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✧ 　mikoto graphics ⠀𓂃

f2u, only with credit! no need to reblog but very appreciated! ↳ req for anon!! ++ good in dark & light mode

i love milgram.... (sorry these were posted late i had a lot of stuff to do today)

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FOOL's MATE Update Post #11

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Pre-Release Trailer

I've started to work on the pre-release trailer. This is also for a class. This time, it's for my Commercial Production class. It's based off of the first PV that was released for MILGRAM. A lot of the information is just a placeholder until I have the correct information.

Other Stuff

The past month I've been sorta burnt out on and off. So I haven't done as much work as I wanted to. I've worked on some music and the poster a little. I recorded like, 10 lines of the voice over. The VO edit is progressing nicely. I've gotten the first 2 batches back from my guy.

Estimated Release Date Correction

In my last update, I said that I was pushing back the release date due to technical issues, and in the research doc, the release was set as summer 2025. What I forgot to mention in the last update was that I've decided to turn what was originally a project for my documentary class into my capstone because of its size. What that means is that it's pretty much going to be my final project now. So now I'm fixing the estimated release to the fall since that is what I meant for it to be. Sorry for any confusion!

General Life Updates

This was going to be its own post, but I guess I'll put it here. I don't wanna be that person, but due to the scale of this project and the fact that I will be continuing to do stuff like this, I've opened a Patreon. Join it if you want. I won't force anyone. There's already some stuff up there for some tiers.

Changes

Added

Haruka’s crime

Yuno T3 “life”

Links

Research Doc (Comments on like always)

Milanote

Reddit Post

Patreon

Commission Form

Volunteer Form

Limited DVD Drop Input Form

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FOOL's MATE Master Post

What is "FOOL's MATE"?

FOOL's MATE is an in-production documentary about Kayano Mikoto from MILGRAM. The goal of FOOL's MATE is to discuss all of the theories and dive into all of the aspects of his character.

MILGRAM (ミルグラム) is an ongoing interactive music project by DECO*27 and Takuya Yamanaka that was first established in April 2020. MILGRAM is a mysterious, magical prison that houses 10 prisoners who have all committed a murder, and it’s the job of the guard to determine if their crimes are forgivable. Mikoto, the 9th prisoner, has Dissociative Identity Disorder. This means that he has multiple personalities/identities called “Alters”. Because of this, he has the most complex and confusing story out of all the prisoners. No one knows who truly committed "his" murder.

Why am I doing this?

I'm currently getting my Bachelor's in Digital Media Production, and I'm having a documentary class. I thought I'd get a head start on pre-production so I could make something big and not waste my time on research. I'm also making this as something for my portfolio.

FOOL's MATE is currently in full-on production mode right now!

Notes

The research document is sorta like a jumping-off point for multiple other things like the script and a shot list. Because I'm basing my script off of this, it's sorta wordy and there are some jokes (one's an inside joke).

So far in terms of filming, I'm planning on having a scene where I go to an actual psychic to get their opinion on Mikoto's tarot reading in MeMe. There will also be a continuous scene that's going to be sorta inspired by Mystery Files, so me presenting this shit to my friends like an insane person. 

Disclaimers

I do not claim to be a mental health professional by any means. This documentary is being made for entertainment purposes only. If I get anything wrong, please correct me.

I do not condone the harassment of any involved party due to the contents of this project.

The content in this documentary is supposed to have a neutral viewpoint and be based on fact and common theories unless stated otherwise.

Tags

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Behind the Scenes - #fools mate bts

Update Posts - #fools mate update

Polls - #fools mate poll

Asks - #fools mate asks

Storyboards - #fools mate boards

Promo Videos - #fools mate pv

Misc - #fools mate extras

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Commissions

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Links

FAQ

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Latest Tumblr Update

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This post will be updated as time goes on

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FOOL's MATE Update Post #5

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School Date: Fall, Term 9, Week 1

Haven't done much this month. Mainly just house keeping stuff. Most of the changes to the research doc have been made in the past week because I wanted to have this update out on the 6th.

Obligatory happy birthday to our favorite mentally ill twink. I'll be adding today's timeline to all of the documents that it needs later today. So It wont be in today's research compile. I'll give a little bit of what I think here though. I find it interesting that it's John who's in it and that he's still playing the monster act. I'll make a full post about it soon.

I was also watching Akidearest's newest video which reminded me that I should probably define what Japan counts as murder. So I wrote up a quick slide that takes what she read off of an article about if writing in the Death Note counts as murder. I'll expand it using other and more appropriate sources soon. I just want to have that slide and those ideas down so I don't forget about it.

Pre-Pro Mode

I have officially started my Pre-Production class. I'll be posting work that I do for that class whenever I have it done. The main assignments for the class, in order of due date, are the project proposal, budget, scripts and storyboards. I have the class Tuesdays, so these posts will likely be on Tuesdays.

Prototype Intro

Here's the finalized prototype intro. There isn't any audio in this version. There was audio in the version I turned into my teacher. I would have had to cut some things out and the timeline got messed up somehow, so I just rendered a different comp that contains everything that I wanted to render.

Promo Video

I've started to make the first promo video. I wanted to have it ready for Mikoto's birthday, but that's obviously not happening. So now my goal is to have this done for Double's anniversary. Here's the storyboard.

