After a long hiatus on the project, I'm finally diving back into what Hangyaku can be.. leaving some of the personal baggage behind. I feel like the style was good, but my personal interests have been drifting to softer/darker realms that better reflects the mood of the story. The original exercise was to assess the validity of AI art in my tool set, but now that I know it's extremely valuable, I want to dial in on more story telling. I think the story and concept is there, but the previous execution doesn't serve to enhance the story.
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I'm not sure what form the next iteration of Hangyaku will take. It's looking like it's better fit for long-form editorial, but I really don't know. I plan on keeping an open mind as I further develop the concept visually and see where it takes me. I feel like having the concept locked is allowing me latitudes to test and explore while having something definitive to evaluate creative decisions against.