Animator Breaks Down Miyabi's Combat Animations

[@professorGoo]

Miyabi is officially here! Join me in playing ZZZ with my link: hoyo.link/bqSlFcAL Make sure to use code MIYABIRELEASE for 60 Polychromes and 6,666 Denny! (Valid only for version 1.4)

[@Xephyranth]

Mentioned that she has more moments where she's sheathing the Katana more often than cutting but it's quite tied in the story which is another attention to detail. The longer Miyabi has the sword out, it's more unpredictable (eg: ghost in the sword goes berserk) so the faster and efficient she is when she does unsheathe it, the better it is for her and fighting

[@jacktheripper7935]

I am a total fan of Iaido and knowing she uses it for thid reason is kinda nice detail.

[@professorGoo]

OH THAT'S COOL

[@chatnoire89]

Small nitpick, you’re using “e.g.” wrong. You’re not giving an example, you’re explaining how unpredictable the sword gets, so the correct usage is “i.e.”.

[@Talon1124]

One thing I noticed that you may have overlooked or glossed over unintentionally. If you watch during the 'invisible' moments, especially dirong her ultimate strike sequence, you can imply where she is by the wafting of the blue wispfire in her hair. That water-like effect is the blue that suffuses her hair and it follows the animation definitions already established for how her hair moves. It's really nice to see. Though yes it is still a lot of.implied movement between poses, therr is a bit more definition than you might think from a first blush.

[@liviekumori]

I had a stroke reading that

[@PlusOne2Crit]

@@liviekumori Seems like you need to get checked out then. Was pretty easy to follow even if there were a couple of spelling mistakes.

[@liviekumori]

@@PlusOne2Crit 🤓

[@patrickrowland3932]

​@@liviekumori🤡

[@JujuShinobi]

I only started playing when I saw Jane and how she ticked all the boxes but Miyabi is a pretty fun airhead too

[@Jackie_Tikki_Tavi]

I'm exactly the same

[@ErlkingPeakestcliff]

Same bro

[@gauravanshkumar3949]

I redownloaded the game for Miyabi I quit the game after 2 days of gameplay I wasn't hitting me in the start and optimization wasn't too good now it seems to be perfect. So yeah umm ok

[@dedsecretr0255]

Miyabi is not an airhead

[@Jinrai_]

She definitely is.

[@lucilia6639]

One of the greatest attention to detail is in that thumb animation for her ultimate, her thumb is pressing a fingerprint scanner on her sword hilt to unsheathe it. This is because only a member of the Hoshimi family can use the blade, otherwise, there are consequences.

[@Jinrai_]

And then in the story they completely undermine that and Bringer's partner easily unsheathes tailless with her own finger.

[@lucilia6639]

@Jinrai_ if you watch the cutscene again, you notice that Sarah had mentioned she can use it because of when they copied her biometrics when she was in the VR environment. Sarah didn't use her actual flesh and blood hand, she used a mechanical/technology glove that presumably had a match of Miyabis prints on them.

[@darthtace]

I wish they would send you the actual character to play around with, because the amount of extra love they put into every move is just so far beyond what you can see in a trailer. For instance, her tossing the sheathed sword and catching it is the return-to-idle animation if you stop after her 3rd normal attack. Not that that sorta thing is atypical for MHY -- they've done custom return-to-idle for every character they've released in all games since... I think Hu Tao? Also, I'm not sure why, but she is substantially less visible during her attack animations in the trailers than she is in-game -- not sure if that was a change in development, of if they made her more transparent in the trailers, but if you look at any showcase online you'll see that she's still visible for each slash in every attack except for her ult and the first portion of her Shimotsuki Stance (her charged normal).

[@trntom]

They've done custom return to idle animation at least since Genshin 1.0. Fischl is a prime example as has different returns after each normal attack with the returns after the 3rd and 5th attacks even having her do the ohohoho laugh.

