▁using ▁spe cially - dra wn ▁art ▁mapped ▁to ▁a ▁pseudo - 3 D ▁layout . ▁This ▁style ▁was ▁meant ▁to ▁em ulate ▁classic ▁picture ▁books . ▁Final ization ▁of ▁the ▁art ▁style ▁took ▁a ▁long ▁period , ▁going ▁through ▁extensive ▁trial ▁and ▁error . ▁Design s ▁for ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁secondary ▁characters ▁were ▁handled ▁by ▁other ▁artists : ▁A ts ush i ▁ Ō k ub o , ▁who ▁had ▁most ▁not ably ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁Soul ▁E ater ▁m anga ▁series , ▁designed ▁Ein her ia ▁and ▁the ▁V alk y rie ▁job ▁out f its . ▁Er ut us ▁Prof ite ur ▁and ▁the ▁Mer chant ▁job ▁designed ▁by ▁H ide ki ▁I sh ik awa , ▁whose ▁work ▁included ▁character ▁designs ▁for ▁Lord ▁of ▁Verm il ion ▁ar cade ▁game ▁series . ▁K ami iz umi ▁and ▁the ▁S word master ▁job ▁were ▁designed ▁by ▁Dor in ▁Mak oto , ▁who ▁had ▁most ▁not ably ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁S eng oku ▁Bas ara ▁series . ▁Red ▁M age ▁Fl ore ▁De R ossa ▁and ▁the ▁Red ▁M age ▁job ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Take , ▁who ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁Kat an ag at ari ▁light ▁novel ▁series . ▁Q ada ▁and ▁the ▁Sal ve ▁M aker ▁job ▁were ▁designed ▁by ▁Mid ori ▁Foo , ▁an ▁artist ▁who ▁had ▁worked ▁on ▁multiple ▁light ▁nov els ▁and ▁online ▁games . ▁ ▁Release ▁Bra v ely ▁Default ▁was ▁first ▁announced ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁under ▁its ▁original ▁Japanese ▁title ▁as