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Asahi Shimbun special feature November 11, 2014.

I got this from ガトーのブログ (Gatou's Blog). Seems to be a person that collects toys and other items and posts about it on his blog and on top of that also posts transcriptions of interviews and articles.

Translated with Google Translate, Quillbot and DeepL

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2014年11月11日朝日新聞[火影忍者]15年特集

Asahi Shimbun, November 11, 2014 [Hokage Ninja] 15th Anniversary Special

１９９９年から集英社「週刊少年ジャンプ」に連載されてきた人気マンガ『ＮＡＲＵＴＯ』が１０日、第７００回で完結した。最強の忍者を目指す主人公ナルトが、仲間と出会い、ライバルと競い、成長して世界滅亡の危機に立ち向かう壮大な物語。１５年に及ぶ連載を終えたばかりの作者、岸本斉史さんにインタビューした。

The popular manga "NARUTO", which has been serialized in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump" since 1999, concluded on the 10th with its 700th episode. The epic story follows the protagonist Naruto, who aims to become the strongest ninja, as he meets friends, competes with rivals, grows, and confronts the threat of world destruction. We interviewed the author, Masashi Kishimoto, who has just finished the 15-year serialization.

(聞き手・小原篤）

(Interviewer: Ohara Atsushi)

「実感、まだない」

──今の心境は？

岸本さん: 最後の原稿を描き終えてからまだ１２時間も経ってい��いので、実感が何もない。もっと解放された気持ちになるのかな、と思ったけど、毎週締め切りが来る１５年間の感覚が体に残っていて、また来週も締め切りがあるんじゃないか、そんな気分。終わったらあれをやろうこれをやろう、といろいろ考えていたけど、いざ終わると何から手をつけていいのか分からない。まずは、仕事場の掃除かな。それからスポーツとか、マンガ以外のことがしたい。あ、ちゃんとマンガも描きますよ。来春、「ＮＡＲＵＴＯ」の番外編となるお話を短期集中連載で描く予定です。

"I still can't really feel it"

──How do you feel right now?

Kishimoto: It's been less than 12 hours since I finished the last manuscript, so I don't feel anything. I thought I would feel more liberated, but the sense of having weekly deadlines for 15 years still lingers in my body, and I feel like there will be a deadline next week too. I had all these plans for what to do after finishing, but now that it's over, I don't know where to start. First, maybe I'll clean my workspace. Then I want to do sports and other things besides manga. Oh, and I'll definitely continue drawing manga. Next spring, I'm planning to draw a short, intensive series of a spinoff of "NARUTO".

「キャラクターたちが粘った」

──ラストの構想はいつぐらいから？

岸本さん: 主人公ナルトと、物語の始まりからずっとライバルだったサスケ、２人を対決させて終わりにしようというのは、連載を始めた頃から決めていた。ただ、友だちとして戦うのか敵として戦うのか、どういう気持ちで戦うか、どういうセリフを持ってくるか、連載中にだんだんと具体的に固まっていった。２、３年くらい前から「完結に向かい始めたな」と感じて、ようやく半年ぐらい前に「あと何回で終わらせよう」と決めた。連載を始めた時、担当編集者に「５年は続けましょうね」と言われた。「マジか？　５年もやるの？」と思った。連載を始めたら週刊連載のスケジュールのハードさがこたえて、「こんなにきついなら終わっちゃってもいいかな」なんてチラッと思ったりもした。本当はもちろんイヤだけど。それにしても、１５年も続くとは考えてもみなかった。

物語がこれだけ長くなったのは、キャラクターたちが頑張って粘るから。僕が簡単に答えや解決に導こうと思っても、彼らがそうしてくれない。諦めず、あがいて、力を出し尽くして、ようやく納得してくれるというか、いいヤツになってくれるというか。もし、そこで僕が自分の都合で思い通りにキャラクターを動かしてしまったら、ウソくさくなる。キャラクターのリアリティーがなくなってしまう。だから、初めに自分の構想したページ数より倍くらいかかってしまうことになる。

"The characters persevered."

──How long have you been planning the ending?

Kishimoto: I had decided from the beginning of serialization that I would end the series by having the main character Naruto and Sasuke, who had been rivals since the beginning of the story, face off against each other. However, whether they would fight as friends or enemies, how they would fight, and what lines they would use became more and more concrete during serialization. I felt that I was beginning to approach the conclusion about two or three years ago, and finally about six months ago I decided how many more issues I would finish it in. When I started serialization, my editor told me, "Let's continue for five years." I thought, "Really? You're going to do five years?" When I started serialization, the weekly serialization schedule was tough, and I even thought, "If it's this hard, maybe I should just end it." Of course I didn't really want to. Even so, I never thought it would continue for 15 years.

The story has become this long because the characters are working hard and persevering. Even if I try to lead them to easy answers or solutions, they won't let me. They don't give up, they struggle and exhaust their strength, and only then, do they finally come to terms with things or become good people. If I were to manipulate the characters according to my own convenience, it would feel contrived. The characters would lose their realism. That's why it ends up taking about twice as many pages as I initially planned.

