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This comm doesn't exactly need any more posts from me given all the Retour updates, but I thought we'd have a bit of a classic Angelique interlude.

We've all seen the group pic of the former Guardians that came from LoveLove Tsuushin. The group pic wasn't an all-at-once announcement, though; before the final collage was published, the previous Guardians were gradually revealed in the magazine, one at a time, in a feature entitled "Mada Minu Kimi E..." ("To You as Yet Unseen...").

When all the previous Guardians had been revealed, the feature continued on to other characters who had been mentioned in the Angelique universe yet not seen - namely, the relatives of the main characters. The feature followed the same method that it: LLT would announce the subject of the illustration for next issue, plus include a few in-game quotes about the person to establish their personality. Fan artists would submit their designs for the character, and the magazine would use these as input (identify common denominators, etc.) in creating the "official" design for the character.

The appearance of Lumi's sister in this month's Secret Side manga brought this feature to mind, so I thought I'd share the illustrations from the issues of LoveLove Tsuushin I have that feature it. (Note: My collection goes up to Issue 32; I think that LLT ended at Vol. 34 or 38. This is only a partial gallery of the illustrations produced by that feature, is what I'm saying, but it's all I've got.)

The illustrations below were drawn by Akiko Hamada, the same artist who drew the renditions of the former Guardians.



The feature opened with a pic of Timka's little brother, Kamulan (sp? It's "kamuran" in raw Japanese). Technically, Kamulan had been seen previously - as a sprite in Tenkuu no Requiem. The caption on the illustration states that it depicts Kamulan from the time of the opening of Trois, when he would be about 7 or 8 years old.

Then, we have: ( More relatives below )

Tumblr user huldukatt discovered some B's Log scans of new images released of Retour Julious & Zephel. No surprises with Jules, but Zephel seems to have...well, not changed much, really (though maybe in his hairstyle a little?), but the clearer, full-color shot of his costume makes him look a little more like himself. Not sure about the fleur-de-lis on his cape, though. (Didn't notice he was wearing a skin-tight tank top, either.)

What's this? A regular feature? Hmmm...

In view of the earlier post on the Knight Captains' original forms, I thought it might be a good idea for the first installment to gather together a whole bunch of illustrations showcasing our doppleganger antagonists in their original bodies.

( novel illustrations, LLT fanart ahead )

Coming next Friday: ????????