I wish I could redo some of the characters I had designed in the past. Since I've never done a big-scale project like this one, everything seemed new to me. One other thing that surprised me about Okiura san, was that he selected the types of the layout sheets, himself. That's one thing that's different from doing a TV series. There is just no time to think, debate or worry.
TV series are usually very systematic.
Every one has their own task and knows exactly what to do. There is already a solid track laid, and you only follow that. I bet it must've been difficult and challenging to eliminate the shadows of the characters. You probably had to pause countless times and figure out what to do. Yes, that's the first thing Okiura san told me.