There are plenty of fantasy anime from this period that has similar vibes, as well.
I'm trying to make my way through a lot of them~

It definitely has a similar feel, and came out a year after Lodoss.

oh as someone who was buying comics in the mid 90's, I am fully aware (and have never quite forgiven these missteps).

the anatomy on this page is something else...

speaking as a very impoverished person who has been homeless (for the majority part of last year) and still manages to make art,

I couldn't agree fucking more. Fuck AI.

Thanks!
Also your pfp is super cool!

Thanks!
I've drawn on a lot of stuff for my fantasy aesthetics, form AD&D 2E books to old NES and SNES manual art to Moebius and Metal Hurlant to Don Bluth animation to 80's kids dark fantasy films.

Fourth
Executioners sword!
I am still so, so happy with this one.
Pink ribbons, blue gems, ornate skulls...
Everything about this one came together in just exactly the way I had intended.

Third,
Estoc.
I've always loved the idea of this heavy thrusting sword. Non-edged, and with an almost diamond-like cross section for the blade.
I project my love of butterflies, especially as a transfemme symbol, on this one.

I wasn't TRYING to give it subtle trans flag color, but...