The original image is posted on my pixiv page: https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/148722106
The 1st choice gets 3 points, the 2nd gets 2 points, and the rest 5 choices get 1 point for each. I am planning to vote in the following order:
Touhou Project, 東方Project, Touhou Popularity Poll, 東方Project人気投票, Touhou Characters, Gensokyo, Youmu Konpaku, 魂魄妖夢, Megumu Iizunamaru, 飯綱丸龍, Sanae Kochiya, 東風谷早苗, Youki Konpaku, 魂魄妖忌, Yuyuko Saigyouji, 西行寺幽々子, Misumaru Tamatsukuri, 玉造魅須丸, Yuiman Asama, ユイマン浅間
Titles
1. Ten Desires: So many good surprises! Both Myon-chan and Sanae-san are the playables! Yuyu-sama is the first boss! My most favourite BGM "Desire Drive" in Seiga's stage on the way! The provocative Gouzoku trio! It's the unforgetable title ever!
2. Unconnected Marketeers: This is a really important turning point of this entire series as there are many important factors related to the world-view and the philosophy of Touhou Project are mentioned. Also, two of my favourite characters are from this title.
3. Perfect Cherry Blossom: Many of my favourite characters are from this title. "Myon!"
4. Mountain of Faith: Sanae-san
5. Fossilized Wonders: I found the story setting was shocking when I heard about it. The creativity of ZUN still prevails with the contemporary topic such as the big data and the hallucination!
Background Music
1. Desire Drive: My most favourite Touhou BGM which I also use the arranged BGM in my own YMM4 movies!
2. Youkai Mountain ~ Mysterious Mountain: 神曲！
3. Faith Is for the Transient People: Sanae-san ♡ This music really describes her determination and diligent personality.
4. Hiroari Shoots a Strange Bird ~ Till When?: Myon-chan and Youki-ojisama ♡ I really love these BGMs and characters from Touhou 7 ~ Perfect Cherry Blossoms
5. Reminiscence of Deer Hunting: Yuiman's appearance and BGM are both sexy and cool! It is a good surprise that a character using Python to process Big Data appears in Touhou Project! I am sincerely impressed by ZUN's creativity!
6. Border of Life : I use the arranged BGM in my own YMM4 movies! I really love these BGMs and characters from Touhou 7 ~ Perfect Cherry Blossoms
7. Shoutoku Legend ~ True Administrator: Even though the stage is of my unforgetable enemy character, the BGM is super cool!
8. Ultimate Truth: The BGM of the scene where Myon-chan (Youmu) pursues the playable even she was wounded. Also showing the playable's tension before reaching the really strong and stunning boss Yuyuko-sama. I really love these BGMs and characters from Touhou 7 ~ Perfect Cherry Blossoms
9. Eastern Ghostly Dream ~ Ancient Temple : Myon-chan ♡ I also use the arranged BGM in my own YMM4 movies!
10. The Obsolescent Industrial Remains:
Really wonderful BGMs inspiring for the remarkable story setting for this important turning point of the entire Touhou series, Touhuo 18 ~ Unconnected Market.
Prompt for the AI-synthetic illustration:
Combined Bird's-Eye View Redraw Prompt
Redraw this illustration as a polished early-to-mid-1990s Japanese fantasy RPG key illustration, reflecting the elegant visual language of Japanese fantasy strategy games, anime illustration books, and romantic shōjo-fantasy artwork from approximately 1991–1995.
Depict the scene as a bird’s-eye view / high-angle overhead three-quarter perspective, showing seven distinct fantasy characters standing together in a clear, elegant, lively, and visually balanced group composition.
Use delicate but confident linework, softly modelled cel shading, warm luminous skin tones, flowing hair with carefully separated locks, richly described fabrics, refined accessories, and a detailed atmospheric setting.
Combine the dramatic clarity and heroic presence of early-1990s fantasy RPG promotional art with graceful silhouettes, romantic colour harmony, jewel-like eyes, decorative costume design, and the gentle fantasy elegance associated with period shōjo-oriented anime illustration.
At the same time, keep the overall image bright, light-hearted, colourful, and cheerful rather than dark or oppressive.
Use a portrait composition with a width-to-height aspect ratio of 1:1.414, matching the international A-series paper proportion and suitable for high-quality A3 or A4 printing.
