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:Hello, RacieB! | :Hello, RacieB! | ||
:Thanks for all the questions. | :Thanks for all the questions. | ||
:Since I designed Telefang over 10 years ago, there's a lot of things I can't remember. But I do want to answer all the questions that | :Since I designed Telefang over 10 years ago, there's a lot of things I can't remember. But I do want to answer all the questions I that can answer. | ||
:First, there's something I want to let you know. | :First, there's something I want to let you know. | ||
:I did the designs for the Denjuu, but never had any input in the game itself or the manga. The Denjuu's positions in the game and anything about their names, I can't really answer about. | :I did the designs for the Denjuu, but never had any input in the game itself or the manga. The Denjuu's positions in the game and anything about their names, I can't really answer about. | ||
'''1. What was it like to create a Denjuu? How did you decide what sort of animals to base them on, or what colors to use? I noticed that the color schemes are very cleverly chosen! Were you asked to do any specific designs?''' | '''1. What was it like to create a Denjuu? How did you decide what sort of animals to base them on, or what colors to use? I noticed that the color schemes are very cleverly chosen! Were you asked to do any specific designs?''' | ||
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:The Denjuu were all created from interesting shapes and structures that I sketched while reading things like reference books of animals. The colours were what I felt like. Although generally I used analogous colour schemes, occasionally I also liked using complementary colour schemes. | :The Denjuu were all created from interesting shapes and structures that I sketched while reading things like reference books of animals. The colours were what I felt like. Although generally I used analogous colour schemes, occasionally I also liked using complementary colour schemes. | ||
:The client from Comic | :The client from Comic BonBon's editing group asked me to "make the main character an armadillo", but besides that, I was free to design that any way I wanted. | ||
'''2. Was working on Telefang 2 different than working on Telefang 1? Did you work together with [[Kozue | '''2. Was working on Telefang 2 different than working on Telefang 1? Did you work together with [[Kino Kozue]] on character designs for Telefang 1? What about the story? If Telefang 3 was ever produced, would you want to work on it?''' | ||
:There wasn't any change in my involvement between 1 and 2. But, for T1, I really had to think about the question "What are Denjuu?", which was kind of troubling. For T2, I had to draw keeping the pattern of the animations' motions in mind, which made drawing the pictures more difficult. | :There wasn't any change in my involvement between 1 and 2. But, for T1, I really had to think about the question "What are Denjuu?", which was kind of troubling. For T2, I had to draw keeping the pattern of the animations' motions in mind, which made drawing the pictures more difficult. | ||
:Kozue | :Kino Kozue didn't design any Denjuu. It seems like my designs were hard to draw for her. | ||
:I'd like to design if 3 were to be made. Although I think it'd be tough to do them all. | :I'd like to design if 3 were to be made. Although I think it'd be tough to do them all. | ||
'''3. Comic BonBon said that [[Crypto]] is an armadillo, [[Fungus]] is a dragon, and [[Gymnos]] is a bison, but it didn't say what [[Angios]] is! Could you explain what he is based on? I always thought maybe a shark...?''' | |||
'''3. Comic | |||
:Hmm... Maybe it was a shark? | :Hmm... Maybe it was a shark? | ||
'''4. I think that [[Netaro]] is based somewhat on the Sannen Netarou story<ref>http://japanfolklore.blogspot.com/2008/08/sannen-netaro-young-man-who-slept-for.html</ref> - is that correct? If so, does that mean [[Nejiro]] is like the tengu from that story?''' | '''4. I think that [[Netaro]] is based somewhat on the Sannen Netarou story<ref>http://japanfolklore.blogspot.com/2008/08/sannen-netaro-young-man-who-slept-for.html</ref> - is that correct? If so, does that mean [[Nejiro]] is like the tengu from that story?''' | ||
:Netaro and Nejiro's names were created by the editing team. The two were in the same place too. So I think they just came up with the names based on the Sannen Netarou story. | :Netaro and Nejiro's names were created by the editing team. The two were in the same place too. So I think they just came up with the names based on the Sannen Netarou story. | ||
