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DRAWING DONE ON: 12/7/2009
INSPIRATION TIME: 30 Minutes (writing out details and such)
TIME TAKEN: A couple of Hours (Includes touch-up and design)
EQUIPMENT USED: Mechanical pencil, eraser, Rozen Maiden anime artworks.
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This is not done by me, but a commission by :iconsikiie: , so please do give her the credit for her artwork.

Background details of the two Rozen Maidens featured in this piece of artwork.

The "Rozen Maidens" are a collection of dolls created by a craftsman named Rozen, whom the dolls refer to as "Father". Their primary source of power is a human host (referred to as a "medium") who wears a ring to symbolize his bond with the doll, although certain dolls have been shown to act without a medium. According to Shinku, she can only be at full power when her medium is present. Each Rozen Maiden has her own distinct personality and guardian spirit.


Suiseiseki (翠星石, Suiseiseki?, Jade Stern, Jade Star)

Suiseiseki, the third Rozen Maiden doll.Voiced by: Natsuko Kuwatani (Japanese), Rebecca Forstadt (English), Nana Mizuki (early drama CD)

The third Rozen Maiden doll, and Souseiseki's older twin. She and Souseiseki are both referred to as "gardeners" for their ability to communicate and tend not only to regular plants, but also to the "soul trees" of humans.

Despite her attitude towards Jun, Suiseiseki does care a great deal for him, and her attempts to cover that up usually manifest in the form of more insults. In fact, she cares deeply for everyone in her life, even if she does not show it outwardly. In Rozen Maiden träumend, Suiseiseki stands out among the dolls in that she values her sisters' love more than the goal of becoming Alice. She is one of the few dolls who opposes the Alice Game, and has no intentions of becoming Alice if it means taking her fellow sisters' Rosa Mystica. Suiseiseki and Jun attempt, without much success, to convince the other Rozen Maidens that the Alice Game is a meaningless endeavor. In her brief appearance in the OVA, she makes the same appeal to her twin several times.

In the anime, Suiseiseki's first impression is different than that of the manga. She appears very shy and nervous, and is very distrustful of humans because one had kidnapped Souseiseki. Shinku once described Suiseiseki as being the most shy and timid of the Rozen Maidens.

Suiseiseki tries to avoid participating in the Alice Game as much as possible, but she can use her watering can to make plants emerge from the ground and manipulate them. Her artificial spirit is named after the popular Anna Sui perfume. Suiseiseki was also the winner of the Anime Saimoe Tournament in 2006.

In Rozen Maiden Träumend, Jun becomes her medium (after trying to find a medium on her won with no success). She is shown to be jealous of Shinku, because of the fact that Jun's attention is always directed towards her. This means she also cares about Jun.

In the next-to-last episode of Rozen Maiden träumend, Suiseiseki attempts to protect Kanaria from Barasuishou's crystal stakes, and is crystallized for her trouble and her Rosa Mystica seized. Suiseiseki was revived by Rozen in the träumend finale and is last seen watching "Detective Kun Kun" along with Nori and the lifeless forms of Souseiseki and Hinaichigo.

In the latest chapters of the manga, Suiseiseki makes a return to the story as she travels to the alternate dimension where Shinku and Suigintou currently reside. Knowing that Kirakishou now has Souseiseki's body, Suiseiseki intends to protect Kirakishou from being destroyed, much to Shinku's and Suigintou's dismays. She has also actively (and somewhat forcibly) make Jun form a contract with her. However, she was actually making him form a contract using Souseiseki's ring, so that Souseiseki may be revived.

Suiseiseki is a very prominent and popular character in the series.

Medium: Jun
Artificial Spirit: Sui Dream (スィドリーム, Sui Dorīmu?) (Also called "Jade Dream" before she takes a medium and "Sui Dream" after in the anime, and "Sweet Dream" in the Tokyopop translated manga)

Souseiseki (蒼星石, Sōseiseki?, Lapis Lazuli Stern, Lapis Lazuli Star)


Souseiseki, the fourth Rozen Maiden doll.Voiced by: Rika Morinaga (Japanese), Julie Ann Taylor (English)

The fourth doll of the Rozen Maiden collection and Suiseiseki's twin, Souseiseki possesses a sharpness in her speech that is similar to Shinku's, attacks ruthlessly in combat, and does not tolerate sub-par actions. She is also quite stubborn and very devoted to her masters. Her appearance is not only the most masculine of the dolls, but her speech is also noted to be of the masculine form, using the first person pronoun "boku" instead of gender neutral pronouns like "jibun" or "watashi." Souseiseki's presence is much more significant in the anime than in the manga.

