#Nozomi smt

[skyflyinginaction]

Shin Megami Tensei IV FINAL Official Setting + Shinwa Sekai he no Tabi translations 

I don’t own the raw scans or the translations in this post all credit for the translation belongs to Miel who did a wonderful job on it. The Nanashi bio was already translated by Dijeh and the rest are translated by them.

Asahi

In the early scenarios, she was supposed to be a tomboyish character who often used foul language. As you can see, she ended up the complete opposite (lol). Asahi was designed as a child whose parents had lovingly raised, and had her life planned out for her to survive in this destroyed world. They were hoping that she would one day be able to see the light of dawn, hence she was named Asahi. We based her design off themes of the sky, hence the goggles, hat and the blue color scheme to make a pure, orthodox heroine.

Navarre

A harmonious, all-green presence… Actually I just came up with that after (lol). But I think the meaning of Navarre's scarf color was shown pretty well in the game. His ghost form and the fact that he would be a partner was decided from the very beginning. I wanted him to be able to run around the map following the MC, so I suggested a mascot-like design that could float alongside the MC. I'm glad he was able to re-appear as a likeable character (lol).

Nozomi

In the previous game, she was an event character with only pixel art, but in this game, we decided from the very beginning that she would be a partner along with Navarre. We tried to keep the same imagery she had from the previous game but designed elements unique to this game. After she became one with Danu, I wanted a change in both mind and body. Her hair and eye color, as well as her physique are all mixed with Western features, and when compared to the main characters who are all children, she looks like a mature adult lady.

Hallelujah

We had planned to create a mixed-race child who would show what kind of world setting it was in this game. His brown-colored skin was the only thing that still remained of his initial draft; every thing else about him was totally changed from the initial planned scenario. We gave him a Ashura-kai styled outfit, as well as a school jersey to make him look like a child delinquent. The pointy ears and black nails were to give him a demonic feel. When he transforms, he changes color, and I think it perfectly represents the devs’ ideal image of him.

Chironnupu

When Chironnupu was created as a demon, I was requested to make him a mascot-like character. They did not want a standard cutesy character, but rather something that had a “Megami Tensei" type of cuteness. There are very few legends about the Chironnupu, so I got ideas from keywords such as Ainu, fox, divine spirits, and hunting, and instead of simply drawing a fox, I made him a young spirit that wears a carved wooden mask.

Gaston

When I first heard that Navarre’s younger brother was going to be in the game, I laughed… and I was very surprised. Of course they must have the same hairstyle and facial expressions to live up to the family name (lol). Since he is an elite member of the newly established Samurai group, I put his Samurai uniform over his inner wear, so that he looked like a medieval musketeer but set in modern day. The cross symbol represents God and the four archangels. Michael's spear was originally meant to defeat Lucifer, so I based its design off Lucifer’s motif.

Toki

Out of all the characters, this character had the most changes and was the most difficult to design. In the early designs, she was made to look like a miko (TN: shrine maiden) who served Lilith, so I wanted her design to emphasize her young age when compared to Asahi and Nozomi. That design later evolved into a tall, ephemeral type of girl, and then later, finally settled into the design of an assassin. She’s designed as a member of the Ring of Gaea, and her unmasked face has the cuteness of a Japanese doll but also a beauty that exudes an exoticism. 

Nikkari

This is a character that appears right at the beginning of the game, but we did not originally plan to have an illustration for him. However, there was a request for a illustration to show the worldview of this hunter from Tokyo, and how the world and the people he cared for were being overrun by demons. Thus we created illustrations for the 3 of them: Nikkari, Manabu, and Master. The name Nikkari is based off a famous sword, but you’ll just have to find out whether or not his sword is the real deal by playing the game.

Manabu

As a more senior hunter, he has become a unique character. Like Nikkari, we had initially only planned to have pixel art for him, so we made sure to exaggerate that reggae-like feel to convey his love for reggae, even if it's a tiny pixel art. Compared to veteran hunters, he didn't have much experience yet, so we designed him to still look a little naive. Having designs for the sub-characters was not initially planned, so I only had a short amount of time to design them, but I was able to take a breather and had fun while drawing them.

