In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the digital monster birth, "Anime Diggeon Adventure", "Digimon Adventure 02", and "Digimon Adventure tri." Are set as the main in "Launching Figure King No.236" (World Photo Press) Performed the large Digimon special feature! It is featured article of Digimon fan must centering on animation version.

Part of the "Super Evolutionary Soul" information published in "Figure King No.236".

And this feature is packed with the latest information on the latest Digimon Transformer Toy 'Super Evolutionary Soul' from the Bandai Collectors Division! There is also a genealogy of Digimon Transformed Toy linked to the present, and a number of development materials that will become the world's first public release There. Here, we will introduce a part of the roundtable discussion meeting of the "super evolution spirit" development staff conducted specifically in the feature.

■ Round-Table Discussion Participating members participated in Digimon since they joined Bandai and have participated in projects of the 10th or 15th anniversary, "Target Nishizawa" and Mr. Takuya Tsurumaki designing with affiliated company Plex of Bandai, Takashi Yamashita Mr. Doo. It is told how the product which glows attention of the fan viewpoint rather than work was born, its circumstances and the length of hot feeling are told.

Nishizawa:In the original super evolution series, Wiz was alone and early Mr. Plex joined together to make it together. So, in addition to Watanabe Kenji and Mr.Wiz 's supervision, this time it is good to say a voice to Plex.

Tsurumaki:Yamashita and I are usually involved in works such as "Kamen Rider" and "Super Sentai" at Plex.

Nishizawa:When working in a rider or a squadron with Mr. Plex, I am restrained by having a boys toy for children. What is going to happen if we do not put it there for the collector (self restraint), but this trial. Of course it is not for complicatedness because it is for adults.

Tsurumaki:I was told that I would like to make it an item with a strong toy-like approach that is interesting to transform, rather than a normal collector's figure. I was very happy because I was a Digimon generation. I'm 32 years old now, so I'm a little older than the real generation.

Yamashita:I am 25 years old, right?

Nishizawa:It is the most domestic generation.

■ In addition to the development sketches and materials of "War Greymon" and "Metal Garurumon", the third edition of "Diabolomon" is also posted on the magazine! In addition, a prototype model for studying "Alfamon" under development It is the first public release in Japan!

Nishizawa:Actually the design picture I got the first drawing was Alfamon. I was exhibiting Alfamon from the beginning at the event because the beginning of the project was Alfamon.

Alphamon exhibition at the event "TAMASHII NATIONS 10th World Tour" Osaka "".

Tsurumaki:Alfamon is what Yamashita was responsible for.

Nishizawa:If you asked for it, a transformational prototype trial has come up (laugh). Actually, the prototype of the super evolutionary soul is done with paper and styrene board.

Yamashita:Recently I introduce 3D printers, but the quickest thing is paper. The axis is a toothpick (lol).

■ Three people told that Digimon's point of emphasis is "to play" while realizing the physically impossible deformation of "evolution". The story is packed with a story behind the development that makes sense not just technology.

Tsurumaki:The deformation system of the old toy itself is excellent, and even now it does not compare so much.

Yamashita:So I concretely discussed what I wanted to do specifically. In the case of WarGreymon, I wanted to reproduce the leg orange the most. We have realized that by changing the deformation method in various ways, without changing the image of the whole deformation, while reproducing the playing feeling of the old toy.

Nishizawa:As a collector's business department of Bandai, I want to value the "playable" part in addition to "good" and "cool".

Tsurumaki:It is not a figure-like approach, but a deformed figure born from a toy approach.

Image Left: "Super Evolution Series" released in 1999 / Right Image: "Super Evolution Soul" to be released in November 2017

■ In addition to extracting here, enthusiasm for super evolutionary soul and a lot of development privacy story appeared. Since there is a reference to the future line-up etc, please enjoy listening to the full text of the roundtable discussion at "Figure King No.236" !!

Tsurumaki:I am happy to have you buy and have fun because I am doing good picks of toys and figures.

Yamashita:First of all, if you pick up WarGreymon, I think that I can honestly think that it is a good toy. Anyway I'd like you to pick up and play.

Nishizawa:The staff side is really honky. I'm doing high tension. Since WarGreymon will be released in November, please buy it and watch the expansion in the future with "TAMASHII NAITION 2017" in December. I'd be happy if all of you can get on such a trend. Just like children around the world to defeat Diabolomon, please lend us your power!

■ Finally, as an article that can only be read on the TAMASHII WEB, let's introduce episodes related to Diaboromon supervision, which are silently neglected for the convenience of the magazine, together with the first public images of the Web.

Tsurumaki:When developing Diabolomon, as you watched the video, "Oh, this is my face, there are four thorns on my back!" There were quite a lot of discoveries. I think that the unique features such as the number of thorns are not places to omit for the sake of deformation, so I am conscious of trying to fit in the play as much as possible. Besides that, if you ask Kenji Watanabe to supervise it, there is another new discovery there.

Nishizawa:Watanabe is looking at Mr. Watanabe to a fairly fine position. In fact, the shape of the claws of the foot at Diabolomon is wrong in the prototype that was exhibited for the first time, and sneaks it for the final version (laugh).

Tsurumaki:The most surprised is there is a claw detail like the part where the legs of Keramon's legs became skirty. I knew it for the first time after being pointed out. Certainly the illustrations that Mr. Watanabe drew is correct.

Yamashita:That's the most interesting thing. It becomes a fan eyes. "That was it!"

Tsurumaki:It was good to supervise.

Nishizawa:Since there are no products yet, I think whether there are many places that users do not yet understand, but the concept of "super evolution soul" will be clearly visible from around Diabolomon at last, so please wait for everyone!

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Picked to children once they were chosen -. In the early 2000s, pursuing the concept of reproducing the "evolution" of the monumental figure of the deformed figures, "Digimon Super Evolution Series (Digivolving Series)", which was a huge hit worldwide in "deformation" to the limit. Expressing "pretty" before evolution, "coolness" after evolution "goodness of proportion" with the latest technology and sharp modeling. Partly die casting and plating are also used, and stereoscopically sticking to the texture of the material. It is this "super evolution spirit" series that aims at the ultimate adult Digimon modified figure.

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