"SAINT SEIYA SAINT SEIYA LEGEND of SANCTUARY", the new work of "Saint Seiya" for the first time in 10 years, is finally released. And a new brand "Saint Cloth Legend" that commercialized the CG characters that are active in this work is currently underway. To commemorate the release of the movie, we invited director Sato to ask about the making episodes and highlights of "LEGEND of SANCTUARY" and the points of "Saint Cloth Legend Gemini Saga".

--First of all, please tell us the story from the theatrical work "SAINT SEIYA LEGEND of SANCTUARY" that is currently being released. How did the characters reborn as CG images come about?

In the early stages, there was also the other to the original and animated closer to the character design draft of the design, such as now. But I got the opinion that "I do not want to be bound to the original design" from Masami pro's. Masami As a teacher, "make up the latest of expression, a whole new Seiya" I think I wanted to look at. Of course, it is a daunting task, thanks to Masami teacher who by pressing the back, I was able to determine the direction at an early stage.
This character design animation specific Deformed has been kept modest, of the original and animation, basically the West is thin, the balance of the knee is also longer, the "X" integrated thought I'd follow. Not only realistic, not a fantasy, I thought the balance shine in this time of the video.
In the video also has put dare cut hair fluttering in the wind hide the face. Hair can take in the face of the CG character, that because of it there was a need to adjust the model to, but I wanted to express the flutter of the hair it was also impressive in the anime.
And bronze St. fighters their own personality, being based on the original, we further the easy-to-understand personality classified as a team hero. This movie is it because I want to watch also for the first time touch kids to "Seiya". Especially purple dragon has become an interesting character.

- Plot of this work will was compacted by how to do?

"SAINT SEIYA" is a story about boys fighting to protect a girl. I thought that the one point of "protecting Athena and fighting" should never be shaken. So, I first submitted a plot of "a story about a girl who didn't realize her power and opened up the future with her friends." It was a long story at this stage. I also prepared a scene of her school life to show why Saori is isolated from the surroundings, but since the scale is limited, this time I decided to develop "Saori goes through the sanctuary together". To draw a self-reliance of Saori, I think that she herself should not have to witness the way the Saint who falls down, where Saori also together with Seiya us, is the flow that also proceed to before while wounded.

- Please tell us about the method of representing a symbol of Saint Cloth.

Full CG and "likely to reach the people who watch the hand," different from the two-dimensional, such as up to now is the representation. Cloth to do so to increase the amount of information, was also aware of the differences in materials such as clear parts. Masami also from the teacher had received the request and "I want to do a thing which can not be represented in the manga and anime of until now." Simply was involved really in part that "it looks if" rather than make the armor of gold and silver.
Also, I was careful about the proportions and the arrangement of the joints so that the saint in the sacred clothes would not look like a robot. For example, if you don't stroke your shoulders, you won't look like a human. When I design a live-action character, I also stroke it based on my shoulder. When the shoulders moved, it was the final adjustment to raise or lower the shoulder parts. The toy "SAINT CLOTH MYTH" is also used as a reference for proportions. The figures in that series have big heads and narrow shoulders, but wearing a sacred garment gives them just the right proportions. I've always thought that it would be difficult to balance the design of this figure, but this movie made us realize how difficult it is (laughs).

- Point of the representation of the actions, such as a technique that uses a "microcosm" would be where?

I had a lot of trouble figuring out how to express "microcosm". I thought it was a direction that is not anime-like, but it is also different from special effects movies. There are many other Cinema that are influenced by Seiya. However, I searched for an expression unique to "Seiya" that is different from those.

So I decided to think of the "physical" the microcosm. The aim was is an expression that can be seen without Nanora the name of the technique. I already think that you can see if those who have seen the movie, but the inner force is I expressed the image, such as out on the table, "astral projection". Or alter ego becomes meteor that come out from the body of Seiya, you or become a comet ride to the air flow generated from the Cloth. Effects are considered in the assumption that "If you live-action in Hollywood." In addition, we also adhered to these actions is not a two-dimensional. For example, the camera in effect when the technique will fire there is also a cut to follow.

After it is a small story, there is a scene in which fist of Seiya is breaking the wall through the body of the opponent, it's on the wall at that time, "Fist of the mark" remains firm. I just want you to, but is difficult to understand a little attention. There is in the cartoon representation, but it is the important part that leads to the Kurumada ism! I think that this is doing the same thing as I live-action film. When the other was also skipped Tsu fluoride, also reproduced where you fall from your head.

