Isn’t free work just unacceptable?
It’s good because it’s between the person who requested and the person who received the request.
It’s worse not to consult even when you can’t.
It’s a bit exaggerated, but it’s nice to just consult with a client about struggling to come up with ideas.
By using the filter of Shimamoto, which is clearly a complete copy of the world view of AKIRA, a different world is drawn out.
>>4A different concentrate from the original… or is it? It might be the same… but if I say it’s the same, then that creates a problematic liquid!
In other words, the reason the taro’s face feels familiar is because of that direction…?
>>5It seems that it passed in one go, so it’s more about Shimamoto’s habit.
Director Tokita from Square and Producer Kubo from Shogakukan, along with Professor Honoo who accepted the request from Shogakukan.
There is no one in this place who needs to worry about working for free.
The conversation is quick and amazing.
I would be more than enough to get confused.
>>7I haven’t made any progress on work!
I think the theme of “near future” is a high level challenge for just one person.
If you’re shown concept art like that, anyone would go crazy.
>>10It’s fine not to let a manga artist intervene, considering the quality of the Square designer.
But that’s not the concept.
>>10
– Super Yadotama – What’s going on!? – Over here too – The design is too good – No, I’ll do something – What the hell!? What is this!? – Shouldn’t we just do it like this? – And quite loud too!! – I’m inside – shouting!! – Emo
Hey, what are you going to do? I like that kind of pause that feels like “I can’t help it.”
It’s amazing that it all comes together so nicely.
>>12Is it a super robot?
If I said it has a worldview like AKIRA, wouldn’t that solve it…?
>>13If that’s the case, it might be served just as it is.
>>14I might be unsure about how much parody is good, or vice versa.
>>14How many times is this?
This exchange
Isn’t this good enough for the Tin King…!?
It’s pretty tough to be told to output that when it’s called the near future…
I wanted AKIRA, but it was because the instructions were set in the near future.
It seems like there was a misunderstanding, as I was imagining something like Cyborg 009.
Because even though they call it the near future, it really looks like a Showa-era man is running a taiyaki shop…
Even though it’s called the near future, I feel like it would be better not to say that since we’re playing RPGs in a society that’s much more modern than today.
>>21Near future (about 5 years)
Oh, it’s the character design from Live A Live.
Perhaps because of this background, the attachment to Live A Live has become oddly strong for the teacher compared to other manga artists.
You could argue here, but it would be a waste of time and effort! The exquisite pause to swallow that reality.
>>26I haven’t been able to do it at all, and I don’t see any prospects for being able to do it, so that’s why I’m in this situation…
>>28It’s better than nothing that they are trying to report and do something about it.
What’s concerning is that they remain silent and back out even after the deadline has passed.
>>26The game developers are probably used to being in a situation where the deadline is approaching and they haven’t made any progress at all…
I feel like I’ve seen the one in the upper right a lot around Musashi Den!
Live Alive production record… I see.
It really can be done in 3 hours.
Additionally, please draw designs for other characters as well.
Clearly, I have taken on more work than the other writers.
>>31I also applied to write the theme song lyrics.
>>37Many years have passed since then.
I illustrated the voice cast, the package with limited edition accessories, and the cut-in for Super Robot Wars.
All of them
The situation is
Understanding
I did it…
It was a world that had a Showa feel despite being like something out of AKIRA, reminiscent of the Heisei era…
This honestly shows that I’m brave enough to bring up editing and things to my boss, and it’s actually quite clever in a roundabout way.
I’m taking action before it’s too late.
The “near” in near future was stronger than I expected…
I can properly report, communicate, and consult.
Great.
The only manga artist who participated in the launch hosted by Square was me…
>>39For others, it was probably just one of many design jobs.
>>46Well, since Professor Shimamoto was also doing work around the same time on things like Iron Leaguer and G Gundam, I suppose that’s not really related…
>>46Yumi Tamura said this was her only game character design job in her lifetime.
