Time for a new comic series! Our game Grapple Day is based on an actual round robin bracket, which means there are plenty of fights that don't show up in the game itself.
This comic follows the match between Dani and Sophie (which takes place during Episode 4, when Ilya is boxing with Nella).
It's the pop star vs. the cow girl. Dani takes a commanding early lead, using Sophie's own whip to tie...
The 4th episode of Grapple Day is out now for everyone! After a difficult match last time, Ilya seems to have an easier opponent this time in Nella, a goth who has lost all her matches so far. But will things really be that easy, or does this tournament punching bag have another side to her?
2022-05-30 04:51:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode 4 of Grapple Day is now available for the higher Patron tiers! We didn't want to leave anyone out, though, so we figured we'd start the habit of releasing something exclusive for ALL tiers on new episode release dates.
Here's a bonus entry in the Chiyo vs. Kali series where Kali underestimates her own strength and is accidentally a bit meaner than she intended. Chiyo, for one, looks surprised by the development! For now, it's patrons-only, although a censored version may eventua...
2022-05-24 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode 4 is coming May 21 for early-access tier patrons, and May 28 for everyone else! Sorry for the delay--we tried something a little different in this one, including the most dynamic fight animations so far.
As you can see from the preview, there's been a major upset! The expectant champion Akari has been knocked flat and needs to catch her breath. Who was her opponent? You'll find out soon!
2022-05-18 04:08:54 +0000 UTC View PostHallo! Episode 4 is coming shortly, probably within the next week for early access patrons (more on that soon!) In the meantime, we're putting up a poll to help determine priorities for the next couple weeks.
Basically, the plan is to keep developing Grapple Day episodes while simultaneously doing some animations and illustrations on the side to fill the gap between episodes. But we want to figure out the right balance, so we thought we'd ask you! Which would you prefer:
2022-05-16 01:19:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Hallo! We're making good progress on episode 4 and will hopefully be able to announce a release date soon. In the meantime, here's a little preview of a boxing mini game from the episode. Just wanted to try something different and take advantage of the fact that since we're focusing on the download version, we can do more dynamic animations.
There will be some sort of post (maybe a poll?) going up in the next week or so to help determine upcoming content, so if that's something you'd li...
2022-05-06 01:54:38 +0000 UTC View Post
April lost the game, so now she has to accept the punishment they agreed on earlier. She has the back of her underwear attached to a carnival-style hammer swinging game.
Kali gets one swing and she has to have her hands on the mallet... but nothing in the rules says she can't have some help! Joey steps in to provide assistance. April expected a quick trip up and down, but Kali and Joey ring the bell so hard that it actually gets stuck at the top, leaving April hanging.
Only a smal...
2022-05-01 14:57:25 +0000 UTC View Post
April scoops up a weakened Kali and begins yanking up the front of her underwear. She asks the crowd what the word is.
Joey tries to confuse April by yelling "PIZZA!" but he's drowned out by people yelling the real word: PEACH.
April has victory in sight, so she takes the opportunity to gloat. But it looks like she might have waited just a little too long...
Whoops. Looks like Kali guessed the wrong word. She bravely stands to take her punishment, but it looks like the kick takes a lot out of her. Is this the start of a comeback for April?
2022-04-27 00:29:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Kali and April are with a group at a music festival, killing time while some boring DJ no one knows is playing. Someone suggests playing games.
Nerdle is the newest trend. Each player has a word written on their underwear, and object is to pants or wedgie your opponent in order to see what the word is. Just a funny silly game like Twister, right?
WRONG! NO FUN, ONLY COMPETITION! The game brings out the worst in Kali and April, rekindling an old rivalry. Kali seems to take a comm...
Hallo, sorry for the slight gap in content, but we now have a lot of cool stuff lined up to finish out the month! Here's the cover image for a new motion comic series, in the vein of Last Year's Grapple Day: Chiyo vs. Kali.
This series introduces April, the last major Grapple Day competitor (who will make her debut in 2022-04-21 20:22:39 +0000 UTC
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Episode 3 of Grapple Day is out free for everyone now! This episode pits the newcomer Ilya against Akari "Wishbone" Sato—possibly the strongest competitor in the tournament. Or is she? Another new challenger shows that she could be an even bigger threat than Akari to take the top spot.
2022-04-07 18:52:39 +0000 UTC View Post
The people have spoken: Ilya gets humiliated! Here are the results.
2022-04-05 20:15:51 +0000 UTC View PostHallo all!
With Grapple Day Episode 3 out now for Champion-tier and above Patrons ($10+) and coming free on April 7 for everyone else, we just wanted to give a brief outline of what we have planned for the next month.
Note that because of the growing size of the game, the browser version is unfortunately no longer supported. It'll remain up as a demo of episodes 1 & 2, but accessing episodes 3 and beyond will require a download. Basically, we hit a wall and are push...
2022-03-31 17:05:19 +0000 UTC View Post
To celebrate hitting 100 Watchers over on DeviantArt, we're hosting a poll there, so we wanted to cross-post here too.
As you can see in the above GIF, Kali is in a match against Ilya and has taken the lead, handily. The question is... what happens next? Will Kali hand her rival a painful defeat, or will she focus on humiliating her instead? Comment below with suggestions!
