CATDOLL: Industry insider: Just by looking at the characters in the animation, I know it will be a big hit

For an animation work, in addition to the animation BD, another more important thing for the official is the official peripheral products of the animation; what kind of characters can sell well and what kind of things can become popular are very important. If you spend a lot of effort to make something that you think is very exquisite, but in the end no one comes to patronize your product! This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to the producer!

As a well-known figure in the industry who has participated in the production of many works, Shigeto Koyama's words are often full of weight. Recently, when he was discussing with another industry figure, Takahiro Aki (President of Good Smile Company, a Japanese anime peripheral manufacturer), he elaborated on the past, present and future of character design and said: When I saw Asuna, I knew it would be a big hit.

To this end, some netizens summarized his speech as follows:

About the Hair Design of Rei Ayanami in Neon Genesis Evangelion

When talking about the characteristics of Rei Ayanami's hairstyle, Koyama said: "The reason why Rei Ayanami's hairstyle is upright and the bangs are roughly divided into three parts, left, right and center, is mainly for the convenience of painting."

When making animations, it is generally necessary to make the eyes and eyebrows visible under the hair. If the bangs cover the eyes and eyebrows, the expression will not be clear. This should be avoided when dealing with it, and the cuteness of the character should be shown.

The reason why the hair is closer to the inside of the face is to show the character's introverted personality.

In contrast to Ayanami Rei is Asuka, and the difference in their hairstyles is to show the character's personality through the character setting. Asuka tied her hair up to show her girlishness, and at the same time to restrain her personality, which means it contains a double meaning.

About the design of Asuna in Sword Art Online

The moment I saw Asuna, I knew it would be a big hit

The hair and hair color are very charming, and the smooth long hair is tied up, which not only caters to the preferences of Japanese men, but the hair color is also as elegant as milk tea, which brings a visual impact.

The character worth paying attention to at the moment is Kouma

Good Smile Company's Takasaki Aki talked about currently popular characters and cited Umaru-chan from "Himusuma! Umaru-chan" as an example.