Hi, my name is Keiko and I am artist and concept artist in Takara Cards!In this post, I will share a little bit behind the visual direction of the game!
Like many, I have fond memories of growing up in the 90's and getting in touch with anime for the first time through broadcast TV, They became HUGE here in Brazil where I am from, and everyday at school we would discuss the last episodes: whether Sailor Moon developed a new evolution of her powers, which Zodiac Knight was the strongest, the highlights of the tournament in Yu Yu Hakusho... looking back at that time, it felt like I was in an anime watch club of massive proportions!
Watching those series and being able to talk to friends about it and also making new friends because we shared an interest for those animations made everything even more fun!
When Filipe Dilly - main game designer of Takara- told me that the visual direction of the game would make reference to the anime of those years, I was thrilled! There is a shared love in the team for tokusatsu and anime of the 80's and 90's, and we keep in mind that it should show in the final result.
Maybe these references will pop out to an attentive eye ;)
The idea of creating for this universe in Takara making allusion to the anime of those years keeps me excited throughout the process!
Among other visual influences beyond those, one to remember is the video for "Bad Apple!!", part of the soundtrack of the Touhou Project series, which greatly impacted me!
If any there are any questions, feel free to leave it in the comments and we'll answer them!
Click here to know more about Takara's origins and design! :)