──例えば中盤の山場の「ペイン編」では、敵を率いていたペインがナルトの言葉で納得し、戦いをやめる。どういう言葉ならペインも、そして読者も納得するのか？　そこへたどり着くのが大変ということですね？

岸本さん: ペインのシリーズは初め、戦って終わるのか、話し合いで終わるのか決めてなかった。話し合いで、と決めるまで時間がかかった。アクション場面を描きながら考えていった。それでも、キャラクターがそんなに素直じゃないんで、簡単にこっちが思ったように動かすことはできない。それをやったら僕が気持ち悪い。

──For example, in the mid-story climax of the "Pain Arc," Pain, who was leading the enemy, is convinced by Naruto's words and decides to stop fighting. What kind of words would convince both Pain and the readers? Reaching that point is quite challenging, isn't it?

Kishimoto: At first, I hadn't decided whether the Pain series would end with a fight or a discussion. It took me a while to decide on a discussion. I thought about it while drawing the action scenes. Even so, the characters aren't that straightforward, so I can't easily make them act as I want. If I did that, it would feel weird to me.

「少年マンガのタブー」に挑む

──新聞記者的な見方かも知れませんが、「暴力が生む憎しみの連鎖」というテーマが浮かび上がってきたのは「９・１１」後の世界情勢の反映ですか？

岸本さん: あまり現実の世界の「どこの国とどこの国が」みたいに当てはめて言いたくはないんだけど、暴力を振るってくる敵側も何か理由があってそうなったんじゃないか、どんな理由があるかを理解しないと、ここで敵をやっつけることができても結局同じことの繰り返しになるんじゃないか、と言いたかった。少年マンガだからどうしても暴力は出るので、そこに「暴力否定」みたいなテーマを持ってきたから解決が難しいことになった。最後に対話で解決、という方向を思い切って選んだけど、少年マンガ的にはタブーに近いことかも知れない。当時「これでいいのか？」と脂汗を流して悩んだ。ストーリーを考えようと机に座ってハッと気づいたら３時間経っていた、ということがあって、「意識が飛ぶ」という人生で初めての体験をした。これは精神的にマズいな、と思った。思い返すとあれが自分にとってスランプと言えばスランプだったのかも。だいたいの少年マンガって、主人公が１話目で成長を遂げて、あとはずっとブレずに自分の信念の通りに動いて、周りに影響を与えて、出会ったキャラクターたちを変えていく。途中まで「ＮＡＲＵＴＯ」もそれで進んでいった。でもナルトはペイン戦のあたりで、どうしたら争いのない世界ができるかという問題にぶつかって悩む。主人公だからずっと強いままで迷わず進んでいく、という道もあるけど僕はそれはちょっと違うなと思った。だからナルトは考える。僕も考えなきゃならない。すごくキツかった。担当編��者とも言い合いをした。「少年誌なんだからここはぶん殴ってスッキリした方がいい」「いや、殴ったら暴力でしょ」といった具合に。でも人生って、いろいろあるもの。壁にぶつかる主人公の方がリアルだと思う。

Challenging the "taboos of shonen manga"

──It might be a journalist's perspective, but is the theme of "the cycle of hatred born from violence" a reflection of the global situation after 9/11?

Kishimoto: I don't really want to apply it to the real world, like "which country and which country," but I wanted to say that the enemy who uses violence must have had some reason for doing so, and if you don't understand what that reason is, even if you defeat the enemy here, the same thing will end up happening again. Since it's a boys' manga, violence is inevitable, so bringing in a theme like "denial of violence" made it difficult to resolve. In the end, I boldly chose to resolve the issue through dialogue, which is probably taboo in shōnen manga terms. At the time, I was sweating and worrying, wondering "Is this okay?" I sat down at my desk to think of a story, and when I realized it, three hours had passed, and it was the first time in my life that I "lost consciousness." I thought that was bad for my mental health. Looking back, that was probably a slump for me. In most boys' manga, the main character grows in the first chapter, and then he acts according to his beliefs without wavering, influencing those around him and changing the characters he meets. That's how "NARUTO" progressed until halfway through. But around the time of his fight with Pain, Naruto is confronted with the problem of how to create a world without conflict, and he worries about it. As the protagonist, he could have remained strong and continued to move forward without wavering, but I thought that was not the way to go. So Naruto thinks. I have to think too. It was very tough. I argued with my editor. "This is a shonen magazine, so it would be better to punch him and feel better," "No, punching him would be violent," and so on. But life is full of things. I think a protagonist who hits a wall is more realistic.