>>251The only one?!
>>251Don’t write as if you’re talking about a deceased person!
I might have wanted to see a world designed in the style of Ishimori’s Cyborg 009.
There are robots, but the protagonist is a psychic, and the enemy’s executives are army officers and cult religious leaders; it seems difficult to reconcile that with a future setting…
>>41Is it something like “Empire City Story” when you take out the robot…?
I think this near-future world feels completely modern even for the time it was released.
>>42Considering the production time, it seems completely coincidental that a religious cult has suddenly become such a big deal.
It’s a sense of just being influenced, as if it’s being said that way.
>>43It’s awful that parrots and cockatoos are similar birds.
>>50Now I understand, but I have to make sure I don’t fall into conspiracy theories…
>>50Huh! Is this a coincidence!?
>>42There might not be that much of a change when comparing the 1990s to the present in 2025.
Isn’t it just that everyone is holding a smartphone and that there are more foreigners?
The noticeable change from the outside is… even though there is a Roomba inside the house.
>>119Personally, I feel that everything being connected via Bluetooth and touch payments gives a strong sense of the future.
>>123I think it’s future-oriented to always be connected to the internet.
As someone who knows the era when only landlines existed,
>>123In science fiction, it doesn’t feel futuristic unless there’s something like brain machine control.
And hologram interfaces for input/output, or something like that?
It may have a somewhat futuristic feel around the HMD.
>>123BT is subtly unable to connect properly, which is realistic.
>>42The townscape is no different from modern times, and the only thing that differs is that the army exists here.
It gives a strong impression of a near-future or parallel 90s.
Matsu is a Showa man.
>>126The atmosphere is no different from modern times, but the standout places in the story are a strange antique shop and a little house.
This is Showa.
It’s always impressive how quickly the instructions come after the creaking sound.
Where the brain was damaged by the provisional design of the Tin King.
Even though it’s called the near future… it’s not that far away!
It seems that you don’t understand that place… being told that is a bit unreasonable.
I wondered if this producer was adapted in this manga based on Shimamoto’s script.
When I listen to other episodes, it’s like this there too.
They really are like a character from Shimamoto’s manga.
Tokita is quite a strange person.
If it is said that only a strange person can create a half-baked hero, then I guess that might be true.
Is this work something I can ask Kazuhiko Shimamoto for?
>>49I relied on the people at Shogakukan at that time.
>>52Since others include prominent members like Yoshinori Kobayashi, Gosho Aoyama, and Yumi Tamura…
>>52It seemed like the people from Ranma would be the quickest at work, but that was not the case.
A counterattack that gives a deadline saying it will be done in 3 hours!
When thinking about the character of Muhoumatsu, I believe there was an image on the requester’s side that it should have the tone of Shimamoto.
>>55First of all, there’s the question of what kind of name “Mufu Mats” is in the near future.
Don’t think you can just call me out and then go home like this! I also got an additional order.
Compared to others, the concept is vague, and even though it says “future,” it has to compete with other sci-fi and modern editions, so it feels restricted and that’s why it doesn’t give a clear image of the near future…
In a world reminiscent of AKIRA, and with a parody of a parrot… if I were to express it in words,
The result of not being able to say it because it would come out too much in itself is whether it’s a lie or the truth…
The near-future setting has a subtly tricky image to convey.
This is because the project has changed, so I’m half-passing it on to the manga artist.
It’s probably normal for the director and designer to sit down and discuss together.
The only ones who can give instructions here are the professionals.
Modern Edition (Street Fight)
Future Chapter (Always inside the spaceship)
It’s only in the near future that exploring the town will happen.
I wonder how much time it actually takes to make just one rough sketch.
Exchanging retakes when there’s no time.
It’s a waste, you know.
The Near-Future Chapter of Teacher Shimamoto from Fire’s Transfer Student.
Mr. Minagawa from ARMS directs the modern edition.
