#(Frank was originally called Franken back then but Frank sounds better)

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Band naming schemes are cool ‘cause I remember back when I watched anime like Noragami pre-2018, its first opening is 午夜の待ち合わせ (Goya no Machiawase, “Midnight Rendezvous”) by Hello Sleepwalkers. I thought that “Hello Sleepwalkers” is a cool band name, so around that time I named my fictional band “Black Paper Shards” I think. Some sort of edgy rock band haha

If I remember correctly, the three members (all based on people/characters I’ve seen in my dreams) are all in their teens

Connor

he/him

lead guitarist/singer

golden-retriever-type

warm brown/orange/beige colours

leather (?) jacket, hoodie, tight pants

inspired by Pokémon GO’s Team Instinct leader, Spark

Juki (probably written as 樹希…?)

she/her

drummer

originally the group was a boy band but somewhere along the line I decided to make her a girl instead

cool and skilled, kind of a tease

black & some neon pink accents in clothes, deep green

somewhat emo (?), tank top (?), detached sleeves, baggy pants

inspired by Hatsune Miku

Frank

he/him

bassist/rhythm guitarist (I think?)

polite but distant loner, quite soft on the inside

cool brown, blue-grey, dark green (?)

hoodie or wind jacket (?), dark pants

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I sketched this last night. I wonder if my past self would feel happy at this…?

Frank: BPS? “Beats Per Second” sounds rather extreme.

Connor: No no no, it stands for— (strikes a pose) Black Paper Shards⚡️

Frank: …

Frank: Ok I’ll join your band

Juki: (huh that’s a quick answer)

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Looking at it now, if you’ve got a trio band consisting of a lead guitarist/vocalist, a drummer, and a rhythm guitarist/bassist, and they intend to preform live… Then it’s more convenient in one song for the guitarist to switch between lead and rhythm on the same guitar, and bassist stick with the bass huh…

Now knowing the upcoming anime project (and virtual band I guess) GIRLS BAND CRY (some pages have saturated background colours) the fictional band in that anime, トゲナシトゲアリ (TOGENASHI TOGEARI) consists of five members which would be more convenient… Vocalist, guitarist, bassist, drummer, keyboardist

🤔Has there been band stories where the vocalist is a singing voice synthesizer software…? (e.g. concept like software & voicebank but not necessarily VOCALOID in particular) Like, basically same idea as VOCALOID concerts but with a set band and set singer(s)? Oh, but then there needs to be a software engineer/tuner…

It’d be nice if BPS gets another guitarist. I think I had a concept of a guitarist that’s basically the personification of a guitar I’ve got? In my mind’s eye, they look something like IA (the Vocaloid) but with orange accents instead of pink, with a long braid at the back I guess?

#….PROJECT SEKAI MY GOD THE THING IM THINKING OF IS BASICALLY A PROJECT SEKAI BAND #(Frank was originally called Franken back then but Frank sounds better) #(and. he IS frank I guess) #dusk oc writing #Connor #Juki #Frank #band oc #black paper shards #dusk oc art #character design #guitarist #bassist #drummer