The figures "Figuarts ZERO .hack//Figuarts HASEO 3rd form BLACK" and "Figuarts ZERO .hack//Figuarts HASEO 3rd form WHITE" released by Bandai Collectors Division are for PlayStation 2 released in 2006. It is a figure with the motif of Hasewo, the main character of the RPG ".hack // GU" trilogy.
This time we had Mr. Hiroshi Matsuyama, president of cyber connect to, the developer of ".hack // GU" talked about feelings to figures.

After 10 years, Haseo is made into a figure. The realization of "fans" dedicated by fans and Mr. Matsuyama's staff of CyberConnect 2 was said that Mr. Masafumi Harada of Bandai Collectors Division had the efforts of Mr. Harada. How did Mr. Kayako Hayashi of Collector's Division, who is in charge of development of this product, realize the feelings of these two people?
I would like to close that secret in an interview.

　

――First of all, please tell us how the "Figuarts ZERO .hack//Figuarts HASEO 3rd form BLACK / WHITE" was commercialized.

Mr. Matsuyama:Let me first explain why this figure will be released now. On November 1, the ". Hack // GU" trilogy, which was once released on PS 2, will become HD remaster version for PS 4 and will be released as ". Hack // GU Last Recode". The figure is a schedule that can be ordered also to those who became a fan at ". Hack // GU Last Recode" as well as those who have been from the ten years ago.

- Indeed, this figure is in line with the release of the game.

Mr. Matsuyama:Not only that. Actually Mr. Harada was the second generation producer of ". Hack // series" at Bandai (currently: Bandai Namco Entertainment) ten years ago. In ".hack // GU" we did a variety of things.

Harada:It was serious (laugh).

Mr. Matsuyama:Mr. Harada is now in the collectors division. The Collectors Division has know-how to produce high-quality figures and I was watching that we had prototypes of Haseo figures in the former "Soul Nation". That's why I came to the collectors division to say "Let's have it!" Visiting Mr. Harada.

Harada:Everything is said to have been decided when Mr. Matsuyama came to (Bandai). I felt that fever that made the ". Hack // GU" 10 years ago started again.

Mr. Matsuyama:In this same figure, the same combination that I put out the game, Mr. Harada realized what we wanted to do the same way as the game. "Because the game comes out, figures are nice," it is useless. I wanted to see each other's dreams.
Games and figures are not independent of each other, I wanted to work with Mr. Harada as the same project. That's why it's not just a figure. By buying this figure I want to make such a figure that the mystery of ".hack // GU" becomes one.
"Let's continue the" .hack // GU "continuation ten years ago with that kind of feeling.

Harada:I want you to like the ".hack" series more by getting the figures. Not only is it a fan item, but I made it with the aim of creating a figure that will make you interested in the game.

[Figuarts ZERO .hack//Figuarts HASEO 3rd form BLACK]

The appearance of "Black Haseo" appearing at the beginning of the game. "Who the he is who?" Is three-dimensionalized into a figure that will be drawn to a good point. From here he struggles to pull the story while suffering

[Figuarts ZERO .hack//Figuarts HASEO 3rd form WHITE]

The appearance of "White Hoseo" appearing in the final chapter of the game Vol.3. Although we do not have weapons in the game, we are doing new color setting etc. It is a figure that makes sense to those who played the game

- For what reason did you choose the motif of this time with the character Haseo?

Mr. Matsuyama:First of all, "Figuarts ZERO .hack//Figuarts HASEO 3rd form BLACK" is the "first appearance" where Hasewo appears in front of the player in ".hack // GU". He appears at the beginning of the game as a PKK hunting PK (player killing player, player killer).

Haseo of ".hack // GU" can be said to be the hero of the so-called "theater type". The player follows Haseo 's "Revenge" drama, and the emotions he bare. Why did he have such a feeling, why did it look like this, such a doubt attracts the player.

And as Hasewo continues to make mistakes and grows, players are even more drawn to the "Hasewo Story". The appearance of the black Hasewo, along with the first impression, is an item that reminds us of how he changed in the game.

"Figuarts ZERO .hack//Figuarts HASEO 3rd form WHITE" is a reproduction of what appears as the "inside" of Hasewo in Vol.3. The meaning of this character cannot be understood without playing the game, but on the contrary, it has a big meaning for the player. The point is that black and white are paired in the 3rd Form. The white Hasewo in the game didn't have a weapon, but I set it up for this figure.

- In making the figure, did Mr. Matsuyama request "I want this to do this"?

