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| Sedrife:
Hojo panel video has been uploaded. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TERO5b_O4s |
| Kilgamayan:
Was there a reason they didn't have Lisa translating at the Sunday panel? |
| Sedrife:
--- Quote from: Kilgamayan on September 24, 2015, 02:37:45 AM ---Was there a reason they didn't have Lisa translating at the Sunday panel? --- End quote --- Haven't heard of one. By the way, here's TAM's concert. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjx__unGWCk |
| Kilgamayan:
Mmm. Well, hopefully that means it's something innocuous like "that cold she was coming down with Friday night went full bore" and not something more unpleasant. |
| Sedrife:
Before my twitter logs are overflooded, here's the summary of all the events and panels I've attended to. It includes the Q&A from various artists. Touhoucon 2015 Opening Ceremony =============================== - Photography was initially announced to be allowed with no flash, but changed to "no photography" policy before the Opening Ceremony started. - TAM starts the ceremony with solo violin. Medley of: "Kid's Festival ~Innocent Treasure" "Septette for the Dead Princess" "Bad Apple!! {Alstroemeria Record's remix}" "Gensokyo the Gods Loved" "Final Fantasy Prelude" "Beloved Tomboyish Girl" "Shanghai Teahouse ~ Chinese Tea" - Introduction of the guests ensue. Ideolo, the artist who have provided the majority of the artwork used for Touhoucon, could not attend due to personal reasons. Shinoasa, Banpai Akira, Sunao panel ============================== - The panel jumps straight to fans Q&A, and takes the entire session of the panel Q. What was your initial motivation for drawing? A. Shinoasa - The first season of Pokemon Banpai Akira - Castlevania Sunao - Saint Seiya Q. If you could do something other than drawing, what do you want to do? Shinoasa - A dolphin trainer Banpai Akira - Probably take a part-time job in the convenience store Sunao - I want to be a NEET Q. How were you introduced to Touhou and what made you fall in love with it? Shinoasa - First found Touhou through Pixiv, and she soon got addicted to a the deep world of Touhou illustrators there. Banpai Akira - From watching videos of Nico Nico Douga Sunao - From watching videos of Nico Nico Douga as well, her initial video was Marisa Stole the Precious Thing. She's in love with Yuri shipping, so naturally this became a thing for her Q. What is your favorite Character in Touhou? Shinoasa - Kamishiwasara Keine. She loves shipping Keine x Mokou Banpai Akira - Remilia. He loves shipping Remilia x Sakuya Sunao - She loves all yuri, especially Remilia x Sakuya and Remilia x Flandre Q. If you were to create an original character in Touhou, what would you create? Shinoasa - Ninja, because ninjas are cool Banpai Akira - I'll probably make a guy, but I don't feel Touhou needs one. Something that can be shipped with Rinnosuke. Sunao - A nekomimi character that gets bossed around by Sakuya. Preferably a white cat. Q. What is your favorite Touhou theme? Shinoasa - Plain Asia Banpai Akira - Necrofantasia Sunao - Maiden's Capriccio Q. What did you expect before coming to North American Touhou-only convention, and how do you like it now? Shinoasa - I didn't expect there to be an Otaku culture here like the one in Japan. Banpai Akira - Similarly, it's very fun that the passion for Touhou is seen here like how it is in Japan. Suano - She expected something different, though she didn't know what it would be. But she likes the fact that there are so many good cosplays here. Q. What do you say on collaboration with each other? Sunao & Shinoasa - We did plenty of that already. We are all connected and became friends through Touhou, and has supervised each other's work for improvement. But right now, we are all busy with other things. Q. Looking back, what did Touhou and its doujin market mean to you, as opposed to your current status as professional illustrators in commercial market? Shinoasa - Touhou was a place where I could meet friends and similar minded persons. Being involved in the community, and help each other out to be successful was very meaningful experience. Banpai Akira - There was a lot of room to practive creativity, as I started out drawing jackets for albums, and got various feedbacks on my work, which gave me a lot of confidence to try something even more drastic. Sunao - I just love the fact that there are so many Yuri shipping here, and felt that I was accepted by such Yuri-loving community that is Touhou. Q. What is the most difficult part for you when drawing Touhou? Sunao - I just can't get Remilia's hat right. It's very difficult to draw. Shinoasa - I can't get Keine's skirt design right either. I wonder why it has such ominous pattern. Banpai Akira - I have some difficulty coming up with the arranged clothing for my Touhouvania series. But the process is very fun. Q. What is your favorite doujin circle other than each other's? Shinoasa - Rireba Sunao - I'll say Rireba Banpai Akira - Yume no... something (Dream Country of Churano or something like that). I haven't heard of it. Q. What is your favorite tag in Pixiv? Shinoasa - I don't browse pixiv much now but I look for shipping tags Sunao - I don't browse pixiv much now but I look for shipping tags Banpai Akira - I don't browse pixiv because I'm busy Q. What do you do on your spare time? Shinoasa - I like to play Aikatsu! Banpai Akira - I would like to get a bigger aquarium and appreciate watching fish, but I haven't got time. I have some fish right now. Sunao - I practice cooking using my pressure cooker. I have lots of confidence in my pasta making with it. Q. What is your favorite food? Shinoasa - Rice with Miso soup Banpai Akira - I like kani (crab meat) Sunao - I like steak, and I want to eat a lot of it while I'm here Q. What is your working process when making a doujin and/or illustation? Shinoasa - Drawing doujin/manga and illustration are two different processes. I draw rough sketch, and then ink my lines, then color. I do it all in digital now. For illustration, it usually takes me three days. Banpai Akira - I'd rather draw using pencil, but digital art is much speedy, so I have no choice to draw on computer to save time. Sunao - I used to use Photoshop for all my work. However, now I started using Manga Studio, and interchange back and forth with Photoshop to complete my work. Q. What final message do you have for your fans here? Shinoasa - I'd like to draw something for you all. Please visit my booth. Banpai Akira - Thank you so much for coming here. Special thanks to those who came here as Touhouvania cosplays. Sunao - Thanks, and please visit my booth as well. |
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