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Somei-Yoshino's outfit comes directly from Iatio martial arts uniform,
consisting of: kosode kimono, juban, unamori-hakama, tabi & zori. Yoshino's
cloths also resemble that of an Edo-era man's of the samurai class, because
I wanted her to look different than typical woman warriors featured in other
anime/manga series. Her appearance is nearly identical to that of Fay
Goodman (pictured), from "The Ultimate Book of Martial Arts".
Aside from outer appearence, she is a mix of Queen Bodica & Bushi-onna. I
wanted a protogonist who's an anti-heroine, conservatively attractive,
rebellious, non-romantic & prefers fighting battles.
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Kagekiri’s true demon form is that of the Tengu- a mythological creature of
Japanese myth. There are 3 different variations of this creature: the karasu
(crow faced) tengu, the long-nosed tengu & human shaped tengu. Kagekiri
is the human shaped Tengu. All Tengu have the wings of a crow & are
incredible swordsmen. They are said to live in the mountains, far from
humans.
He's the only character that isn't based off of anyone. He was a "emergency
character" I needed & gave him typical manga features.
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Takemaru, Arashi is based directly off of the strongest swordsman that
ever lived- Musashi, Minamoto the undefeated bushi. However, Takemaru's
personality is not based on Musashi's.
Musashi Minomoto was unique for he used a two sword style, & of course
completely undefeated in every battle. Later in his life, he wrote a book titled
"Book of the Five Rings". In this book, he discusses the fighting techniques,
battle strategies & how to win a battle. He wrote in different scrolls & broke it
up under the five elements as technique's.
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Kanitsuki, Akatsuki is based off of someone I know.
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Tenchimaru, Shizen is based off of the famous kitsune- Japanese Fox. In
folklore, their famous for various types of magic including: transformation,
bewitching, creating mini-dimensions, illusions & spiting kitsune-bi (fox fire).
They can change into a human form, however it is never perfect. Either their
tail or ears appear in their human guise. One can tell a kitsune in human
form by peering at their reflection in the water, and a foxes tail shows!
Kitsune despises & fears dogs, Oni and Dragons.
He's an original character I created. I wanted a character with constant
dueling forces against itself, in other words that he's always in a state of
being pulled in two directions at the same time. Were does his loyalties lye-
serving his master that saved his life or defending Yoshino's life? Talk about
one confused character.
His name is also special, it means Nature, also dueling forces!
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