I've always wanted to work on variations of Muraki. However, tuxedos, like the King of Swords arc, wasn't the typical route I wanted to take. Perhaps another year, but not this one.

That's when I remembered the side story, which focused on Oriya and Ukyou, had a flashback of the trip as teenagers. The cover of that same volume? The young Muraki in color!

So I got to work and contacted someone about the school uniform, being in black and blue. To be shown off at Anime Boston 2008, alternating between the past and present version. (Present version with a replaced wig, that is.)