Re:CREATORS Guidebook Pg. 152, Matayoshi interview

COLUMN 5 Setsuna’s artist



The illustrations and PV drawn by Shimazaki Setsuna are important parts of the anime. Matayoshi, who worked on the original illustrations, was asked about his relationship to the work.

PROFILE

Illustrator. Born in 1982. Leader of the circle [System Kitchen Pantsu].

–Matayoshi-san, tell about when you started drawing illustrations.

Matayoshi: I’ve been drawing since I was small. I started digital drawing in earnest after the society members bought me my own computer.

–How did you come to be in charge of the illustration of Shimazaki Setsuna?

Matayoshi: We were contacted by Aniplex, and decided to have a meeting. Since I didn’t know to what extent I would be directly involved, I was wondering what small parts I would be tasked with… That was what I was thinking about, then I got the news that I would be in charge of the illustration for Shimazaki Setsuna, and I was really shocked. I was delighted to be so deeply involved in the work.

–In the illustration used for [world Etude], if there was any part that left a particularly deep impression on you, please tell us.

Matayoshi: I had to draw the image that Setsuna had of Altair, with the lyrics overlapping. The most powerful image is the one of Altair shouting.

–What kind of image does Matayoshi-san have of Setsuna?

Matayoshi: A very cute, laughing girl who loves drawing with all her soul.

–Please tell us your thoughts after waching the original anime [Re:CREATORS].

Matayoshi: During the production of the anime, to get an image of Altair, I read the character setting and scenario many times, so I had a clear image in my head of how the character moved. But when I saw how everyone moved in the final product, it was completely different from what I had imagined, and that was interesting. No matter how many times I watched episode #22, I cried.

TL’s note: The illustrations and captions accompanying this page can be found here: https://imgur.com/gallery/92qW5