Someone on Twitter was kind enough to share the mini-artbook from Kunitsu-Gami! I won't say their name to protect their privacy and so that Capcom won't have them killed or beaten. :x
But I'm very grateful!
Some interesting things about Soh...
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| How cute!! |
A short ponytail!
If we look at Cursed Soh, who is definitely meant to resemble Soh's 'physical body', she has long hair. It's heavily implied Soh was a previous Maiden after all as Yoshiro inherits the mask when Soh departs.
Or maybe Soh is actually the original Messenger and the passing of the mask broke the cycle?
If so, Soh in NG+ is our Yoshiro. (Which might explain her more focused appearance in artwork and would then imply the Maiden and Messenger in artwork are one in the same. We don't see Soh's face, after all. It is also 'Soh's journey' and Yoshiro is without a doubt a main character of the story in her own right.)
She might've been drawn with short hair to show the design of her back and/or the story might have still been in the works. Especially since Yoshiro looks very different to her art but I'll touch on that afterwards.
There are some fun images.
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| I'm glad they changed this outfit |
Soh in the very beginning...
A different outfit!
Soh was originally conceptualized as a male.
(Do you see now what I meant when I say that Soh's neck gave away the fact she's female? (or her spirit body is female-shaped)) The waist and lower back of this art as well shows it's a male.
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| Notice the difference in the necks? I'm observant... |
A little add on here: Soh's hands in the main game don't fit that well for the rest of her physique. Intentional or did they forget to alter it slightly? (Or maybe she just has broader hands to Yoshiro lol)
I wonder what the original pitch was? Was it a love story?
All great stories are usually love stories, whether romantic or platonic.
Kunitsu-Gami is no different, in my humble opinion.
But I'm also projecting my love for Yoshiro onto Soh lol