──『ＮＡＲＵＴＯ』の世界は、五つの大国がそれぞれ、戦力である「忍びの里」と、強大なエネルギーの「尾獣」という魔物を抱えることで、パワーバランスを保っている。核保有国を連想させます。

岸本さん: そうですね。ニュアンスとして忍者は軍隊、尾獣は核兵器というイメージで、尾獣でバランスを保っているけど、本当に尾獣を使おうとすれば破滅へいたる危険がある。「ＮＡＲＵＴＯ」にはそのバランスを崩し尾獣を使おうする『暁』という組織が出てくる。「暁」は里に属さない、傭兵（ようへい）組織のようなところがあって、筋立てとしてはリアルな世界でもあり得るもの。長く連載をやっていると、現実世界からインスピレーションを受けることや、重ね合わせて考えてみるようなところがでてくる。

──In the world of "NARUTO," five great nations maintain a balance of power by each possessing a military force called the "Shinobi Village" and a powerful energy source called the "Tailed Beast." This is reminiscent of nuclear powers.

Kishimoto: Yes, that's right. The nuance is that ninjas are like the military, and tailed beasts are like nuclear weapons. The tailed beasts maintain balance, but if one were to actually use them, there is a danger of leading to destruction. In "NARUTO," there is an organization called "Akatsuki" that disrupts this balance and tries to use the tailed beasts. "Akatsuki" is like a mercenary organization that does not belong to any village, and the storyline is something that could realistically happen in the real world.

ナルト、自分を投影

──ナルトって、岸本さん自身ですか？

岸本さん: 主人公だから似てるところはある。ラーメン好きだし。落ちこぼれのナルトは、勉強が苦手で劣等感が強かった自分を投影している。ナルトが「オレは火影になる！」（ほかげ＝ナルトの属する里の長の称号）と言うと、「なれるわけないじゃん」と周りに笑われる。子供の頃から何の根拠もなく「マンガ家になる！」と言っていた自分と重なる。「なれるわけないじゃん」と言われても僕はナルトみたいに「絶対なる！」とは言い返せなくて、「でも、なれるかもしれないよ」と心の奥でつぶやくくらいだったけど。それにしても、あんなに国語が苦手だった僕が、物語を作っていろいろな登場人物を描くマンガ家になるなんて信じられない。この場面の登場人物の心情を読み解いて答えなさいなんて問題は、テストで全然わかんなかったのに！

Naruto, projecting oneself

──Is Naruto based on you, Kishimoto-san?

Kishimoto: There are some similarities since he's the main character. I like ramen, too. Naruto, the underachiever, is a projection of myself, who was bad at studying and had a strong inferiority complex. When Naruto says, "I'm going to be Hokage!" (Hokage is the title of the village chief to which Naruto belongs), people around him laugh and say, "There's no way you can do that." It overlaps with me, who said, "I'm going to be a manga artist!" since I was a child, without any basis. Even when people said, "There's no way you can do that," I couldn't say, "I'll definitely do it!" like Naruto did, and I would just mutter to myself, "But maybe I can do it." But even so, I can't believe that I, who was so bad at Japanese, would become a manga artist who writes stories and draws various characters. I couldn't understand a single question on a test that asked me to interpret the feelings of the characters in a scene!

──砂や虫を使うといった多彩な忍術のアイデアはどこから？　有効範囲はこうで、発動条件はこうで、といった技の設定も細かいですね。

岸本さん: 技とかは、今まで見た映画とかのイメージがあるのかもしれないけど、担当編集者との打ち合わせの中であれこれ考えて出てきたもの。技について細かい設定やルールを決めたのは、縛りがあった方が面白いから。縛りがあった上で、駆け引きや相手をだます引っかけみたいなのをやりたいと思った。お話が進むとどんどん大がかりになっちゃうけど。

──Where do the diverse ideas for ninjutsu using sand and insects come from? The details of the techniques, such as their effective range and activation conditions, are quite intricate.

Kishimoto: The techniques might be influenced by the images from movies I've seen before, but they came up during discussions with my editor. We decided on the detailed settings and rules for the techniques because having constraints makes it more interesting. With those constraints in place, I wanted to incorporate elements of strategy and deception. As the story progresses, it ends up becoming more and more elaborate.

──頭脳派のシカマルが仕掛ける作戦は面白いですね。うならされます。

岸本さん: すごい頭のいいキャラクターに設定したので、僕が苦労した。僕が一生懸命時間をかけて複雑な段取りや何通りもの手順を考えて、マンガの中でシカマルがそれを一瞬のうちにやってしまえば、頭がよく見えるだろうと！という感じで描いていた。自分の能力の範囲を超えたキャラクターはあまり出さない方がいいな、とシカマルを描いて感じた。

──Shikamaru's strategies are fascinating, aren't they? They leave me in awe.

Kishimoto: I set him up as a really smart character, so I struggled. I spent a lot of time thinking about complex arrangements and multiple procedures, and if Shikamaru could do them in an instant in the manga, he would look smart! That's how I depicted him. I felt that it's better not to create characters that are beyond the scope of my abilities when drawing Shikamaru.

