#ask lefterstein

[leftersteindraws]

CAN SOMEONE FREAK OUT WITH ME ABOUT THE NEW COVER ILLUSTRATIONS? WHY IS NOBODY TALKING ABOUT IT OMG

IMMM SORRY I ALREADY SAW IT RIGHT AS IT WAS POSTED BUT I JUST GOT OFF WORK!!!!! ! !! THEYRE SO GOOD IM LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT MONTH

新・心霊探偵八雲　赤眼の呪縛 (New Shinrei Tantei Yakumo - Curse of the Red Eye)

This one is done by techicoo! (the artist that does the INITIAL FILES cover illustrations)

So Yakumo became an assistant professor... I want to see him in a lab coat

心霊探偵八雲 �� 完全版 赤い瞳は知っている (Shinrei Tantei Yakumo Complete Edition volume 1 - The Red Eye Knows)

This one's done by a new artist called yoco!

I think it looks like a pretty refreshing take!

[shinkanedoodles]

Hi there!! Do you take any requests? Have a good day!! ❤️

Hello,

I dont take requests, but if you have any Shinkane related suggestions feel free to let me know!

[lefterstein]

Tagged by @myu0203 so here we gooooo

Rules: answer and then tag 20 followers you want to get to know better

20 Questions Tag

Name: Crimson Lefterstein / Lefterstein with the stein part written in red whenever possible (not actual name ofc)

Nickname(s): Left / Lefter

Age: 19

Star Sign: Taurus

Gender: Female

Height: 160?161?? sadness

Favourite bands/artists:

JP: Itou Kanako (such pretty voice ;;-;;) , nqrse/naruse

western/EDM: Laura Brehm (again, such pretty voice qwq) , Alan Walker, Vicetone, Tritonal, ...(i could still go on)

Song stuck in my head: Lvther - Dots

Favorite Anime(s): Bungou Stray Dogs, Psycho Pass (ofc....ahhaha), Ghost in the Shell, Yuri!!! on Ice

Favorite Manga(s): Shinrei Tantei Yakumo, Bungou Stray Dogs, Devils Line

Favorite fictional character(s):

Yakumo Saitou - Shinrei Tantei Yakumo (this is a huge huge understatement)

Kougami Shinya - Psycho Pass

Tsunemori Akane - Psycho Pass

JJ/Jap Jr. - Omerta ~Chinmoku no Okite~ (my gay son)

Nakajima Atsushi - BSD (my catto son)

Hogwarts house: HufflePuff

Favorite Color(s): Black, Red, Turquoise

Coffee, tea, or hot chocolate: ...........can i have everything - depends on the occasion i guess

What do I post: this blog is p much just reblogs lol. I post Kougami x Akane and any Psycho Pass fanarts on my @shinkanedoodles blog, and all my other artworks on @leftersteindraws .

Do I get asks: I do, on my PP blog (more like drawing prompts tho)

URL meaning: My name. Long story short, it’s an artist nickname I created after putting a lot of thought to it. If I really have to explain briefly :

(Crimson) Lefterstein = Left’s crimson stone / the crimson stone on the left,

which is intended to refer to Yakumo’s red left eye.

When did you make this account?: somewhere in Oct 2014, it seems.

Average hours of sleep: man...i don’t count.....maybe 6 but it could be longer bc holidays

Nationality: Indonesian

Tagging: 

@sils-cilantro @maripoja @karinsoe @tachibana-youji and anyone who wants to do it!!!

[silent-rabid-writer]

2 for the ask!

Hey there! Thanks for the question :>

I actually don’t reread my own fics that much because I tend to obsess over the mistakes I find, especially with my older fanfictions. When I do read them, it’s mostly because I have a sudden craving for dazai x akutagawa.

My favorite might be bite no harsher than the bark.

The things I do reread a lot are my WIPs. I do have about eight of them right now, plus a bunch of snippets I might or might not continue. Sometimes I forget about them for a while and then when I do reread them I’m reminded how much I love writing and that I do actually like my own writing. 

