In the making of my story, I knew the kind of characters that I had wanted. However, I had never really thought of the details of my characters. So, today I sat down and thought for a very long time of exactly how I want to create my characters. It is obvious that when there is a story, the Princess, or the heroine is usually an ideal girl, however no one is that perfect. My princess is probably a good girl, but she's not really a happy one. The princess's love is usually a loyal guy, but I want to make him doubt his love somehow. It's just obivous that the step-family will be cruel, however in my version, it's mostly the mother. The daughter will have flaws to her features however she's not completely diabolical, she was just brought up that way.
When I met Princess Katsumi in my mind, she was like a professional princess. She knew exactly how to act and respond to what I had to say. As for her physical appearance, she had a beautiful set of long, ebony black hair that reached near to the ground. Her face structure was narrow, and everything was proportional to it, including her eyes, nose, and lips. She had bright red lips, which represents beauty. She was about five foot and five inches and wore an exquisite juni-hitoe, filled with bright red and white colors to represent her divine nature. Since, she was the one who was supposed to be the crown princess, she portrayed the perfect image of a princess, however deep inside, she was very lonely. Throughout her whole life, she grew up perfecting the arts of being a princess. Her manners were flawless, and she grew to be a caring princess. A part of her knows that she has a duty to her people, however she feels that one day she wants to find true love. Being a princess though, she is unsure that that dream will ever become true until one day when she meets Samurai Nobuo. Princess Katsumi's character was always a happy character, she was like the color purple and pink. Purple in the Japanese culture could resemble royalty and pink was a symbol of purity.
Samurai Nobuo was warrior who wore a samurai armor, or a kikou, a kabuto which was a helmet, and he always carried a long samurai sword called a katana. He was the image of the perfect Japanese prince that every Japanese princess would dream of. He's about five feet and nine inches tall. He had practiced the bushido way of a samurai and he was very loyal to his people. He was trained to battle in the battlefield yet be gentle to others. Samurai Nobuo was also very tender at heart, he too had always longed for a loved one. He grew up doing only what he should that he's never really done anything that he's wanted to. He was a single guy who was devoted to serving his people when the Emperor invited him to the palace for matchmaking. There was never anything that he would turn down, especially if it was a chance to bring honor to his people, however he feared that his arranged marriage might bring dishonor. He had loved one girl but others wanted him to marry her step-sister. This was the time when he truly became brave and followed his heart to love his princess. Samurai Nobuo was like the color blue, loyal and peaceful.
The step-sister of Princess Katsumi was Princess Donyoku. Her mother was the first concubine of the Emperor and wife after Princess Katsumi's mother had passed away. She too, grew up in the palace learning the ways of a princess, however she wasn't originally royalty like Princess Katsumi, since her mom had already had her before her mom wed the emperor. She was very young when she first moved to the palace, however since she was not the crown princess, she never took the princess training seriously. She was a tad shorter than Princess Katsumi, and she had more flaws than her step-sister. Her face was more round and her eyes were a little smaller than Katsumi's. She was pretty but not considered beautiful for a princess. She was taught manners, however having her mom as a role model, she was somewhat ill-mannered at times. Her mom had taught her that it was all about the wealth, so she grew up greedy and unappreciative. She had always gotten the better stuff, since her mother was in power and thier father had not wanted to deal with it, for example her juni-hitoe dresses were always prettier, but Princess Katsumi was never concerned about it. Princess Donyoku resembles the color orange, she was very flamboyant and always demanded attention. However, deep down she was not that person at fault, she is only the way she is because she was brought up this way. However at the end of the story, her character starts to change.
The step-mother, Empress Neikan, was a very wicked lady indeed. In her youth was a very beautiful lady, and that was the reason why she became a concubine of the Emperor. After having Donyoku, her husband died and left her with nothing, so she went in search for a rich guy and found the Emperor. It was also a coincidence that shortly after they moved into the palace, the Empress was ill and passed away. Neikan was known to be a lovely, pure lady in her young days, however she was actually a wicked lady who only wanted wealth. When she became the empress she spoiled her daughter to the fullest. Neikan was five feet and six inches and she had a very fierce face. Her juni-hitoes were beyond beautiful. She even had beautiful hair, however Princess Kastumi was the fairest of the three. She always wanted everything for her daughter because she knew that Princess Kastumi was better, so she always had a habit of spoiling her own daughter. However in public, she was well-respected since she also portrayed the image of an ideal empress physically. The color red is probably the best color to suit her since she was aggresive verbally and very dangerous to the love of the Princess and the Samurai.
These were probably the main points of the main characters in my story. The religion of this time was both the Shinto and the Buddhism religion, so it is only logical to assume that both of these religions were practiced together. So far, these are the main ideas that I've come up with for each character, if anything else comes up later then I'll post it up as a second part.
