Yana’s comments on genderbend!Kuroshitsuji characters

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Blog posts 01.07.2013 – 09.07.2013

English translation:

1. Sebastian

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I have the feeling [he looks like one of those] female characters in fighting games. Those who are about 180cm [*5′’9′] tall…

Women in suits are the best.

2. Baldroy and Mey-Rin

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When
you do something like this [genderbend parody] it’s boring if you
draw characters who look androgynous by nature, since their [outward
appearance] won’t change that much. So I feel like drawing
characters in the order of their manliness [or womanliness].

Characters
like Agni and Nina are especially suitable [when it comes to
genderbend parodies]. Or Lizzie.

3. Lizzie

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Lizzie: I’ve found this cute thing so I bought it [for you]~.

[Her
outward appearance] hasn’t changed that much from her usual one. A
‘dog-type’ ‘otomen’? [**’dog type’ = people
who express their affection for others very openly. For your
information, you can
read
more
about this here. **‘otomen’ = girlish boys. More
information can be obtained here.]

That ‘female butler’ I drew yesterday [*Sebastian] is so popular among my assistants and now I’m torn because they keep telling me “Do that [genderbend parody] in the main story, too. Quick!” (lol)

4. Lizzie 2

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“This time, *I will protect you.” [*note: personal pronoun: ‘Boku’]

5. Agni

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A
tall, dark-skinned woman (about 180 cm [5′‘9′] tall) with big
breasts and white hear, who is gentle like a goddess and has
superhuman strength, just like a fierce god… That sounds like a
character in which I put all my ideals!!

However, a shonen manga in which most characters are female and around 30 years old…? [*note: referring to genderbend!Sebastian, Baldroy and Agni] I wonder what kind of people would read such a manga.

If I created a male-female master-servant duo, I automatically would want to write about social division mixed with romance. That’s why most master-servant duos [in Kuroshitsuji] are duos of the same sex. However, I think it actually would have been okay if there had been a romantic duo among them as well.

Madam Red and Grelle are a male-female pair but I somehow think [their relationship] cannot be compared to romance. I have the feeling they were closer than that. Their mood was like in “Sex and the city”, “The Adventures of Priscilla“ or “Burlesque”.

6. P4

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Redmond: “Oh, Ms Phantomhive, your tie is crooked.”

Text above Greenhill: She’s the girl who can cook the best among them.

I have the feeling that this version might have been more fun… However, I think there were neither boarding schools for girls nor uniforms for female students in the 19th century yet.

The reason why I’ve been drawing so many girls lately is that as far as the eye can reach, there are currently almost only dudes wearing morning suits in the actual main story.

[Let me draw more] ribbons! Frills! Ribbons! Frills! Lace! Tassels! Lace-up boots! Waist~~~~!! *having a fit*

Ugggggh—–!!!!

7. Nina Hopkins

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Nina: “Everyone who’s over 15 years old can go home.”

[…] Oh, today’s illustration is not Clayton. Though they turned out to look more alike than I intended (lol)

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