Character Art Commentary Arc

To celebrate this book making it onto the encyclopedia...

Oh, no, first, a brief announcement.

After September, I was either in poor health or busy to death. In December, I tested positive for the new coronavirus and nearly coughed away half my life. I'm still recovering now.

As for Rider Arena, after the New Year, I'll take another break before finishing the remaining two battles.

And now, back to the original topic.

To celebrate this book making it onto the encyclopedia, here's a character design commentary section.

Or rather, a character design roast section.

First up is Gu Yu... There doesn't seem to be much to say about him. He was basically a rehash of the previous character design.

For his expression, I emphasized a wry smile. For his clothes, I specifically emphasized the black vest and white outer coat, symbolizing how Gu Yu appeared pure white while a [Man in Black] lived within his heart.

The Man in Black's character design was changed.

Originally, the Man in Black was supposed to wear a black cloak, but after finding an artist, I suddenly came across a Makima cosplay picture...

Yeah, suits were actually pretty good too.

Any concerns about not matching the original setting were minor. Q Taro even changed the color of his clothes when he went to TV, so it wasn't a big deal.

Besides changing the outerwear, I asked the artist to emphasize the slight upward curve of his lips... Wait, let me check the chat logs.

Oh, the description was off at the time, so the original sketch was actually this one. If you can't see it, refresh.

Since I personally felt it looked far too ferocious and might have differed a bit too much from the Man in Black's actual personality, I had the artist