Re: SyntaxTerror's Imports (Added Ikazuchi, Naka & Maya from Kantai Collection)
cavalier-renegade said:
Did that in September, still nothing. What's your take on Musashi, Yamato's sister?
I saw that one; your reference images weren't usable. SyntaxTerror posted some better ones but major aspects of the character design were inconsistent among the images (presumably because they're fanart -- different styles and artistic license).
Musashi's hair has some interesting features, but again I'm finding a lot of inconsistency in presentation. Sometimes there are twintails (varying in length from "shoulder" to "buttocks"); sometimes the whole thing is cropped short. There are usually two upwards tufts of hair created by the headband (radar tower?), but sometimes these tufts get stylized into animal ears. The fringe is usually disheveled; the entire head sometimes shares this quality (bedhead?) but in other images it is sleek (as if the hair has been neatly gathered under the headband). The colour is usually platinum blonde, but I've also seen peach, pink, and saturated yellow.
The biggest problem is that Kantai character designs aren't
intended to be viewed from the side. Many of the interesting visual details (such as the gold braid and badge on Musashi's collar) would be hidden in the profile view, and so artists rarely draw the characters in such poses.
If you want this to happen then you need to post a Request which includes a good
profile shot. Yes, I just admitted that finding one will be difficult -- that's
your problem :) If the image shows the short-hair version of this character then SyntaxTerror might be willing to create a PNG; if it's the long-twintail version then I might be willing to create a dynamic SWF.