無限月読は「逃げ」

──終盤で敵がしかける「無限月読（つくよみ）」は、地上の人間すべてを平和な夢の世界に閉じ込めるという大がかりな術です。それをナルトは拒絶し抵抗します。

岸本さん: 無限月読というのは「逃げ」なんです。「忍（しのび）とは耐え忍ぶ者」というのが「ＮＡＲＵＴＯ」のテーマ。何をやるにもガマンが大切だけど、反対に、ガマンせず楽な方へ逃げたいという気持ちは誰にもある。僕も弱い人間なので、いついつまでにこの仕事を終わらせなきゃいけないという時についテレビやＤＶＤへ逃げたくなる。そうしたリアルからの逃避が無限月読。逃げたい自分を戒める思いを込めて描いていたところがある。

Infinite Tsukuyomi is "escape"

──In the final act, the enemy deploys the "Infinite Tsukuyomi," a grand technique that traps all humans on the surface in a peaceful dream world. Naruto rejects it and resists.

Kishimoto: Infinite Tsukuyomi is about "escape." The theme of "NARUTO" is "忍 (shinobi) means those who endure". Patience is important in anything you do, but on the other hand, everyone has the desire to not endure and escape to the easier option. I'm a weak person myself, so when I have to finish a task by a certain date, I want to escape to the TV or a DVD. Infinite Tsukuyomi is an escape from that reality. In part, I drew it with the intention of admonishing myself for wanting to run away.

──『ＮＡＲＵＴＯ』の人気をどんな時に実感しますか？

岸本さん: マンガ家って、いつも部屋の中で机に向かってばかりだから、人気があると言われても実感することはなかなかない。海外からたくさんファンレターが来るようになって、そうか海外でも人気なのか、と。どこの国の言葉なのか分からない、知らない言語で書いてあるものも来るので、いろんな国で読まれているんだなぁと感じる。ちっちゃい子がナルトの格好でポーズを決めている写真なんかがファンレターに入ってることがあって、そういうのを見ると和みますね。

──When do you feel the popularity of "NARUTO"?

Kishimoto: As a manga artist, I spend all my time at my desk in my room, so even when I'm told I'm popular, it's hard to really feel it. But now that I've started receiving a lot of fan letters from overseas, I realize that I'm popular abroad too. Sometimes I get letters written in languages I don't recognize, and it makes me feel like my work is being read in many different countries. There are even photos of little kids posing in Naruto costumes included in the fan letters, and seeing those really warms my heart.

──尾田栄一郎さんの『ＯＮＥ　ＰＩＥＣＥ』と二枚看板で「少年ジャンプ」を引っ張ってきましたが、意識していた？

岸本さん: 意識しない方がおかしい。同じ雑誌でずっとトップを走っている作品だから。『ワンピ』があったからこれだけ『ＮＡＲＵＴＯ』を頑張ってこられた。特別な存在として、感謝している。競い合うライバルがいるからこそ、お互い高め合い、成長していくことができる。「友」と書いて「ライバル」と読む。「少年ジャンプ」の王道です。

──You and Eiichiro Oda's "ONE PIECE" have been the two main pillars of "Shonen Jump." Were you aware of that?

Kishimoto: It would be strange not to be aware of it. It's a work that has been at the top of the same magazine for so long. Because of "One Piece," I've been able to work hard on "Naruto." I am grateful for its special existence. It's because we have rivals to compete with that we can elevate each other and grow. "Friend" is written as "rival." This is the essence of "Shonen Jump."

40歳「中身はガキ」

──１１月８日の誕生日で４０歳になりました（インタビュー時はまだ３９歳）。心境は？

岸本さん: 中身はガキです。連載を始めた２５歳の頃とちっとも変わってない。「人気が落ちて、いつ連載が打ち切りになるだろう？」とビクビクする気持ちはさすがに減ったけど、いいマンガ、面白いマンガを描かなきゃと机に向かってきただけ。それでそのまま１５年たっちゃった。昨日、サプライズで初代の担当さんが花束もって来てくれて、泣きそうになるのをガマンしたけど、一瞬で新人のころに戻っちゃう。『ＮＡＲＵＴＯ』を始める前、一緒にストーリー��キャラクターを考えていたころに。あ、新しいアシスタントが入ってきて、小学生から『ＮＡＲＵＴＯ』読んでました！って言われた時は自分のトシを感じましたね。

40 years old: "I'm just a kid inside"

──You turned 40 on November 8th (yes, you were still 39 at the time of the interview). How do you feel?

Kishimoto: I'm still a kid inside. I haven't changed at all since I started my series at 25. The anxiety of "What if my popularity drops and my series gets canceled?" has lessened, but I just kept sitting at my desk thinking I had to draw a good manga, an interesting manga. And that's how 15 years flew by. Yesterday, my first editor surprised me with a bouquet of flowers, and I had to hold back tears, but it instantly took me back to my rookie days, back to when we were brainstorming stories and characters together before we started "NARUTO". Oh, a new assistant came in and said, "I've been reading "NARUTO" since I was in elementary school!" I felt how old I am.