Master

When I was making drafts of his design, I borrowed the design of the adult form of the protagonist (lol). Since the character is a former hunter of an inhabitable society and a master of the company, I gave him unshaven stubble and thick arm hair to give him that rugged feel, but also gave him the outfit of a bar waiter to give him a sense of tidiness. Anyway, it feels like a strange coincidence that the pilot-style outfit worn by the original adult protagonist ended up being worn by Asahi instead. I wanted to see how well he would do.

Swordsman Hunter

During the idea stage, there were many variations for a non-human hunter. This is a lightly armored female hunter whose main weapon is a sword. Her personality also seems outgoing.

Professor Matsuda

This was the initial idea draft for Matsuda. Back then he was planned to be a NPC that you can speak to but didn’t have a character portrait. His facial expressions can’t be seen clearly from the small portrait, but you can see his hunched-back posture.

Elite Hunter

An elite hunter who has a high rank and is well-dressed. It's the type you don't see very often in the underground world of Tokyo, but it seems there’s actually some hunters who are living a privileged life out there.

Punk Hunter

A female hunter that catches the eye with her standing hair and studded clothes. Strong female hunters who live by fighting with demons are all cool-looking. The same goes for Nozomi. It’s no wonder Asahi admires them.

Child Hunter

The boy with the spear is an NPC you can talk to. During the designing stage he was made to be a little child hunter but the final version of the NPC seems to be older in appearance.

Gaea Elder

An old man who was created as a member of the Gaea. Compared to the fierce male members and cold-looking female members, he’s more of a good-natured old man character.

Asurakai Member

Most of the Ashurakai members were thugs in suits, so we had the idea for a man who actually looked dangerous because he had a drawn knife in his hand. Might’ve been a change after Tayama’s death.

#Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse #transulations #asahi smt #nozomi smt #gaston smt #Shin Megami Tensei IV #SMT IV #toki smt #Hallelujah smt

[dyokens]

Fairy princess 🧚‍♀️

#my art #my artwork #sketch art #shin megami tensei #shin megami tensei iv #smt iv #smt #shin megami tensei iv oc #shin megami tensei oc #smt iv apocalypse #smt iv final #shin megami tensei iv apocalypse #shin megami tensei iv final #nozomi smt #danu smt #jack frost #pixie #napaea

[thebladeblaster]

Even more text posts

I demand an explanation for why the prentices have color coordinated scarves

She tries to teach the kids some stuff

And Flynn completely believes him too

They’re talking about their issues

He needs help

He really needs help

#shin megami tensei #smt iv #smt 4 apocalypse #smt flynn #jonathan smt #walter smt #smt nanashi #gaston smt #nozomi smt #Navarre smt #smt dagda #smt titania #my crappy edit

[oozmium]

Nozomi Character Page Translation

Translator: VerdantGrove

ENG Proof/Typesetting: Elegy

Reposting is discouraged, but if you choose to do so, please keep the watermark in the image.

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Nozomi Introduction

A woman who was active as a skilled Hunter in Tokyo, but became the fated “Fairy Queen” due to her meeting Flynn. As her position is that of Queen of the Fairies, she was uninterested in the battles waged by Dagda, Krishna, and others. However, she comes to fight alongside Nanashi after he is led to her by one of the fairies, Napaea.

Commentary by Masayuki Doi

In the previous title, she was a quest character who only appeared as a pixel sprite, but it was decided from the outset of the drafting process that she would become a partner in this title, along with Navarre. As for her design, the impression that she gives remains the same as the previous title while  being adjusted into a form that is unique to this title. We decided that after she became one with Danu, changes would occur in both her mind and body. This is established by the Western features we mixed in, like her hair, eyes, and proportions, and to contrast the child protagonists, we drew her to be a mature woman.

