[ART1] Card Game Art Works: Live☆Twin & Evil★Twin

Every vtuber gets canceled sooner or later, may as well go out with a bang

TL note: You can find more information about the general Live☆Twin/Evil★Twin lore in our VBEX article.
Live☆Twin Ki-sikil & Lil-la
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Live☆Twin Ki-sikil Frost & Lil-la Treat

TL note: We have previously translated most notes for this one in the VBEX article. Below are the new notes:

Curve ball:

“Trying something out of the box, but like for real what is this?”

Request:

“Snowman series as ordered, but whether this is what they wanted, that’s a different story”

Preference:

TL note: Depending on the context, this could either mean “I recommend this one” among the costume variations from a design point of view, or in an idol/vtuber fandom context, “this is my oshi”.

Lil-la’s outfit:

Ki-sikil: “S-so in the end, what is that themed after?”
Lil-la: “It’s a monster that eats lots of candy…it was born out of Ki-Sikil’s hair accessory(ies)”
Ki-sikil: “Are you seriously bringing up that reference now?”

TL note: This is in reference to a note in the reference art of Dogmatika Ecclesia, the Virtuous, where she’s described as “the type that eats lots [of rice]”. This goofy detail became a viral joke among some OCG players.

Various notes on the room:

Left wall: “Dartboard”
Visible wall: “Neon sign”
Bottom: “Stairs from the previous floor”

Red: “The massive neon advertisement from the building next door can be seen through the window”
Left side wall: “Lots of LIVE TWIN stickers on the wall”
Ceiling: “[Disco/Mirror] ball”
Left chair: “Rabbit chair”
Right chair: “Deer chair”

Top left: “Some neon lights where the Password is”
Top right: “Lots of [Polaroid-like] pictures on the corkboard”
Bottom left rectangles: “Masterpieces” (TL note: presumably stolen art pieces)
Bottom right: “Sofa”

Other wall:

“Stairs”

Decorations:

Left: “Basically, a cool secret base was decorated as if it was invaded by small accessories”
Right: “There are lots of plushies and all sorts of cushions”

Present room:

“Lets just say that the room with the presents is a different room”

Illustrator’s comment:

Ki-sikil and Lil-la’s avatar forms are characteristic enough, so they haven’t been changed since the beginning, however, I adjusted the head and body 3-4 times. In the end, they became the head/body that I was looking for. I think the chibi, toon-like [style] is great, isn’t it?

Evil★Twin Ki-sikil & Lil-la
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TL note: We have previously translated most notes here in our VBEX article. For some reason, the note about “It should look like the holograms are being generated by the body suits?” is now written as an assertion rather than a question.

Hologram lines:

“The holograms are coming out from these lines?”

Shark-chan:

Evil★Twin Ki-sikil & Lil-la #2
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Evil★Twin’s Trouble Sunny & Live☆Twin Sunny’s Snitch
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Description:

“Outlaw agents just like the Evil Twins. They are entraping the ‘Evil★Twin'”

Sunny & Luna:

Left: “Sunny: leader of the Sunny [group/troupe]”
Right: “Luna: A superhumanly-perfect chaperone”

Exchange:

Sunny -> Luna: “Her idealized future self”
Luna -> Sunny:
Luna: “Sunny-sama, so what you are saying is…”
Sunny: “T-that’s right, that’s what I was trying to say!”

TL note: This last note is the usual trope where one character is trying to act in a grandiose manner, but is actually clumsy with words, and another smarter character is continuing their speech for them, only for the first character to interrupt and say that was their intended speech all along. Notably, Luna uses very polite language with Sunny.

Design:

“Unlike Ki-sikil and Lil-la, since they are going for a more organization-like look, I tried using a white base tone and an exotic feel.”

Design #2:

“I designed [the outfits] as regular clothes, but would it have been better to design them with special suits like the Evil Twins…?”

Sunny-sama’s avatar:

Top: “‘Sunny-sama’ was designed by Sunny using Luna as the base for her idealized future self”
Left: “Leaving the design aside, it gives a similar vibe to Luna”

Actual size comparison:

“The opposite feel of what the avatar vs. reality of Ki-sikil and Lil-la is like”

Live☆Twin Ki-sikil & Lil-la, various pics:

Ki-sikil: “Huh? What did you say? That I’m empty inside?” “Wait, wouldn’t that like, make me the strongest?”
Lil-la: “Ahh, what a relief…”

TL note: This may be in reference to something else that we don’t know about. The general idea is that Ki-sikil goes from being angry at some comment to mysteriously concluding this must be a compliment, to which Lil-la realizes everything’s back to normal.

Illustrator’s comment:

“I was drawing the Evil Twins (Ki-sikil and the rest) and the Live Twins at the same time, so there was very little time to do so. Therefore, I’m dumping lots of pictures here that I couldn’t finish completely. The advertisements in the background are funny ideas that came to mind while having idle conversations and I happened to draw, then were kindly adopted in. As for Sunny, it goes without saying, but I also managed to squeeze in Luna’s avatar form for the world to see.”

Evil★Twin Ki-sikil & Lil-la, alt artworks
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Ki-sikil hologram:

Right: “Hologram”
Bottom left: “About 20 cm”

Ki-sikil hair:

“Uncut, short hair bob”

Ki-sikil hair #2:

Top: “Hairstyle change ☆ If it’s for Lil-la, cutting her hair is no big deal”
Right: “Pink, gray, extensions”

Lil-la hair:

“Bun & twin tails”

Lil-la hair #2:

“Water [blue], gray, extensions”

Ki-sikil belt buckles:

“[Killer whale/orca]” [fins]

Lil-la belt buckles:

“Shark” [fins]

Back view of their coats while worn properly:

Lil-la Rap #1:

Ki-sikil: “Huh? You really going for it? You’re gonna rap, Lil-la?”
Lil-la: “You mean ‘Lil-la Rap’ YO”

Dollar signs: “MONEY”

Lil-la Rap #2:

Lil-la: “Duh, ‘course I will. Been wanting some new clothes…”
Ki-sikil: “S-stop, I never said you could mess with my avatar! (Wow she’s really into it)”
Lil-la: “Don’t worry, I’ll just create an avatar for you, Kil~”

*Swiping motion*

Lil-la rap #3:

“And that’s how we got the new outfits YO”

Lil-la rap #4:

Lil-la: “If we let this chance (collab) slip by, we’re not getting such a gig ever again. We’re talking about THE Magicaluna, you know. Besides, Luna…”
Ki-sikil: “Oh, I may recalLUNA something about her?”

TL note: The info card about DJ Magicaluna is cut off before any sentence is complete, so it’s impossible to figure out what it’s supposed to say. Similarly, Lil-la’s speech cuts off, so her motivations are not entirely clear. It could be about Luna being close to Sunny, and with the Sunny group being more popular than the Live Twins, this could be about fame, or further opportunities to get better paying gigs (as hinted by the dollar sign).