Kimi ga Shine Character Settei Materials: Survivor Roster

***Kimi ga Shine Character Settei Materials: Survivor Roster*** (キミガシネ キャラクター設定資料集～生存者名簿～, *Kimigashine kyarakutā settei shiryōshū ~ seizon-sha meibo ~*?, lit. "Kimigashine Character Setting Documents ～Survivor List～") is a 40 page reference/artbook of the main 12 participants. It includes character profiles, an interview with Nankidai, and special black and white "behind the scenes" sketches of the characters. It was released on January 29, 2021, for a limited time.

Along with the games Steam release, an extended artbook came out and gave the same information about the Dummies.

## Part 1 - Character profile

Along with a basic profile that lists profession, age, height, weight, favorite things, and things they hate, there's a little blurbs on other physical aspects of the character like accessories and fashion. On an opposing page is a colored in image of the character's back (originally seen in the leaflet included with volume 2 of the manga) with a few sprites labeled with a feeling or expression and a small comment about the character.

### Age/height/weight

For reference, here are each characters' basic information; age, height, and weight. For convenience, imperial measurements will also be included.

### Expressions

Sara Chidouin
This is it!There's no way...I'm... ok.We did it!
Joe Tazuna
Right!Wait a sec!That's not it...Right...
Keiji Shinogi
Sara-chan...Who knows......May be.......
Kanna Kizuchi
EheheExcuse me!My sister is...Umm...
Q-taro Burgerberg
Yea! Let's do it!It can't be...That's...Suddenly realizes
Sou Hiyori
Of course!......AhahaMy, my.
Reko Yabusame
Kaa!Can't stand itIt's Sou, isn't it...!?Face with no make-up
Nao Egokoro
No way...But...That's not it...!U~m...
Kai Satou
Here, I am Kai.I will accept this reward.PerhapsHm
Gin Ibushi
Impertinent, meow!DespairI love [it/them/you], meow!That's horrible...
Kazumi Mishima
What a good idea!I am a teacher...Could it be...Tohoho... (※A helpless; miserable sob)
Alice Yabusame
You!!So, that's how it is...What is that!What was that?
Ranmaru Kageyama
...Nice to meet ya.I dunno, but......Look, I know.Why not?!
Hinako Mishuku
Sara-Senpai...Huh... How kind.Who knows...Oh, shut up...
Naomichi Kurumada
Hah, I wonder.Bastard!!You guys...I'll kick your ass!!
Mai Tsurugi
Yep, I know!Eheh!Yah! Amaaazing!Ehehe...
Anzu Kinashi
Step right up, guest!Unexpected...!Hey, listen to this!So you say, but...
Shunsuke Hayasaka
Sure, but...Haha... it's nothing...A... Absurd...!Hang on... that's...
## Part 2 - SP interview

1. **What's to keep in mind when creating a character?**
Personally, I'm not really that big a fan of games where you have to read, and so that people like me can enjoy too, I pay attention to giving my characters quirks and sides that would make you giggle, and so you'll get to know them. Kanna is wearing a bucket, Joe's hair is incredibly pointy, Mishima appears to be a suspicious pigeon-toed man, and no one knows how Kai is holding his cookware! So, the player little by little goes from that sense of curiosity to interest toward the characters, the story, the developments, and it links to their deaths, successfully breaking the players' hearts!
2. **Which character are you most attached to?**
All of them!! Drawing Kai’s look of both hope and despair and Joe’s sweating sprite was painful…!! Kanna grows stronger from her relationship with her sister, and I loved adding the scene of Professor Mishima’s kind lie! And Sou is Sara's antithesis to the point he could be called another protagonist. Moreover, we have Nao who has a strength that Sara doesn’t possess despite being weak, and at the end she displays realism with her change! Q-taro is very human in how he’s emotionally unstable despite being physically strong, while Gin is physically weak but everyone’s connections to him brings hope to them. This is a cruel story, so both cases are good! The disagreement caused by the fake Reko is also bitter and deeply memorable, and there’s worth in creating Keiji as a man with darkness to him. I love how Alice surprises you by being more than a funny character, and it’s the best how Sara’s personality changes when you choose the amusing dialogue options!
3. **Which character resembles you?**
Hmmm…are there any…? They’re characters that I’ve created so there might be a percentage of similarities to me to each of them…! If you put them all together, and diluted them in muddy water, the result might turn into me!
4. **Who is the character you think would be most popular?**
It has to be Sara…! She’s popular within the story too…! I want to create a game where Sara pierces through everyone's heart with great momentum while sidestepping their feelings!
5. **Which characters would you like to be friends with?**
Joe and Gin love games, so if I were to be friends with them, they might always hang out together with me! It’d also be fun if they were to invite, say, Reko and see what reaction she’d have!
6. **Is there any character you wish won’t (didn’t) die?**
I want to have the characters that died early make more appearances, that’s what I feel! Obviously, I don’t want anyone to die though…! When making the climax for each section, my feelings really do go haywire. The feeling of “Make them fall dramatically and cruelly!” and the one of “I don’t want to make them die…why not twist the story?” are in conflict (I’ll never twist the story though!)
7. **Which character design changed the most from the planning phase?**
Alice’s! During the planning phase I thought him up as a sexy woman who’d stir things up. However, thinking of the balance between the survivors, I changed him to the male Alice as a disappointing type and unpredictable character who lightens up the mood.
8. **What does the title Kimi ga Shine (*You* die) mean?**
I wanted to put in the meaning that this is not a mutual killing, but a “If someone must die, then *you* die.”
9. **How do you think up the posing for the sprites?**
I didn’t pay attention to make them look cool or cute, but to make them assume a natural posture that the characters would realistically assume. First of all, I think up an image of “Sou would have a hunchback!” like I’d think of “Sou would wear this!”. However, I have a lot of trouble when it comes to character that would assume cool poses. I look for photos of models, actors, etc. and catalogues. It’s trouble if I can’t find any!
10. **Are there any characters you didn’t use?**
I thought up a lawyer, a girl and boy pair of twins, and many more, but I settled for these members! Keiji just barely made it, I liked his design and so I used him!
11. **In which order did you think up the characters?**
Generally speaking: 1. Sara, Joe, Mishima 2. Kai, Nao, Q-taro, Reko, Gin 3. Kanna, Keiji, Alice …I recall thinking them up in these three steps!
12. **Which characters will survive to the end?**
Look forward to the main story!