#smt iv apocalypse #smtiva #smtivf #smt4a #nozomi smt #megaten #translations

[yusukeswaifu]

nozomi smt iv a beloved

#my art #atlus games #atlus persona #devil summoner #smt #smt iv final #smt iv #smt iv apocalypse #smtiva #shin megami tensei #megami tensei #nozomi smt #nozomi

[ifellinlovewithpersona]

Saw Persona meme like that and I had to find a template and make a SMT version, I'm sorry hahaha

#smt nocturne #smt iv #smt iv apocalypse #smt v #chiaki tachibana #asahi #miyazu atsuta #hallelujah #ichiro dazai #v kun #nahobino #nanashi #nozomi #johanatan #walter #isabeau #flynn #navarre #demi fiend #smt tag #smt shitpost #smt meme

[incorrect-smtiv-quotes]

Hallelujah: My crush isn’t picking up on my hints.

Nozomi: What hints have you given them?

Hallelujah: Well, I think about him a lot.

Hallelujah: And sometimes I even think about talking to him.

Submission by @vinegar-on-main

#shin megami tensei #smt #smt iv #smt iv apocalypse #smt iv final #smt hallelujah #smt nozomi #nanashi smt #(implied)

[kristenebria]

Fairy Queen Nozomi concept (2020)

#fanart #fan art #digital art #shin megami tensei #smt #shin megami tensei iv apocalypse #smtiva #smt iv final #nozomi #megaten #megami tensei

[rakishhellion]

god i forgot how heavy handed the dream sequences in the mikado portion of smt 4 are, like holy shit i can guess who the alignment reps are gonna be but cant you at least let me appreciate the shades of grey in them? like jonathan insisting on helping out at kiccigiorgi despite not being allowed or walter saying the role of samurai comes naturally to him like ughhghhgg

i also have a lot of thoughts abt the last portion of the law and chaos routes but its been a while since i last played this game and i havent seen the neutral ending yet so im gonna wait until then

also you cant sort skills in this game im gonna finish breaking this 3ds

#post #smt #smt 4 #smt iv #yo nozomi is just a regular npc in this game thats crazy

[the-rocky-of-naniwa]

#persona #shin megami tensei #smt #megaten #persona 3 #p3 #persona 3 fes #p3fes #persona 3 portable #p3p #nozomi suemitsu #gourmet king #persona 4 #p4 #persona 4 golden #p4g #ayane matsunaga #persona 5 #p5 #persona 5 royal #p5r #ichiko ohya

[ya-kiri]

I'm sorry Nozomi, what?! 😂😂🤣

#nozomi #smt iv #smt iv apocalypse #smt #shin megami tensei iv #shin megami tensei iv apocalypse #enjoying the game so far #yay nozomi is back #jrpg #smt nozomi #smt iv nozomi #smtiv #smt iv final #smt asahi #asahi #shin megami tensei #gaming

[reverofenola]

#reverofenola #king frost #shin megami tensei #smt iv #shin megami tensei iv apocalypse #jack frost #sega #atlus #nozomi #asahi #Youtube

[vinegar-on-main]

Screenshots from my session of SMT IV A today:

Minor spoilers under the cut

*Shaking Asahi by the lapels*

I LOVE OKAMI

YEAHHH ITS NOZOMI!!!! SHE HAS A VA AND ACTUAL PORTRAIT THIS TIME!!!!

WELL NOZOMI I HOPE YOU LIKE TIR NA NOG

Navarre “Height is a social construct” [no last name] and also obligatory tagging of @navarresimp

#vinegar gaming #smt iv apocalypse #takes a tumble

[thebladeblaster]

I ended up making a bunch of IV Pokémon teams for an au I thought up

SMT IV/A cast Pokémon teams part 1

#shin megami tensei #smt iv #smtiv #smt4 #pokémon #smt flynn #isabeau smt #walter smt #jonathan smt #navarre smt #nozomi smt #smt hope #smt kaga #fujiwara #skins #my crappy edit

[oozmium]

SMTIVA Translation Compilation

Here is a masterlist of SMTIVA related translations that can be found online to ease searching. Translators will be credited appropriately.

Important note: I am NOT the translator for any of these works. I have been granted permission to link these translations by the translators themselves. Please direct your support to the following people instead: dijeh, VerdantGrove, takujiluvr, @twilightmalachite .

