Talk:Raphaela/@comment-27180333-20151112100253/@comment-26979215-20151115075959

I think there is diversity of artists working on the main and big characters. It just might not seem that way at times because it is usually one main artist to a single faction or group. The Lilith Sisters and Minagi, Hiruko and maybe more Six Ancestors are Shiki by I think he goes by another name elsewhere. The Archangels are all one artist (Xelvy). FrFr does the head angels, Ilias (Some CG), Michaela and Lucfinia. UN-DO is doing most of Black Alice's faction and generally all zombie and ghost monsters. Setouchi is pretty much off doing his own thing, Angels and Waifus. Silk does Tartarus NPCs like White Rabbit and Reaper while Delphinus and Xelvy does Apoptosis monsters and other horrors because that's their speciality. I'm probably missing a few but my point is one artist has a theme. Xelvy's nightmare creatures like apoptosis and other hybrids. Would I like some of my angels more angelic? Sure but not all of them are super weird. Look at Raphaela. The weirdest part of her is the hair covering (I can't remember the name for that Japanese Fetish), the dress which is cut to reveal nipples and the nipples themselves. Aside from that, she looks vaguely normal.

As for main party members, Luka, (FrFr), Ilias (Okazawa RED), Alice (Jingai Modoki), Sylph (FrFr), Gnome (FrFr), Sonya (Xelvy), Nuruko (Arekishi), Promestein (Setouchi) and Brynhildr (Xelvy) so I'd say there's quite a bit of breadth there.

I would do a complete breakdown of which new characters were designed by who and get some numbers together but I'm not really feeling it right now. Xelvy probably does come out on top but it's not by a huge margin.

On one hand, variation is usually good so monotonomy doesn't bore people ("Ooh look, it's another Xelvy Angel") but on the other, I'm inclined to think people should play to their strengths.

I'd have to agree with you on most points and say Torotoro is walking a fine line with over-exposure. To me, I'm not really seeing a problem. For others, maybe it's more apparent.