Watsuki felt that the story was a little unsatisfactory because he was tired from the previous storyline and therefore unable to concentrate. Watsuki said that Yutarō is one of the "good guys" but because he was "brought down a bit" by the author's "most disgraceful character" (Raijūta) he may not have been developed "to his full extent." A Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons is book one in her new A Chorus of Dragons series. Watsuki had no particular personality model for Yumi, but the character is essentially a version of Ogin, a character played by actress Watsuki stated that most of the overall concept for Hōji originates from a character in Watsuki had no particular model for Chō's personality, but said that if he had to give one, it would be the stereotyped depictions of people from the Usui originated from a chat Watsuki had with one of his assistants who proposed a blind swordsman. The author said that Kenji exists solely to be the son of Kenshin and Kaoru, and even though the character was "cliché", he felt that Kenji had to appear. During a scuffle one of Raijūta's men accidentally hits Yutarō, causing him to fall into the ocean. "The Secret Life of Characters (50) Higashidani Family," The original plan was to have Usui fight Kenshin right after he fought Chō - chasing him down in the city in a manner similar to the The concept for Kamatari originated from a play on words by Watsuki's assistant Henya was modeled after Matsubayashi Henyasai, a swordsman in the early Following having a "giant" in the Juppongatana (Fuji), Iwanbō was created as a "full body costume." The author reflected that after all this, he seems to have gotten carried away, making Iwanbō feel out of place in the The overall model for Saizuchi is a villainous elf who tricks the giant in what Watsuki was told is a Finnish folktale called "Frost Giant"; he combined that with an "image of a giant-robot pilot." The motif of the entire plotline involving Kenshin in the Fallen Village is based on that same story, with it also taking influence from the comic In the anime Yutarō's father, a well-known swordsman, is dead. Heishin also had no design model; he was designed around the time of the Tomoe chapters when Watsuki was aiming for originality and creating characters that did not obviously look like any other. "The Secret Life of Characters (32) Hiko Seijūrō," Watsuki, Nobuhiro. Kamishimoemon originated from a concept of an aged Sanosuke that was considered for the final Watsuki, Nobuhiro. First, I must advise that the copy I am reviewing is a preview and not the full novel. The story begins in 1878 and follows a pacifist wanderer named Nobuhiro Watsuki created Megumi as a "mature woman," but had no specific model in mind.In the anime, Gohei is the only brother to appear and is more intelligent than his manga counterpart. "The Secret Life of Characters (41) Yukishiro (Himura) Tomoe," Watsuki, Nobuhiro. In the story Gohei tries to take over the Kamiya dojo, but Kenshin prevents him from doing so. Kujiranami was going to be the Terminator-like character that Watsuki initially planned for Usui, but the idea was scrapped again due to him and his assistants being exhausted at the time. All the right elements are delivered with style and sophistication. When he decided to do the extra Sanosuke chapters he created a "comrade from the Sekihō Army — lone explosive expert plotting overthrow of the government." He said that Iori symbolizes peace, Seikū demonstrates selfishness demonstrated by fathers, and Azusa "uh... holds it all together?" Otowa's design model was a previously rejected "Watsuki had no model for Heishin. "The Secret Life of Characters (9) Oniwabanshū ● Hyottoko," Watsuki, Nobuhiro. The storyline was created to act as a bridge to the Raijūta one and to give Yahiko the spotlight. Thanks!! With him being depicted within the framework of Sanosuke's memories, Sōzō ends up being glorified in the story. Dark things happen: the character list has its share of sadists and downright evil people, and there is a ghastly litany of crimes committed in its pages. This made him realize how important it is to decide the scenes and plot in advance. Kenji's character design is "a small Kenshin. The design model for the Hiko in Even though the plot for the "remembrance episodes" was already set before serialization started, which was three and a half years before her debut, Watsuki had no model for Tomoe other than a "super beautiful woman whose intent was unclear" or put simply "cool beauty." The author said that he is not "twisted enough" to place "negative elements in the ideal family." Watsuki originally planned to make Enishi one-handed, but after considering the problems involving a one-handed swordsman facing the skilled Kenshin and deciding that "boss fights" should simply involve a sword versus a sword, he made Kujiranami one-handed instead. He created him after his editor told Watsuki that he needed to put more depth into the black market weapons organization. Tae's personality originates from Watsuki said that he did not have a specific model for Tsubame's personality. "The Secret Life of Characters (47) Gein," Watsuki, Nobuhiro. So the next time you’re tempted to bully some old man at the check out line, just remember they might turn out to be Bahamut (looking at you, Fizban.) The design model is Director-General Luchi of the Akuda Republic from The idea for a one-handed fighter originates from Iba Hachirō, a swordsman from the Bakumatsu. As the story advanced towards Kenshin's final battle, Watsuki realized that the other characters would have no "glamour" and created the Sū-shin on the spot. I recently read two fantasy books that have been on my TBR list for a while, and I really enjoyed them. . "The Secret Life of Characters (45) Otowa Hyōko," Watsuki, Nobuhiro. His personality is that of a "very lively idiot" and is taken from Kazama Kangetsu in Watsuki had no personality model for Otowa and made him cruel because he is a shadow instrument user, which he notes resulted in him being sort of like Kanryū. "The Secret Life of Characters (17) Tsukayama Yutarō," Watsuki, Nobuhiro. The Sū-shin had no design models either; it was simply an easy to draw design and making them quadruplets in Chinese clothes without any tone.