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What now, all of a sudden!

>>5

Staff who will even sing the theme song.

As expected of Takashi-kun.

The people who created things classified as bizarre works like Live A Live can’t be normal.

Implement the tin image, Takashi-kun.

It looks like it’s saying something amazing, but first of all, it becomes clear that it’s impossible to imagine anything with that topic.

Misawa is here.

I thought it was Sunday GX, but it turned out to be Big Gangan.

Primitive

Bakumatsu

Kung Fu

West

Modern

Near future

SF

Medieval

>>18

Sometimes I want to play with the members of my selection.

I can’t work, but my mind is sharp, so I’ll give directions.

I want the nameless to work.

>>25

Then give me some instructions for a response that can aim for 100 Yeahs!

Isn’t the third volume of High Score Girl from over 10 years ago?

>>28

It’s DASH! It’s 2022!

I like the lawless Matsu that looks like the upcoming lawless Matsu.

Instantly ready taro root

I still have the ability to output, so please give me detailed instructions.

>>34

First, let’s have the parakeet high priest designed!

What is that Showa-era sci-fi worldview, is it near-future or what?

It’s funny how everyone is good at aligning their images.

It must have been something like Shimamoto’s Blade Runner.

I thought it was just a normal story, but it turned out to be LIVEALIVE.

So that’s how those characters were born!

>>44

Didn’t you say you had forgotten about that job?

Because it’s a Square Enix game, this time it was featured not in GX or Gessan, but in Big Gangan.

It seems you still don’t understand the near future!

(Yoko Shimomura is somehow made to go to karaoke)

I wonder if Dr. Shimamoto really didn’t understand what the great parakeet priest was.

Ultimately, the absence of honorifics will also happen.

It feels good to have a sense of solidarity…

Well, the thing about being in the same boat is serious, though.

>>50

Up until then, it was the developer and the manga artist.

We have become comrades who fight together as one body, both mentally and physically.

I can’t stand that the lyrics for the second verse of the theme song were entirely written by Maru Maru (Kazuhiko Shimamoto, manga artist).

Moreover, it’s incredibly cool…

To put it poorly, this is the result of you guys not directing properly! It’s as if I’m saying it to your face, so it makes me nervous.

>>54

Was that a cult religion joke after all?!

>>124

The Ω is directly written on the forehead, and the name of that cult comes from it, so it’s very straightforward.

>>129

A year after Live A Live, there was the subway sarin incident, so depending on the timing, it could have been really bad.

>>124

The original target is unclear, so it’s fine! This is often the case from FC to PS1.

The fact that the near future is in charge of superpowers feels a bit unclear.

Things like machines come to mind, but science fiction exists as science fiction separately…

>>55

The background of the era is that supernatural powers were a given in the sci-fi of the 80s and 90s…

>>55

Well, even in the near future, the key is not technology but rather abilities like superpowers or something mental…

I can’t tell if the Square Enix person was affected by Shimamoto’s style or if they themselves are embellishing it…

>>56

It has been confirmed that Mr. Tokida touched on this matter in the interview and that the meeting was generally along these lines.

>>97

Did you sing passionately… Getter Robo!?

It’s really interesting because they keep drawing more and more.

There’s hardly any time left until the deadline, even though you’re saying that!

It’s really impressive that you’re telling me at a timing where it’s still possible to make it in time.

Are you saying that you can’t create a story, so you want the original work?

>>62

I don’t have a clear understanding of the original work’s image, so please give direct image instructions from the original author.

>>62

I was asked to do character design for the near-future edition of livealive, but I have no idea about the image of the near future, so it’s a story of us aligning our ideas.

>>88

I think it’s strange that anyone understands that image in the first place.

The gap between the concept of “near future” and reality is too extreme.

>>63

It’s said that this is a pine, but it’s not a pine; it’s a mystery that looks like one…

>>99

It’s a pine tree, but it’s not a rogue pine.

It’s amazing that this allows you to understand all the situations.

Then draw it right away!! Being able to do it is even more amazing.

Isn’t this a bit too much to ask?

>>66

It’s an environment where you can only succeed by pushing yourself to the limit!

If you convert “Give me specific retakes quickly,” it becomes “Take control.”

I thought I was talking to the editor in charge, but it turns out it’s a staff member.

What does it mean that the staff is surprised three days before the deadline?

The feeling of the click being activated is nice…

>>70

From there, instead of using polite language, they started giving orders treating me like a robot, which made me laugh.

>>71

Since this person was chosen because I want to ask them, it’s impressive how they keep coming forward.

If I receive instructions, I can finish it in three hours – that’s too fast for a writer.

It’s strange that some people can design immediately with this.

After all, I think it was simply difficult to imagine it purely.

It’s surprising that even though manga artists were targeted, things like the parakeet Buddha didn’t get much attention.

>>77

One of the participants was directly targeted by Inoki, but it wasn’t done in a mocking manner…

>>82

What are you angry about!