[@BlAdeZ197]

They did recovery animations since HI3

[@OperatorD95]

Only a theory but might have been the "camera bug" they fixed shortly after 1.4's release as the recorded gameplay had to be captured before the patch came to live.

[@vladimmi]

Well, requesting a re-review with real current animations!

[@SolverNeos08]

fun fact: miyabi almost never leaver her sword out cuz the sword has a mind of its own and is evil, the sheath contains it

[@jacktheripper7935]

Miyabi was the reason why I installed ZZZ in the first place. And I have to say, Hoyo did an incredible job with her kit and animations.

[@adrianmartinez1587]

Well worth the wait from beta

[@BarbatosLRWMM]

Vergil would approve she’s literally Vergil and I’m here for it

[@timogul]

The best thing about Miyabi's animations is her skirt. It's a long skirt, and in a lot of games these end up ballooning out to avoid clipping, but they do some really cool swishing motions with hers, it perfectly follows her movements, over-spins past neutral from momentum, and then flows back to rest. So fluid.

[@Kspice9000]

Nah the best thing about it is it emulates a samurai robe asthetically. It's even is split on the right side to further ascent it, jacket completes the look. So in the front draws your eye to her military/business while the back looks completely samurai. Personally I like the short skirt mod made for her.

[@timogul]

@@Kspice9000 Yeah, it's clearly based on a Shinsengumi style.

[@dar3d3v1l3]

I find it really cool how if you look at some of her unsheathing animations you can see her pressing the finger print lock on the sheathe, just a cool neat little detail that they didn’t just ignore, or I could just be seeing things, who knows :)

[@vladimmi]

I dont remember whether Miyabi uses phone in a game, but her promotional comics even include small detail when she puts phone higher than usual human, to her actual ears. So yeah, they do a lot of small things - and I hope they'll keep doing that further. UPD: also remembered one thing I was very pleased to see. That moment when Proxies are on the edge of being uncovered and Zhu Yuan with Qingyi save them. Qingyi says she received a message from Fairy and reads a lot 0s and 1s. They could just put any random numbers there but that were real 4 sets of 8 bits, that were really a binary form of "help" in UTF-8 encoding.

[@lordvaust5830]

Miyabi is literally just Vergil. And that’s the highest compliment you can give a character in a game like this.

[@thatonepenguinperson618]

This is gonna be a hot take, but comparing her to Vergil made me really disappointed in her animations/kit. She doesn't do a lot of what Vergil does, she also doesn't have a concentration meter that rewards you for playing well. She also doesn't have a long range sword attack or summon swords. The lack of air combos in the game also feels like missed potential. The only thing she really has from Vergil is judgement cut and the slashing affects when the sword is unsheathed. She also doesn't have the teleporting shenanigans that are key to Vergil's gameplay. However, I will say she's very good as Miyabi, and that made me really enjoy her personality and gameplay. Being able to block attacks with her combo and manage i-frames is quite fun and sold me on the character.

[@Iterus_The_Game_Breaker]

​@thatonepenguinperson618 well duh this game isn't focused on playing only one character with a vastly fleshed out kit like DMC is (I have played DMC3 and 5 and got a decent bit through 4 I know what I'm talking about) but my point is she is the closest we are probably ever gonna get to vergil in gacha game

[@thatonepenguinperson618]

@@Iterus_The_Game_Breaker "My point is she is the closest we are probably ever gonna get to vergil in gatcha game" So, you've never played Devil May Cry: Peak of Combat, the official Devil May Cry gatcha game that has a very accurate Vergil in it.

[@jeje4131]

​@@thatonepenguinperson618dude wtf just go play dmc.

[@dracotias]

Sure but it's pretty much agreed that the combat overall in that game is in fact...Not peak​@thatonepenguinperson618

[@Universe_Error]

Btw cool detail that her sheath has Fingerprint Authentication on it, it’s in her ult animation

[@skirnchskirnch]

bro, PLEASE watch miyabi's cutscene where she defeats bringer, it is absolutely insane

[@Ghostt5]

Up

[@TheStarchamber]

I suppose there's a reason why her voiceline during combat is "My blade is already sheathed."

