Eliminate Fran's nose, and the interview with Shi Pingxinji, the supervisor of "Reincarnation as a Demon Sword". ​The new Japanese autumn series "Reincarnated as a Demon Sword" is adapted from the light novel of the same name written by Tanijiao.

eliminates Fran's nose, and the interview with Shi Ping Nobuji Supervisor "Reincarnated as the Demon Sword"

​The new Japanese autumn series "Reincarnated as the Demon Sword" is adapted from the light novel of the same name written by Tanijiaoユウ. The story is about the fantasy world adventure of the magic sword "Master" and the cat-eared girl Fran. Animation Supervision is Shi Ping Nobuji, who has 20 years of supervision experience. This article interviews Shinji Shin-ji on his impression of the original work and his future highlights.

—Please talk about the impression when I first read the original work "Reincarnation is the Sword". Shiping: When I first asked me to talk about supervision, I just heard about the name of the work, so I immediately answered "I'll do it." 2022 is my supervisory position, and it has been exactly 20 years. In such a node year, I am still very happy to participate in a fantasy type work that I like very much. Reading the original work again, the characters have a popular element, but the worldview feels cruel. Therefore, I paid great attention to drawing beautiful spots of Fran and Master, and drawing dark and dirty spots of bad guys and monsters. In the second episode, Fran defeated the adventurer who came to find fault, and used more bloody and violent descriptions. In order to reflect the overall comparison of the work, the description of this kind of scene will not be too restrained. —Indeed, in the first episode of Fran was abused, etc., there are many descriptions that imply a cruel worldview. Shiping: The original composition of this work was to pay attention to the growth of another protagonist Fran from the perspective of the protagonist's master. It is rare to pay attention to girls’ works from a parent’s perspective, and I think this is the charm of the works. In the preface of the story, Fran is alone, so the atmosphere of the work will also feel a little dark, but as the story progresses, Fran will also make some friends. The atmosphere of the work will also brighten up, so it is deliberately made darker in the sequel.

—In the future, Fran will change greatly. Shiping: I often play online games, and I work with other players online. When I defeat the powerful boss, I will be particularly happy. Fran lived a slave life before, so he was always alone, so he had no partners. Such Fran joins the Adventurers Association and solves various events with other adventurers, something like the partner consciousness will sprout. As Fran changes, the overall atmosphere of the work will also change. —Shi Ping Supervisor What do you think is Fran’s charm? Shiping: Fran in the second plate has a cute appearance, but the boiling point of anger is very low. He will calmly and mercilessly reveal horror words such as "go to die" and "kill you" to the people who anger themselves. She herself was very obsessed with this dangerous atmosphere, but she would become like this because she lived a slave life and had never received the care of others. So it’s not only the master, but also the guild president Klim, adventurer senior Amanda, receptionist Neil and other people all recognize and love Flan, which makes Flan change. In the future, Fran stands up to protect the members of the team, etc., and the actions she takes for her partners will also increase.

——Supervisor Shi Ping In your opinion, what impression does the relationship between Flan and Master give you? Shiping: Master and disciple, reliable partner, like father and daughter... have various elements. In this kind of light novel, there is no element of love between the protagonist and the heroine, which is relatively rare. I hope the audience can resonate with the master and pay attention to Fran’s growth from the master’s perspective. - Master is a sword, so the impression is that it will be difficult to portray its emotional expression. What does it feel after actually making an animation? Shiping : Master can use his eye acting skills to shape it, but other expression changes cannot be expressed. I thought that it was all based on his voice acting skills, so I spent a lot of time on the audition.Among them, , Miki Shinichiro , fits the impression that his master is not only handsome, but also cute. In the end, the main producers unanimously agreed and decided to invite him to play. Mr. Miki is a very powerful veteran actor. It is really a luxury happiness to be able to play the protagonist. The first half of the season has always been a bit of killing atmosphere. Mr. Miki's interesting acting skills are like a kind of healing, so the atmosphere is not too gloomy. Mr. Miki really helped a lot.

—What are the precautions when integrating the original character design of the animation? Shiping: The illustration feature of るろお is that you should not draw the nose clearly. Indeed, the lines at the tip of the nose are just the lines in the millimeter units, and I also think they look like mosaics. But I hope that Miss Saito (Wenko), who is responsible for character design, can reproduce the paintings that are not drawn with the tip of the nose. At first, the animators were also very tricky, and there were many painting corrections to "eliminate Fran's nose", but because of the complete implementation of this idea, the overall sense of unity and the attractiveness of the picture were created. I feel that the hard work is worth it. ——Finally, please talk about the future highlights of the animation "Reincarnation into the Demon Sword". Shiping: Episode 4 Fran learned to fight with his partners. After episode 5, the style will change suddenly. In short, episode 7 is a big jump plot, and everyone will probably ask, "What's wrong suddenly?" Then the end will be a large-scale battle with many highlights waiting for the audience, so stay tuned.

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