Hate myself so I'm gonna analyse these designs (and by that I just mean gush over them)
I LOVE the speckles in Satsuki's ears! They bring the pattern on her hat to mind! There's also her literally being split down the middle and having buttons like in her regular design, but my eye went straight to the face, and subsequently the ear.
Kinjo is pretty much perfect. The blue feels weirdly... steely? He feels cold. The scars all over him do a lot to tell you that this guy's seen some stuff. And of course we have the chain patterns on his neck and leg! I don't know if the positioning was intentional, but the hand one makes me think of when an officer handcuffs a single wrist to a perp's, and the one around the neck makes me think of a noose, a universal sign of punishment.
Rei feels... majestic. The stripes all throughout, the big tail, the little curls in her mane(?) and on her head? It feels like all throughout, there's something to look at. There's also the little things like her face framers carrying over, or the markings going from under her eyes to the back of her head making me think of her glasses.
Kakeru is HUGE and it's great. The philosophy of his regular design's "black going down until a big splash of orange" actually translates perfectly into his fur! And then we contrast that with the white ears and underbelly? CHEF'S KISS! MUWAH!
Kanata's stripes (might be a bit of a reach or just my brain seeing stuff that's not there) kinda make me think of cuts or incisions, which fits for a surgeon. Also her carrying herbs around? Lovely. And the folded ears feel fitting in a way I can't quite explain...
Oh my god, the ghost pattern on Mikako? Legendary decision. And you could have stopped there, but you didn't. The bedraggled fur carries over from her hair very nicely, and the little... cuffs? Those things on her paws make me think of the sleeves of her coat. And the dots on her face remind me of her beads, too! It's all adapted very well!
Kizuna is the most sparkledog looking one here, and oh how I love it. This is a little morbid, but the single stripe going around her neck makes me think of how she dies... Onto the more silly stuff, I like how the stars are dotted all throughout her design, and how the darker pink stripes really break it up!
Teruya's a mess and it's perfect. He looks more like a lizard, with the pattern and the curled tail. It really carries over how he's the most irregular character in the series. He manages to be garish in a way that's aesthetically pleasing, with his little black leg warmer looking patches and the long stripe down the back. The scales make you think of a reptile more than a cat, which also makes him stand out.
Haru's colour scheme is so pretty! He feels really warm and reassuring. His tail looks like a massive wing, and the little tufts on his ears look like smaller ones! Really dig how the browns are mostly confined to his back and his head, almost like his hat and his vest.
Akane looks like a cheetah, but you managed to do it without sacrificing her old colours. The little spots on the white feel like something leaking out, which I was confused about until I had a brainwave: when she pretends to be a remorseless killer in the trial, but the mask cracks and her true feelings come out. Might be a reach but I thought it was cool.
Yuki and Utsuro are gonna share a paragraph here we go
Yuki's bright colours feel a little... fake? And that's perfect. When put next to Utsuro, you can clearly tell which is the real deal! The black on the legs and the ears feel are a good little bit of contrast to keep him from being garish in his Yuki form, with the little tail tip spreading it out nicely. I also like how the sclera (whites of the eyes) are only shown as Utsuro, which further adds to the fact that he's the "real" one.
Mitch... Putting my hatred for this man (as a person he is very well-utilised as a first killer) out of the way, his design is perfectly douchey. He's gold all over, with a big luscious mane that looks amazing in an "i'm hot you're not" way, and the additional little pattern based off soccer ball pattern? perfect. Also, the markings make me think diamonds and gold in a way. He just feels so superficial, and it's perfect.
(I know I was doing these guys in order but I wanna save Akane for last because she's my favourite)
Kinji feels simple. He's covered in stripes that you can only see at a slightly closer look, giving him a simple pure white look at first. It makes you think he's unremarkable. And then chapter three happens and him and his actions are burned into your memory forever and I'm terrified of fangan characters with this haircut now.
(You know, how would CH3 translate into warriors? Hm...) He's got strength in simplicity.
Kiyoka! I love how sunny she feels! By sunny, I mean she looks she feels like a sun. The progression from light yellow to warm orange carries over very nicely from her hair, and the stripes make her feel like there's some sort of hidden ferocity, which fits her as a sniper. Also the hay all throughout feels like her accessorising, just like how she does in canon with the necklace and jacket.
I wanna finish with Akane, my beloved! First of all, I like the stripes on her back. They kind of remind me of the Monokuma slash she's finished off by, which then carries over to Sora, making me think that it'd be shared between the two of them if the SDRA2 characters get designs. But that's thinking too far ahead.
Focusing on the present, we have the black and white with the brown throughout making you think of her uniform. I like how there's no black on her white half of her body. It creates the idea that there's another side to her that's completely empty. It also makes you think of Monokuma's whole half-and-half design, which kinda hints to how she's connected to that.
Half of her is wildly inconsistent, and half of her is one tone only. That's perfectly Akane.
In short: Taira is all right!
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