[@TheMicakuh]

Looking at Harumasa animations would also be fun, he's got a lot of interesting animations going on, from using a bow and double blades.

[@WakeUp-5k]

Hollow's: HE'S PLAYING VERGIL DUDE!

[@jasonfernandez8235]

Miyabi is the reason why I played ZZZ. I've been waiting for her to release during the on Global. And no I got her.

[@JJPrevs]

"So ALIVE, So BOUNCY..." I'll be taking that!

[@Person_You_Dont_Know]

POV: You’re playing any woman in WuWa

[@intigim5861]

I know you mainly focus on anime-adjacent things, but the boss animations within the last decade of FromSoftware games are a must see for any animator. Truly the peak of the games industry.

[@Xephyranth]

@@intigim5861 counter argument, Fromsoft's soulsborne games are peak anime

[@grillo2638]

@@Xephyranth yeah, specially elden ring. they really got a lot of inspiration from anime fights in a lot of their boss fights and ashes of war, it's awesome.

[@Nagalior]

@5:41 The motion of putting back the blade into a sheath (notto) involves BOTH arms to move and not just the arm that's holding the sword. There are a lot of instructions and references of battojutsu and iaijutsu available that you can search for; we can notice that it's not only inserting the sword into the sheathe but also fitting the sheathe onto the blade. It's cheating the animation to give a more cool and anime feel. Even when drawing out the blade (batto), the arm holding the sheath also slightly retracts the sheath to gain more space to allow the blade to be drawn out.

[@DR_REDACTED]

We feeling motivated with this one

[@sky3fall866]

The vertical spin during the ult with her arms perfectly at her side will never stop feeling goofy lol.

[@Kspice9000]

Agreed. Feels like some rapid cross slash animation would look a lot better.

[@zmeyka3310]

funniest part is, half of the poses are literally vergils from dmc 5

[@AVol_0]

7:29 "short armed character", what a polite way of saying "dwarf" 💀💀💀

[@divinesan7786]

Bangboo animation regiew when

[@Carnaj90]

2:18 IT IS MY GUY! IT IS!!!

[@thetrung2312]

Miyabi is the storm that is approaching

[@eveakane6563]

4:30 So, going to say right now that as a Hoyo game, they already have katana movesets from previous games, specifically Honkai Impact 3, that they used here but tweaked to fit in. Definitely the Yae battlesuits, as well as Raiden Mei's APHO version, and I think Herrscher of Origin as well?

[@Deathmic0309.]

I came back to ZZZ after like 3 months of not playing and instantly got Miyabi, I can't wait to level her up and play her

[@rachuichan9707]

I've been waiting for this!!!

[@skirnchskirnch]

i love miyabi's animations sm whenever I play as her in combat, I feel extremely powerful

[@RazKun]

Can confirm, feels amazing to play. No other character did i ever just go solo activities for the fun of it. Even if there's no reward i still just wanna samurai hack and slash with her.

[@dantesolomon5607]

Started playing the game less than a week ago due to a friend's recommendation, Miyabi was my first S-rank draw and ohhhh boy. Think she's around 80% of my Agent usage at the moment.

[@MrBruh77]

There’s something about Miyabi that, whenever I play her, I feel really, Motivated for some reason.

[@rajut_lensa]

I am the FROST that is approaaaachiingg

[@MayuFuji]

The sword is possessed by a demon, and keeping it sheathed is (one of) the ways she can keep it contained. That’s why she keeps it sheathed until it needs to be drawn to slash something. 🔥

[@knarranz]

Was totally waiting to see what you’d say about Miyabi! Thanks!

[@-L1K-]

Not only are her animations smooth af but she is just fun as hell to play.

[@DemonGroceryStore]

Sure is Vergil in here.

[@GAMERRAZUMNO]

Btw, characters in ZZZ has hair effects in ultimates when they equip their corresponding W-Engines.