──昔の自分にメッセージを贈るとしたら？

岸本さん: ２３か２４歳の、実家の縁側でコピー用紙に適当にナルトのキャラクターを描いてた自分に言ってあげたい。「そいつ、大事にしろよ！　そいつで１５年も連載するんだぞ」って。

──If you could send a message to your younger self, what would it be?

Kishimoto: I want to tell my 23 or 24-year-old self, who was casually drawing Naruto characters on copy paper on the porch of my parents' house, "Take good care of that! You'll be serializing it for 15 years!"

きしもと・まさし　岡山県出身。

１９９５年、「カラクリ」にて新人漫画賞「ホップ☆ステップ賞」佳作を受賞。９７年、増刊「赤マルジャンプ」に読み切り「ＮＡＲＵＴＯ」が掲載され、デビューを果たす。９９年に「ＮＡＲＵＴＯ―ナルト―」の連載を開始。インタビュー小原篤撮影内田光、佐藤正人制作上村伸也、小林由憲、佐久間盛大、中西鏡子、神崎ちひろ、木村円

Kishimoto Masashi, from Okayama Prefecture.

In 1995, he won an honorable mention in the Hop☆Step Award for new manga artists with Karakuri. In 1997, he made his debut with the one-shot Naruto in the Akamaru Jump special edition. In 1999, he began serializing Naruto. Interview by Obara Atsushi Photography by Uchida Hikaru, Sato Masato Production by Uemura Shinya, Kobayashi Yoshinori, Sakuma Morita, Nakanishi Kyoko, Kanzaki Chihiro, Kimura Madoka

Please let me know any corrections/observations you have.

So this is the interview for the Asahi Shimbun special printed on page 31 of the newspaper. The translation for the second part of the special, the People Column is available here.

Thank you so much to Gatou's blog for archiving this interview in their blog because Asahi Shimbun had deleted the special from their website and I couldn't find full pictures of the printed edition, only the picture interviewer Ohara Atsushi posted on their twitter account on nov. 10 back in 2014.

#Kishimoto interview #Naruto translation #Naruto archive #This is one of my favorite interviews Kishimoto has ever done #also thank you Ohara Atsushi for not asking stupid questions about “when did you decide on NH?” like no one gaf!!!

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dawns-jp-babbling · 3 months ago

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こんいちは！

日本語をもっと練習しなきゃいけないから、新しいブログを作った : ) 日本語をたくさん書くつもりだ。でも、私のメインブログのフォロワーは英語を知る、ここで英語も書く！

Hello!

I really need to practice Japanese more, so I made a new blog :) I'll be writing a lot in Japanese, but all of my main blog followers speak English, so I'll continue to use that here as well!

#日本語の勉強

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daiourage · 8 days ago

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ハッピー節分！！ Happy Setsubun!!

画質が悪い時あるから絵を押して／クリックしてくださいませ！！

As always, press/click for quality!

「毎年これかぁ…」 ("This every year, huh...") 「おうよ！楽しみじゃな！」 ("Of course! Exciting, is it not?") 「くっ…」 ("Guh...")

(Someone who's watched the sub of this show, please tell me how Gegero/Eyeball talks bc I've always imagined the translation of his speech to be reminiscent of Old English, but it can also be interpreted as yeehaw old man speak so I'm not quite sure,,,)

以外詳細 (me talking below since it's a tradition that I write essays on my posts now)⇩

(⚠️随分前からだけど、普段使ってるアプリがフリーズするなりクラッシュするなり、、、久々に試して見よ！と思ったら全然直ってなくて‪💢レイヤーを2個以上に増やすと5分置きに使えなくなっちゃったり、、、ウチのブログではデジタル絵は例外です😭)

(⚠️ No my app is not back to normal but I thought it was when I tried it out again for the first time in a while and it still crashes and freezes every 5 minutes when there’s more than 2 layers (not kidding), so this art is an exception, not the rule 😭😭)

For my non-JP speaking friends, “Setsubun” is a holiday that celebrates the spring where you throw beans out (「鬼は外」 = “get out, evil spirits!”) and also throw them in (「福は内」 = “come in, good fortune!”). You also eat beans the same amount as your age.