## Part 3 - BTS photo

"Behind-the-scenes" moments of the characters.

1. Sara Chidouin - Sara with her hair down. Sara in her kendo uniform. Sara looking over, shocked, at being caught sneaking snacks. Sara huddling in her gym jersey.
2. Joe Tazuna - Joe playing basketball. Joe napping on his crossed arms. Joe's hair laying flat down. Joe wearing casual clothes (a SkullNutz band t-shirt).
3. Keiji Shinogi - Keiji in a police uniform. Keiji in a private detective outfit. Keiji slumped over, shirtless.
4. Kanna Kizuchi - Kanna wearing Kugie's outfit. Kanna in a summer uniform.
5. Q-taro Burgerberg - Q-taro doing sit-ups. Q-taro sitting while Gin is sitting on his lap. Q-taro pitching in uniform. Q-taro giving a thumbs up.
6. Sou Hiyori - Sou sitting in profile showing his bad posture. Sou nervously wearing a suit for a job interview. Sou in a different casual outfit. Sou eating a convenience store bento wearing a convenience store worker uniform.
7. Reko Yabusame - Closeup of Reko in "Angel Makeup." Reko in casual shopping clothes. Reko wearing a tied up tank top and denim cuttoffs. Reko in comfortable housewear.
8. Nao Egokoro - Nao with her hair tied back, wearing a turtleneck sweater. The back of Nao sitting on a stool. Nao in a white sundress. Nao in a maid outfit.
9. Kai Satou - Kai in a Japanese housewife outfit. Kai without his apron. Kai making a rice ball with his hair tied back. Kai naked (from behind) from the waist up.
10. Gin Ibushi - Gin in a bunny themed outfit. Gin with his hood off, revealing the back of his hair. Gin in his elementary school outfit.
11. Kazumi Mishima - Mishima getting ready to cook. Mishima pouring tea. Mishima over his laptop.
12. Alice Yabusame - Alice laughing in a parka, Alice running his fingers through his hair, Alice dressed up for a concert, Alice in casual wear.
13. Ranmaru Kageyama - Ranmaru wearing casual clothing on his bed. Ranmaru holding his titled head, bored. Ranmaru wrapping the cloth under his jacket.
14. Hinako Mishuku - Hinako wearing casual clothing. Hinako sleeping, with Mew-chan, dreaming about her greeting someone in a suit.
15. Naomichi Kurumada - Kurumada, shirtless, beating up a punching bag. Kurumada squeezing his clothes, surprised by all the sweat. Kurumada in uncomfortable business attire.
16. Mai Tsurugi - Mai holding some bread like a baseball bat. Mai sweating and taking off a mask. Mai in casual clothing, sitting at a table with a drink, while reading a book.
17. Anzu Kinashi - Anzu, in her school uniform, pointing aggressively at something. Anzu poorly juggling on top a large ball. Anzu, from the side, looking back at someone while holding her mask.
18. Shunsuke Hayasaka - Hayasaka going out to run, with a fitness outfit. Hayasaka from behind holding a tray of food, in casual clothing. Hayasaka, without his glasses, falling asleep next to his computer. Hayasaka wearing Mishima's glasses.

## Part 4 - Afterword

Afterword

Thank you for your purchase!

This year marks the anniversary of the start of the Kimi Ga Shine project.
I was determined to finish it this year but it was in vain, and I have been suffering from back pain for half a year.
It has been a year of faith for me as well, as I have been aggravated by all the work hard I had to do to catch up!
Above all, I am very sorry to all of you who have been supporting me...!
I am really sorry...!

Still, the production is progressing step by step, though my legs are as heavy as a tortoise.
The character setting material book has been published as a record of the past.
I am so glad we were able to get it out!
If I wasn't playing the Death Game, I am sure I would have done something like this.
Yes! These guys are living life to the fullest! Ubaba!
...I created these materials with these characters in mind!
I am really happy if you enjoyed it!

I believe that the only true way to give back is to make sure the work is complete.
I know I am an inexperienced creator, but I hope you will support me until the end.
I would be happy!

Nankidai

## Trivia

* On the page showing the backs of the characters is the lineart of that character's cut-in art. But an error on Q-taro's page has the cut-in image of Joe. This is corrected in the later reprint.
	+ Similarly, the background text on Alice's back view page erroneously reads "Mishima Kazumi".
* In the game, Reko's AI directly states her age as 23-years-old. While in the book, it's vaguely left at "early 20s."

* Compared to the online character profiles Nankidai posted on May 2019, all character heights (with the exception of Sara and Joe) are rounded down to the nearest centimeter. However, Joe and Nao's weights, which were 61 kg and 51 kg respectively, are now changed to 64 kg and 55 kg respectively.

## References

1. ↑ キミガシネ キャラクター設定資料集～生存者名簿～ (Japanese) (website). Dwango. Retrieved on February 18, 2021.
2. ↑ Chapter 2, Part One. *Your Turn to Die ―Death Game By Majority―* (キミガシネ　―多数決デスゲーム―) by Nankidai. August 7, 2018. Reko's Personal Info.