[@Sombra-l5q]

Miyabi is motivated

[@nathanwibowo5572]

SHE IS THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING

[@mitsuki4113]

3:51 Damn, that was illegal 😭

[@eomersimbajon2938]

SHE IS MOTIVATED!

[@k3salieri]

I love her little spin during the ult.

[@Nephanor]

As a Miyabi haver....she is VERY satisfying to play. My god she is amazing. The Path of the Hero trailer they released though....that one is heartbreaking and beautiful. It's pure anime, and is proof Hoyo could easiuly turn any of their games into a full length movie or series if they wanted.

[@mrkenjamin1705]

5:40, because she's short, it means shorter reach therefore the cheat sheathe

[@schishne7546]

lol that awkward silence at the end with the starring. Reminds me on how GothamChess does is intros

[@vr4893]

AND THEY SACRIFICE THE SHEATHING ANIMATION

[@schishne7546]

@vr4893 hahaha

[@MuniC-z8c]

She is, indeed, so satisfying to play

[@esteovo7910]

The fact there's a lore reason for her to sheet her sword every 2 seconds too 😩😩

[@ConcernedEye6071]

Can't wait until you react to the Harumasa trailer and story quest. 😫Its so good!

[@cuthalion9573]

It´s just mindboggling how much details they bring into their characters and animations. When you look at some western studios and their work... Bethesda and co. It´s just hillarious that many western gamers don´t even know Mihoyo. I love ZZZ and Genshin in and out. Would i be rich, i would whale just to give them the credits they deserve. Thanks whales! Cool video! It´s very interesting to see how a professional review something like this. Cuz the standard gamer have most times no clue about such stuff i think. Atleast i have no clue.

[@DinoEcho7689]

Another fantastic video👏 Your criticism is truly 'impeccible'!

[@g4wrr]

IM SO EXCITED TO WATCH THIS

[@rabbit_is_ikiru]

When leaning forward, the difficulty increases, and the scabbard is moved (rather than fixed) while sheathing the sword

[@hyikayumizak6761]

Update on how it feels to play miyabi, it feels really good.

[@purr_lude]

Can confirm, she is very satisfying to play

[@jeweler796]

hi love the last bakery and still watch it often to this day. please never forget about xiangling

[@kylogod3004]

Description is Honkai Impact 3rd. Just a reminder. Also THANKS for reviewing her. She is in my mind, Vergil incarnate from Devil May Cry😅.

[@DaniJen]

From some video clips I saw on KZbin talking about Iai-do, or Ken-jutsu, they say sheathing requires both hands moving: the hand holding the sheath should going forward while you sheathing. And while you pull out the katana, it's sheath going backwards for faster pulling. But I've not seen any anime or video game have done such movement yet.

[@puppeterlordofthemasks6230]

You need to see the ending cinematic of this version,you would love a certain part

[@CcNiteWind]

You should do Haramasa since he duel wields swords that turn into a bow he uses

[@voiceofdean9770]

She feels very nice to play. Like butter.

[@M1ur4nh]

Talking about zzz made me remember that in Genshin are many new characters, maybe you could rank them again

[@shirayuzu]

Istg you code just gave me another Miyabi thank you professor

[@MysticAstrea]

Bruh, you release this when i just finished your vods of Miyabi.

[@leoaerts2217]

She is the storm that is approaching provoking dark clouds in isolation

[@kronchybitz1223]

Ser, please make a guide on how you do your avatar. One of the best I have ever seen on YT. Thank you ser.

[@Baird1480]

I just love that her fox ears bend as she does her attacks. I'm simple, I know.

[@aureliamei]

Another great video, Dillon!!! I'd love to see you review the new Hidden Ones game

[@MagnyusG]

Miyabi is just one character out of an entire cast with incredible animations, I know a lot of folks slept on Yanagi and Lighter because of Miyabi and honestly they're missing out. Knowing how these games go, I won't be surprised if Hoyo just keeps one-upping themselves with each new character. Especially when we inevitably get another Void Hunter.

