As I said before, I really like this new character. I can't say exactly why, but when I see both the concept and the rendered model (even at this stage) what comes to my mind is "Shenmue's back!".
From what I've read on Twitter and the update comments section of the KS, there are a lot of positive feedback about the character. Especially when it comes to animation.
Shenmue 3 development may take longer than expected (or hoped) but really, I have the feeling they are going in the right direction and doing a great job. We speak about a game developed 17 years after the original one. When you think about the huge leap in term of technology 17 years represent, what Yu-San and the team are accomplishing is almost a miracle.
PS. This was posted by Spags on NeoGaf (artwork from @kusu26moosky on Twitter):
Brilliant!