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Loveless - Kouga Yun Interview Part 3
Phew. Finally done. See Parts 1 and 2 for the rest of the interview.
Q: To talk about something completely different, there haven't been any deaths in the battles.
K: That's so that the deaths that are to come will be shocking (laugh).
Q: Then, right now the development of the story is still peaceful?
K: Oh yes, peaceful. I've become used to the peace as I've been drawing it....That's why it's becoming hard to draw the hard parts (laugh).
Editor: When she told me "Why don't we do this to Yuiko-chan?" to build up the story, I wanted to cry. Why do you want to put the heroine through that after getting this far!? (laugh)
K: I just can't get any sympathy (laugh).
Q: Yuiko-chan really is a good girl, and she's quite popular. Do you put double the effort in drawing her?
K: Thank you very much. I do like Yuiko, but in any case, Ritsuka came first. She emerged when I wondered, "What kind of girl would it take for Ritsuka to be happy?" While she was created to match Ritsuka, she changes from meeting him...with some injection of intelligence (laugh). She honestly wants to change to become worthy of Ritsuka because she likes him. So if Soubi wasn't around, they'd make a great couple (laugh). The "innocent one" is an eternal theme for me.
Q: The girl couple Yamato and Kouya's story was also popular.
K: Those two as well, the next time they appear it'll likely be tragic, so it'll be hard to draw (laugh).
Editor: You're telling quite a bit of the story. Is it okay?... (laugh)
K: To talk about something trivial, I was thinking of the woodlands of Fuji for the location of the "Seven Moons" (laugh). Lately I've thought of putting it underneath the [Roppongi] Hills. A foreign country might be good...Speaking of which, we even talked about whether there were foreign Fighters, and how a battle where [the participants] can't understand each other's words would work (laugh). The editor and I talk about things like "What does it actually mean if a person's ears to fall off after sleeping with someone of the same sex?"
Q: What happens to ears and tails that fall off?
K: They are essentially like baby teeth or the umbilical cord, so there are people who throw them away and others who keep them. I also think about trivial things like whether they sell pants and hats that have holes in them and those that don't. What is very debatable is whether their tails are like those of cats or dogs, and whether there are such things as "cats" in this world. We concluded that there was, because it'd be sad if there wasn't (laugh). It's like how Kitty's pet is also a cat (Sanrio's Hello Kitty)!! Their tales are cat's tails.
Q: Seimei's ears are...
K: They don't suit him, do they? They're unpleasant (laugh). I always think they look like a German Shepherd's.
Q: How much of Seimei and Soubi's relationship does Kio know about?
K: He probably understood the essentials, despite the fact that he knew almost nothing about Seimei. How do you put it, it's like sniffing out something wrong...There are people who detect that kind of thing from first impressions, right? In this story Kio and the little Zeros are keenly intuitive people.
Q: Is it significant where the name emerges on the body?
K: Oh, that is significant. Like where Ritsuka's name will emerge, or why Seimei and Soubi's name were in different places...You've hit on the core of the story (laugh).
Q: Then let's wrap it up here (laugh). A word to the readers of "Pafu," please.
K: Thank you very much. I've been looking forward to the anime very much, and I am quite excited actually seeing it (laugh). This is all thanks to everyone's support, so I will to continue to work hard. The manga will be about three more volumes...or a little less than that. I want to steadily speed up the progression of the story, so I'd like everyone to follow along...what a confident thing to say (laugh). I will work hard and draw a lot, so please continue to read it.
Q: Thank you very much.
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First off...DEATHS TO COME??? My mind started speculating how many deaths, who, when, how...Also, where is Ritsuka's name going to appear on his body? What does it all mean? >_< And looks like there will be max three more volumes. ;_;
On a lighter note, I love all the inconsequential things they thought about. Especially the bit about the foreign Fighters and how a battle might work with them...and the cats existing in the "Loveless" universe comment. They concluded there are because it'd be sad if there aren't. Best reason EVAR. XD
Q: To talk about something completely different, there haven't been any deaths in the battles.