I hope that answers that! Have a good day!

fanfiction asks!

[leftersteindraws]

Which do you like more, the manga or the novel?

Hi anon,

I'm assuming this is about the Shinrei Tantei Yakumo series (not that there's much other possibility...)

I'm going to say it's the manga for me. To begin with, it was my first introduction to the series, and one I would still recommend people interested in the series to start with as it's easier to get into compared to the daunting length of the novel volumes and would leave a better first impression than the anime.

Also, as an artist myself, I'd be lying if I wasn't drawn into the series through art in the beginning, and to say that Oda-sensei's work had been a significant influence to my own would be an understatement. Ghosts and supernatural occurrences being the center of the series meant it inevitably deals with death and various other sensitive topics, and I felt that the adaptation handled them well in its visual storytelling. I could mention a few panels and illustrations here and there from the manga that're pretty much seared to the back of my mind. On a lighter note, with manga serialization also came the type of standalone extra content that we otherwise wouldn't really get from the novel format. Being a fanartist doing mostly transformative work, those are a welcome supplement of ideas for me to explore.

Reading the novels though, perhaps what stood out the most in contrast to the manga counterpart would be the differing perspectives it has to offer as every case unravels to its resolution; from recurring and non-recurring characters alike. Personally, having known these characters from the manga led me to be more interested in seeing the story from another point of view that you couldn't get from the adaptation. After all, although the series does fall under the supernatural mystery genre, it is so much more about the nuances of human relationships than it is about the horrors of the supernatural.

So while my preference leans towards the manga, the strengths of the manga adaptation and the original novel complements my overall experience with the series.

[leftersteindraws]

Just a random thought that occurred to me but am I the only one who sees a huge similarity between Mikoshiba and Dazai? Their vibe is similar, their antics are so random yet you'd be surprised at how reliable they both are, and although Yakumo and Atsushi are VERY different, the interactions between Yakumo and Mikoshiba in the stage play made me think: Oh they're just like Atsushi and Dazai

I never really thought about it, but you do have a point with Mikoshiba and Dazai's similarities...

In the context of the Initial File stage plays though, you might felt Yakumo and Mikoshiba's interactions more comparable to Atsushi and Dazai as I feel they've exaggerated the interactions quite a bit, it being a kageki and all. As I recall (I think it was from an interview or article?), Kaminaga-sensei pretty much gave the stage director Miura Kaori full creative liberty on the script and direction of the adaptation.

[leftersteindraws]

Hi! I'd like to hear your opinion on STY's anime. Mine's probably very biased since I read the source material first, tho aside from how they made the cases very simple and pretty much skipped everything, the way they portrayed the characters was probably what bothered me most. ESPECIALLY Yakumo and Haruka. Yakumo barely made any expression throughout the episodes although in the light novel he does smile, even laughs (sometimes outbursts XD). Regardless, I'd like to hear your opinion.

Hi anon!

I didn't read the source material prior to watching it but I read the manga first (this was at a time when the anime was still pretty recent and the manga storyline hasn't gone very far, so the anime was my exposure to the start of the novel storyline's escalation at volume 5-6). I did rewatch it at some point but my memory of it is pretty hazy so my opinion is also probably both biased and somewhat unreliable 🤷‍♂️ (admittedly I'm at a point where I'm not reliant on official materials to maintain interest in the series so I'm sure some of you revisit it more often than I do).

I think I mostly have the same opinion as you. It was lacking in a lot of aspects including what you've mentioned, and when recommending the series I always advise against watching it as one's first introduction to the series.

The problem with way they portrayed the characters I think is that they were trying to emulate Oda-sensei's style and depiction of the characters especially with lead characters like Yakumo and Haruka, but were too focused on making them look a certain way that they fall short in making the characters look more expressive. I think that's a fairly common trap when it comes to drawing characters in manga/anime style though (it's honestly one of my biggest worry with my own art too; I value faithful characterization pretty highly).

Honestly if we were to talk about the show's content itself the main (perhaps sole) highlight of the anime to me would be Daisuke Ono's performance...All else aside, I'm glad they actually managed to get a notable VA for Yakumo.