Preserve the overall composition, dramatic storytelling, relative character placement, colour scheme, costume identities, signature accessories, and background concept while significantly refining the anatomy, facial expressions, line quality, costume construction, lighting, shading, and overall rendering quality.
The elevated viewpoint should feel elegant and gently dramatic rather than extreme or distorted.
Keep all seven figures clearly separated and easy to identify.
The group should feel unified, readable, lively, and visually rich, with enough space to appreciate each character’s silhouette, costume, props, and supernatural motifs.
Overall Lighting and Colour Direction
Use a bright and cheerful fantasy atmosphere inspired by colourful early-1990s Japanese RPG illustration.
Prefer:
clear luminous daylight
soft warm sunlight
bright open sky illumination
gentle golden highlights
pale blue ambient light
fresh green environmental tones
soft pastel accents
luminous whites
clean jewel-like colours
airy atmospheric depth
delicate sparkling effects
warm and friendly reflected light
Keep the shadows relatively transparent and colourful rather than heavy or black.
Even supernatural or mysterious characters should remain visually integrated into the bright ensemble composition.
Dark magical effects may still appear where character design requires them, but they should be balanced with:
bright reflected colour
glowing fragments
pale atmospheric light
colourful magical accents
clearly visible costume details
Avoid allowing large areas of the illustration to become murky, oppressive, monochromatic, or excessively dark.
The overall impression should be adventurous, mystical, elegant, refreshing, and cheerful, like a premium fantasy RPG cast illustration created for a colourful 1990s game guidebook or promotional poster.
Character Details
① Youmu Konpaku
A young half-phantom swordswoman with short silver-white hair and a black ribbon headband, wearing a green-and-white dress with a dark pleated skirt, carrying a long katana and a shorter companion sword, accompanied by a large pale ghostly wisp floating closely behind her.
She should have a disciplined yet youthful expression and a ready battle stance.
Keep her ghostly companion pale, softly luminous, and clearly separated from her body.
Her overall silhouette should combine youthful agility with disciplined swordsmanship.
② Megumu Iizunamaru
A tall and commanding tengu noblewoman with long deep-blue hair and sharp red eyes, wearing an elegant dark-blue dress with white trim, a short black cape with soft white fur accents, a small traditional mountain-priest hat, and a prominent golden shoulder guard set with a large blue gemstone.
She carries a sturdy observation tripod and is surrounded by a subtle starry aura.
Her expression should be dignified, authoritative, and composed.
Keep the golden shoulder guard, blue gemstone, mountain-priest hat, cape, and tripod clearly readable as important identifying elements.
Her starry aura should remain elegant and restrained, with small luminous points rather than a dark cosmic background.
③ Sanae Kochiya
A graceful shrine maiden with very long green hair and gentle eyes, wearing a blue-and-white ceremonial outfit with wide detached sleeves, decorated with a small frog-shaped hair clip and a winding snake-shaped hair ornament.
She should have a pure yet determined expression and a refined spiritual presence.
Her long green hair should flow gracefully within the bird’s-eye composition without merging into surrounding characters.
Keep both the frog-shaped and snake-shaped ornaments visible enough to remain recognizable.
④ Yuyuko Saigyouji
An elegant ghostly noblewoman with short wavy pink hair and soft pink eyes, wearing a flowing light-blue-and-white traditional dress with dark blue trim and delicate floral details, along with a soft blue cap decorated with a white spirit emblem.
She is surrounded by several small pale ghostly wisps and drifting cherry blossom petals.
Her expression should be graceful, mysterious, and slightly playful.
Use her cherry blossom petals and pale spirits to introduce additional softness, movement, and cheerful pastel colour into the group composition.
Her ghostly presence should feel ethereal and beautiful rather than frightening.
⑤ Youki Konpaku
An older half-phantom swordsman with long silver-white hair tied back neatly, a stern and composed expression, and a traditional Japanese warrior outfit in muted green, white, and dark tones.
He carries two finely crafted swords and is accompanied by a faint ghostly presence, giving the impression of a seasoned sword master and disciplined guardian.
His bearing should be calm, experienced, and protective.
Maintain dignified adult proportions and a restrained traditional silhouette.
⑥ Jewel-Crafting Divine Woman
A mystical young woman with a slightly mature, gentle appearance and an elaborate jewel-themed ceremonial costume.
She has short-to-medium muted olive-green hair, smoothly parted and curled inward around the sides of her face, with darker brownish hair visible underneath near the back.