When I met Princess Katsumi in my mind, she was like a professional princess. She knew exactly how to act and respond to what I had to say. As for her physical appearance, she had a beautiful set of long, ebony black hair that reached near to the ground. Her face structure was narrow, and everything was proportional to it, including her eyes, nose, and lips. She had bright red lips, which represents beauty. She was about five foot and five inches and wore an exquisite juni-hitoe, filled with bright red and white colors to represent her divine nature. Since, she was the one who was supposed to be the crown princess, she portrayed the perfect image of a princess, however deep inside, she was very lonely. Throughout her whole life, she grew up perfecting the arts of being a princess. Her manners were flawless, and she grew to be a caring princess. A part of her knows that she has a duty to her people, however she feels that one day she wants to find true love. Being a princess though, she is unsure that that dream will ever become true until one day when she meets Samurai Nobuo. Princess Katsumi's character was always a happy character, she was like the color purple and pink. Purple in the Japanese culture could resemble royalty and pink was a symbol of purity.
Samurai Nobuo was warrior who wore a samurai armor, or a kikou, a kabuto which was a helmet, and he always carried a long samurai sword called a katana. He was the image of the perfect Japanese prince that every Japanese princess would dream of. He's about five feet and nine inches tall. He had practiced the bushido way of a samurai and he was very loyal to his people. He was trained to battle in the battlefield yet be gentle to others. Samurai Nobuo was also very tender at heart, he too had always longed for a loved one. He grew up doing only what he should that he's never really done anything that he's wanted to. He was a single guy who was devoted to serving his people when the Emperor invited him to the palace for matchmaking. There was never anything that he would turn down, especially if it was a chance to bring honor to his people, however he feared that his arranged marriage might bring dishonor. He had loved one girl but others wanted him to marry her step-sister. This was the time when he truly became brave and followed his heart to love his princess. Samurai Nobuo was like the color blue, loyal and peaceful.
The step-sister of Princess Katsumi was Princess Donyoku. Her mother was the first concubine of the Emperor and wife after Princess Katsumi's mother had passed away. She too, grew up in the palace learning the ways of a princess, however she wasn't originally royalty like Princess Katsumi, since her mom had already had her before her mom wed the emperor. She was very young when she first moved to the palace, however since she was not the crown princess, she never took the princess training seriously. She was a tad shorter than Princess Katsumi, and she had more flaws than her step-sister. Her face was more round and her eyes were a little smaller than Katsumi's. She was pretty but not considered beautiful for a princess. She was taught manners, however having her mom as a role model, she was somewhat ill-mannered at times. Her mom had taught her that it was all about the wealth, so she grew up greedy and unappreciative. She had always gotten the better stuff, since her mother was in power and thier father had not wanted to deal with it, for example her juni-hitoe dresses were always prettier, but Princess Katsumi was never concerned about it. Princess Donyoku resembles the color orange, she was very flamboyant and always demanded attention. However, deep down she was not that person at fault, she is only the way she is because she was brought up this way. However at the end of the story, her character starts to change.
The step-mother, Empress Neikan, was a very wicked lady indeed. In her youth was a very beautiful lady, and that was the reason why she became a concubine of the Emperor. After having Donyoku, her husband died and left her with nothing, so she went in search for a rich guy and found the Emperor. It was also a coincidence that shortly after they moved into the palace, the Empress was ill and passed away. Neikan was known to be a lovely, pure lady in her young days, however she was actually a wicked lady who only wanted wealth. When she became the empress she spoiled her daughter to the fullest. Neikan was five feet and six inches and she had a very fierce face. Her juni-hitoes were beyond beautiful. She even had beautiful hair, however Princess Kastumi was the fairest of the three. She always wanted everything for her daughter because she knew that Princess Kastumi was better, so she always had a habit of spoiling her own daughter. However in public, she was well-respected since she also portrayed the image of an ideal empress physically. The color red is probably the best color to suit her since she was aggresive verbally and very dangerous to the love of the Princess and the Samurai.
These were probably the main points of the main characters in my story. The religion of this time was both the Shinto and the Buddhism religion, so it is only logical to assume that both of these religions were practiced together. So far, these are the main ideas that I've come up with for each character, if anything else comes up later then I'll post it up as a second part.
I really like Samurai Nobuo. He seems like such a real person, like I have seen him in movies before. Your characters remind me of descriptions from Shi mian mai fu or Ying xiong in that there is so much depth to them already. Your children's story really could turn into a short story or novel with the way you are working on it. I am so very proud of what you are doing. Please keep up the great job! And thanks for the image in your blog.
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