It seems you still don’t understand the near future very well!
Can it really be done in 3 hours…?
On the contrary, if you think about it, other scenarios seem easier to imagine.
It’s the prehistoric era! It’s a kung fu movie! It’s Street Fighter 2!
I did the final draft and coloring after we disbanded…
But I think the prototype pine is more like a pine.
The main story’s Matsu has no Matsuness at all.
A friend who accepted a request for a social game has been…
“Doesn’t this have no meaning for me to draw?”
I remember you saying that…
>>76I had that too.
The retake is better than me.
The future could be as close as the year after next.
At that time, it is likely true that it was regarded as a parody of a cult religion that was still seen as interesting.
It just happened to coincide that it is, in fact, an evil religious organization!
>>78As we entered the 1990s, there were so many reported troubles at the top that the perception of it as an amusing religion is quite misunderstood.
>>78The Matsumoto sarin incident happened before the release of LAL.
By this time, the interesting religion has long peeled away.
>>166Isn’t there a thing called development time for games?
>>167Even if the development period is one year, there have been quite a few troubles lately.
>>166Isn’t it the release date when Mr. Kōno was treated as a suspect?
The strange document claiming the parrot is the true culprit started circulating after the release.
I wonder if it’s okay to ask others to come up with ideas when I’m a professional but can’t do it myself.
It was this episode where Matsu went too far in the Showa era and got knocked out.
If you can guarantee completion by just using it for one day, it’s cheap, right?
Work is not progressing at all!!
The sense of speed in the scene is amazing.
In games, it’s often the case that the in-game sprites are completed first, and then the character design is finalized afterward.
It’s often the case that fine nuances are not conveyed through phone calls or written messages, which can take more time, so it’s more reliable to receive direct instructions. However, both Producer Tokida, who skillfully conveys his mental image in words, and Professor Shimamoto, who accurately understands and follows that intent, are amazing.
>>87There is also a buildup of sampling from the trial and error up to this point.
I’m not slacking off; I’m not starting from scratch.
>>93I’ve thought about it enough to say that my head is not functioning properly…
>>99It becomes impressive around that area…
It’s amazing that even though Minagawa isn’t involved in the modern version or scenarios, it still feels very much like Minagawa.
It started with a design like a yakuza movie and gradually fine-tuned the output, resulting in that lawless output of Matsu, which is really impressive on both sides.
In reality, there is probably a very proper and polite conversation happening.
>>90At that time, I might have been really angry about it.
>>94If you’re going to get angry, it should be after work is done.
Getting angry while working does nothing good; it only stops your hands.
>>98There was certainly no such sense of ethics 30 years ago…
>>130It’s more about work know-how than a sense of ethics.
People who are referred to as ambitious know well when to get angry.
Matsu is a character that looks better when it’s in line with Professor Jimoto’s character, so I’m adjusting the snacks a bit more.
A professional manga artist said they will write it right away as instructed, and they can redo it as many times as needed, so this is pretty amazing.
I see, it’s not like this! Then how about this!
I thought it through to the extent that I could.
I’m thinking and my head is going blank!!
I used to think that even if various manga artists draw, if it’s not in a modern style, pixel art wouldn’t make sense, but it really has a strong Shimamoto flavor in the near future.
A professional in manga said they would write it right away as instructed, so feel free to request as many retakes as you want; it’s impressive in its own right.It’s not good to bother someone just to help me brainstorm ideas.
Could you send it to me when you have the content ready…? There are times like that, you know…
Especially Honoo… Shimamoto-kun lives far away.
>>97Aren’t you living in Tokyo at this time?
>>101At that time, I’m sure of it.
In reality, there are cases where “this person designed it” has more value than the design itself…
Next is the character of the protagonist’s older brother, “Matsu.” Is this how it goes? Hmm, not at all different! 255
I like this.
>>102Considering the completed design, it is indeed completely different.
