to train artificial intelligence or be entered into AI data sets/models.
You are required to pay a commercial fee in order to directly profit from commissions. This includes, but is not limited to, items and products such as merchandise, prints, etc. This requires an agreement settled between the artist and the client in form of a "Commercial Fee" (if previously not bundled in).
The selling of commissions as items/products such as merchandise, prints, etc. require an agreement settled between the artist and the client. You are not allowed to directly profit from commissions without an agreement set such as previously stated.
I take no responsibility for infringement on intellectual property and/or copyright. It is the clients responsibility to respect the intellectual property and/or copyright of others.
The client has full ownership of a character design once they have fully paid for the commission.
If a client intends to sell or give their model/design to another person, I must first be notified in advance as to whom the commission piece is given/sold to. All the terms and conditions will transfer to the new owner and must be followed accordingly.
I reserve the right to use your commission as examples and promotional material for my services and for use in my portfolio.