[[File:Ein.jpg|thumbnail|right]] | [[File:Ein.jpg|thumbnail|right]] | ||
'''5. There were 334 Denjuu in Telefang 1 and 2, but Comic | '''5. There were 334 Denjuu in Telefang 1 and 2, but Comic BonBon showed one Denjuu that wasn't in the final games, could you tell anything about that one or any other designs that weren't included?''' | ||
:If there were any Denjuu that weren't used in the game, I don't know anything about that. | :If there were any Denjuu that weren't used in the game, I don't know anything about that. | ||
:I think it was probably [[Mantea]]'s evolution. | :I think it was probably [[Mantea]]'s evolution. | ||
'''6. I noticed that Denjuu in Telefang 1 are named after plants, and Telefang 2 are named after birds. Did you get to name them or did somebody else?''' | '''6. I noticed that Denjuu in Telefang 1 are named after plants, and Telefang 2 are named after birds. Did you get to name them or did somebody else?''' | ||
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:The Denjuu's names were all created by the editing team, not me. | :The Denjuu's names were all created by the editing team, not me. | ||
'''7. What are your favorite Denjuu? Mine are [[Arakudabaran]] because I love spiders, and [[Gilgierth]] because it looks cool!''' | |||
'''7. What are your favorite Denjuu? Mine are [[ | |||
:The Denjuu I liked most was "[[Kanzou]]", I suppose? | :The Denjuu I liked most was "[[Kanzou]]", I suppose? | ||
:[[Diabolos]] comes in at number two. | :[[Diabolos]] comes in at number two. | ||
:Diabolos was originally the design I made for the "last boss". | :Diabolos was originally the design I made for the "last boss". | ||
'''8. I really like the Telefang logo, it's very clever and fun! I often wonder how an English version would look. What was designing the logo like?''' | '''8. I really like the Telefang logo, it's very clever and fun! I often wonder how an English version would look. What was designing the logo like?''' | ||
:A logo is the first thing you see. That said, I didn't worry too much when designing it... I don't remember how it turned out the way it did. I really like the design. | :A logo is the first thing you see. That said, I didn't worry too much when designing it... I don't remember how it turned out the way it did. I really like the design. | ||
'''9. The [[Pokémon Diamond and Jade|bootleg]] version has brought Telefang's reputation down overseas. Was a formal English translation ever taken into consideration?''' | '''9. The [[Pokémon Diamond and Jade|bootleg]] version has brought Telefang's reputation down overseas. Was a formal English translation ever taken into consideration?''' | ||
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:Even now I haven't heard anything about releasing an official version overseas... even so, I'm very glad that the Denjuu I designed are really loved so much. | :Even now I haven't heard anything about releasing an official version overseas... even so, I'm very glad that the Denjuu I designed are really loved so much. | ||
'''10. The player guide has pictures of Denjuu but there is no color. In Comic Bonbon color illustrations can be found, but the pictures are small. Do you still have high-res color versions?''' | |||
'''10. The player guide has pictures of Denjuu but there is no color. In Comic | |||
:I still have the high-resolution coloured drawing data to this day. | :I still have the high-resolution coloured drawing data to this day. | ||
:However, without the editing group's permission, I can't put them out to the public. | :However, without the editing group's permission, I can't put them out to the public. | ||
'''11. In Telefang 1's data there are high-color screens. I think they fit perfectly before boss fights. But those screens weren't used. Do you know the reason? Besides that, did you make any other illustrations similar to these screens?''' | '''11. In Telefang 1's data there are high-color screens. I think they fit perfectly before boss fights. But those screens weren't used. Do you know the reason? Besides that, did you make any other illustrations similar to these screens?''' | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
:At the time, when Comic | :At the time, when Comic BonBon was serializing the manga, they were introducing the game with special information pages. I drew many of this kind of illustration for these pages. | ||
:So, kinda like that? | :So, kinda like that? |