In short, no work has progressed at all!

That’s right!!

The silence that follows creeps in slowly.

Sometimes, it’s hard to understand what the other person is looking for…

AKIRA and also works like Chōjin Locke and CLAMP’s series, and personally, I like Nayuta as well.

Well, it was an era when stories about boys and girls gaining superpowers and advancing to a new stage became popular.

If you trace it back, it’s the end of Arthur C. Clarke’s childhood.

>>81

The problem is getting the people at Square to go along with it…

>>98

If you can’t do it, you’ll end up wasting other people’s time with retakes and other issues.

It’s much better to use it after the deadline.

>>98

It’s quite significant to have confirmation that the work outsourced to external parties is completed…

In reality, it’s highly unlikely that something like that will emerge in the near future.

I think it was a great decision to do this.

Is Shoulder Orb a sense of near-future feeling these days…?

The title may be “Near Future Edition,” but in reality, it’s the Showa Tokusatsu Edition…

>>87

If I imagine it only in the near future, it will probably become Suda’s afro.

>>87

But if you say that the special effects elements have a sense of near-future, then they do…

Please say it, and I’ll write as you said! I want to try saying that just once.

“How could that possibly be done… It’s done…”

It’s interesting when this person writes true stories.

Every time Shimamoto speaks, there’s a perfect balance of panels with expressions like “What does that mean?” and “Isn’t this bad?”

>>96

But I don’t think this pine tree is my older brother’s pine.

Draw the protagonist’s little brother, Matsu! That would be a perfect fit, though.

It seems that Tokida and Professor Honoo had interactions continuously after this.

I think we probably resonated on the same wavelength.

The game director can’t just be focused on character design all the time.

It took 3 hours (4 hours with the added design), so I’ll let it slide…

The order is simply too difficult in the first place regarding this matter.

At the moment you can construct what you’ve been told in your mind and effortlessly put it down as a drawing, you are no longer human.

Retro-futurism is difficult, isn’t it?

A difficult mission to design a copy of AKIRA that doesn’t look like AKIRA.

SF… near future… biker gangs… superpowers… religion… mix in a giant robot and camouflage it.

This person is Takashi-kun, who is famous for clogging the toilet in Saga.

Even though it is called the near future, at the time it is no longer a close future, and I feel that the base is more like modern times or slightly in the past, with some technically unique things making it feel more like another world.

I feel like if this is to be summarized in the near future, we can only aim for a lucky hit.

Isn’t it an event you can brag about for life if you can design characters like the manga artist Inao-sensei in Shima’s RC class?

>>120

Don’t bring out things that are really too strong.

>>112

Even though it’s called Mr. En’o’s class, I don’t quite grasp what the same level means…

I think the atmosphere of the near-future chapter is a rather difficult world view that leans more towards modernity than the future depicted in Showa era robot anime.

What’s amazing about this story is that the rough sketches from that time still remain intact.

It’s drawn comically, but this person is extremely refined.

Everything will be done in three hours! But I won’t actually complete it.

If you refer to me as “Matsu,” the older brother from my days as a former gang member, that kind of impression does come to mind, doesn’t it?

>>116

Moreover, it’s a taiyaki stand…

Is it going to be a request to emit the atmosphere of a real-world modern robot anime?

I think Shin Deruman was completed in seconds, even though he’s alive.

I was able to save wasted time with constructive criticism!

>>119

In reality, if you keep sending this back and forth and waiting for responses, it would take an eternity.

After the release, only Professor Shimamoto participated in the launch, and there was a punchline where he said directly to the staff that the Bakumatsu arc is his favorite.

Including Minagawa, the big names are involved in character design, making this a premium work that transcends time.

Even if I explain it face-to-face, I’m told it’s completely different, so I guess this method is the optimal solution; just sending the script won’t result in a design that 100% meets expectations.

I don’t want to think about the minimum number of moves required to reach the solution of Muko Matsubara without facing it.

Well, it has become a memorable work in just one installment…

It wasn’t that they made a joke about the sarin incident in a game afterwards…

At that time, was Shimamoto living in Hokkaido?

>>138

I should have been living in Tokyo around the time of Live A Live.

Listening to Yoko Shimomura’s music might make it easier to have character images and a sense of the world.

Looking back, there might be other original sources, but the idea of humans liquefying and becoming one can be said to be a precursor to Evangelion in a sense.

That’s right, Matsutaka, I don’t know this game, but there are words I know.

If I can create a rough character design in 3 hours without any hassle of retakes, then…

It’s incredibly time-efficient.

I think if we had done character design using the usual order instead of this method, the costs would have skyrocketed due to retakes.

It seems that there were attempts on my life regarding the parakeet, which is really dangerous!

I didn’t realize the original source of the parakeet high priest until I saw what people have been saying recently.

The way they use the word AKIRA while concealing it and bring in Kazuhiko Shimamoto is really stylish.

Well, there aren’t many significant connections besides the name.

