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Emma's Desing!

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💌;; Translation and opinion ✨

( The image quality is so bad I want to 😭- sorryyyy)

Until her birthday arrives, I decided to let out something about this character that’s had me thinking for days.

I came across some official info about a discussion between Posuka and Shirai regarding Emma’s design. I’ve already mentioned how MUCH I LOVE Emma’s design — every detail that shapes her figure and expressions feels just right for what the character represents. It’s not overwhelming to look at, but it still keeps that attractive quality a main character should have in a story like this.

This info feels more like Shirai’s requests seen from Posuka’s POV. They’re short but precise — something Posuka could rely on when sketching Emma’s first designs.

I’m going to list them, and for each one I’ll share my thoughts, because I think a lot of the traits here help us appreciate Emma’s aesthetics and physical appearance 🌻✨

I've also talked about how much I love her character, that is, how it's built and my favorite qualities. You can read it here!

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https://www.tumblr.com/natdeemma/776487935280316416/63194-emma-opinion-recommendation?source=share

① “ 𝙀𝙢𝙢𝙖 ”

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② “ 𝙃𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙧: 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙪𝙣 ”

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For translation reasons, I assume that after emphasizing her name, Shirai is referring to her hair color here. But beyond that, maybe he meant that the color they chose should be something we could associate with the brightness and strength of the sun — not exactly “red,” but something eye-catching like sunlight itself. If I’m not mistaken, warm colors like yellow, red, and orange are often linked to joy and represent positive attitudes and “warm” influences, so to speak. If that’s right, I think it’s really sweet how Shirai was already trying to reflect Emma’s personality in something as simple as her hair color. You can tell he wanted to use it as a physical complement — and I personally think it worked beautifully.

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③ “ 𝘿𝙧𝙖𝙬 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙪𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙣 ”

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Ever since I read that request, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about what kind of face Posuka imagined when sketching Emma. Did she look up references of foreign people to figure out how Emma should look? That’s totally something I’d do xD. I also wonder if she based it on a specific region of the world to capture that kind of “foreign face” Emma has.

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I’ve read a lot of headcanons about the nationalities of TPN kids based on their design and physical appearance. For example: when Ray gets brought up, a lot of people say he might be Italian or American. As for Emma, I agree with those who say she could be Russian or Scottish — maybe even a mix of both? Either way, I love imagining her with that background.

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I still get confused by the “uneven” part of Emma’s design. Like… what exactly? Does it refer to her expressions? Or is it just another way of saying she needed to have a “foreign” look? I know Japanese society is one of the most homogeneous in the world (the physical traits of the population are almost 90% similar btw [op/p]), so if I go off of that, then Emma’s appearance had to be “different” or “uneven” to preserve that foreign impression.

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④ “ 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙨 ”

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It’s so funny how Emma’s iconic antenna was originally meant to be “three hairs on top of her head.” It looked pretty dynamic if you ask me, although I still really love the final look. We can be thankful that the antenna wasn’t removed, even in the early stages of design. Oh and as a fun fact to remember: Emma’s antenna CANNOT be cut. Isabella tried and failed xD

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⑤ “ 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙣𝙖𝙥𝙚 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙡 𝙪𝙥𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 ” & ⑥ “ 𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙉𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙧, 𝙄 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙀𝙢𝙢𝙖’𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙧 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙤𝙣 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙤 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙢... 𝙄 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙞𝙩’𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙖 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙙𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨 ”

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These two points stem from the same idea, so it makes sense to group them together.

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Here, they clearly wanted to draw a line between characters — each of them needed that “something” that made them stand out on their own, even with just their hair.

Keeping that rule in mind, I imagine it was hard to come up with a new hairstyle for Emma. I really like how they broke away from the “completely straight” mold with her, even though her hair isn’t exactly curly either. It’s kind of a middle point between both hair types — and it works so well!! Especially around the sides, the front, her nape, or the antenna itself.

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I once read that for Posuka, the most difficult character to draw was Emma — and I wonder if the hair is to blame xD. Even now, I’ve only barely figured out how her hair is structured and I still don’t draw it well.

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⑦ “ 𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙞𝙛 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙮𝙚 ”

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And right next to that, a sketch of Emma that looks like she’s staring right at you with that calm but magnetic aura. Posuka did it again! You can see this in the manga panels, and even in the first episode of the anime — in the opening minutes, there’s a blurry shot of Emma and right after that you see this sweet little girl looking at you through the screen.

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At this point, it could also mean her character design had to be the kind that grabs you at first glance — so the viewer feels like “Emma is looking them straight in the eye.”

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It’s another way to make the character a little more interactive. It’s a great idea — very well thought out for a lead role.

⑧ “ 𝙄𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙣𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙛𝙖𝙧 𝙪𝙥? ”

We don’t get a Greek-statue Emma with a nose carved by the gods — in fact, in the anime, her nose is basically just two pixels. Have you noticed that? x)

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In the manga, Emma’s profile is way more than I expected — it’s powerful, worthy of a protagonist. And her nose? It looks really good on her — I love that small, slightly pointed nose.

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⑨ “ 𝙈𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 ” & ①⓪ “ 𝙎𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙖 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝 𝙙𝙚𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙧𝙮 ”

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OKAY THIS IS MY POINT — MY FAVORITE FOCUS!!

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It’s interesting how “make her beautiful” wasn’t the most important part of Emma’s design according to Shirai. But I think his approach — centered on personality and details — made Emma beautiful anyway, even if it was unintentional.

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I love how Emma can look totally adorable as a Grace Field child, but also have hardened expressions and sharp features in arcs like Goldy Pond… AND STILL LOOK STUNNING!! No matter what Shirai and Posuka were working with at the time, every part of Emma’s design is so well-thought-out that even if “beauty” wasn’t the goal, they still managed (accidentally?) to make her the kind of character you can look at from ANY angle and say: “how are you this pretty?? 🥹💗”

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I get it, though — we’re talking about an 11/14-year-old girl, so of course the focus wasn’t going to be on beauty in an intense way. But he still asked for her to be “adorable,” and that ended up being something way beyond just “cute.” I never get tired of looking at her 🥰🌻✨

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The last two points (①① and ①②) are Shirai asking for Emma’s hair to be curlier and for her to wear comfortable shoes, since she likes playing tag.

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At this point, Emma’s hair definitely gave Posuka and Shirai a lot of work — and I totally get it. I also really admire the patience Posuka must’ve had drawing that hair FROM SO MANY ANGLES. I’d have lost my mind, honestly xD

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To wrap this up:

I really appreciate the hours or even days both creators spent shaping Emma. Like I said before — you can feel the effort in every inch of her, and it just proves how much love and care they poured into sitting down and drawing her over and over again until they finally gave us the Emma we know today.

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She was designed so that even just looking at her could remind you of hope, faith… maybe even the dream of a better tomorrow. All of that in a character design that to some might look “common” in anime/manga — but to me, it’s proof that it’s not extravagant looks that attract us, but rather the kind of physical traits that are born directly from the essence of the character. That harmony — that’s what really shapes a character’s design.

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I’m happy that Emma gets to be part of that kind of design 🥰

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I can’t wait to see Posuka’s birthday illustration for her — I’m working on something for her day too 🌻✨

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If you made it this far, thank you so much! I appreciate it 💖

Byeeeee~ 🦒✨

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