Since the dads probably don’t want Kitaro to feel left out or to feel unwanted (bc he has the kanji “鬼” in his name), they became the evil sprits for their son to throw beans at. Because he’s a Yokai, though, he’s probably giga strong and might break a few of Mizuki’s bones—//shot

(Also for my non-JP speaking friends, Mizuki’s thinking: “SHIT!!” and Eyeball’s just yelling Mizuki’s name like: “Mizukiiiiiiiiii”

Also also they’re running in the hallway that leads to the backyard, and the slide doors are open, which is why there’s green;;; I drew stairs too but Kitaro’s aura is too stronk

Backgrounds are not my strength but I wanna get better 💪)

下書きたち (sketches)⇩⇩⇩

I’m still glad people that don’t speak Japanese watch this show???? I was so surprised to see english tags on here I’m weeping—(this is my 3rd time saying this)

Anyway, I hope everyone has a great spring even though shit is going down everywhere right now;;;

良い春を！！

#my art~#gegege no kitaro #ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 #ゲゲゲの謎 #gegege no nazo #birth of kitaro #genazo #鬼太郎誕生ゲゲゲの謎 #ゲ謎 #(why does this series have so many tags;;;;;)#mizuki #medama oyaji #水木 #目玉おやじ #目玉親父 #(どっちなんだよ、、泣)#節分 #setsubun #水木一家

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oliver10th · 2 months ago

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Maghni AI Support Contact Report, December 2024

I emailed Maghni AI's support to ask about tier rewards. TLDR they're still going to be shipping everything by the end of December.

日本語版はこちらからどうぞ↓

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I also managed to lose the questions I asked, but I tried my best to reconstruct them, and the support team answered everything I was curious about. This is the email (excluding stuff like my real name and greetings), but I'll add some extra notes in brackets [] for each question.

December 14, 2024 Update: Cinna (Maghni AI co-director) made a thread on Twitter (current X) about new updates on Maghni AI, using the #MaghniAIUpdate tag. I paraphrased the tweets and added links to the originals. The merger added delays to communication, but this update will be a part of filling in the gaps. (Link 1, Link 2)

Since people without an account can't view threads, I'll be linking each tweet individually.

Physical Rewards: [Q: When are physical rewards set to be sent out? Will the box copies of voicebanks be sent out with the other rewards, or will they be sent out separately?] We are currently focused on ensuring that all physical rewards are consolidated and shipped to backers by the end of December. As we shared earlier this quarter, the voice libraries for Audine and Aurum have been delayed due to our recent restructuring and to prioritize Oliver, Maghni AI's launch voice library. Despite this, the physical boxes for all three characters are in production and will be delivered along with the other physical rewards. Rest assured, the voice libraries Aurum and Audine will be fully functional and available for use once they are released in the coming year. [Note: this applies to the "Small Merch Bundle" tier and above, and the ADDON tiers that include physical items]

December 14, 2024 Update, Paraphrased Rewards are still on track to be shipped in December, but due to the effects of Hurricane Helene, the print rewards are not ready yet and they'll be aiming to ship everything in January. Stickers, badges, pillows, keychains, etc are finished, and they're in the process of taking pictures of the finished merch. (Link 3, Link 4, Link 5, Link 6)

Digital Rewards [Q: Are digital rewards going to be sent out at around the same time as physical rewards are shipped out?] Digital rewards, like wallpapers, will be distributed electronically alongside the physical rewards when they are shipped. Look forward to those soon! [Note: this applies to all tiers except for the ADDON tiers]

Custom Voice Samples [Q: I imagine that the team will reach out to backers who supported the Custom Voice Samples to check voice sample requests, record them, and release the voice samples separately. Will there be a separate release date for the voice samples?] Before each voice library releases, we will personally reach out to applicable backers, then record their requested voice lines. These recordings will be delivered in tandem with the corresponding voice library. For instance, when Oliver is released, we will include the associated custom voice samples as well. [Note: only those who supported the "ADDON - Custom Voice Sample" will be eligible for requesting voice samples. The "Oliver Enthusiast" tier and above will have access to the backer-exclusive sample voice samples.]

Maghni AI Discord server [Q: I was referencing my translated version of the post I made when the campaign was going on to make sure I listed the right tiers for today's post, and came across a few more rewards that I completely forgot about that I wanted to ask for completion's sake.] [1. An invitation to the Maghni AI Discord server, for tiers above the Oliver Enthusiast tier] Regarding the Maghni AI Discord server, we plan to create the server and distribute invitation links once Maghni AI is released. Currently, we're aiming for a Q1 launch, so just a little while longer! [Note: The "Oliver Enthusiast" tier and above will receive the invite.]

Maghni AI Early Access [2. Early access to the Maghni AI editor, for the Completionist Bundle] As for early access, Crescendia is hard at work developing the Maghni AI Engine. Unfortunately, we're unable to give an estimate on when early access can begin, but we can say for certain that we'll contact backers as we near our updated launch window to share good news with everyone once the time is right. [Note: The "Completionist Bundle" tier will have early access.]

December 14, 2024 Update, Paraphrased The team is aiming for early access and commercial launch in 2025. With Crescendia now in the picture, they're planning to reveal more demos and characters in the future, including lots of previous vocal synth IPs.

(Link 7, Link 8, Link 9)

Posting Permission [Q: Will it be alright if I translate and post the response to this email to oliver10th (tumblr & hatenablog)?] Please, feel free! It's truly so very kind of you to cover this for us, and we can't express just how grateful we are. This year has come with its fair share of challenges, but having such supportive community members such as yourself makes it all worth it! [Idk I thought about skipping this part for the blog post but it's in the email and doesn't include my real name so why not.]