At the end of the day, an adaptation is an adaptation. Every medium has its own strengths and limitations which meant not everything from the source material will always be adaptable from one medium to another. Add in other constraints like budget, project timeline, executive decisions, manpower and number of episodes, then perhaps they had done all they could even if the end product leaves much to be desired. Hence to me, the adaptation's shortfall doesn't feel like ones that are unique to the series but rather common with anime adaptations in particular. This reasoning is simply how I made peace with the adaptation. Even the way it was, it still helped introduce people to the series and bring their attention to the manga and original novel as well.

Will we ever get a reboot? Honestly, I don't really expect one, although I always appreciate new official JP content in any form as a sign the series is alive and well! The novels are doing well enough in Japan that it allowed Kaminaga-sensei to write more for the series (in fact, they just announced the official start date of the sequel and complete edition today). However, I've been feeling that the type of audience the series primarily attracted in Japan doesn't necessarily overlap with anime and/or manga audiences...I don't know how else to describe it and it could very well be my own hunch but that's just how I feel. We'll just have to wait and see.

[leftersteindraws]

I love your art. It's so beautiful. I especially adore the Dazaku ones

They are so lovely ❤️

thank you so much anon 😭

dazaku is a ship i still hold dear even if im not as involved nor into bsd as much as i used to

[leftersteindraws]

THANKYOU VERY MUCH FOR THE CHUUYA + for putting up with my indecisiveness ( ・∇・)

Thank you as well for adopting him!!!

[leftersteindraws]

Hi! I love your profil and i'm Glad to see another person Who like shinrei tantei Yakumo❤️ The Fandom is not big bcs of the ending of the novels 😔 and i would like to if you know a group (discord , twitter ect... ) for shinrei tantei Yakumo Fandom?

i really want to talk with other people who love STY.

Hey anon! 

I honestly wouldn't call myself a part the fandom either? 

Firstly because the lack of one outside of Japan as you have mentioned... I don't actively sought it myself either, so I can't help you about whether a space/community like a discord still exists. Secondly because with STY I'm mostly doing my own thing in my own little bubble (which oftentimes only caters to my personal interest so idk how others who follow the series feels about it).

Feel free to reach out to me on Twitter (@Lefterstein) if you want to talk to me about STY though. I'm more active there than here because that's also where I keep track of any official updates on STY.

[leftersteindraws]

Is it okay to use your art as a phone background?

hey anon! sure thing

[leftersteindraws]

Hi! I would like to know if the volume 12 of shinrei tantei Yakumo is the last? Or does it continue :)?

Hello,

Based on official sources (Sensei’s twitter/instagram, Kadokawa etc) I think that it is safe to say that vol 12 concludes the main storyline. Whether Kaminaga-sensei has plans to make more Another Files volume, I have no idea, but I doubt so either (judging from the amount of campaign they do around the release of this novel + celebration of completion of the series, including the release of the official fanbook).

Putting that aside, Kaminaga-sensei did comment that he’d like to have another stage play adaptation in the future. They also recently did a survey on possible merchandise production and plans to release it sometime in the future seems to have been set in motion, so that is something I look forward to!

[leftersteindraws]

That drawing you linked to google drive is gone because it violated google's terms of service apparently... where did it go. I would like to see it.

sorry for the super late reply but its here: https://privatter.net/i/5169343

pls use a twitter account!

[leftersteindraws]

Hi I just ordered a sheep Chuuya because life is short and Chuuya is cute thank you for coming to my ted talk-

thank you so much! and yes he is the babiest baby youve got your priorities right

[leftersteindraws]

I really love how you draw Chuuya! He looks so masculine and cool

hello anon!! thank you!! I do think drawing him has come off a lot more naturally to me now!

[shinkanedoodles]

I love your cover photo! did you draw it, and if so would it be ok if i used it as a generic filler cover for a shinkane fic im writing?

Hello anon! thank you and yes, i did draw it! Here is the full post!

and you can, thanks for asking! do link me to the post :)