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In Hakkenden: Fiction and Reality, a movie in 2024, some have pointed out, that Inuzuka Shino (Actor: Watanabe Keisuke) and Inusaka Keno (Actor: Itagaki Rihito) are the most outstanding in Hakkenshi/The Eight Dog Warriors. More thinking, both Mr. Watanabe and Mr. Itagaki have gotten ahead from Kamen Rider Zi-O. In original work too, Shino and Keno have common points below: ・They had raised up with female-dressing. ・Their names are derived from Japanese rivers. (From Shinano River or Keno/Kinu River) However, Keno is very beautiful people suitable to female-dressing, but Shino isn't very suitable to it. According to Fusehime Yashiki (https://fusehime.la.coocan.jp/), a homepage of thinking about Hakkenden, it seems that Keno and Shino have a bad relationship. It seems, that they have sense rivalry each other because they had raised up with female-dressing commonly. On the other hand, in my projects, "Harem Protagonists as Hakkenshi/The Eight Dog Warriors" "Garupan Capt...

On a whim, by using PixAI, I generated an animation, "As Inuyama Dosetsu, both Ichijou Raku and Nishi Kinuyo are battling each other to devote Fusehime Goddess the weaker spirit." Kinuyo: "It's OK for you to kill me, Ichijou-san." Raku: "No! It's ridiculous, Nishi! Why do we have to kill each other to decide which stronger Inuyama Dosetsu?!" Come to think of it, I made that man draw an illustration, "As Inuzuka Shino, both Itou Makoto and Nishizumi Miho are attacking each other to devote Fusehime Goddess weaker one's spirit." In this time, it's "Inuyama Dosetsu's version."  If I feel like it, I may be able to generate all animations of "Each Hakkenshi/The Eight Dog Warriors." Casting of "Harem Protagonists as Hakkenshi" and "Garupan Captain Group as Hakkenshi" is below. Harem Protagonists as Hakkenshi 仁(Jin)/benevolent: Inue Shinbei: Kasugano Haruka(Yosuga No Sora): (CV: Shimono Hiro) ...

Today, in DomoAI, I got credits for generating animations. So, I decided to generate animations, of "Harem Protagonists as Hakkenshi" and "Garupan Captain Group as Hakkenshi", based on Nansou Satomi Hakkenden, again. By using Seedance 2.5, This time was I generated each 30s animations. The result was like this. I've not been satisfied these animations because these animations were that people were only walking here. So I added phrase into prompt below, "and drawing their own weapons." The results were below. Eventually, the result was failure. Both of them have occurred hallucination. Their weapons and hairs were a bit different from resources. Almost of them have katanas. Does it mean, that the present AI systems are immature and they can't deal with a whopping 8 people. Of course, I also need to challenge to generate animations more from the present AI systems. Casting of "Harem Protagonists as Hakkenshi" and "Garupan Captain Grou...

By using Domo AI and Seedance 2.5, I tried to generate AI animations, "Harem Protagonists as Hakkenshi" and "Garupan Captain Group as Hakkenshi" , based on Nansou Satomi Hakkenden. It's useful because we can generate 30 seconds video by Seedance 2.5/ My trying animation is "Hakkenshi/The Eight Dog Warriors are walking to here shoulder by shoulder." Thumbnails are below: Their weapon is a bit different. Anyway, at first, I generated 2 animations of 16s It wasn't very bad. However, it looks the protagonists are only Inue Shinbei Group (Kasugano Harukka and Shimada Arisu) And their wepons are a bit different (For example, Anchovy's Inukai Genpachi's jitte has become gone). And I tried to 30 seconds versions of each group. As I expected, the details were different from original, (such as Yuuki Rito's Inusaka Keno's weapon, Itou Makoto's Inuzuka Shino's hear and so on.) About Garupan Captain Group as Hakkenshi too, the clothes o...

Ever since it was published in the late Edo period, Kyokutei Bakin’s (Takizawa Bakin’s) Nansō Satomi Hakkenden (hereafter Hakkenden) has been widely read by people of all ages and genders. A major turning point came in 1886 (Meiji 18), when Tsubouchi Shōyō, who at the time was president of Tokyo Imperial University (now the University of Tokyo), published Shōsetsu Shinzui (The Essence of the Novel). In this work, Shōyō advocated realism in fiction, arguing that “novels should focus on depicting human psychology.” At the same time, he went so far as to argue that didactic tales of rewarding good and punishing evil, such as Hakkenden, were outdated. From that point onward, the foundations of the modern Japanese novel in the Meiji era—including Romanticism and Naturalism—are said to have taken root, while Hakkenden came to be regarded as old-fashioned and gradually ceased to be widely read. As a fan of Hakkenden, I have complicated feelings about Shōsetsu Shinzui. On the one hand, I feel ...

“Oshikatsu”—One of the Keywords in Today’s Japanese Market For a long time, I thought that oshikatsu—activities devoted to supporting one’s favorite person, character, or work—had nothing to do with me. That was because I rarely felt particularly passionate about a specific celebrity or fictional character. Apparently, however, there is a difference between simply being a fan and engaging in oshikatsu: While fans tend to support something passively, people engaged in oshikatsu actively try to spread awareness of their favorite subject’s appeal and activities through social media and other channels. In that case, since I want to introduce Nansō Satomi Hakkenden to people overseas, perhaps what I am doing can be described as “Hakkenden oshikatsu.” ChatGPT seems to agree. My ultimate goals, however, are to attract more international tourists to Tateyama in Chiba Prefecture and to use that as a stepping stone toward making Japan a major tourism-oriented country. When I asked ChatGPT about ...