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Also a progress update: Episode 3 of Grapple Day comes out 2022-03-30 00:11:07 +0000 UTC
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Chiyo knows she's lost the match and is angry at Kali for making her look weak. She decides hey, there are a couple minutes left on the clock, maybe I can still use them to kick Kali's ass. She winds up for a big punch and... well... there IS a twist ending, just not the kind Chiyo had hoped for.
2022-03-26 21:18:41 +0000 UTC View Post
You might think that during a festival of hedonism like Grapple Day, every fighter is trying to strip her opponent. Actually that's not the case! According to tradition, exposing your opponent is sort of like gloating, or even a sign of disrespect. When you strip someone else, you just put a bigger target on your own back (or chest in this case). Kali, The Bully, apparently feels so confident that she doesn't care!
Chiyo knew it was dangerous to sign away her photo rights for the day. ...
Suffice it to say that Kali is very worried about pesticides, so in the previous part, she got her Carrot wet, then rubbed her dry. Chiyo still feels a throbbing between her legs, meaning she is extra vulnerable to a wedgie finisher—right where Kali wants her. Here, the Bully does what she does best, showing a crowd of spectators (with cameras!) that underneath the sexy costume and posturing, her opponent is just a big old nerd. Chiyo, a 27-year-old grad student who works with the top nutri...
2022-03-24 20:40:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Kali tries to cement her status as a heel... by literally grinding her opponent under her heel. Though the two combatants have been forced to compete as rivals, maybe there is also some chemistry there? Or are they just putting on a show for the audience?
2022-03-24 18:46:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Kali starts the match off by showing Chiyo that she means business.
2022-03-23 16:33:16 +0000 UTC View Post
As we finish up episode 3 of Grapple Day (likely out around the end of the month for certain Patreon tiers, early April for everyone else), we wanted to test out other types of content between episodes. So here's the start of a little animated comic thing!
This fight takes place one year before the game Grapple Day, and features Kali Chand (who returns as The...
This is just a full-length combined version of the video posted in two parts. We wanted to experiment with a longer gif basically to create fun extra story for patrons that would be more exciting than just text. In the future, though we'll probably do smaller gifs, with possibly a full video or two with sound (if we can find a good way to host). Or maybe comics? We're still experimenting to see what Patreon gifts are interesting to people and doable for us.
2022-03-16 00:30:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Based on feedback, Episode 3 of Grapple Day will be the most animation-heavy one so far. Here's a first look at the new character Nella, a goth who's ranked so low that even Ilya is favored to beat her. The pop star Dani is looking for revenge after her loss in Episode 2, and she ends up taking out her frustration on Nella.
The above gif is a preview of what an animation looks like when we're first wo...
2022-03-11 17:24:18 +0000 UTC View PostHallo! Just wanted to let everyone on here know that we're running an informal community poll over on DeviantArt to help us decide on a future piece.
We're trying an open-ended prompt: two popular characters from different media franchises are fighting for some reason in a short animation. Comment either below or on DeviantArt, and we’ll pick our favorite...
2022-03-06 18:11:54 +0000 UTC View Post
(The following is part of a patrons-exclusive side-story.)
Grace Day: Now could you explain what's happening in this clip?
Sophie Schuyler: Again, I should think that's obvious.
GD: Is it, though? Yes, it seems like a natural conclusion to the story to the previous clip, with the conflict between the two main characters being resolved through an intense sexual release, but then there's a moment at the end where you—or at least the young woman in this cl...
2022-02-28 20:10:17 +0000 UTC View Post
For the featured animations in Episode 3, we're using a thinner line size that we think will help show more detail on full-body animations. Here's a preview of Ilya in outfit 1 getting worked over by a Romero Special. (No, she didn't lose her left leg, it's just going to be part of a layer below, lol).
2022-02-26 22:49:59 +0000 UTC View Post
(The following is part of a patrons-exclusive side story for Episode 2 of Grapple Day.)
Sophie Schuyler: Aw, you cut it off at the good part. My best work is in the second half of the clip.
Grace Day: Would you mind describing to the viewers what they're watching?
SS: I should think it's pretty obvious. The whole plot is explained right on the titlecard. Cowgirl thinks she's a wild stallion, etc., etc. 2022-02-25 22:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
(This is part of a patrons-exclusive side story for Episode 2 of Grapple Day.)
My investigation into the mysteriously "leaked" photos and sex tape led me to Sophie Schuyler, the young woman whom many allege is the main participant in the tape. But I knew there had to be more to the story.
The following conversation has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
Grace Day: OK, Sophie, I'm just going to start right off the bat by giving you a ch...
2022-02-23 19:49:42 +0000 UTC View Post
(This is part of a patrons-exclusive side story for Episode 2 of Grapple Day.)
Shortly before this year's Grapple Day, an "anonymous" "sex tape" was "leaked" that seems to feature one of this year's competitors. You'll notice I make liberal use of quote marks here, since right from the start, a lot of things in this story don't add up.
While my own journalistic integrity doesn't permit me to speculate on the subject of the alleged sex tape, people have been cal...
2022-02-15 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
The public version of Episode 2 is out now! You can download it from the link above or play it in the browser there.
Outside of a minor typo fix or two, it's the same as the advance build for patrons was.
2022-02-14 20:29:11 +0000 UTC View Post