Masayuki Doi (土居政之) is an employee of Atlus, working as a graphic artist since Persona 2: Eternal Punishment. Before Doi was chosen as the character designer for the Trauma series starting with Trauma Center: New Blood, Doi was primarily occupied with the coloring of character portraits and the...

Jan 11, 2022 · Shin Megami Tensei's demon designer Masayuki Doi breaks down his monster designs and what goes into creating them.

Nov 12, 2019 · In my opinion, Kaneko is the better character designer, but Doi is better at drawing final products. I like both artist, but I prefer Kaneko because his style is so unique and you could see how his art evolved overtime along with Megaten's evolution. His art speaks volumes. The colours are bold, elegant and loud.

Oct 12, 2017 · I've noticed that Doi's designs can be hit or miss. Sometimes they're great, like Odin, Minotaur, left half of Zeus, and some others that I can't think of the top of my head(I'm a fan of the SMT IV arch angel designs because they're very monstrous as opposed to appearing graceful, while still feeling like a divine thing.) and at other times you ...

Sep 30, 2021 · In this first edition of the interviews about character designs, Doi discusses the protagonist in his human form, his partner Aogami, their united form known as Nahobino, the new demons Amanozako, Nuwa, and Idun, and the mysterious combatant Shohei Yakumo.

Jun 27, 2018 · In the follow-up to SMT4, Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse (2016), Doi was responsible for both new characters and new demons; he also contributed a handful of character and demon designs for Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux (2017).

Feb 28, 2024 · Doi: In terms of concept, we aimed to embody the primal form of the female demon as described in the Jewish Talmud and Zohar. We infused the design with defiance against the creator and Adam, along with seductiveness, beauty and ugliness intertwined, typical demon traits, and the dignity of a female demon leader.

Jun 11, 2024 · Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance will be released on Nintendo Switch, PS4/PS5, Steam, Xbox and Windows PC on June 14, 2024 worldwide. Atlus West has released the final video in their fan Q&A series, featuring the SMTVV character designer, Masayuki Doi.

Mar 2, 2016 · I never really took the time to look at the designs before, but wow is Doi bad. His designs are OK but they don't fit MegaTen in the slightest. I can agree with most of this--he ignored the lore of these demons almost entirely.

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