Blazblue *Official* Art and Goodies Thread

[Ayumu Gardevoir]

anyone else think we can make balls off this screenshot?

http://japan.gamespot.com/arcade/scr...47p-224,00.htm

[Atuin]

nice find. it seems to be at least close to native resolution, if not true native res. ill play around with it, see if i cant make it work. With that said, I invite others to try the same.
also find more screens with the other character's chibi heads if you can.

additionally: why the frak are we in zepp? dont be lazy, make a proper new forum division pls

[Blade]

Speaking of screens, can anyone get a good one of Ragna doing Blood Kain...PLEASE?

[Suzaku]

I went ahead and started translating some of the Cure X BlazBlue character desing information, because I personally find it a bit interesting. Some of it's useful to cosplay, but it's mostly just interesting character design details. I'll add more as I go on.

Ragna the Bloodedge

Costume Material Properties
Jacket: Leather material.
Jacket lining: Material like a school uniform.
Pants: Made of thick cloth.
Boots: Made of leather material. The toes are metal-tipped.
Belt: Leather material. Metal tacks are attached.
Gloves: Leather material.
Metal type: Basically made of silver.
Weapon: Made of metal. The white part of the blade is ceramic.

Supplemental:
- He wears his boots over bare feet.
- There's embroidery on his collar and shoulder.
- He's odd-eyed*, his right eye is red and his left eye is green.
- Innerwear is a T-shirt.

Character Nature
He's honest with a nice, informal personality, and he doesn't worry about trivial things. His cooking speciality is barbecue, but he's also fond of tachigui-soba** noodles (especially tentama***) according to the creation materials. He often speaks to himself, and has the bad habit of saying things the moment they come to mind.

Total Concept of the Character Design
He was drawn with clothing from the early Meiji era in mind... how is it? Since we wanted the design of the main character to be immediately recognizeable, we made the colored areas larger than with other characters.

To all the Cosplayers
I hope you to put together Ragna's difficult hairstyle well.
Oh, and don't forget the colored contacts.

Notes
* Common term for Heterochromia in Japan (also in English, though mostly regarding cats).
** Standing-up-and-eating soba, fast food soba from a stand which you eat while standing.
*** Heaven Ball soba. Soba with vegetable tempura and a raw egg.

Jin Kisaragi

Costume Material Properties
Jacket (tabard): It's a tabard, so it's thick like kimono fabric. (Yellow borders are leather material.)
Shoulder cloth: The blue part is the same material as the jacket. The black part is leather material, and the gold part is embroidery. The black part that's only on the front is the same material as the blue part.
Sword guard on chest part and back: It's made of a common metal. The belt is leather material.
Red string on back: It's a thick, red string used on a kimono.
Inner jacket: It's thick like kimono fabric. The black part is made of leather. The blue part is thick cloth.
Innerwear: The black innerwear is a rubbery material, try to imagine a thin wetsuit covering his whole body.
Underskirt: Leather material.
Boots: Leather material. The lining of the shoes is made of metal.
Metal type: Basically made of silver.
Gloves: Leather material.
Weapon: Basically made of metal and ceramics (the white parts), but the blade is made of ice.

Supplemental:
- The thin rubber innerwear is to resist the low temperatures emitted by Yukianesa.
- The innerwear goes up to his fingertips.

Character Nature
Clearly referred to as the younger brother of Ragna. Why is their hair color different? Later in the story... that'll come out. I think many of you already know, but Jin is a pretty insufferable character, and this sort of thing was said from the time of announcement: "I wouldn't want to be his friend." He's the type of person who has a very rational way of thinking, and dislikes anything wasteful. As for why he dislikes meat... try and think of the fact that he and Ragna are brothers.

Total Concept of the Character Design
I conciously tried to make it look like it was based on the kimonos that a "soldier" would wear.

To all the Cosplayers
I think that the arrangement of Jin's clothing is more complex than I expected, I tend to arrange the clothes in reverse. Please arrange it in your own way.

Noel Vermillion

Costume Material Properties
Neck part: Slightly thick Y-shirt material.
Necktie: Regular necktie material. It's a clip-on. By the way, Noel doesn't know how to tie a necktie.
Hat: Beret (thick material) is made of a finished material. The metal part is silver.
Black chest part: Thin rubber material, it's made of the same material as Jin's innerwear.
Black jacket borders: Leather material.
Blue jacket part: The material is thick, but it's soft material from the waist down. There is rubber around the waist, so it tightens around the waist.
White jacket (stomach, back): It's made of thick fabric.
Golden edges: Leather material.
Black part of the sleeve: Leather material, the gold edges are embroidery.
Gloves: Made of cloth.
Knee socks: The darker black part is leather material. The lighter black part under it is the same light rubber material as on her chest.
Boots: Leather material, it's the same material as Jin's which is the longer man's version, but the woman's version is shortened.
Metal on arms: Made of silver.
Red arm belts: Made of a strange, metallic fiber. The metal is elastic, and the tips are silver.
Weapon: The grip panels are made of wood, but everything else is ceramics.
Metal type: It's basically silver.

Supplemental:
- The color of her underwear is a secret.

Character Nature
She's always clumsy outside of battle, so she tends dress in things that are easy to move in. It's a secret how many time's she's tripped over the red cords and fallen down. She loves cute things, and has a passion for things like that. I love her because of her profane outbursts in battle, like "Stupid!", or "__", or "___", which give her a little personality.