Well… for Flame Tail-sensei to say it’s a high hurdle, it must be quite something!

>>150

Additionally, on top of that, the design of the robots required in this overall near-future setting is like a toyish tin king, rather than being Akira-like.

It could be said that getting confused is somewhat reasonable.

Parrot… is not good, so maybe I’ll go with a budgerigar…

Anyway, Tokiada Takashi looks really similar.

Isn’t it a bit unreasonable to do character design with just words after all!?

Nori is incredibly suited to Professor Shimamoto, isn’t he?

I think the most difficult part to imagine in that game is the near-future section.

The others seem to have their public image mostly established and are moving forward as is.

Except for the cube.

Really? Did you really not understand the meaning of the name?

>>157

If you take your time and think calmly, you might understand.

I’m under time pressure and my brain is turning into mush.

>>157

Are you saying that Mr. Honoo is pretending not to know on purpose?!

If this is exactly how it is without any embellishment, then I think it’s a great idea to take a collaborative approach right in front of us…

I don’t understand the meaning if you just mention character names…

Well, if you’re quick with your hands, this will definitely progress.

If we make fine adjustments here, it will be quick.

The request for a vague near-future setting from Square is not ideal either.

Say AKIRA more directly.

>>161

If we do that, AKIRA will be too strong…

The primitive edition features early humans and apes… that makes sense.

The SF section includes R2D2, mechanics, and 2001: A Space Odyssey… OK

The Bakumatsu chapter features Oda Nobunaga, ninjas, and Sakamoto Ryoma.

What is the near-future story about?

>>162

Going to AKIRA is a bit too much, but it’s not as fictional as Astro Boy.

It’s not as desolate as Blade Runner, but it feels more unsettling than Doraemon!

>>167

There are too many axes…!!

There is certainly nothing out of place in the modern kung fu and primitive West around here.

The future… is that gentle robot simply difficult?

Can you really say “This is like AKIRA!” after watching the near-future chapter of LIVEALIVE?

>>168

Shimamoto-sensei’s worldview!

I wish I had the talent to easily present a convincing older brother figure “Muhomatsu,” who says he is just a passing taiyaki shop!

It feels like it’s running in between AKIRA and the present! So when I place an order like “that one from AKIRA,” it will definitely be far from the answer.

The near future has a vast range of possibilities.

>>174

When you say “near future,” there are probably people who imagine cars running through tubes or dolphins attacking, right?

Honestly, it’s too difficult.

I think this near future is quite far removed from the mainstream.

If I say AKIRA, I won’t be able to get my ideas away from AKIRA…

I think I would have been even more confused if I had heard the theme song too.

The near future arc is definitely the most unreasonable demand…

>>177

Is it okay to call it SF…?

Huh!? Is there a separate SF?

>>177

First of all, it’s supposed to be the near future, but what the hell is this lawless Matsuo…

>>181

In this day and age, it’s certain that there are still half-gang delinquents who have reformed, so it’s definitely a near-future scenario.

>>178

Maybe those who can do it will become manga artists.

I was reading the issue of Korokoro from that time.

I thought this was a game project proposed by Yoshinori Kobayashi.

As a result, the Shimamoto style feels quite rich.

I feel like there’s no shyness for someone like Professor Shimamoto…

It was said by someone from Square Enix that it was a project brought in by Yoshirin.

Yoshirin completely forgot, “There was such a project!?”

In the end, whose project is this?

However, the designs by all the authors have a great flavor and it’s an interesting project.

The sense of placing the word “man” on the back of a man’s man.

Even though we’re both busy, we’re showing our professional skills by quickly coordinating and getting the work done.

It’s amazing how it’s finished off interestingly through the way it’s depicted.

Competence that doesn’t stand out.

Basically, even though there’s a direct source, this is strangely a curveball.

Well, it might have changed due to the vibe of the character design.

Well, I want you to make it.

A sequel or an omnibus game with almost the same concept.

Although I’m alive, it’s Schinderman!!

When it becomes AKIRA, the color becomes muddied.

The colors need to be a bit more psychedelic!

The element of supernatural powers set in the near future gives it an overall feel that is more reminiscent of Showa-era special effects.

The story about the near-future arc being inspired by a cult, only to find out shortly after its release that it was a dangerous organization involved in the sarin incident, and then being scared of assassination for a while, is interesting.

At the launch event, I was unable to hold back when I told the staff that I prefer the Bakumatsu arc over the others.

Even if you say AKIRA, when you compare it, it doesn’t really look much like AKIRA.

A psychic boy and the army are in conflict.

Later, I read the manga of Kazuhiko Shimamoto.

(I was thinking that they probably worked on the scenario for the near-future chapter too.)

This tension of “Burn, Roar” is really great, isn’t it?

It’s a directional line for AKIRA, but going all the way to AKIRA would be too much; besides, I want to add the Tin King too.

Since the offering side hasn’t decided everything, this was the best approach.