Takase, Akiko

I knew the character designer for the light novel of Violet Evergarden was a woman (or a gay man), the moment I saw the light novel designs for the male characters....who wouldn't look out of place at a gay bar for men to hook up. Benedict had knee-high boot stilletos showing off his bare thighs through long vertical slits, and "Claudia" another male, is deliberately showing off his black underwear (from the front) more visibly than most girls do wearing a thong. I'm glad they toned it down fo the anime designs, because it was just wayyyyyy too flambouyant to fit the time-period narrative of the story that serves little to no purpose...with the exception of Benedict; one character they can simply chalk it up as him simply being a flashy character --which only works for one character, not for when every single male looks like they're trying to be Masaki Sumitani's Hard Gay persona.

It's like she's trying too hard to be like Mari Shimazaki (Bayonetta's character designer), but a more FUJOSHI version. I like her designs and art, but I wish they wouldn't be so in-your-face about it, as it makes it more difficult to take the overall series seriously...especially if it doesn't contribute anything to the overarching story of a dramatic series like Violet Evergarden. Because anything else would just be shoehorning, and becomes jarring.

Great art. The best art of all the ln's I've read.

nice art :D