She has large deep reddish-magenta eyes, a small expressive mouth, and a calm but slightly mysterious feminine expression.
A translucent fan-shaped crystal or iridescent halo-like ornament is centered above the crown of her head, shimmering with faint rainbow colours.
Large circular purple-and-white jewel earrings hang from both ears.
Her upper outfit consists of a vivid red sleeveless ceremonial bodice worn over a white blouse with short puffed sleeves.
The red bodice is decorated with an elaborate multicoloured ornamental motif across the chest, including flowing:
turquoise
yellow
green
purple
orange
shapes resembling sacred jewels, flames, and curved magatama ornaments.
A dark navy-blue sash is tightly wrapped around her waist and tied into a long hanging knot at the front.
Her skirt is one of the most important identifying elements of the design.
She wears a very wide, rounded, balloon-like golden-yellow skirt with an extremely distinctive voluminous silhouette.
The skirt is decorated with very large turquoise-blue swirling patterns.
Along the lower edge is a dense decorative border of small, brightly coloured magatama-shaped ornaments in:
purple
green
blue
orange
red
Additional strings of tiny colourful jewels and curved beads hang around the waist and skirt decoration.
Her legs are bare and she is barefoot, reinforcing the impression of an ancient jewel-making deity or ritual artisan rather than a modern character.
Emphasise:
sacred jewel craftsmanship
colourful magatama ornaments
curved bead motifs
ancient ritual aesthetics
polished gemstone details
bright mystical colour
graceful divine beauty
Her presence should feel bright, sacred, colourful, elegant, and mysterious rather than dark.
Important Character-Design Constraints
Preserve:
olive-green curled hair
rainbow crystal head ornament
large purple circular earrings
vivid red bodice
white puff sleeves
dark navy waist sash
oversized golden-yellow rounded skirt
huge turquoise swirling patterns
numerous multicoloured magatama decorations
bare legs
bare feet
Do not simplify the skirt into a normal pleated skirt.
Do not replace the jewel ornaments with generic gemstones.
Do not reduce the large rounded yellow skirt into a narrow conventional dress.
Preserve the large rounded yellow skirt and turquoise swirl designs as the most recognizable elements of the costume.
Use the colourful jewel ornaments to add cheerful visual rhythm to the overall ensemble.
⑦ Celestial Crescent Supernatural Woman
A mysterious supernatural young woman with extremely long pure white hair, pale skin, and striking reddish-orange eyes.
Her long straight hair falls well below her waist, with a heavy asymmetrical fringe partially covering one side of her face.
Several long strands frame her face, creating a quiet, eerie, and otherworldly appearance.
She wears a dark navy-blue sleeveless dress with a simple but elegant silhouette.
The dress reaches approximately to the knees and has an asymmetrical, slightly ragged or supernatural-looking lower edge.
Her body and clothing are partially wrapped in several long white ceremonial bands or ribbons covered with repeating geometric patterns.
These patterned bands are decorated with:
dark blue triangular markings
diamond-like geometric forms
golden-yellow outlines
golden-yellow accents
One band crosses diagonally over her upper torso and shoulder.
Another wraps around her waist and hips.
Another spirals around one leg.
Behind her rises an enormous curved ribbon, halo, or crescent-shaped ceremonial band.
It arches upward from behind her body and forms a dramatic crescent-like silhouette around her head and upper body.
The outer band is dark blue-gray and is decorated with repeated:
small golden-yellow crescent moons
stars
circular celestial symbols
geometric motifs
The supernatural crescent band should look partially physical and partially magical, almost like a sacred celestial ribbon suspended in the air.
This huge celestial crescent structure is an essential identifying feature and must remain clearly visible behind and above her.
Dark smoky supernatural energy surrounds the lower half of her body and parts of the large crescent structure.
The energy appears as irregular black and deep navy-blue flame-like shadows mixed with:
small glowing yellow fragments
blue glowing fragments
sparks
star-shaped lights
These shadows may curl upward around her legs and behind her body, but they must not obscure her costume, legs, hands, face, or major crescent structure.
Because the overall illustration should remain bright and cheerful, balance the dark supernatural flames with:
luminous blue accents
golden-yellow sparks
pale reflected daylight
clear separation from the background
colourful celestial highlights
She stands barefoot, with one leg slightly bent or crossed in front of the other, giving her a relaxed but unsettlingly confident posture.