[@minijaket]

"The entire combo is anticipation." In the words of Jacket from Payday 2, the anticipation is half the fun.

[@josueravena3464]

And yes in her sheaths theirs a fingerprint scanner, meaning she can only unsheath her sword, but theirs also reason for that, but play the story first.

[@Ax3l_is_alive]

Waiting for the day he rates all the cutscenes from Session 1 or all of the new character animations

[@gearwdustv2571]

Another one with Harumasa's combat animations? He's so cool!! >v

[@Emmn76]

I wish you had reacted to her splitting a ship in half from bow to stern and then killing the bbeg all in a single hit

[@jamesscalzo3033]

Loved the video @professorGoo! Can't wait for the next video man! As someone who's seen the Reactions to Tsukishiro Yanagi's Trailer, I can confirm that Hoshimi Miyabi is Very Short as she Needs a Box to stand on so she can see over the Front Desk. Some people have already figured out the Heights of Various Characters in Zenless Zone Zero because of that though, and the Results are kinda Surprising. • Lighter (Sons of Calydon): 6 feet 1 inches (185.42 cm) Tall. • Burnice White (Sons of Calydon): 5 feet 3 inches (160.02 cm) Tall (I think, the Thumbnail image on the video was at least a month ago and now I can't find it anywhere!). • Hoshimi Miyabi (Section 6): 4 feet 11 inches (149.86 cm) Tall. Let me know what you think about this and I'll catch you in your next video man!

[@liviekumori]

She and Yanagi literally make up Vergil. We got Judgement cut with Yanagi this update, Judgement cut end with Miyabi, Rapid slash, trick...

[@raze2469]

its really the motivation patch of zzz other also dub it as the soft relaunch of the game due to they partially remade one of the core game mechanic (ult being invidiual charge not a team shared charge)

[@eightyeight2379]

Since I saw you have VODs of reacting to animations, can I suggest Fog Hill of Five Elements? Just the final episode fight in S2 (which is less than 5 mins) and I guarantee you, YOU'D NERD OUT!!

[@-nufzy-]

4:46 Literally every samurai ever existed like...

[@LianaMurillo]

Professor goo! I have a video idea for you, i was wondering if you could rank or check the animations of mobile legends or Skullgirls

[@Z_ONLY_CHIZII]

When are you making a 5.3 Genshin burst animation tier list?

[@ОсликИа-я2ы]

Will you come back to HI3/PGR/HSR etc for new characters? There's been quite a lot of them

[@Helreir]

You missed that she uses her finger print to unlock blade on ultimate

[@Rhodynit]

Harumasa when?

[@RailGun256]

The funny thing is its highly likely the blade isnt that heavy at least to her given her other trailers. its definitely a design choice to make the animation look better

[@sotadern]

Her attack animations didnt change from the beta, but the effects are nice

[@vikku_amari]

I wanted him to mention her using her thumb print to unlock the sword 😭

[@NitroTron]

Banger

[@jesko_Creations]

you missed the chapter 5 boss finale, that would have been insane

[@Matrixp14]

did she all the time have a sword in one hand and the sheath in the other?

[@wolfstormwizard424]

Bro do Wuwa Part 2 Animations tierlist

[@finleymorris04]

Honestly it would’ve been better to just grab some raw gameplay of her. The gameplay camerawork simultaneously makes it easier to see for analysis but also does a lot of work for making it feel even better.

[@TaiyoNoUta]

Are you gonna review her (miyabi) individual trailer called "everlasting training" , is epic 2d 3d animation, and the the way she fights a cat in her imagination, that's is top cinema

[@andhikaib9318]

Many Vergil main is happy with her

[@dmytrokapshuk6183]

A little off topic but should we expect maybe some wuwa videos soon? It had a lot changes since ur last video

[@Le_Thalia_GeniusSociety]

Vergil's child support money is disappearing.

[@ApaYaa2nd]

Can you review the new game marvel rivals animation? Especially the MVP/Intro animations