Persona x Detective Naoto
I was supposed to go to bed hours ago.
But then I thought of that one cover and then this happened ;;;
Oh man this is super neat!
Naoto, with a new outfit, remembering Nanako when
meet Ai Kurogami.
What is this Naoto love day?! I should be crafting not staring at Naoto *__*
Oh that’s right! The novel is supposed to get a manga version, isn’t it? Can like… all of the Persona manga stuff just get a U.S. release or something? P3, P4, P4A, the Naoto novel, just… can it? So I can buy all of it?
The rest of them.
I know just enough Japanese to know that I have no idea what’s going on in this book :| I really wish I did, Naoto looks so awesome and confident in some of these shots. I bet the story would be right up my alley.
Naoto, my love, my darling, tell me what your story is about!
Question
So… remember that Naoto novel? Has anyone gotten a chance to read it? Is it any good? I’m kind of craving detective Naoto things due to Persona 4 Arena’s storymode for her so… anyone?
Naoto coaster done :) (of course, I had this all sketched out before Persona 4 Golden had that whole epilogue thing, but I still like how novel Naoto looks). It might be hard to see around the edge, but it says, “I am a woman, and a detective,” because for some reason there’s this idea going around that now that Naoto seems comfortable with being a woman (be it the novel or the Golden epilogue), that makes her less bad ass. Thinking that way just proves her original point of thinking she needed to be a man to get any respect. Why are we assuming she’s suddenly not as cool because she accepts herself? Come on, this is the same Naoto who helped put the pieces together for Namatame, who called Adachi out for his crimes, and who stood with us against Izanami, and that was all AFTER the big reveal. At what point did she become less bad ass? And no, pointing out her being flustered over getting on stage in a swimsuit or getting in a hot springs doesn’t count, being shy does not make a person less awesome.
And no, I’m absolutely not against the idea of Naoto being trans, I already spoke my piece about that in which I don’t really care how you interpret her (or him), Naoto is amazing no matter what. The point of the coaster is to say hey, the girl interpretation of Naoto Shirogane does not ruin her awesome status for me. She can still kick ass, still does, and still will.
Um… now that that rambling is done… enjoy the coaster?
Was that me who said I was done with Persona 4 coasters? Yeah… that’s a lie. This is just a sketch and will be woodburned. I always sketch on the coasters first then burn/shade them. This time, it’s Naoto’s turn. With the novel coming out soon I wanted to do something with both versions of her (because I actually like her new design and her old design).
Around the edge I want to write her quote from the game, “I am a woman. And a detective,” because, you know, just because her new design is more womanly doesn’t make her less awesome. I mean… she’s got a motorcycle now! a male cyborg motorcycle but still a motorcycle…