December 14, 2024 Update, Paraphrased Thank you for inspiring the team to keep going! (Link 10) (I'm not part of team, again I'm just a random fan, I just wanted to make sure all the tweets from the thread were quoted)

2024/12/03 Published first revision. 2024/12/14 Updated to include #MaghniAIUpdates from December 9 (JST)

#maghni ai

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tnbscans · 2 years ago

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Art and screenshots from the Ver 1.30 DLC for God Eater II. I'm looking for more information on this DLC which appears to be lost, if you have any information please contact me.

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#tiger & bunny #wild tiger #barnaby brooks jr #god eater #god eater II #god eater 2 #2014 #video game

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cosplaytutorial · 2 years ago

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Any advice for unusual-shaped ahoges? I want to cosplay Suletta Mercury from Mobile Suit Gundam: the Witch from Mercury, and she has a larger than average ahoge that’s also at an awkward angle since it’s supposed to start below and peak out from underneath a headband. Like, I don’t think any amount of hairspray would allow an ahoge at that angle and size to win against gravity and still maintain its shape. I’m guessing it would need some type of support to keep it up?

Hello there!

For Suletta, you will likely need to add some kind of structure in there, but you miiiiight be able to get away with just heat styling.

I would first try heating with a hair dryer or flatiron and teasing, and using that heat and teasing to get a nice base for the shape. Smooth some fiber over it with a flatiron to get it into shape, and spray it.

I have a feeling that won't be enough to hold the shape, so I'd recommend putting in some structure. Depending on what you are comfortable with and the effect you want, you can try putting a piece of wire in a heat-and-tease ahoge to hold the shape, you can use a longer piece of wire and bend it into the shape of the ahoge, anchor the wire in the wig, and do the heat-and-tease around that to get a more structured look, or if you want full structure, you can glue wefts down to a piece of wired stiff felt or craft foam to create the most structure possible. Doing the latter with the drill curl packing tape and wire method would also work -- just shape it differently.

Here's a few tutorials that may help. You basically just need to scale up a narrower ahoge tutorial, or adapt a drill curl tutorial to be an ahoge shape instead.

Hope that helps! Good luck :]

—Fabrickind / Q&A Staff / Twitter

#3fireworks #suletta mercury #g witch #wigs #wig styling #ahoge #asks #cosplay

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asami246 · 8 months ago

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Those who see my blog and compliment me on it… And… And those who want me to keep blogging… I've been receiving more and more encouraging messages from them. 　 I'm very happy and I'm filled with gratitude.

∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞

私のブログを見て　褒めて下さる方･･そして･･私のブログをずっと続けて欲しいと思って頂いている方･･そうした方々が増えていて　心励まされるメッセージを頂いたりしています　嬉しいですし感謝の気持でイッパイです..👩♫

#岡田麻美 #麻美 #asami #japan #diary

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depression-napping · 7 months ago

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🌹 Pinned Post 🥀

My Art Tag | Fanart | ko-fi link below the cut

Fanfic Recs | Polls | Meta | Translations

That time I went to Artnia and ate the Vincent pasta

I’ll be adding more info/tags over time!

日本語版とブログについてこちらです↓

About the Blog/Trivia below the cut ❤️

You can call me Sera (she/her)

I’ve been obsessed with Vincent Valentine since I was about 10 years old. I love him to death.

I don’t officially ship Vincent with anyone and don’t really have any NoTPs (although I do have my preferences)

I probably won’t post any blatantly 18+ content, but I also don’t guarantee this blog is free from it. I post what I like and find interesting.

My birthday is July 1990 (Lucky me I have the same star sign as Lucrecia 🙃)

I’m an art teacher IRL

I’m married to a very patient husband who understands and supports my obsession (Supportive partners do exist!! ❤️)

I love languages and have been learning Japanese for years. It’s been very helpful to to understand Vincent content at its source (I’m at a basic conversational level rn)

P.S. Vincent’s name was the first thing I learned to read/write in katakana 🙃🙃🙃

In day to day life, I’m still not super comfortable talking about Vincent. (For example, I will change the subject very quickly if one of my friends mentions him around my family 😅) but in fandom spaces I feel much safer because we understand each other haha ❤️

I suffer from a chronic condition, which is a big reason I love and relate to Vincent so much.