One hand rests near her hip while the other hangs naturally beside her body.
Her overall impression should be:
celestial
nocturnal
mysterious
elegant
supernatural
quietly powerful
slightly ominous without becoming visually oppressive
Combine moon symbolism, sacred patterned cloth, dark spiritual energy, and graceful supernatural elegance.
Important Character-Design Constraints
Preserve:
extremely long pure white hair
reddish-orange eyes
dark navy sleeveless dress
white-and-blue patterned ceremonial bands
golden-yellow geometric details
enormous crescent-shaped ribbon or halo behind the body
repeated golden crescent-moon symbols
repeated star symbols
black-and-navy supernatural flames
scattered yellow and blue glowing fragments
pale skin
bare feet
The huge celestial crescent structure must remain clearly visible behind and above her.
Do not replace it with:
ordinary angel wings
bird wings
a simple moon
a small crescent ornament
a circular halo
Do not give her shoes.
Do not change her hair to silver-gray.
Do not shorten her hair.
Keep the supernatural energy visually controlled enough that her complete character design remains clearly readable.
Character Fidelity — High Priority
Use the supplied character references as the primary design guide.
Preserve the recognizable:
overall colour palettes
hairstyles
costume silhouettes
ornament placement
supernatural accessories
signature props
individual visual motifs
Do not redesign the characters into generic fantasy costumes.
For the sixth figure, preserve the distinctive jewel-and-magatama craftsmanship motif, especially the oversized rounded golden-yellow skirt with turquoise swirls.
For the seventh figure, preserve the distinctive crescent-moon ceremonial ribbon motif, extremely long white hair, patterned ritual bands, and celestial supernatural effects.
Improve:
anatomy
facial proportions
hand anatomy
limb construction
fabric folds
material rendering
line quality
lighting
shading
silhouette readability
while keeping the recognizable original character designs intact.
Composition and Staging
Show the seven characters standing together in one scene, viewed from a high-angle bird’s-eye perspective.
The camera should look down on the group from above at a graceful angle, allowing the viewer to see the arrangement of the characters clearly while still keeping their:
faces
hairstyles
upper bodies
costumes
props
supernatural accessories
readable.
The bird’s-eye view should be noticeable but not excessively steep.
Use a high three-quarter overhead perspective rather than a near-vertical top-down view.
Faces should remain clearly visible.
Do not flatten the characters into circles of hair and shoulders viewed directly from above.
The viewpoint should retain enough frontal visibility to appreciate facial expressions and costume designs.
Arrange the group as a cohesive fantasy ensemble rather than a flat lineup.
Each character should remain clearly distinct, with readable silhouettes and enough spacing that:
hair
sleeves
swords
wisps
jewels
cape shapes
ceremonial ribbons
crescent structures
supernatural effects
do not visually merge.
The composition should balance:
ensemble unity
individual character readability
decorative costume detail
atmospheric fantasy effects
strong visual storytelling
elegant vertical page design suited to A-series print proportion
Use a gently circular, diagonal, or staggered ensemble arrangement that takes advantage of the elevated viewpoint.
Do not place all seven characters on a perfectly straight horizontal line.
Avoid excessive overlap.
Avoid making characters at the rear dramatically smaller than characters at the front.
Perspective should remain elegant and restrained.
The enormous celestial crescent structure of the seventh figure should contribute to the outer silhouette of the group without covering nearby characters.
The wide rounded golden-yellow skirt of the sixth figure should remain clearly visible from the elevated perspective and should form a distinctive colourful shape within the group arrangement.
Atmosphere and Visual Effects
Include delicate fantasy atmosphere around the group, such as:
a large pale ghostly wisp around the silver-haired young swordswoman
several pale ghostly wisps and drifting cherry blossom petals around the pink-haired ghostly noblewoman
a faint spectral presence around the older silver-haired swordsman
a subtle starry aura around the blue-haired tengu noblewoman
a refined sacred spiritual presence around the green-haired shrine maiden
colourful magatama, jewel forms, and iridescent crystal effects around the jewel-themed divine woman
patterned celestial ribbons, golden crescent symbols, blue-and-yellow fragments, and controlled dark spiritual flames around the white-haired supernatural woman
Use these effects elegantly and selectively so they enhance the scene without overwhelming the character designs.
Balance pale supernatural effects, colourful jewel motifs, cherry blossoms, blue sky illumination, and golden highlights to create a bright fantasy ensemble.
