Illustrator KL
I'm sure you remember the Mirai no Mirai Promo illustration that I posted the other day.
Well if you read the Mascot page or have been following DC for a while, you would have known that the anime was an April Fools a few years ago ^^;
The illustration was posted by a DC reader known as KL at Figure.fm which I hid ^^;
While the illustration wasn't originally for the anime, it prompted me to start thinking about a pilot PV for the anime and I have been contacting a few folks in the industry to explore possibilities.
Interesting how April fools turn out to be a reality after a while. It was a DC reader called Ionized who made the 3D Mirai Figma where the 3D data was used for the April Fool model which was then used as a reference to make the first prototype displayed at the Tokyo Figure Show ^^;
Figma Mirai is tentatively due for a Spring 2010 (no not April!) release with a "be gentle with me" facial expression, black hair and an SLR accessory. Hope to start pre-orders in Nov using Mirai Gaia.
I still need to get round to fleshing out the first installment of the Mirai Manga that I'm working on with Ayu. So much to do!
KL has kindly given us the original sized version of this illustration which you can find on Flickr - its a huge 3300 x 2400 px.
Take a lookie at KL's work on Pixiv - if you don't have an account then shes got some up on Deviant too but not as many.
Her Pixiv has a couple of ecchi ones so beware ^^;
This post contains a collection of her work. Incredibly talented lady. Shes already done stuff for a few Japanese companies and looks like she will be doing more. I look forward to working with her on the pilot.
So a quick summary of who does what:-
-Azami Yuko - Character design of Mirai and Haruka.
-Ayu - Character design of Kanata and manages the Manga.
-Chun - Wardrobe design and illustration for web/printed material, design of Mirai's Dollfie outfits.
-SG - Character sprites.
-Kyourin - Mirai Tan.
-KL - Mirai no Mirai pilot PV
-Kurot - TBA.
Am so proud to have so many talented DC readers ^o^.
Which brings me to a question - how many of you doodle manga or anime type characters? If you do then post em on figure.fm - you never know what it may lead to - especially if its something you like doing.
I sometimes think I would give up my programming skills to be able to draw 2D girlies all day - so envious of folks who can draw.