Changes

Added

How did he not get caught

General Music Info

What in Japan counts as murder?

English Covers

Finished

Vocal styles

Expanded

Birthstones

The Role of Jackalopes in MILGRAM

Links

Mikoto’s & John’s Speech Patterns

Moved

The Kayano System in a Musical Context under Mikoto’s & John’s Speech Patterns

Links

Research Doc (Comments on like always)

Milanote

Reddit Post

Feedback Form

Commission Form

Volunteer Form

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FOOL's MATE Update Post #2

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Before I start this post, I would like to bring up something that I saw on the cancer that it Twitter. DO NOT HARASS THE STAFF OVER THE T2 SUMMERY AND T3 COMMENCEMENT. Sucks that that needs to be said.

People Suck Man + Delays

I was planning on filming the interview and I emailed probably about 50 people. Not a single positive response. At least this got me to buy a small light kit.

I was also planning on listening to a Jekyll & Hyde audio book while on a plane and work on that section of the doc. My volume was at 100% and it was too quiet. So that's been delayed.

I Made an Anonymous Feedback Form

Made this so that people who don't wanna publicly give feedback for whatever reason feel comfortable doing so. However, if ANYONE abuses this, I will have to enable email collection. You can't see others responses, so you will still be anonymous. The email collection would just be in case I have to block someone.

https://forms.gle/Wv5S5744asszjmGf7

Finally got to do Audio Related Things

I can't really do that stuff at school because there is constant noise. So since I've been home, I was able to do this stuff. I didn't get through it all so I'll try to do Double if I don't have noisy neighbors this year.

Poster Update

I held a poll over a month ago to decide between 4 drafts for the poster/key art/thumbnail. Option 3 won so here's the sketch of John. I haven't been actively working on this and mainly have been working on this when I want to draw. If you have any critiques, feel free to share.

Illustrations and Assets

So, Adobe fucked up Photoshop a few months ago and recently Illustrator. So I've had to downgrade to Photoshop 25.4 which was released in January so I can use it for more then 1 minute. Then Illustrator was just really fucking laggy. Other from that, I'm about half way done with vector graphics. I still have to go through a bunch of pictures and get rid of the backgrounds.

I also decided to try to make some 3D graphics so I've finally decided to learn Blender. Me and a friend are also probably going to work together to make a prop since he has a 3D printer. I also bought Paintstorm Studio which is more of a digital painting software then drawing, but I've found that it's really good for design. I just wish I bought it during 2020 when it was $10.

I've also been working on adding image credits to the research doc. There are a bunch of images that I don't know who made them. I have a list on the beginning of the doc if you want to help with that.

Since I'm expanding on the DID section, I would like to make a request.

Since I've seen some systems floating around here, can you fact check me? I really DO NOT want to get important information wrong. I don't think I've gotten much wrong if at all, but I just wanna be 100% sure.

Changes

Expanded

Foils

DID Terms

Extra info here & there

Modified

Prisoner Genres

Got rid of “(Tentative)” on title page

Moved

Theories about who Es is into Ch8 

“The Kayano System and Es are more connected than we think.” into “MILGRAM Theories” 

Added

Special Thanks

More theories 

Images

Other

Cleaned slides

Links

Research Doc (Comments on like always)

Milanote

Reddit Post

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FOOL's MATE FAQ

More questions will be added as they come up.

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Q: Why do we talk about his relationships with the others? 

A: The relationships amongst the prisoners can affect each other. For example, if one person does not like someone else, there might be a major conflict. 

Q: Are you going to talk about the other prisoners in detail?

A: Only if they become relevant.

Q: Do you know Japanese?

A: Sort of. I’m not that good at it, but I can do very simple translations.

Q: Can you legally do this?

A: Yes. This falls under fair use as parody/critique. As for the use of the music, I just need to get a license

Q: Where/when will the be released? Will it be free?

A: The current plan is to release this on YouTube in fall 2025 for free on YouTube.

Q: Will there be any merch available?

A: I’m planning on making a permanent poster and t-shirts, likely with Forthwall. I am also hoping on making a limited edition DVD with some extra merch after the initial public release.

Q: What about the novel, manga, covers, or Minigram? Are you going to cover those?

A: I will be going into the novel. I won’t be going into the covers since they were confirmed to be non-canon some time between the release of Umbilical and Bring it On. I won’t be going into Minigram in much detail, as it’s a spinoff.

Q: Isn't Mikoto a negative stereotype?

A: Not necessarily. He's a positive spin on a negative stereotype. There's a lot of depth and detail put into Mikoto and John as characters. Their story isn't just "oooo, evil murder alter".

Q: Why are you doing this?

A: I think Mikoto is an interesting character. He has a lot of depth and is well written.

Q: Are you doing any promotional events?

A: Maybe. As of now, I don't think I'll do much if anything. I might do a screening if I have the money, but that's probably on the bottom of my list of things to advertise FOOL's MATE.

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Should I mention John's Minigram appearances in FOOL's MATE?

I'm on the fence about it. Technically, Minigram is, at most, level 2 canon as it's a comedy spin off that takes place during T1. I've put together the slides with basic info for now.

Yay or nay

Include it

Don't include it

Voting ended onJun 7, 2024