The background and atmosphere should support the characters with a refined fantasy setting appropriate to a 1990s Japanese fantasy RPG key illustration.
Background Direction
Use a beautiful, open, atmospheric fantasy setting that supports the bird’s-eye composition.
Possible environmental qualities include:
pale stone or shrine-like ground
mountain paths
soft greenery
distant forest
hints of sacred architecture
open blue sky reflected in bright surfaces
drifting petals
soft clouds or mist
luminous magical traces
scattered leaves
gentle sunlight filtering through the scene
The environment should contain enough detail to feel like a complete fantasy illustration, but it should not compete with the seven-character ensemble.
Keep the background relatively bright.
Avoid excessively dark forests, black voids, oppressive storm clouds, or heavy nighttime backgrounds.
Even celestial and ghostly elements should appear within a visually open, colourful, and inviting environment.
Character Colouring and Skin
Use warm luminous anime skin rendering appropriate to early-1990s premium fantasy illustration.
Use:
warm ivory skin
soft peach undertones
gentle rosy facial colour
creamy midtones
soft warm shadows
delicate reflected colour
subtle luminous highlights
Keep skin smooth and softly dimensional without photorealistic pores.
The pale white-haired supernatural woman may have a cooler, paler complexion than the others, but she should not appear gray, corpse-like, or colourless.
Allow the surrounding warm and cool light to softly influence all characters.
Costume and Material Rendering
Render fabrics with the richly descriptive quality of premium 1990s anime and fantasy RPG illustration.
Show clear differences between:
soft cotton-like shrine garments
flowing traditional fabrics
polished ceremonial ornaments
fur trim
metallic sword fittings
gold armour
gemstone surfaces
translucent crystal
polished magatama beads
ghostly materials
magical ribbons
supernatural flame effects
Use detailed but controlled folds.
Do not over-render every fabric into realistic modern CGI materials.
Maintain an illustrated, hand-crafted anime finish.
The golden-yellow rounded skirt should feel voluminous and ceremonial, while its turquoise patterns and colourful magatama decorations remain crisp and readable.
The celestial crescent band should feel partly like decorated ceremonial material and partly like suspended magic.
Rendering and Style Notes
Emphasise the appearance of a premium printed fantasy illustration from the early-to-mid 1990s, with:
elegant line control
refined cel-based shading
softly dimensional form modelling
graceful drapery
romantic colour harmony
softly luminous skin
jewel-like eyes
decorative fantasy detailing
richly rendered costume materials
atmospheric but readable background elements
delicate reflected colours
luminous magical accents
carefully separated hair masses
expressive but refined faces
The final image should feel like a high-end fantasy RPG or strategy-game promotional illustration from 1991–1995, blending heroic cast presentation with romantic shōjo-fantasy elegance.
Avoid modern hyper-rendered gloss, heavy photorealism, or overly contemporary digital-painting textures.
Keep the result illustrative, elegant, nostalgic, colourful, and polished.
Bird's-Eye Perspective Requirements
Use a high-angle bird’s-eye three-quarter perspective.
The perspective should:
clearly communicate an elevated viewpoint
show portions of shoulders and upper surfaces of costumes
reveal the arrangement of the seven characters
help separate overlapping supernatural effects
preserve facial readability
retain elegant full-body silhouettes where possible
Do not use an extreme vertical top-down view.
Do not hide faces beneath hair because of the camera angle.
Do not distort heads, shoulders, arms, legs, swords, or ceremonial props.
Keep the apparent scale differences between foreground and background characters moderate.
The elevated viewpoint should enhance the ensemble design rather than become the dominant visual gimmick.
Overall Mood
The finished artwork should feel:
elegant
mystical
refined
bright
colourful
cheerful
adventurous
harmonious
heroic
slightly romantic
fantasy-rich
nostalgic
lively
radiant
polished and high-end
Although some characters possess ghostly, nocturnal, or ominous motifs, the overall group image should remain visually uplifting and inviting.
The mysterious elements should provide contrast within a bright fantasy atmosphere rather than making the entire illustration dark.
The final result should resemble a premium Japanese fantasy RPG key visual from the early 1990s, presented in a graceful bird’s-eye ensemble composition suitable for print.