K: That's so that the deaths that are to come will be shocking (laugh).
Q: Then, right now the development of the story is still peaceful?
K: Oh yes, peaceful. I've become used to the peace as I've been drawing it....That's why it's becoming hard to draw the hard parts (laugh).
Editor: When she told me "Why don't we do this to Yuiko-chan?" to build up the story, I wanted to cry. Why do you want to put the heroine through that after getting this far!? (laugh)
K: I just can't get any sympathy (laugh).
Q: Yuiko-chan really is a good girl, and she's quite popular. Do you put double the effort in drawing her?
K: Thank you very much. I do like Yuiko, but in any case, Ritsuka came first. She emerged when I wondered, "What kind of girl would it take for Ritsuka to be happy?" While she was created to match Ritsuka, she changes from meeting him...with some injection of intelligence (laugh). She honestly wants to change to become worthy of Ritsuka because she likes him. So if Soubi wasn't around, they'd make a great couple (laugh). The "innocent one" is an eternal theme for me.
Q: The girl couple Yamato and Kouya's story was also popular.
K: Those two as well, the next time they appear it'll likely be tragic, so it'll be hard to draw (laugh).
Editor: You're telling quite a bit of the story. Is it okay?... (laugh)
K: To talk about something trivial, I was thinking of the woodlands of Fuji for the location of the "Seven Moons" (laugh). Lately I've thought of putting it underneath the [Roppongi] Hills. A foreign country might be good...Speaking of which, we even talked about whether there were foreign Fighters, and how a battle where [the participants] can't understand each other's words would work (laugh). The editor and I talk about things like "What does it actually mean if a person's ears to fall off after sleeping with someone of the same sex?"
Q: What happens to ears and tails that fall off?
K: They are essentially like baby teeth or the umbilical cord, so there are people who throw them away and others who keep them. I also think about trivial things like whether they sell pants and hats that have holes in them and those that don't. What is very debatable is whether their tails are like those of cats or dogs, and whether there are such things as "cats" in this world. We concluded that there was, because it'd be sad if there wasn't (laugh). It's like how Kitty's pet is also a cat (Sanrio's Hello Kitty)!! Their tales are cat's tails.
Q: Seimei's ears are...
K: They don't suit him, do they? They're unpleasant (laugh). I always think they look like a German Shepherd's.
Q: How much of Seimei and Soubi's relationship does Kio know about?
K: He probably understood the essentials, despite the fact that he knew almost nothing about Seimei. How do you put it, it's like sniffing out something wrong...There are people who detect that kind of thing from first impressions, right? In this story Kio and the little Zeros are keenly intuitive people.
Q: Is it significant where the name emerges on the body?
K: Oh, that is significant. Like where Ritsuka's name will emerge, or why Seimei and Soubi's name were in different places...You've hit on the core of the story (laugh).
Q: Then let's wrap it up here (laugh). A word to the readers of "Pafu," please.
K: Thank you very much. I've been looking forward to the anime very much, and I am quite excited actually seeing it (laugh). This is all thanks to everyone's support, so I will to continue to work hard. The manga will be about three more volumes...or a little less than that. I want to steadily speed up the progression of the story, so I'd like everyone to follow along...what a confident thing to say (laugh). I will work hard and draw a lot, so please continue to read it.
Q: Thank you very much.
+++++
First off...DEATHS TO COME??? My mind started speculating how many deaths, who, when, how...Also, where is Ritsuka's name going to appear on his body? What does it all mean? >_< And looks like there will be max three more volumes. ;_;
On a lighter note, I love all the inconsequential things they thought about. Especially the bit about the foreign Fighters and how a battle might work with them...and the cats existing in the "Loveless" universe comment. They concluded there are because it'd be sad if there aren't. Best reason EVAR. XD