Do you know the popular manga "Heaven's Design Team"? It is one of the works that is currently getting a lot of attention because it will be made into an anime in 2021. The creator god, who is called the "Almighty God," entrusts the design of various animals to the designers (subcontractors) of "Heaven's Design Team." Just watching the daily struggles of such designers is fun. So, in this article, we will introduce the appeal of the work before the anime adaptation of "Heaven's Design Team"!
The appeal of the work 1. You can learn more about animals and living things!
When reading "Heaven's Design Team," various animals and living things appear. From famous creatures such as giraffes and koalas to rare creatures such as the ping pong tree sponge and sperm whale, it is sure to be fun to go to the zoo or aquarium after reading this work, as it is fun just to look at them and will increase your knowledge.
The charm of the work 2nd is the interesting setting of the story!
The lazy god (creator) created the heavens, the earth, and the water, but when it came time to create animals, he found it too much trouble, so he left the creation of the creatures to the designers of the subcontractor "Tenchi Sozosha"... This alone is unique and interesting, but the designers come up with ideas for creatures, and then engineers verify whether they are feasible, and finally the client, God, decides whether to adopt them and release them to the world.
Angels are dispatched!
Two men and women are dispatched from heaven to connect God and the designers. One of them, Shimoda, is the protagonist of this work. She watches over the unique designers together with Ueda, a skilled and sexy career woman. Sometimes the designers come up with some pretty eccentric designs, and Shimoda is confused, but gets used to the hectic daily life. Just watching their daily lives is fun and very interesting!
Charm of the work 3: The characters are full of personality
The characters that appear in "Heaven's Design Department" are very unique! In addition to the two angels, Shimoda and Ueda, Tsuchiya, who is the head of the design department, has a sad (?) habit of being captivated by the beauty of his masterpiece, "horse", and all the designs he has created since then have been based on horses. In addition, Kimura, a good-looking young man, is hungry for any living thing, and Meido, who looks very cute but likes gore and dresses in gothic lolita-style punk fashion, creates poisonous creatures and carnivorous plants. I can't keep up with the comments from the designers, who all have very strong personalities.
Shimoda, a common sense person...
Shimoda, a new office worker-like angel, is often at the mercy of these people. In a sense, Shimoda is quite normal, and is one of the few common sense people in the work. It's also fun to see the story from Shimoda's perspective!
The charm of the work #4: The dialogue between the characters is interesting!
One of the charms of "Heaven's Design Team" is the interesting dialogue between the characters. For example, Tsuchiya, the head of the department, always makes horse-based works, but when he proposed a Pegasus that had once been withdrawn by an engineer, he was scolded by Kaguchi. Kimura, who wants to eat any creature he creates, and Kanamori, who has a unique sense of beauty, seem to get along well in the sense of pursuing something.
Mizushima and Kanamori
Mizushima also made a "snake" based on a horse designed by Tsuchiya, the head of the department, and it became Mizushima's representative work. Furthermore, he later made a snake that ate the eggs of a bird that Kanamori had made, which caused Kanamori a lot of pain. In addition to snakes, Mizushima also once made a horse-faced "dragon" based on a horse, but it was a work that was influenced by the foolishness of his youth (and was also rejected), and now it is a dark history for Mizushima. Mizushima now gets scared when he sees a dragon, but Kimura and Kanamori don't care and dig up past materials and tease him.
The charm of the work #5: Interesting animal trivia!
Another charm of "Heaven's Design Team" is the interesting trivia about animals and living things. For example, regarding the question "Why don't unicorns exist?", this is because it would require a lot of muscle to fly with the weight of a horse, which is not realistic, and even if they were made to poop more frequently to reduce weight, they would have to scatter it from the air all the time (!), which makes it quite difficult to realize. There are also many other animals that you may not be familiar with, so it's interesting just to watch them.
Based on Pegasus
For example, God gave a crazy order to "make a flying horse," and the question was what to do if Pegasus was impossible. However, they settled on a "bat" as the "flying horse" that was physically possible. By the way, bats are the only mammals on Earth that have the ability to fly, and in fact, bats are a close relative of horses. In addition, God gave another crazy order to create a creature that can run without legs, and the "flat-headed burbot," a type of sea urchin, was created. Although it is not very fast, at 720 meters per hour, it is the fastest moving sea urchin. There are various theories about the reason for its movement.
Transparent creature
The icefish is a fish that has almost no hemoglobin, and lives by circulating plasma instead of red blood cells. This creature was created when God ordered a "transparent creature". However, it is only transparent when it is young, and as it grows it becomes colored and no longer transparent. The hammerhead shark is a fairly well-known shark species with the Japanese name Shumakuzame. It looks quite unusual, but this is due to something called the "Organ of Lorenzini". It is an organ that detects weak electric currents emitted by other creatures.
Rattlesnake
The name rattlesnake is a common one, but it is actually known for its deadly poison. Also, the California ground squirrel, whose natural enemy is snakes, confronts rattlesnakes and tries to escape from predators by applying the snake's scent to its body. It's a pretty dangerous strategy, even if it's to protect itself. Flamingos were created in response to a mysterious order from God to be "males who nurse", and they raise their young by secreting a liquid called "flamingo milk" from the back of their throats.
The Mysterious Zebra
Zebras are quite famous creatures, but they are also full of mysteries. There are various theories about what their stripes are for, but the most plausible theory is that they are there to hide from tsetse flies, which are pests. By the way, tsetse flies and zebras live in the same habitat, but tsetse flies are blood-sucking flies and can become infected if they suck your blood.
[Heaven's Design Department] A summary of their charms!
That's all about the appeal of "Heaven's Design Team"! What did you think? There's a lot of trivia about animals and living things, so it's educational, and the characters are all unique, so it's fun just to watch them interact. I'm looking forward to seeing the work become so popular when it's made into an anime. The voice actors who will be playing the roles have also been decided at this stage, and I think it will be an anime that will be enjoyed by voice actor fans as well, with some very impressive voice actors. I'm really looking forward to it.
