SPIRIT's Diary

I got a requested illustration from Mihoniumu-san(@gupmihoniumu, key(gaigaigai123)) This time was, "Itou Makoto and Kay are sleeping in the bed." Kay: Makoto...I love you. Makoto: I love you too. Actually, from this illustration, I made two animations by using PixAI and PowerDirector. However, drawing is very explicit, so I hesitate to publish in this blog. I'm wondering how I use the 2 animations. At any rate, both PixAI and Powerdirector make me surprised. We can many things by using both of them.

I have always told myself, “Politics and the economy are not things I can do anything about by myself. All I can do is focus on what I am capable of doing right now.” And yet, look at the mess I have made of things this month. “I couldn’t stop myself from overspending on PixAI, nor could I control the money I wasted on overeating and excessive drinking. In the end, I even had to sell some of my stocks just to cover my credit card payments. That goes against the principles of dollar-cost averaging, and it also goes against my own belief in contributing to society through investment. I’m really disappointed in myself.” Recently, I have often been calming myself down by listening to The Song of Hakaider while carefully looking at the group illustrations I commissioned from that artist: “The Hakkenshi of the Harem Protagonists” and “The Hakkenshi of the Girls und Panzer Captains.” (I mean the versions in which each of them is showing their spirit bead.) Apparently, though, even that is not...

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...

Yesterday, I met peers of developmental disorder. But when returning home, I wasted money again, for both paying PixAI and buying liquor. So I became very depressed. I'm always thinking, I'm thinking that can I do something about these much wasting? Honestly, animations generated by PixAI are fun. Today, it just hit me. I often go to art museums, such as Miyagi Art Museum. But it's been rare that i appreciate arts, except Okamoto Taro, Pablo Picasso's opuses and so on. I go to other arts at once after I see one art I should watch arts more closely. I'm requesting illustrations to one illustrator by paying money. To relieve my stress without paying money, I have to watch his illustrations more closely. I love Nansou Satomi Hakkenden, and made him illustrate Hakkenden-related illustrations. I have to watch more closely. To relieve my stress, I changed wallpapers of my iPhone and PC. Of cource, the wallpaper was Hakkenden-related illustrations. I'm volatile and hot...

“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...

On some corners of the internet, there are indeed voices saying, "Hakkenden should be made into an NHK Taiga drama." If it ever happened, I would be nothing but grateful. Still, I cannot help wondering whether it is actually possible.     One factor that makes Hakkenden difficult to adapt for the screen is its sheer length. After all, the original work took twenty-eight years to complete. Considering that scale, perhaps only the running time of an NHK Taiga drama could keep up with it.   (The 2024 film Hakkenden seems to have had reasonably decent reviews.) Of course, it could also be broadcast as something like one of TV Asahi's Super Sentai series. But would children today be interested in heroes who do not transform, let alone in something close to a period drama? (Lemon-chan from Kochikame likes period dramas, though.)     In addition, while the story of Hakkenden is long, its content is fundamentally simple: good triumphs over evil. ...