Oh, by the way, she pretty much has no sense of taste...*

Total Concept of the Character Design
I wanted a design that accentuated what you see and don't see as she moves (what?), like her back and collar bone.**

To all the Cosplayers
Above the knee, not on the knee, raise it to the middle of the thigh, pretty please. Good luck, and please pick poses that show the seen and unseen.

I'm also expecting someone of the military academy age to do this cosplay...

Notes
* In other words, her sense of taste is messed up, or she can't appreciate the flavor of foods.
** The "what?" is in the original Japanese, I think the writer wasn't sure what he was trying to say, but I think what he was getting at is that her design accentuates the fact that as she moves, there are parts of her which go in and out of view, like her back.

Rachel Alucard

Costume Material Properties
Head ribbon: Thick cloth, which is shiny.
Neck ribbon: Pure silk.
Cape: Thick fabric.
Shirts: A shiny silk type of material.
Jacket: Thick fabric.
Skirt: One part is leather, under that is thick fabric, and the white part is silk.
Ruffled skirt: Sheer cloth.
Wing: It's a Koumori variant* so it's capable of an ever-changing appearance.
Boots: Leather material, and the soles are metal (a very light metal).
Innerwear: Consult the creation materials.

Character Nature
Well, she's domineering and the authorities always have their eyes on her because she's looking for thrills. Also highly educated and not naive, she's a super-princess** so she eats and wears only the finest. She seems to have grown into such a spoiled child because of the way Nago and Gi babysit her. By the way, she'd say a dish isn't "just" made. If you're assaulted by her just once, you may find a new you. I think when you follow her story, if you always consider her eyes, you might grow a little more charmed, maybe.

Total Concept of the Character Design
I saw (?) a gothloli*** on the street.
That impression... I seriously wanted to draw a gothloli...

To all the Cosplayers
It's important to make the head ribbons stand up and come to points.

Notes
* A mutant bat, or something like that. Koumori was written in katakana, for some reason.
** Princess or "daddy's girl", basically means she's got a really spoiled personality.
*** Gothic lolita, a popular Japanese street fashion. I'm sure it needs no explanation.

Litchi Faye Ling

Costume Material Properties
Glasses: Made of lightweight plastic, and is she cute with them off? That question was refused.
Red part of clothing: Soft Chinese fabric, a little tight.
Gold trim part of clothing: Heavy Chinese fabric.
Black part of clothing: Thin Chinese fabric.
Showing bra: Silk, of course (the part on her hip is the same, too.)
Shoes: Leather material that matches the color of the clothing, the heel part is wooden and the sole is rubber.
Hair ornament: Lightweight plastic.
Underwear: It's a secret!
Mantenbō: It's made from what we in this world call a "Sacred Tree".*
Liaojiu: A live... panda...**

Character Nature
A very, very common sense person... maybe.
Extremely helpful, can't leave someone in trouble alone, and an adult woman.
... On the flip side, she's known as the jong-tei*** in Orient Town, and to this day is undefeated in mahjong.
Also, when she's drunk it doesn't show on her face, but she starts acting audacious, becomes an oyaji****, and annoys people.
However, she makes it up to them, and Orient Town wouldn't be the same without her.

Total Concept of the Character Design
Seductive, designed with the image of an adult woman.
Do you like the beautiful older sister?

To all the Cosplayers
Usually with highly exposed clothing, if you do it, I think it would be best to go for one size smaller than normal.
As I said earlier, Litchi wears her clothing a little tight.
The jealousy and envy of Rachel and Noel... you might become the object of that!?

Notes
* Mantenbō - "Many Heavens Staff", her weapon. It's made from a "sacred tree", likely Cryptomeria, as its considered particularily sacred in Japan and is cultivated in China for its wood.
**Liaojiu, the name of the panda in her hair. Named after a type Chinese rice wine.
*** Jong-tei - [mah]jong emperor [empress?].
**** Oyaji - old man or boss. It either means she acts like an old man or gets bossy, I suppose.

Hakumen

Costume Material Properties
White part: Soft metal.
Black part: Material like rubber.
Red part: These are "eyes".
Golden part on the chest: Hihīrokane*.

Character Nature
Hakumen acts according to his own beliefs, strong beliefs which are beyond the scope of both his dialogue and the creation materials... He seems friendly towards Bang, but why? What sort of boundary lines distinguish the "evil" he speaks of? In any case, Hakumen is quite mysterious.

Total Concept of the Character Design
His image is that of a "samurai"... I thought up the basic design around the time I was a senior in high school, and that became the foundation for his design.

To all the Cosplayers
Firmly remember the introductory remarks... and come to your own conclusion!

Notes
*Hihīrokane, is a fictional ancient metal found in various works of Japanese fiction.

[Lou_Cypher]

Oh, so Jin's sword really is ice.

I knew it, so he is a Hyomon Ken practicioner! (hehe.)

[Blade]

Hakumen's face design kinda reminds me of Zeram (horror movie/anime). Good luck cosplaying him...hehe.

[Suzaku]

The face on "data03_b.jpg"? That's just a henohenomohe.

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[Zazz]

i think he means the straight foward view of his head

the "looking upward" art is what really intrigues me. i recall hearing he was like arakune. does his suit keep him from falling apart into an amorphous sludge?

edit:

Aight folks, check this out and hook me up with your feedback...

http://www.aksysgames.com/2009/04/02...duex/#comments

wait a minute . . . where are tao's braids? or is that supposed to be one of the cats from her background?

[kosmos badgirl]

V -no.13- sketchs are up.

http://ja.curecos.com/tieup/blazblue/new

[Blade]

Man, sometimes I wish Guilty Gear concept artwork was as detailed as that (though it's getting better).