Mr. Matsuyama:It was terribly (laugh). As a matter of fact, it was a dream of CyberConnect - 2 that my character, including me, would be a high - quality figure ... .... CyberConnect to the entire staff inside the company, staff who worked on ".hack // GU" at the time, of course, 10 years ago as a high school student staff who loved ".hack // GU", including opinions on the fan's eyes It was.
Especially graphics / modeling related staff love figures and I got a tremendous amount of requests. Although I compiled it, since the person who made the figure is a professional, I also thought that I might be rude, but I hopefully Mr. Harada, Mr. Hayashi good luck (laugh).

"Request for Correction" from Cyber ​​Connect to Two with a Very Fine Thought. Using processed pictures or taking photos of other figures as examples ... .... The attentions that are too fine are conveying the feeling that "I am really happy with figures."

- It's a very detailed request with enthusiasm. How did Mr. Hayashi receive this and how did it proceed?

Mr. Kayako Hayashi of Collectors Division, who is in charge of development of this product

Mr. Hayashi:I got a specific image, so I was very thankful. It is because of the details so far that we will not do well (laugh). Of course, there are many parts that made use of our "figure-making know-how". It expresses the contrast by the material such as the three-dimensional feeling of armor, the feeling of muscles of Haseo, the feeling of living body such as abdominal muscles, and the texture of hard armor, by molding and painting separately. Haseo likewise likes the "second sense of mid-sense", dark, and also personally likes the atmosphere which is striking as an image as well. It is a characterizing figure. It is a charming facial character, it has a sharp contrast in the design itself, it is a cool motif that is very easy to make. When the coloring sample came up, I boasted about the goodness to various people in the company.

Mr. Matsuyama:Black and white, two hoseo are figurized, I create a new high-definition CG "high model" and hand it to everyone in figure development. The color designation is also specified on the cyber connect to side. Part of that designation, although strictly different from the game, is not a simple color change, but also has a meaning and "fun" in mind. Mr. Hayashi and other developers responded to this request brilliantly. Figures are definitely different from CG. There is nothing in the armor in the CG, there is no data itself. The figures have a body under the equipment, there is a bone. And there are also exaggerated expressions unique to figures. I think that you could have made it a product emphasizing the reality as a figure different from CG. In the meaning of "presence", I could express a different expression from CG.

Harada:It is a figure that you can think that even people who do not know ".hack // GU" are cool.

[Check colored swatches! 】

A colored sample checked at the time of the interview. In addition to expressions, it is so much fun to check with details of armor, weapons, armor gradation, Haseo's muscle depiction

"5th Form" added in ".hack // GU Last Recode". I would like to expect other Haseo Form to be three-dimensional.

- Is there any further "gimmick" in this product?

Mr. Matsuyama:When you play a game, you get a figure and you want to know more about Haseo. We are preparing a mechanism for those people. It is a booklet attached to each figure, "a dangerous black handwritten note" and "excerpt from the inscription holders survey" "consideration on" overlapping phenomenon "".

This is a completely newly written item that can only be obtained here. We are particular about binding. Black opens to the left, the same as the novel, and white opens to the right like a report. "The Black Criminal's Note" is a novel in the form of a note that expresses Hasewo's feelings leading up to the 3rd Form. And, "Excerpt from the inscription holder survey file" Consideration on "overlapping phenomenon" "". This is a report by an "observer" investigating the secret hidden in Hasewo leading up to the 3rd Form.

Harada:Although it is a confidential document, it is included in the figure (laugh).

Mr. Matsuyama:If you buy, you can enjoy new discoveries! There is something that you will understand three-dimensionally as you look at each one. It is pleasant to think at what time in the game by reading, how it was influenced. It is content that you can enjoy as much as an enthusiastic fan. This kind of trick is the true value of ". Hack // GU".

- I would like to hear more stories, but this time it is this far. Please give Mr. Matsuyama a message to the fans at the end.

Mr. Matsuyama:This time's figure is a commodity for 10 years dream come true for both fans and me. Fifteen years ago, ".hack //" started not only as a game but as a novel and anime, as customers intend to enter from various entrances. This time entrance of figure increased. I think that it is the evolution of the ". Hack //" project. And I think that I was good at working with Mr. Harada, I felt happy being able to make a catch ball with the collectors and everyone in the figure to make it a figure, so I think that I will be able to work a lot again

──Thank you very much.

[Black and white 2 booklets]

[Other Haseo Form]

New Standard figure series of collected easy to price and size. Stick to modeling, coloring of the non-moving figure unique, reproduce the character of the charm.

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