In reality, it seems like there would be careful exchanges, but if it’s Kazuhiko Shimamoto, it does feel like such exchanges could really happen.
“Primitive Edition,” “Western Edition,” “Bakura Era Edition,” “Modern Edition,” “Kung Fu Edition,” “Near-Future Edition,” “SF Edition,” “Medieval Edition”
Indeed, the near future is just a bit vague.
>>106The separation of the modern era and science fiction contributes to confusion.
>>107SF is probably a story about the future… oh, there’s a near-future edition.
What is this?
>>106Strictly speaking, Gundam, which focuses on stories within the solar system (except for G-Reco and Turn A), can even be categorized as near-future science fiction.
The term “near future” encompasses a wide range.
>>106It’s primitive! It’s a Western! It’s ninjas! It’s Street Fighter! It’s Kung Fu! It’s AKIRA! It’s sci-fi! It’s medieval fantasy!
>>106So I worry.
First… I don’t understand the meaning of “near future.” When exactly is the near future?!
>>111I wonder if this suffering has been put to use in Asuka @ Future Form.
>>120That’s also a big miss in Shimamoto’s works, so it’s not alive…
>>111“If I say ‘it’s like the future of Wind Warrior Dan’, will that get across…? The Asari-chan sticker might turn into a Chibi Maruko-chan sticker.”
The one that is the most fluffy is the SF edition, which has become just one genre name.
>>113Isn’t “Western” and “Kung Fu” more like genre names? It’s not really a time period…
>>116Saying it’s modern but having Street Fighter is actually confusing…
Well, it’s set in modern times, but…
>>116I think the Western genre comes with its own era, but when it comes to kung fu… well, I guess just imagining it as a kung fu movie is fine!
Thinking about it calmly, it takes quite a bit of courage to ask a client to spend three hours with you…
It may have nuances close to steampunk compared to the modern era, or a near-future feeling.
>>115Modern steampunk without steam.
Speaking of which, it might actually be close to the near-future arc, but this is sure to cause confusion in its own way…
Of course, if you say steampunk directly, it would definitely be all about steam coming out everywhere.
>>121When I think of steampunk… in Japan, I think of Sakura Wars.
I have a vague memory that it was written by a writer from the Taisho era, imagining the future.
>>124The Great Steam Detective Agency and so on.
That’s exactly like Steam Boy or something.
I’ll be finishing it while having a meeting with the client, so it’s just a regular job.
It’s also the fault of the ordering party for not conveying how near-future it is…
>>118Even if you say it’s the near future of AKIRA,
The world of AKIRA is incredibly devastated.
That’s not really the correct answer for the near-future version either…
>>128Before the country was terrified by the revealed superpowers, I think it can be likened to the prequel of AKIRA.
If I mess up the handling, it’s like the Tin King appears at the AKIRA route.
Please give me a cube!
(I’ll try serving a round one.)
It’s okay!
>>127(That’s totally different, do you even understand the meaning of the cube? It’s a damn good design.) OK.
Isn’t there too much supernatural power and chemistry to call it steampunk?
I thought so, but when it comes to being used as an example for Sakura Wars, it’s not really such a big deal…
Near Future Chapter
Man of the Showa era
Taiyaki shop
Name: Lawless Matsubara
I think parts like the traffic lights being thin and touching something to pass through the ticket gate at the station are very futuristic.
Is it more of a superpower arc than a near-future arc?
>>137Well, if I were to say anything…
The kung fu section has already made it clear that it’s a kung fu section from the start.
The little kids who were playing at that time probably can’t imagine it being around the year 1900.
It’s the prehistoric chapter, the ninja chapter, and the gunslinger chapter…
It can only be described as a sci-fi edition of Cube.
Isn’t the point that it’s round even though it’s a cube!?
Even though I’m alive, I’m like Sinderman.
When asked if it’s AKIRA, it’s quite different.
>>145Crush Akira with the mixer.
