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Galaxy · junior member Member # Joined: 27 Oct 1999 Posts: 7

I'd like to point this question at Dhab, but also at everyone else reading this.

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Do you all consider Anime/Manga as a viable art form and do you practice it???

I have seen Dhabs work since he was back on the Realm 1.0 (as chapel), and I haven't seen any prominent anime work, but I'd like to see his ability (but only if he considers it a real art form).
He sure does some great stuff. Amazing.

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Affected · Posted: Thu Oct 28, 1999 2:47 pm

I don't use the word 'art'

Kusanhagi · Posted: Thu Oct 28, 1999 3:12 pm

I would classify Anime as a Style of art. The Anime style is not only viable but begining to emrge as a marketing tool for companies now. Anime is influencing advertisers, cartoonists (check powerpuff girls, that reaks of anime) and movies. George Lucas and Steven Spielburg are huge anime fans.

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Galaxy · junior member Member # Joined: 27 Oct 1999 Posts: 7

Yeah, I completely agree with you. I don't know if you guys have ever seen whirlgirl, but that is anime-heavy as well (though I wouldn't say true anime). I am a big videogame player, and I see anime all the time in videogames.

http://www.whirlgirl.com is the site for whirlgirl. It's pretty cool, and it's very art oriented. Check it out.

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Funfetus · Posted: Thu Oct 28, 1999 3:36 pm

Why wouldn't it be a valid art form? As with any style, there's good stuff and bad stuff, but the good stuff is often quite incredible. I'm a huge fan of Masamune Shirow -- he's been doing some amazing digital stuff lately.

I am a bit wary about Western artists doing "anime" stuff. It seems to me that artists often deliberately affect the exact style of certain anime, rather than developing a style of their own.

That said, once or twice a year I get on a huge anime kick buy tons of manga and try to draw anime stuff for a few weeks. Here's an anime-style portrait of a friend that I did last time:
http://fetus.ice.org/temp/darkmoon.gif

That anime flat-shading style is deceptively difficult to get right...

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Dhabih · Posted: Thu Oct 28, 1999 11:36 pm

No doubt that anime is an art style. The fact that its distinguishable from any other form of art makes it an art style

I kinda grew up on that style of art living in asia and think there is heavy anime influence in lot of western movies especially. I think i tried duplicating the anime style once in highschool but it came out looking like a disney cartoon....its not as easy as it looks

-dhab

Ravian · Posted: Fri Oct 29, 1999 1:23 am

Hey FunFetus. That picture reminded me a lot of the work of some french cartoon artists. It is definitely anime inspired although it's not quite anime. Nice picture though.

Ravian

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Giant Hamster · member Member # Joined: 22 Oct 1999 Posts: 1782

ANIME KICKS MUCHO ARSE!!!! i love anime!

i would consider is an art thingy. its some of the best animation out there. ive always been into anime and have stacks and stacks of it all over the place.

i also draw anime as well as a buch of other styles/forms...
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here are a couple pics from some very good animes that i have:

Ninja Scroll:

Devil Huntress Yokho:

hope this wets you anime thirst.........

goto my music site, and listen toDeep frost! its a VERY anime-ish song!!!
www.mp3.com/jamezthegh
-JameZ the Giant Hamster-

[This message has been edited by Giant Hamster (edited October 31, 1999).]