{"id":38200,"date":"2024-10-10T18:28:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T09:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=38200"},"modified":"2024-10-10T18:29:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T09:29:31","slug":"shift-up-hyung-tae-kim-original-evangelion-designs-for-nikke-were-rejected-for-being-too-erotic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/shift-up-hyung-tae-kim-original-evangelion-designs-for-nikke-were-rejected-for-being-too-erotic\/","title":{"rendered":"Shift Up director Hyung-tae Kim&#8217;s original Evangelion designs for NIKKE were rejected for being &#8220;too erotic&#8221;\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Goddess of Victory: NIKKE <\/strong>is known for its attractive female characters, \u201cback views\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/nikke-jiggly-butt-physics-perfectly-recreated-by-model-kit-enthusiast-with-a-twist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">jiggly butt physics<\/a>. However, Shift Up\u2019s CEO Hyung-tae Kim recently revealed in jest that his initial sketches of Asuka Langley and Rei Ayanami for the game\u2019s Evangelion collaboration were just too hot and sexy to be put in the game, with the studio opting for another designer\u2019s take on the characters.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First launching back in 2022, the South Korean third-person shooter RPG Goddess of Victory: NIKKE, has amassed a dedicated following-<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231214-24443\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> with its biggest playerbase in Japan<\/a>. Unsurprisingly, the recent collaboration with classic mecha anime Neon Genesis Evangelion <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/neon-genesis-evangelion-collab-sends-goddess-of-victory-nikke-soaring-up-japans-app-store-charts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sent the game zooming up the Japanese charts<\/a> again. The collab offered limited-time events, music and outfits, letting you recruit the popular characters Rei Ayanami, Asuka Langley Soryu, Mari Makinami Illustrious and Misato Katsuragi.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GODDESS OF VICTORY  NIKKE \u00d7 EVANGELION  Official Collaboration Full Cinematic Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PzIH2RZpeWc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.famitsu.com\/article\/202410\/19504\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Famitsu at TGS 2024<\/a>, Hyung-tae Kim was asked to share some memorable behind-the-scenes stories. Kim talked about the recent NIKKE x Evangelion collaboration. \u201cI drew Asuka and Rei, but they were rejected for being \u2018too erotic\u2019. I hope my drawings get used next time.\u201d Kim commented.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"652\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241010-38200-001.jpg\" alt=\"Asuka and Rei in the Nikke x Evangelion collaboration\" class=\"wp-image-38207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241010-38200-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241010-38200-001-380x206.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241010-38200-001-768x417.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Although they were wearing skin-tight bodysuits, the Evangelion girls\u2019 appearances in NIKKE were rather conservative compared to say, the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20240220-27481\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">revealing outfits for the game\u2019s NieR: Automata collaboration<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hyung-tae Kim\u2019s character designs have been gaining a lot of attention recently. As the director of Stellar Blade, he is probably best known for his slick and eye-catching designs for the game\u2019s protagonist, Eve. Previously, he r<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/stellar-blade-director-hyung-tae-kim-unveils-protagonist-eves-first-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">evealed his initial sketches of Eve<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20240207-26822\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how her body was based on that of a real life model<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shift Up CEO Hyung-tae Kim jokes that his Asuka and Rei designs for the NIKKE x Evangelion collaboration were just too sexy to be put in the game&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":38206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-38200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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