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The first series of "Liliput Kingdom" has come to an end, and we're now entering the second series!
There, three new members of "Morning Musume." who appear as Lilimoni, are heading towards a certain person.
Who are they?
These three people are heading towards the father of Lilipat Kingdom.
Director Sugano Yoshinori.
He joined Japanese television in 1990.
After that, he was involved in the production of "Mononoke Hime" in Studio Ghibli.
We would like you to tell us a lot about the unknown secrets of Lilipat Kingdom.
Hello.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you, too.
All three of you watched the first series, right?
Yes.
What do you think of it?
There is a video cover, isn't there?
It's different from a normal manga, isn't it?
So I was wondering what it would be like.
I was worried. I wasn't worried, but I was looking at it like, "Huh?"
You thought it was creepy at first, didn't you?
Why does Lilipat have such a big face?
Lilipat is small.
It's only about ten centimeters tall.
Yes.
If the face is small, you can't see it well, can you?
That's why Lilipat has a big face.
It looks heavy, doesn't it?
If you turn it into a doll, it will fall down, right?
You can't stand up, can you?
There are various Lilipat characters.
Yes.
Who do you think looks like this character?
Yasuda-san looks like him.
Yes, he does.
He does, doesn't he?
Who do you think looks like him the most?
His eyebrows look like him.
His eyes look like him.
Takahashi-san looks like him, too.
Takahashi-san...
It's not Ogawa-san, it's Ogawa-san.
Makocchan, right?
Yes.
Does she look like her?
Yes, she does.
She does.
And I think this character looks like her a lot.
I feel like she's grown up.
So Kei-chan, Makocchan and Ai-chan look like you.
Yoshizawa-san looks like him.
Abe-san has a weird look too.
Kago-san looks like him, too.
Does Suzi-san look like her?
- They all look like her. - Even Riigaki-san.
- Even Riigaki-san looks like her. - Even Riigaki - san looks like her.
13 people, right? How did you come up with that mysterious power?
Were you all with the staff?
We all thought about what kind of power would be good and decided on it.
If you have all of them, you can do anything, can't you?
That's right. Why don't we do it together?
But in the end, we all worked together and defeated Durasana, right?
Yes.
Where did you come up with the name "Liliput Kingdom"?
There are several countries in "Gulliver's Journey".
Gulliver travels to various countries around the world.
One of them is a small human country. That's Liliput Kingdom.
But in Liliput Kingdom, there are not only Liliput Kingdom, but other countries as well.
There are various villages in Liliput Kingdom, and they appear in a new series.
In one of them, three people live in a wizarding village.
I can't tell you more than that, though.
How is "Liliput Kingdom" made?
First of all, we design everyone's face and shape.
Then we design each one of them to move.
It's difficult to say in one word.
How do you shoot the scene where Mai-chan and everyone in the wizarding village talk together?
I'll explain while watching the video.
Yes.
Please watch the video.
First of all, only Mai-chan appeared.
In this way, only Mai-chan's picture without a character is taken.
You can't see the character at all, can you?
First of all, we take a picture without a character at all.
I wonder if there is a character there.
Does your voice come out a lot?
My voice is...
This is where I'm talking.
I record my voice at another time, so I don't know my voice here.
It's difficult.
I look at the scenario, imagine that I'm here, I'm here like this and I'm talking like this.
I talk while imagining it.
After that, I try to match the characters with the video I took.
I haven't been able to adjust the color and other details yet.
I do it over and over again to decide the last play.
Thank you for watching until the end.
This is complete. The character is colored and shadows are falling.
Look at the shadows below.
This is very realistic.
The face is big and the body is thin.
There are a lot of wonderful memories I will never forget.
It's actually standing on the other side of the hand.
It's made to hide the shape of the hand.
Dark light and so on are added later and completed.
That's how it's done.
It's amazing.
It's realistic, isn't it?
It's actually called "lighting".
Even in CG, we remake it over and over again while thinking about the condition of the light.
How long does it take you to shoot?
Shooting...
I do it from morning to late at night for several days.
But the most time it takes is after shooting.
It takes a lot of time to make a character.
We design everyone's faces and shape them.
And we have to make it work in CG, right?
It takes months, two or three months.
It actually takes that much time to shoot Mai- chan's picture.
It's hard work.
Director Suga and his computer graphics team are made up of a total of 30 people.
They mainly work in the art development room in Japanese TV.
They spend their days and nights using computers to make "Liliput Kingdom".
What is the story of the second series about?
In the second series, the new series, "Lilypad Kingdom" is about adventure in various villages in the kingdom.
Yes.
And the three of them live in a village of wizards in the village.
Yes.
And actually, Natch, Marippe and Ivonne come there and the three of them meet each other.
Yes.
And the three of them fight against the evil devil with Natch, Marippe and Ivonne's power.
Yes.
That's the role.
Yes.
And Natch, Marippe and Ivonne's power is that someone in them stretches out somewhere in their body.
They stretch out like this.
Yes.
I think they have that kind of mysterious power.
Please tell me more about it.
It's a secret for someone, though.
We will also participate in the second series.
Have you decided on a character yet?
Well...
You said you would design it first.
Yes.
Could you show me what you've done so far?
Yes.
Let's see it.
I want to see it.
But...
I think I know what it is.
What do you think?
What do you think, Tanaka-san?
What do you think of your own face?
What?
First of all...
You look like Elena.
You look dissatisfied.
What?
You know...
On second thought...
I think you look like Gotoh.
Oh, you mean me?
Maybe you don't look like me.
Oh, really?
Don't we have similar mouths?
Mouths, right?
What about you, Tanaka-san?
They look so similar!
Their sides are similar.
Their ears are similar, aren't they?
That's not all.
Next, we're going to make them three-dimensional like this.
Yes.
Wow!
Like this.
They all look similar.
Oh, they do!
I was surprised!
I was surprised.
This is a pose like this because we haven't been able to make it move yet.
They look similar, don't they?
They do!
They do, don't they?
What about you, Kami-san?
They do look similar.
We're going to put colors and make-up on their faces,
put on clothes and design their clothes,
and in the end, we're going to make them three- dimensional.
Their mouths are similar.
Their mouths are similar?
Yes.
This one.
What about you, Michishin-san?
I think their eyes are similar in shape.
This one looks similar.
This one.
Definitely this one.
What? This one?
They don't have a face right now, right?
Their faces don't move at all, right?
Yes.
We're going to make their mouths, eyes and eyebrows all move.
Yes.
The animators will observe their habits,
and we're going to give them similar ways of speaking and facial expressions.
Yes.
Their images may change as they move, right?
Yes.
Thank you for today!
Thank you!
Please continue to make fun stories!
Yes!
We'll do our best, too! Thank you!
Thank you! Do your best!
Yes!
And now, we will show you a little bit of the second series of "Lilypad Kingdom"!
"Lilypad Kingdom"!
After reviving the demon Dracena and granting Mai- chan's seven wishes,
the Lilymonies have returned to Lilypad Kingdom and are having a lot of fun!
Ah! Puri!
Hm? Omame-chan, your turn, Puri!
Okay, Puri!
Well then, everyone...
See you later, Puri!
Mokutan... Kei-chan...
Promise me you won't cry, Puri!
Puri...
Bye-bye, Puri!
And so, the two of them left, but...
After this, I never even dreamed of a major incident that would once again give way to Lilypad Kingdom!
Please look forward to the second series of "Lilypad Kingdom"!