#shinrian

Let’s Draw Shinrian!

Since we don’t have the Arakawa design for Shinrian yet, I have taken the chance to throw my guess into the ring:

a hairstyle that will allow for a helmet. Ahoge for cute.

armour, but the Nakamura design influenced me to make it feminine

tassels because Daryun noticed and liked them

blue to remind Daryun of Narsus (I still wanted the rest of the colours to be earthy. As if we are getting a colour image...)

the armour design has inspired elements from Sha Po Lang (aka ‘Winner is King’) and Chang Ge Xing (aka ‘The Long Ballad’)

She’s doing the “LOOK INTO MY EYES” pose

I admit because the anime overtook the manga a long time ago we no longer have the thrill of seeing many new character reveals. Nevertheless it's still a joy to finally see characters make their manga appearance because everyone has at least 10x more nuance and is 10x more attractive than their anime equivalent.

But there is one person who was not even alluded to in the anime.

I can't read the novel, but if the 90's manga by Chisato Nakamura (centre) is anything to go by, we will get Daryun staring at the moon very SOON.

Arakawa, please give us a face, clothes, hair... I need to see her. I need to see Shinrian.

Arslan Senki - Serica side story (Part 1/2)

Story by Yoshiki Tanaka, this adaptation illustrated by Natsuki Sumeragi. Scanned from the mook 英雄譚 (光文社ブックス (81)) (2005) (x)

Arslan Senki - Serica side story (Part 2/2)

Story by Yoshiki Tanaka, this adaptation illustrated by Natsuki Sumeragi. Scanned from the mook 英雄譚 (光文社ブックス (81)) (2005 )(x)

....shhhh

... Narsus is in the other room.