I've forgotten to contract with LitVideo, another animation generating systems. LitVideo has Seedance 2.0 VIP, one latest anime generating system. So I tried to make animations, " 'Harem Protagonists as Hakkenshi' and 'Garupan Captain Group as Hakkenshi' are walking to here." Reference Illustrations were two below; The Result was, About Harem Protagonists as Hakkenshi: All of 8 people appeared, but their weapons were a bit different from original. About Garupan Captain Group as Hakkenshi: only 5 people appeared. It seems, that even about Seedance 2.0 VIP, the system is immature to show 8 people with correct height and costumes. However, I expect evolution AI anime generating system. Actually, I want to watch animations, that Harem Protagonists and Garupan Captain Group, as Hakkenshi/The Eight Dog Warriors, are battling to enemies iercely with covered in blood. Casting of "Harem Protagonists as Hakkenshi" and "Garupan Captain Group as Hakke...

  I've gathered illustrations, "Harem Protagonists as Hakkenshi" and "Garupan Captain Group as Hakkenshi", by Mihoniumu-san(@gupmihoniumu, key(gaigaigai123)). In next time, I'm thinking, "Can I make AI animations that 'Harem Protagonists as Hakkenshi' or 'Garupan Captain Group as Hakkenshi' are each gathered." But it's not gone well yet. Based illustrations are two below. By using PixAI i2v4 and Seedance 2.0 of DomoAI, I made animations, "Harem Protagonists as Hakkenshi or Garupan Captain Group as Hakkenshi are coming here shoulder by shoulder." But both of them were failure. These are animations generated by Seedance 2.0. In "Garupan Captain Group Version", Mika as Inumura Daikaku were gone. In "Harem Protagonists Version", the numbers were too exceed. These are animations generated by PixAI i2v4. In "Garupan Captain Group Version", their heights were about same. In "Harem Protagonis...

I keep paying that person to fulfill my illustration requests. I once heard somewhere that people say: “Neither illustrations nor novels are any good unless they have a strong theme.” In other words: “When requesting an illustration, the request itself also needs a strong theme.” In my case, I hope the themes with the greatest impact are: “Harem Protagonists as the Eight Dog Warriors/Hakkenshi” “Girls und Panzer Commanders as the Eight Dog Warriors/Hakkenshi” —in other words, my Eight Dog Warriors/Hakkenshi series. According to Google Gemini, a “strong theme” is: “In art and creative works, a central subject with such a powerful message that it strikes deeply at the viewer’s heart.” In the context of art and creative works—films, novels, music, and so on—it means the message or idea that the creator most strongly wants to convey through the work. Meaning: It presents a universal subject, such as “love,” “war,” or “human ego,” in a powerful and distinctive way. Characteristics: It deepl...

 I decided to write this article with English entirely. I'm happy to be able to gather round of the illustrations, "Hakkenshi/The Eight Dog Warriors of 'Harem Protagonists' and 'Garupan Captain Group' ", showing their orbs version. As 8 groups and 16 people, I'll show all of illustrations and their concepts. They're the fusion of "Japanese Edo culture" and "Cool Japan"! I must thank too much, Mihoniumu-san(@gupmihoniumu, key_(gaigaigai123)) Hakkenshi/The Eight Dog Warriors of “Harem Protagonists” and “Girls Und Panzer Captain Group” , based on Nanso Satomi Hakkenden/The Eight Dog Chronicles. “仁（Jin/benevolent）": Inue Shinbei: Kasugano Haruka (Yosuga No Sora) and Shimada Arisu (All-Stars University Team) : “The doctors” who scatter the wind and the medicine of immortality. "義（Gi/justice）": Inukawa Sosuke: Manaka Junpei (Ichigo 100%) and Nishizumi Maho (Kuromorimine Girls’ Academy) : “The servants” who is holding...

Again, I requested Mihoniumu-san(@gupmihoniumu, key(gaigaigai123)) an illustration. This time is, “As Inue Shinbei, Kasugano Haruka and Shimada Arisu are showing orbs of 仁(Jin/benevolent) Haruka and Arisu: We’re Inue Shinbei Masashi. We have orbs of 仁(Jin/benevolent). Finally, I've collected illustrations 8 pairs and 16 people. I want to show gather round of these pictures soon. They are very cool! HAKKENSHI! FIGHT FOR JUSTICE!! Casting of "Harem Protagonists as Hakkenshi" and "Garupan Captain Group as Hakkenshi" is below. Harem Protagonists as Hakkenshi 仁(Jin)/benevolent: Inue Shinbei: Kasugano Haruka(Yosuga No Sora): (CV: Shimono Hiro) 義(Gi/justice): Inukawa Sosuke: Manaka Junpei(Ichigo 100%): (CV: Suzumura Kenichi) 礼(Rei/courtesy): Inumura Daikaku: Yuiga Nariyuki(We Never Learn): (CV: Oosaka Ryota) 智(Chi/wisdom): Inusaka Keno: Yuuki Rito(To Love Ru): (CV: Watanabe Akino) 忠(Chuu/loyalty): Inuyama Dosetsu: Ichijou Raku(Nisekoi): (CV: Uchiyama Koki) 信(Shin/fai...