"Soul MIX" is a product project developed under the concept of "developing item arranged by various artists across brands with one unified theme."
The lineup is further enhanced following the first of these, "CHOGOKIN Soul MIX G-Class Deformed Rio Leus Rare Species Weathering Silver" arranged by Mr. Hajime Katoki with the theme of the game "Monster Hunter" series!
These are "ARMOR GIRLS PROJECT Soul MIX Monster Hunter: Blood Dyed in Darkness and Black Eclipse no Ryuhime" by Fumikane Shimada (released in November 2016) and Takayuki Taketani's "S.H.Figuarts Soul MIX Monster Hunter Evil God Jin Ouga" (released on March 31, 2017).
This time special, to me for a interview to both creators.

(Interview first appearance: Monthly Hobby Japan May 2016 issue)

Takayuki Takeya × Kaminariokamiryu Jin'ougaTakayuki TAKEYA

- Mr. impression about the "Monster Hunter" series of Takeya?

Takeya:In (when subjected to this work) if I have to show the design, in the monsters of the design and setting is amazing dense perfection, I thought I Do it is thick on the setting.

- Did we have decided to "Jin'ouga" from the beginning to ask Takeya-san?

Bandai:If you ask to Takeya-san, because I wanted to go in a "harmony" image, it had decided of strong Japanese-style image "Monster Hunter Portable 3rd" main monster Jin'ouga, and from the beginning.
So did we ask "Please mix Japanese armor and thunder-like and the Wolf."

- When you arrange the Jin'ouga as "TAMASHII MIX", where what has been emphasized?

Takeya:The entire color ring, and in particular the blue and gold of contrast, it is the arrangement of the scales. In addition, since there are also elements of the "thunder", was encouraged to gold can effectively place the.

Bandai:In the initial plan, it was closer to a human form, but Capcom said they wanted it to be more "deformed" since they were asking Takeya-san to make it, so we decided to make it an "evil god." We also asked for an "awakening" element as ver. A.N.I.M.E..

Takeya:So put the clear parts to face and torso, as the inside can be seen, and remove it, under the surface is Toka or to the skull without'm the face of the person, in or to be able to add a big nail in the arm after there Toka. It became more extreme inverted triangle also squeezed the waist type basis.

- It has become a divinely also ominous impression because I see is carrying a kind of halo of Buddha statue. Skull of this part, what is this?

Takeya:The Tomoemon of thunder-like drum decorated in orbit, is the third of the skull. Since the foot is growing remains in a circle like a bug, it was to the fact that trying to to the fact that (in this model) "lightning worms".

- Were there any requests from Capcom like the other?

Bandai:I was asked to add ver. A.N.I.M.E. to the weapon, so I made the included weapon a slash axe with a transformation ver. A.N.I.M.E.. I also wanted to incorporate the image of the Grim Reaper, so I asked for the axe mode to be shaped like the Grim Reaper's scythe, and for it to transform into a greatsword mode.

Shimada Fumikane × black 蝕竜 Gore bendFumikane SHIMADA

- Is this Gore-bend, Will has been designed with an emphasis around what?

Shimada:That the anthropomorphic, first from the feature of the Gore-bend, to attack sprinkled the pathogen that mad dragon virus, from the element of "I a little sick, morbid atmosphere, so-called yandere" daughter.
And the "costume Gothic ones" from the color ring tones and black and purple, the interpretation of the neighborhood and the person in charge of Mr. Bandai matched. Then as "probably sickly if fair-skinned," "I'll need a parasol so as not to hit the day because not come out in the table you were," I concept went decided frankly one after another.
Design portion is also to be a body (illustrations have posted here) is through the first draft, which was put out almost as it is the best, then it was about was told that "I want to add the skull."

- In this illustration, it is the state that has the wings and tail, which was deployed in a state that was finished as a monster.

Bandai:As for the distinctive Gore Magara wings, since the costume was going to be in gothic lolita style, we decided to apply the image of the wings that hang down at the back in the normal state to a long skirt, and we also decided that if we added ver. A.N.I.M.E. of the wings unfolding widely in the berserk dragon form, we would have enough volume to be considered an "ARMOR GIRLS PROJECT."

Shimada:At first, I just proposed a skirt that split in the middle and spread out to the sides, but Capcom replied that they wanted it to spread out more dramatically, so I drew a rough sketch of large wings without going into ver. A.N.I.M.E., and it was approved. I'm amazed they managed to fit this into the skirt (laughs).

Bandai:I asked a team that specializes in such ver. A.N.I.M.E. to design it, and we managed to make it work (laughs).

- I Gore bend is I was incorporating elements that transfiguration in the game.

Shimada:In a state in which the folded wings (skirt), one eye hidden by bangs, corners to reproduce the state in which it is housed to cross on the head dress, to become docile impression pathological. And in today dragon state, it is to be transformed into a more active impression.

--It seems there are some other ver. A.N.I.M.E. in store.

Bandai:Since the "Monster Hunter" series, etc. say that anthropomorphic, we still also comes with weapons. First deformation to hammer the "parasol" that had earlier topic, and is in the tail have been accommodated twin sword.
In addition, the bow by a combination of the twin sword. Here you can be in a state of Tsugae the arrow in the image of a mass of mad dragon virus.

- It is also limbs became like a normal girl illustrations.

Shimada:Again such elements would also be necessary, and were designed. It is an image, such as the shot off.

※ cooperation: Monthly Hobby Japan

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