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Sasuke Haraguchi, Fujichoko, and Mou Ishida Discuss the Difficulty of Completing a Work

The relay-style collaboration and the creators' candid discussion of the challenges of finishing a joint work offer a rare look at how artists from different disciplines negotiate creative control.

Key Facts

  • The GALLERIA CROSSING collaboration project's first installment is the video work Yuuen, produced in relay format by illustrator Fujichoko, musician Sasuke Haraguchi, and video director Mou Ishida.
  • Fujichoko created a Japanese-style illustration for Yuuen that blends dark impressions with brilliance, which served as the starting point for the relay.
  • Haraguchi composed music incorporating Japanese elements for Yuuen, and Ishida directed the music video, adding his spatial sense and directorial techniques.
  • The three creators discussed the production process at a talk session moderated by KAI-YOU editor-in-chief Yūta Onda at the circuit event NIGHT HIKE -scramble '26-.
  • Fujichoko said she first learned of Haraguchi through a cover video of his song Hito Mania by Nijisanji VTuber Mito Tsukino, and was surprised he accepted the project.

Reporting from 1 source: KAI-YOU.

Sasuke Haraguchi, Fujichoko, and Mou Ishida Discuss the Difficulty of Completing a Work

The high-performance PC brand GALLERIA launched GALLERIA CROSSING, a collaboration project bringing together creators from different genres. The first installment, the video work Yuuen, was produced in relay format by illustrator Fujichoko, musician Sasuke Haraguchi, and video director Mou Ishida. The three creators discussed the production process and their creative dedication at a talk session held at the circuit event NIGHT HIKE -scramble '26-.

The three creators took the stage after a screening of Yuuen, which begins with a Japanese-style illustration by Fujichoko that blends dark impressions with brilliance. Haraguchi then composed music incorporating Japanese elements, and Ishida directed the music video, adding his own spatial sense and directorial techniques. During the talk session moderated by KAI-YOU editor-in-chief Yūta Onda, the creators discussed their impressions of each other before the project. Fujichoko said she first learned of Haraguchi through a cover video of his song Hito Mania by Nijisanji VTuber Mito Tsukino, and was surprised he accepted the project.

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

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