Character Pages / Design Notes

Nanashi | Asahi | Nozomi | Navarre | Hallelujah (+ Chiro) | Gaston | Toki

Side Stories

Nikkari | Asahi | Hallelujah | Krishna

Demon-related / Mythology Topics

Monotheism vs. Polytheism

Dagda and Celtic Mythology

Krishna and Indian Mythology

Mysticism and Satan

Medusa and Greek Mythology

Maitreya and the Concept of Salvation in Buddhism

Odin and Germanic Deities

Sukuna Hikona and the Mythology of Powers in Ancient Japan

Taotie and the Myths of China

Chironnup and Ainu Mythology

The Birth of Humans and the Birth of Gods

Napaea and Fairy Tales

Inanna and Myths of the Orient

Adramalech and Pagan Demons

Tenkai and the Edo Mandala

Shesha and Dragon Gods around the world

Siegfried and Tales of Heroes

Myth and History

Cleopatra and Egyptian Civilization

Mephisto and the Demon Summoning Sorcerer

Misc. demons + worldbuilding

MISC TRANSLATIONS

SMT IVF Post-Release Interview (04/13/16)

SMT IVF Collab Menu: PT. 1 | PT. 2

#smtiva #smt4a #smt iv apocalypse #smtivf #megaten #if there are any formatting or linking issues please lmk

[cake-apostate]

I personally think that all the protags and their friends do gift exchanges :] Demifiend gets everyone a Magatama which they all vehemently refuse to eat, Kazuya and Raidou get people regular Tokyo items because they’re... surprisingly rare, Devil Survivor Protag makes everyone personal mixtapes, etc

Happy Holidays!

Oooh, nice! I can see that.

I do see the cast of SMT in certain ways, especially since I write fanfic for them, so some of my choices might seem a bit weird outside of my head. I'm assuming that interdimensional travel is a thing. Also, on top of giving to friends, there's also a Secret Santa designed to give for people you don't know.

Kazuya gets people practical things, and I see him as someone who's good at cooking. He gives out new pots and pans, new knives, a new spatula.

Aoi would think carefully about what everyone would want before giving it. But she'd default to a big box of holiday treats. Including alcohol. She does not care if the recipient is underage. Either that, or she'd hand out training equipment, since I headcanon her as someone who loves sparring.

Aleph gets everyone guns. I think of him during the game as having difficulties grasping social conventions and niceties, since he only experienced one year of life (yes, he's two years old, but he spent the first year as a baby). When given the advice, "Give something that you would want," he straight up buys the guns he wants.

Hiroko winds up getting Aleph and Daleth stuffed toys, which they treasure. And since she's already at the store, she gets a stuffed animal for the Secret Santa.

Daleth brings out potions the fairies taught him to make.

Naoki is someone I think of as growing up poor. He'd discreetly measure someone and get them a nice warm jacket.

Hijiri gets copies of relatively obscure mythologies, which always turns out extremely useful in SMT.

Raidou, at Naoki's suggestion, gets a lot of stuff that's cheap and plentiful in his time, but will become valuable handmade antiques or specialty snacks in their time.

Flynn gets potted plants for everyone. He does not always get how difficult it is to take care of some of these plants, and he also gives plants that you wouldn't usually think of as a gift, such as rice plants in wet buckets.

Isabeau matches people to manga. Jonathan matches people to books. I have no idea what Walter would do.

Nanashi gives blankets and pillows, and they're super comfortable. Both Bonds and Anarchy Nanashi do this, but Anarchy!Nanashi enchants them to help people sleep better.

Asahi learns to brew her own liquor and beer, and gives that out as gifts. If anyone is concerned that she is under the legal drinking age, they don't show it.

Hallelujah winds up with a lot of money and connections thanks to his new job as a Yakuza boss, but he's trying to remain frugal. Part of it is that he's not inclined to luxury, but the other is that it really helps his image if he's not extravagant like Tayama was. So he'd get something that's nice, but not too nice, like the cheaper accessories at the Ginza Special Shop.

