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Hey all! Here's where I'll post my personal review for assets I've bought from various sites. I hope it helps, especially if you're considering buying one!
Tokudaya creates popular characters in modern day clothing. The first three 'volumes' are done in the same style; after that they experiment a bit.
Each pack comes in PSD, so make sure you have a program that can process that kind of file.
I've bought the first four packs, so let's get into it!
Volume 1:
This pack is labeled as 'geared towards women', so he's a bit of a handsome character. It was published in 2011, but some parts were renewed in 2018.
There isn't a specific count, but there are multiple styles of eyes and hair. For the eyes, each style has regular, closed, and wide/shock.
Hair can be mixed and matched with fronts/backs.
There are two poses, regular and arms crossed.
Accessories: Cuts/wounds, bandages, blush, dread, beauty marks/spots, glasses, sunglasses, masks, halo/devil horns + wings, headphones as well as clothing accessories such as neckties and bows.
Clothing: School/Academy, Chef, Waiter, Coat, Jumpsuit, Historical Japanese, Suit, T-shirts, Jeans, Gym Clothes/Track suit, Prince uniform, etc.
With all these options it's easy to make modern or historical/ old-timey type characters.
Pros:
- Many pieces for mix-n-match options
- Beautiful art style
- Versatility (make virtually any kind of character)
- Can make 100s of different expressions
- Not too difficult to recolor pieces
- Worth the price (About $10-12 USD)
Cons:
- The PSD layers are written in Japanese, so finding a certain layer is really difficult. (Lots of scrolling back and forth)
- There's just the one body type, so after awhile characters start to look a bit similar. You can combat this though by using the different eye shapes/sizes and of course hair
- You may have to erase/trim some layers, such as a shirt pattern
4 out of 5.
Volume 2
Volume 2 shares a lot of the same assets (clothes/hair) as the first volume.This character pack's main standout is the body type: it's thinner, giving them a younger look. Totally suitable for the childhood friend, secondary love interest, younger brother, or NPC.
Personally, for me, there's something a tad off about this pack (maybe the head is too small?) to where I don't use it as often as the first.
The clothing, hair, eyes/etc is pretty much similar to the first. (and yes, I believe both packs have animal ears + tails!)
The pros and cons are also about the same...
So I rate this a...
3 out of 5. One less star because of it feeling 'off'. However, you might not feel the same way!
Next update will be Vol. 3 and A/B. Hope this has helped!
Volume 3 (aka Women's Volume 1)
Our first female pack! I actually quite enjoyed this pack, but I'll get into that later.As you can probably already see, this pack features 3 females with 3 different body types.
First up is the more mature woman, having obvious curves.
Each pack has a few hairstyles and clothes, easy to edit.
Clothing is modern, though you could use the Yukata as historical if you needed/wanted to.
You have school, daily wear, work, and exercise clothes but also a swim suit and coat for the different seasons. Each character has the same type of clothes, but they differ between each other (see below)
Personally I think she's too mature looking to be a High School student, better suited for a woman in her 20's. You could use the uniform for a prestigious college, though.
Next up is the more cute/innocent girl. She could play an adult, but looks the most like a teenager. I feel she'd be perfect for playing the unsure heroine or an easily-flustered love interest.
As for clothing, her specific 'modern' outfit is either a sweater, blouse or beige dress.
And lastly, the third woman: the most 'average' seeming to me. Some of her outfits give the impression she could be more boy-ish, as well as seeming strong-willed. She looks like she could be a teenager or a young adult.
Pros:
- 3 characters with different body types
- Different outfits, including those for different seasons
- Multiple hair styles
- Easy to edit colors
- Not as many files to search through
- Versatile
Cons:
- Not as many outfits or accessories as the previous volumes
- Mainly suited for modern games
- Not as customizable as previous volumes
With all things considered, I'd rate this a...[b][/b]
4 out of 5! This pack wasn't particularly lacking, except for having less clothing options. You can create a lot of different types of characters, and I especially love the different body types.