Negative Prompt
low quality, worst quality, distorted anatomy, broken anatomy, malformed hands, extra fingers, missing fingers, duplicated limbs, merged characters, duplicated characters, incorrect character count, missing character, generic fantasy redesign, incorrect hairstyle, incorrect costume silhouette, missing signature accessories, incorrect colour palette,
extreme top-down view, vertical overhead view, faces hidden by bird's-eye perspective, excessive perspective distortion, fisheye effect, extreme wide-angle distortion, tiny background characters, oversized foreground characters, flattened group lineup, characters merging together, excessive overlap, unreadable faces, unreadable costumes,
generic jewel costume, normal pleated skirt on sixth figure, narrow yellow skirt, missing turquoise swirl patterns, missing multicoloured magatama, generic gemstones replacing magatama, missing rainbow crystal head ornament, missing purple circular earrings, shoes on sixth figure,
short white hair on seventh figure, silver-gray hair instead of pure white, missing crescent structure, simple moon replacing crescent ceremonial band, circular halo replacing crescent structure, angel wings replacing crescent structure, bird wings replacing crescent structure, missing patterned ceremonial ribbons, missing golden crescent symbols, missing star symbols, missing supernatural flames, shoes on seventh figure, supernatural effects hiding the character,
excessively dark atmosphere, oppressive lighting, muddy black shadows, monochromatic dark-blue palette, horror atmosphere, grimdark colour scheme, heavy storm clouds, black background, excessive darkness obscuring costume details,
photorealistic rendering, modern CGI appearance, 3D-rendered surfaces, plastic skin, metallic skin, crude cel shading, thick uniform outlines, hyper-detailed skin pores, modern glossy game-render style, excessive HDR, blown-out highlights, muddy colours, oversaturated neon effects, excessive magical clutter, effects obscuring faces
Another style
Illustration Style and Rendering Direction
Render the entire illustration in a charming, highly polished Japanese fantasy game illustration style with a warm, colourful, storybook-like atmosphere.
The visual direction should resemble a beautifully illustrated fantasy restaurant-adventure game, combining expressive anime character design with soft painterly rendering, cheerful colours, detailed costumes, and a welcoming handcrafted feeling.
Use:
clean and delicate anime linework
softly rounded facial features
large expressive eyes
charming and highly readable facial expressions
slightly simplified but anatomically convincing character proportions
elegant, flowing hair shapes
carefully drawn costume details
soft cel shading blended with gentle painterly gradients
warm reflected light on skin and clothing
colourful ambient lighting
subtle highlights on hair, jewels, metal, silk, and magical objects
rich but harmonious colours
soft atmospheric depth
polished Japanese fantasy game key-art quality
Characters should feel lively, approachable, expressive, and charming rather than excessively realistic or severe.
Keep the overall rendering bright, colourful, elegant, and slightly whimsical.
Avoid gritty realism, harsh photographic lighting, heavy Western comic-book rendering, or overly dramatic dark fantasy aesthetics.
Character Face Style
Give every character a distinctive but harmonious anime-style face.
Use:
softly rounded jawlines
gently simplified noses
expressive eyebrows
clear, luminous eyes
subtle blush on the cheeks
delicately shaded lips and mouths
soft facial shadows
warm skin highlights
Expressions should communicate each character's personality clearly.
Do not make every character share the same face.
Preserve differences in:
apparent age
maturity
confidence
temperament
eye shape
hairstyle
facial expression
Character ① should appear youthful, serious, and disciplined.
Character ② should appear mature, confident, dignified, and commanding.
Character ③ should appear gentle, bright, sincere, and determined.
Character ④ should appear elegant, relaxed, mysterious, and playfully cheerful.
Character ⑤ should clearly appear older, experienced, calm, and protective.
Character ⑥ should appear mature yet gentle, colourful, divine, and slightly mysterious.
Character ⑦ should appear quiet, ethereal, enigmatic, and subtly unsettling while remaining beautiful.
Colour Direction
Use a bright and harmonious Japanese fantasy colour palette.
Prioritise:
fresh greens
clear blues
turquoise
cherry-blossom pink
warm golden yellow
vivid ceremonial red
soft lavender and purple
luminous white
warm cream highlights
restrained deep navy for contrast
Avoid muddy colours and excessive black.
Even characters containing dark supernatural elements should remain clearly readable against the environment.
Dark areas should contain reflected blue, violet, gold, or warm ambient light rather than becoming completely black.
Lighting
Use soft, warm fantasy-game lighting.