In the manga, Souseiseki's master wanted to use her power to enter other people's dreams and exact revenge on his brother's lover, who he felt had stolen his brother from him. Since Souseiseki alone could not achieve this goal, she fights Suiseiseki to gather the two gardeners' tools, the shears (which is her primary weapon) and the watering can, which together can affect an individual's soul tree. She eventually realizes that it is her master's heart that needs to be freed and sacrifices herself to do so. The dolls present are shocked by Souseiseki's actions and Suigintou uses the confusion to snatch Souseiseki's Rosa Mystica, enraging both Shinku and Suiseseki. In the latest chapter, it is revealed that Souseiseki's body is currently manifested by Kirakishou.

In the anime, Souseiseki is devoted to a lonesome old man, who uses her as a substitute for his deceased son, Kadzuki. Souseiseki apparently does not have a medium, because Motoharu Shibasaki was never shown to have a rose ring. She is shown to be slightly more eager, probably from a sense of duty, to participate in the Alice Game than her sisters. In the OVA, she is introduced in the flashback in mid-fight with Shinku and later does not hold back in attacking a then-harmless Suigintou. Throughout Rozen Maiden Träumend, she questions her idyllic lifestyle, and, much to Suiseiseki's disappointment, takes part in the Alice Game out of devotion to Rozen after being accosted by Barasuishou, who was believed to be the seventh Rozen Maiden doll, in order to fulfill his wish of finding Alice and relieve his perceived grief. She battles Suigintou, but is defeated and loses her Rosa Mystica.

Even though the two versions progress differently, Souseiseki is still the first doll to lose her Rosa Mystica, and her Rosa Mystica transfers to Suigintou on both occasions. However, at the end of Rozen Maiden träumend, Laplace is seen dancing with two Rosae Mysticae, one of which is believed to be Souseiseki's. To add to the confusion, after Shinku is resurrected by "Father," she tells Jun that Souseiseki's and Hinaichigo's losing their Rosa Mysticae is her burden to bear. The most likely reason for this is that essentially they were under the care of her medium, which makes sense for Hinaichigo, but not so much for Souseiseki.

In the manga, Souseiseki has gone missing from her case, after Suiseiseki tells Souseiseki's master that she found her sister's hat in the N-field. Later, in the last volume of the manga, she is reunited with Suiseiseki. Souseiseki tells Suiseiseki that she didn't want to play the Alice Game anymore, because she didn't "want to go against the Suiseiseki that I love". Soon afterwards she dies once again, growing rose vines and a white rose out of her right eye. Though she is the first doll to lose her Rosa Mystica, Souseiseki is actually the second doll to lose in the Alice Game. In the latest chapter of Rozen Maiden Tale, it is revealed that while Suigintou has her Rosa Mystica, Kirakishou has her body. And, because Jun from the alternate dimension has inadvertently kissed the ring, it may grant Souseiseki the revival Suiseiseki wished for. Her artificial spirit is named for a fragrance by Lolita Lempicka. Souseiseki was also the first runner-up for Saimoe 2005.

Medium: Motoharu Shibasaki (Anime) / Kazuha Yuibishi (Manga) / Jun Sakurada (alternate dimension, manga)
Artificial Spirit: Lempicka (レンピカ, Renpika?)

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Here is one of two pieces of artwork I have commissioned :iconsikiie: during the two days of Cosfest, and it is my favourite piece of commissioned thus far. I must say I am very impressed with her exceptionally detailed and beautiful artworks, and thus I commissioned two pieces of Rozen Maiden related artworks from her. If you like her artwork, please do visit her artwork gallery page: :iconsikiie: and give her some favs and constructive comments.

This piece of artwork dicpicts my character Victortky reading a story to the gardening twins of the Rozen Maidens, Suiseiseiki and Souseiseki, while they are having a small snack with their respective lollipops under the cooling shade of a tree. I must say I am very amazed by the details and the design :iconsikiie: has put into the picture, and I loved it so much. Have to love the twins and their funny antics, as well as sisterly love in both the anime and the Rozen Maiden Manga.

Souseiseki: what happens next? please go on!
Suiseiseki: please calm down sister! I want to hear the climax of the story -desu!
Victortky: okay okay, calm down, you two are sure an overactive duo!


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There are still more interviews and character profiles coming on, but as I am still working on them, they will take quite some time before they are finished. I will be uploading more in the near future, after finishing my assignments and projects.

ROZEN MAIDENS STORY AND CHARACTER CONCEPTS BY PEACH PIT.
PICTURE CONCEPT AND VICTORTKY PERSONA DONE BY :iconvictortky:
STORY UNDER A TREE ARTWORK DONE BY :iconsikiie:
ARTWORK POSTED WITH PERMISSION OF ORIGINAL ARTIST.
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Remlaplace's avatar
Pretty! I like how smooth the pencil strokes are.