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Disney+ Shares New Art From Its Anime-Inspired ‘Dragon Striker’ Series, Sneak Peeked in Annecy (EXCLUSIVE)
Chouette Studios' anime-inspired 'Dragon Striker' series for Disney+ blends magical soccer, vivid worldbuilding and dynamic visuals.
Lefebvre listed a few: a little bit of “The Vision of Escaflowne,” “Final Fantasy IX” and “Chrono Trigger” guided the main fictional setting of Kal Asterock as much as real cities like Rio de Janeiro did. Concept artist Claire Sun said, “We often think of writing and visuals as different entities but they’re two sides of the same coin.” They continued to underline that in an embrace of a goal to “show and don’t tell,” they put as much of the worldbuilding straight into the art whenever they could. Beyond the character writing, the cast themselves are also drawn with a lot of breadth – a mixture of diverse styles was shown off, from costuming which mixed influences from ancient garments and contemporary streetwear to a range of different hairstyles, all intended to create a world that felt vibrant and lived-in.
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