This is an article I've been meaning to read for awhile. My current first novel project is heavily inspired by Cowboy Bebop and I liked this article because it gives me further insight into character designs and elements. It's something hard to capture in writing, but with just enough sauce from your ingredients, it might be possible!
Wonderful article. I think it's easy to imagine settei dropping fully formed from the mind of the character designer - this part of the design process is too rarely discussed. It's really cool to see what the rough drawings look like, and know the story behind Ed.
Thank you so much! And it's true -- it's not too common to see what goes into the early stages of designing anime characters. We're lucky that Kawamoto dedicated a whole section of his Cowboy Bebop book to it.
This is an article I've been meaning to read for awhile. My current first novel project is heavily inspired by Cowboy Bebop and I liked this article because it gives me further insight into character designs and elements. It's something hard to capture in writing, but with just enough sauce from your ingredients, it might be possible!
Thank you!
Happy it could help! Glad you liked the piece.
Wonderful article. I think it's easy to imagine settei dropping fully formed from the mind of the character designer - this part of the design process is too rarely discussed. It's really cool to see what the rough drawings look like, and know the story behind Ed.
Thank you so much! And it's true -- it's not too common to see what goes into the early stages of designing anime characters. We're lucky that Kawamoto dedicated a whole section of his Cowboy Bebop book to it.
So sick. I can hear the jazzy opening title music to the series right now.