Combine:
gentle daylight or warm ambient illumination
soft rim lighting around character silhouettes
subtle magical glow from supernatural accessories
colourful reflected light from costumes and magical effects
delicate highlights on hair
luminous jewel reflections
soft bloom around spiritual objects
Lighting should make the characters appear inviting and beautifully illustrated while still giving supernatural characters an appropriate mystical presence.
Avoid extreme chiaroscuro.
Avoid crushing the shadows into pure black.
Keep faces clearly illuminated and expressive.
Hair Rendering
Render hair as elegant, flowing grouped strands rather than individually realistic hairs.
Use soft highlights and subtle colour variation.
Maintain each character's distinctive hair colour:
silver-white
deep blue
vivid green
soft pink
silver-white for the elder swordsman
muted olive-green
pure luminous white
Do not allow surrounding magical effects to alter or obscure these identifying hair colours.
Costume Rendering
Costumes should look richly illustrated but charming rather than photorealistic.
Use carefully controlled folds and decorative details.
Materials may include:
soft cotton
silk-like ceremonial fabric
polished metal
carved wood
translucent crystal
glossy gemstones
decorative beads
embroidered ceremonial cloth
Keep costume silhouettes extremely readable.
Important ornaments and accessories should have slightly stronger outlines or highlights so that they remain visible even in a complex group composition.
Magical Effects
Magical and spiritual effects should look decorative, elegant, colourful, and integrated into the illustration.
Use:
softly glowing ghostly wisps
sparkling stars
jewel-like light particles
cherry blossom petals
pale spiritual trails
coloured magical sparks
soft translucent energy
decorative flame-like shapes
Avoid overwhelming explosions or dense visual noise.
Magical effects must frame and complement the characters rather than cover them.
Special Treatment for Character ⑥
Give the jewel-crafting divine woman especially rich, cheerful colour rendering.
Her golden-yellow skirt should appear luminous and warm.
The giant turquoise swirling patterns must remain bold, clean, and immediately visible.
Render the many magatama ornaments like colourful polished handcrafted jewels, each with small highlights and clear individual colours.
Her:
rainbow crystal headpiece
purple earrings
multicoloured chest decoration
turquoise skirt patterns
colourful magatama border
should create a joyful rhythm of colour across her design.
Do not mute her colours into subdued historical tones.
She should be one of the most colourful characters in the entire group.
Special Treatment for Character ⑦
Preserve the mysterious celestial atmosphere of the white-haired supernatural woman without making the entire illustration gloomy.
Her pure white hair should catch soft blue and warm golden reflected light.
The enormous crescent-shaped ceremonial structure behind her should have a beautifully decorated fantasy-game appearance.
Its:
golden crescent moons
stars
geometric symbols
blue-gray fabric or magical surface
should remain crisp and clearly visible.
Her dark supernatural flames should use deep navy and soft black as their base, but incorporate:
luminous cobalt-blue edges
golden-yellow sparks
tiny turquoise highlights
scattered star-like particles
This keeps her mysterious and slightly ominous while remaining visually compatible with the cheerful overall illustration style.
Do not turn her effects into horror imagery.
Group Illustration Direction
Although all seven characters have very different supernatural identities, render them as if they belong to the same colourful Japanese fantasy game world.
Use consistent:
line thickness
facial rendering
lighting
saturation
shading style
material rendering
eye rendering
magical-effect treatment
Give the overall image the feeling of a polished ensemble character illustration from a charming Japanese fantasy adventure game.
The final result should feel:
warm
colourful
whimsical
lively
elegant
richly detailed
slightly nostalgic
handcrafted
unmistakably anime-inspired
professionally illustrated
while preserving every character's individual visual identity.
Final Quality Instructions
High-detail polished illustration.
Professional Japanese fantasy game artwork.
Beautiful clean linework.
Soft cel shading combined with painterly gradients.
Rich but controlled colour palette.
Expressive anime faces.
Natural hands and fingers.
Accurate anatomy.
Detailed hair.
Detailed fabric folds.
Precise costume ornaments.
Beautiful jewel reflections.
Soft magical glow.
Clear character separation.
No visual clutter covering faces.
No merged characters.
No duplicated limbs.
No extra fingers.
No missing accessories.
No costume swapping between characters.
No generic redesigns.
Preserve all seven character designs and their identifying accessories exactly as described in the Character Details section.
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