This is a drama-free zone, all Vincent fans are welcome here 🩷

Please feel free to DM me if you have any questions or want to chat about Vincent 💕

Regarding the art I post:

Reminder to use good internet etiquette when sharing. Please do not repost or re-upload to other sites without permission. You can download to enjoy for personal use (wallpapers, avatar crops, etc) without asking first. Please do not use for commercial purposes. Thank you ❤️

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日本語版

　セラちゃんと呼んでもいいです。宜しくお願いします🙇

　10歳からヴィンセントの事にハマっていて大好きです

　誕生日は7月1990年／平成2年

　現在は美術学の教師で働いています。暇の時間には特にヴィンセントを描き事が大好きです❤️

　夫もゲームが大好きで、いつも私の興味を応援してので感謝してます！

　今、日本語を勉強していて、まだまだですのでもっとよくになりたいんです。

　ちなみに、最初のカタカナの言葉を読んで書いて学びましたのはヴィンセントの名前です🤫恥ずかしいけど本当です😂

　皆んなで一緒にヴィンセントの事を楽しみましょう💕

#vincent valentine #ヴィンセントヴァレンタイン #ff7 #personal

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asaka-lucy-dr-rc · 6 months ago

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■ 私のブログについて / About my blogs

こちらはAsakaによるダンガンロンパ&レインコード用のサブブログです。Tumblrの仕様上、サブブログからスキ！やフォローをすることができないので、メインブログ(@asaka-lucy-touhou)の方からになることに注意してください。

Hi, I'm Asaka! This is my sub blog for Danganronpa and RAIN CODE. Due to Tumblr does not allow us to like and follow from sub blogs, so note they will be done from my main blog (@asaka-lucy-touhou).

各ブログで投稿している内容の一覧はこちら: Here is a table summarizing what I post on each blog:

⚠️ このブログはネタバレを含みます！特にダンガンロンパについては無警告でネタバレを投稿しているので注意してください。(レインコードについては個��に警告しています)

⚠️ This blog contains spoilers! Please note that I post spoilers without warning, especially for Danganronpa. (As for RAIN CODE, I usually give a warning).

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■ タグについて / Tags

#my art : 自分で描いた絵の投稿には必ずこのタグをつけています。 I always put this tag on my art.

#reblog : リブログには必ずこのタグをつけています。 I always put this tag to my reblogs.

#呟き : 日記や作業途中の絵に関するメモなどを投稿しています。 I post my diary or notes about drawings I am working on.

#ask : askへのお返事にはこのタグをつけています。 My reply to the asks.

作品タグについて / Tags for each game title

ダンガンロンパ(初代) / Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc → #danganronpa

スーパーダンガンロンパ2 / Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair → #sdr2

ニューダンガンロンパV3 / Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony → #ndrv3

超高校級の才能育成計画 / Ultimate Talent Development Plan → #Ultimate Talent Development Plan

レインコード /Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE → #rain code

カップリングタグについて / Tags for each ship

狛枝×日向 (Komaeda/Hinata) → #狛日 or #komahina

苗木×霧切 (Naegi/Kirigiri) → #ナエギリ or #naegiri

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■ FAQ

Q. あなたの絵をリポストしてもいいですか？ May I repost your art?

A. 事前に報告してくれさえすればリポスト可です！コメント、ask、DMどれでも良いのでご連絡ください。すぐにお返事すると思うのでお返事するまでリポストはしないでください。 Reposting is allowed as long as you report it to me in advance! Contact me by comment, ask, or DM. I will respond to you as soon as possible, so please wait to repost until I respond.

Q. あなたの絵を私のアイコンに使っても良いですか? May I use your art for my profile picture?

A. 私がアイコンに使っている絵以外は事前に報告してくれさえすれば使っても大丈夫です！リポストと同様にご連絡ください。お返事するまで使用は待ってください。 Except for the pictures I use for my profile, you can use my art as long as you report it to me in advance! Contact me as well as repost. Please wait to use them until I reply.

Q. ⚪︎⚪︎の絵を描いてくれませんか？ Can you draw XXX for me?

A. 基本的にリクエストは募集していないですが気が向いた場合に描くことはあります！完全に気まぐれなのでご容赦ください。(描くとしてもダンガンロンパorレインコードのキャラだけです！) I don't accept requests, but I sometimes draw something when I feel like it! Whether I draw or not depends on how I feel and how much time I have. (Note that even if I have the time, it will only be Danganronpa or RAIN CODE characters!)

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■ About my name (for English speakers)

I go by Asaka, but you can call me Lucy if you prefer. (Asaka is my handle, and Lucy is my IRL nickname. I am a pure Japanese person, but for some reason my friends call me by that nickname 😄).

Sometimes people call me "Asaka-san", but I don't mind without "-san". If you feel more comfortable with it, you can add "-san", but otherwise just call me "Asaka". Calling me "Asaka-chan" is also welcome!

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■ askやコメントについて / About asks or comments

日本語 or 英語どっちで送っていただいても結構です。askもコメントももらうの大好きなので気軽に送ってください！

You can send me your message in either English or Japanese. I love to receive asks or comments, so please feel free to send them to me!

I'm learning English, so feel free to tell me if my English is wrong or inappropriate!

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最後まで読んでいただいてありがとうございます！💖

Thanks for reading through to the end! I hope you enjoy my blog! 🫶

#About my blog

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