- Then, please tell us about the design concept of the Cloth.

Cloth has a sliding alignment of the Bandai toward commercialization from the design stage. From the person in charge I was asked to design the difference between anime Cloth at a glance. For Golden Cloth we share the 12 bodies in and Kenji Ando with me. How to design a two-dimensional work of conventionally, while errand care not suffer the design to each other, it was aware of the more shine detail by lighting strikes.
First, if there is the idea of ​​"I want to side-by-side 12 people - Golden Saint", it drew even in the first phase of the story board. Although Golden Saint of the original was the competition format to one person at a time Gachibatoru, in this work we wanted to take care of "festival feel" of the movie unique. Conventional fan if there is such on cover scenes also it would get hot. So Golden Cloth was thought the coolness of when lined up in the first place.
Changes in the first silhouette in order to highlight the individual. Even in the same gold in addition to this we thought that put the change in color. Taurus is strongly reddish much look to copper (copper), we use a color special that pink gold in the Scorpion. Appearance when arrayed in doing so it will be completely different. Each color ring of should not have the same color scheme, yet we kept in mind the special feeling that visible on the case than the bronze is also alone. It does not have the color, such as plating. Also "dirty representation" from the image of the golden Cloth does not put.

- But is a Gemini, which gives off a particularly conspicuous among the Golden Cloth, Will the color scheme was born from any idea?

The color is different in the side of the body is the idea that pops from the image of Gemini. As another idea, in that there are splinter splinter the people of more than 10 bodies, Saga only I wanted a presence that was quite different from the other Golden Saint. This much it because ish looks color ring if final boss the contrast is nice. Since the negative feelings is a character you've caught in cosmic Vicious Mind, it could have the possibility to switch to the good of the emotion shown by the color. Right side of the body was the silver in Ando's initial proposal. But silver is so visible Ppoku bronze depending on the angle, I thought as weak as the color. So I was in deep blue also looks black by the illumination. Since the color insert of green was also the color shine. Odd eye is I did not in the first draft because it is technically complicated, but, have been incorporated because I wanted to do a thorough differentiation of the other characters.

- In particular, attention has been part in the supervision of the "Saint Cloth legend Gemini Saga" I would be where?

The prototype production has been asked with reference to the CG data for the movie. However, because it is a straight face here is to close the provided data is normally mouth, to make you feel the expression rather than a doll-ish feel, I had to check the expression to prepare a 8 percent person finished the video later. In addition, since the face of the person looks dismissed the cheek by lighting, contour I was allowed pretty annoyingly said. I think that often draw the chin I when decorate the figure. So it becomes unsatisfactory picture and cheeks are rejected.
In fact, we are in a little round face than even design picture Seiya of the video. It is a cheerful hero of the image of the boy cartoon, because you can also differentiate between adults. This saga also face was adjusted so that not too and zing. Also hair also have more design images.

It is I do not mean 100 percent correct to use the data for the video to figure production. I because you have changed the impression in the video and the figure is also using the same data. This supervision was errand attention to "model specific Mihae" when dropped into the saga of the height 190cm to 20cm. Too packed too much detail Mihae is I rather be poor. Although This was done to many times the figure check, I completely different way of supervision by size.

--Lastly, do you have a message for "SAINT SEIYA" fans and sacred clothing toy fans nationwide?

In this time of the cast, I think that there has been considerable preparedness. It because it is the translation breathe new life into the character also has loved for 20 years. It is the same side to make a video. While Respect the original animation, now can be presented in this era, we have made with the aim of "cool Seiya" in the new style. Thank you to everyone who watched the movie! If you haven't done so yet, you can re-recognize the fun of "SAINT SEIYA". After leaving the theater, you will surely want to shout "Pegasus Meteor Fist!"! This "Saint Cloth legend Gemini Saga" is "adults who have the heart of a boy, products that get used to luxurious feeling" is a figure that was born in concept. So far fans have bought "myth" of course, is for the first time know action also recommended for people of like figure the "Seiya" in the movie. Sebunsenshizu if those who watched the movie is about the degree of completion wake up!

Keiichi Sato Born in Kagawa Prefecture. Film director, designer. He received high acclaim for his design and concept work for "THE BIG-O", and his special effects works include "Hurricanger Hurricaneger", "Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger", and "Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger". In charge of design. His major works include "Karasu", "TIGER & BUNNY", the movie "Asura", and the movie "Kuroshitsuji". Now, original animation "of Kami撃 Bahamut GENESIS" of three years in the coach!

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