Video Series: Heartless Deceit

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Since 2018, I have worked on a non-profit, web series, passion project based on the Danganronpa franchise, named Danganronpa: (He)Artless Deceit. As of 2023, several trailers and the entire prologue has been released!

I am the director, character designer, lead artist, writer, 3D modeler of this project. I also handle several other tasks such as helping with video editing, compiling voice lines, and social media management.

Initial Designs and Finalised Designs:

The characters have gone through several design changes since the beginning of the project. As there are many characters, I am unable to show all of the differences, but I will include a few below!

Izanami Hoshimiya Design Development:

Shion Morita Design Development:

Denshi Shigenobu Design Development:

Kou Design Development:

Sprite:

As Danganronpa is a visual novel, a large amount of sprites is needed to convey the emotions a character is expressing. I have created a total of 464 sprites as of now with the help of my staff.

Main Story Sprites:

Side Story Sprites:

Splash Art:

With a group of artists helping me, I've created splash art for every character. The image below showcases the initial sketches, and after will display the finalised ones.

Splash Art Concepts:

Finalised Splash Art - Main Story:

Finalised Splash Art - Side Story:

Trailers:

Several trailers were made to explore the world and story of Heartless Deceit. I storyboarded and planned each trailer as well as created assets for it, such as the additional artworks needed.

Trailer #1 - "Mystery of Hanako":