In the Anarchy universe where Hallelujah is the Goddess, he winds up blessing people for good health. Since I've got Dealing with Dragons on the brain, he ensures that nobody will ever have problems with their teeth.

Nozomi gives potted plants like Flynn, but she's a bit more aware of what you can and can't grow. So they're enchanted to be a bit hardier, and she writes down care instructions.

Toki gives almost everyone better weapons. Since you can't get better than Gungnir, she'd give Gaston a book on lance techniques. And since Hallelujah doesn't use weapons, she might give a book on meditation to improve his magic. She gives machetes to people she doesn't know.

Gaston gives jewelry, since that's what Luxurors give each other.

Navarre is exempt because he doesn't have any money, but he's good at giving suggestions to Gaston.

Danu makes things fertile. If they're farmers, their harvests are rich. If they keep animals, they give birth to more babies than usual. And if nothing applies, she gives good health.

Dagda firmly does not celebrate Christmas, but does participate in the Secret Santa gift exchange. It's a neverending thermos of porridge.

Dagda does, however, give Nanashi a gift: a 'get out of death free' card, stylized as a Monopoly card with Nanashi's name on it. He clarifies that the card itself is just a joke; the real gift is a promise to bring him back to life, and it doesn't matter if he loses the card. If Nanashi dies of something like illness or starvation, he'll cure or feed him so he doesn't die right away. And if he manages to die of old age, he'll give him time enough to say his goodbyes before dying for real (and/or let him scare people at his funeral).

Blasted Akira, he doesn't have a lot to give right now. He just gives out IOUs for stuff later, which includes, "Any one thing you want from the treasury."

Infernal Akira scavenges through trash for a living, and I'm thinking that he's not just good at repairing things, but making new things. Most of the usable parts would be used to improve his city, so he'd turn the scraps into a found artwork piece. At the same time, I can see him as someone who gifts very generously out of necessity; he needs the other Demonoids to like him or they'll overthrow him. He might get someone the newest video game console; probably gives Blasted Akira money so he can buy it for him. Big scary demon man in Tokyo would cause problems.

The Embryon generally has trouble with the prompt. Serph winds up giving the gift of friendship, and gives shooting lessons because that's what friends do. Heat gives a fully butchered dead demon, accompanied by a bottle of their blood; this poses problems to people who just think it's ordinary meat. Sera only has a vague idea of Christmas from holiday movies, so she gives out stereotypical gifts like a drum set, a working train set, and stuffed toys. Argilla tries baking a pie but it doesn't turn out well because she's learning how to cook solely from a cookbook. Gale thinks everyone likes math and gives a book on proofs he finds interesting. Cielo gives a mixtape.

I headcanon Roland as Jewish; it started with 'Blitz is a real surname and it fits him' and then turned into 'I knew a classmate with that name who was Jewish' and then into 'what the hell, Roland's Jewish now.' So he doesn't celebrate Christmas even if he has a better idea of what it is. He thinks about everything he missed when he was stuck underground, and decides on boxes of chocolates.

The Nahobino at this point would be God, so he might give out what looks like those coupons children give their parents (like, "clean my room without arguing"), but actually contain stuff like, "Use of a room where time stands still (yes there is internet access because magic)," "Instant transportation to any given location in the universe, round trip, safety guaranteed," and "Change the weather to anything you want, within reason." He also specifies that while they can be used on another's behalf, only the user can activate it; this is so that they get used up within the receiver's lifetime.

Maybe someone tries to argue that Aogami should join in. He winds up cleaning the air and oceans around Japan as his gift, saying that it's a gift to humanity, and they are humans. The receiver is too polite to fault his logic, and the Nahobino winds up discreetly giving them the same coupon gift as above, on the basis that he and Aogami are technically the same person.

#shin megami tensei #digital devil saga #smt #megaten #shin megami tensei i #shin megami tensei 4 #shin megami tensei nocturne #shin megami tensei apocalypse #shin megami tensei 5 #shin megami tensei v #shin megami tensei iv apocalypse #shin megami tensei iv #shin megami tensei ii #shin megami tensei 1 #shin megami tensei 2 #shin megami tensei iii nocturne