What you have here is something that was poured into the Shimamoto mold and then set.
>>151It shouldn’t have anything to do with anything other than character design.
There is an unmistakable scent of Shimamoto-sensei throughout the entire thing…
>>157I guess it’s written with a specific person in mind.
Except for some elderly people, everyone can connect to the world with their small smartphones in hand.
The content being discussed is no different from gossip magazines, and people lose their jobs due to foolish remarks.
The essence hasn’t changed, as people still get happy over silly things and are easily swayed by rumors and lies.
There is a sense of a near future where only technology has advanced.
The first design I drew feels like a lawless pine or a lawless Masa…
You just wanted to bring out a giant robot, right!?
A draft is usually something like this.
It won’t be a complete design from the beginning.
Since Tokida-kun brings up an episode that left an impression during the development of LAL in a completely unrelated context, I will mention the thread image.
It is believed that the thread image depicts an event that probably happened almost exactly as is in reality.
It felt quite futuristic that a Russian bomber was destroyed by a Ukrainian drone.
>>152It’s like a remote-controlled army of crusaders, isn’t it, drones?
I don’t think AKIRA would just come out as-is from Shimamoto.
>>153Well… if by any chance Shimamoto said “It’s AKIRA,” then…
It is not hard to imagine that the design, being so heavily influenced by AKIRA, becomes difficult to use.
The kung fu segment is basically a mix of Jackie Chan’s Drunken Master, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao, right?
While I think others have particularly managed to present their designs flawlessly, it’s true that I simply can’t envision the near-future setting at all.
The fact that there are only a few days until the deadline means that there’s actually plenty of time, right?
It’s really appreciated that you ask for help even though it’s not a deadline at all; it’s serious aspects like that that make you admirable, Professor Shimamoto.
Mr. Shimamoto is someone who works diligently, right?
That’s why I was able to manage the company as president.
Please help me since my work isn’t progressing; I’m going to push through with a passionate and forceful attitude.
That character and everything else had such a strong Shimamoto style that I thought this was a project brought in by Shimamoto… so I was surprised by the thread image.
In the mid-80s, when I was enjoying the atmosphere of the end of the century through creative works.
When the 90s finally arrived, there was definitely a real sense of the end of the century that set in.
I wonder if it’s possible for a working adult to report the thread image and discuss the solution I came up with before the deadline.
>>168Moreover, there is a deadline set.
This is amazing.
I have the confidence and ability to call myself a super robot.
Moreover, it’s the Matsumoto sarin, not the subway sarin.
Even now, if that happens, the public perception would still be that it is either a strange religion or a strange religion subjected to false accusations.
>>171In the beginning, there was a stronger theory that it was a neighbor’s resident…
Since there is no time, we should communicate directly instead of by phone, in order to increase response speed and finish things up.
The method is not wrong, after all.
>>172Anyway, outputting quickly and having others correct it is actually efficient.
If I think about the deadline all by myself, I can’t make a decision at an appropriate point.
What is this included in?
It is undeniable that the reputation surrounding the Matsumoto sarin incident was not significantly changed.
On the contrary, it seems to prove that nothing changed even in the case of the lawyer’s murder…
>>176Because it was a time when they were reporting about wrongful accusations…
I guess there really aren’t any manga artists who can coordinate with clients like this.
>>177It’s not that there aren’t any.
The ability to communicate like a working professional is necessary.
Conveying requests and understanding them requires some tips and training, doesn’t it?
>>177It’s a huge prejudice, but if someone could do that, wouldn’t they already be a manga artist?
There might be people who can do it like in the thread image.
Because I’m a logic person… I don’t understand!
>>178It’s just my imagination, but it seems like Square’s concept art for the near-future setting was the most polished.
It’s a genre often seen in FF…
Despite being called an interesting religion, at that time there were daily reports on wide shows about troubles with the villagers and family members being taken away…
The concept art is good, but that type of story definitely wouldn’t have matched.
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