Conekiller
06-25-2004, 06:21 PM
Oftentimes, when I see a certain recogniseable anime/manga style used often, or one that stands out from the rest I take note. So I'm now here asking: What anime/manga style defines anime or manga to you. In other words, what (or who's) style immidiately comes to mind when you hear "Anime"
Please try to keep your lists limited (IE don't list every anime you've ever watched) and put some thought into your responces. Also, please pepper your lists with examples.
Mine:
1) Satoshi Urushihara: The look of this artist's manga (and the directly copied style in Plastic Little) is sheer beauty. Literally my definition of everything anime and the anime style is. Say what you want about his overly drawn nipples, and aggressive fanservice, but you gotta admit, them's some gorgeus art there.
2) Kenichi Sonoda: He of Cars, Guns and Chicks. (Gunsmith Cats, Cannon God eXXaXion) Another style that captures the "look" I prefer anime to look like. Any thing by him will garner an immediate view from me.
3) Akira Toriyama: of Dragon ball and Dr. Slump fame. His style started out kinda round and lumpy, but during his later run on Dragonball (Around the Androids saga) his style developped a very angular look, while retaining the wacky expressions and creative designs I love.
4) 80's Anime: let me be more specific. Robotech (Macross, Southern Cross, Mospeada) and more recently released Megazone 23. I love this style, pure and simple. I was introduced to anime by Robotech, so it will always be an immidiate association for me. Cruddy quality or not. A little help with a specific name to associate would be nice.
5) Rumiko Takahashi: Be it Urusei Yatsura , Ranma 1/2 or the more refined style of Inuyasha. Takahashi's style is evident and immidiately recogniseable. The silly poses characters do when flung into the air, to the loveable fang-toothed heroes, This style captures Anime/manga for me very well.
6) Yoshiaki Kawajiri: A little thing like Ninja Scroll or Animatrix (Program) and you'll see what I'm talkin about. This is "mature" anime style at it's peak. Not too realistic, not too cartoony.
7) Yoshiyui Sadamoto: Designed the characrters in Evangelion and .hack. I just love the style, not really mich I can say here.
8) Cowboy Bebop /08th MS team Character designer: I'm lazy so I didn't look this guy's name up. :sweat: But his style has a good, old-school-with-new-school-tastes feel to it.
9) Digimon style: I've always liked the simple, elongated look of the humans in this series. Their thick hands and feet at the end of thin arms and legs just always looked.....cool to me.
10) Megaman games artwork: Before I even knew what anime was, I noticed a certain....style that was present in the in-game artowrk for the NES Megaman games that seemed to make it stand out form all the other games, let alone cartoons I'd watch. I always had an affinity for the look, but it would be for a few more years that I'd be able to associate the look with a specific style.
Well, those are mine, so let's see yours. ^___^
Please try to keep your lists limited (IE don't list every anime you've ever watched) and put some thought into your responces. Also, please pepper your lists with examples.
Mine:
1) Satoshi Urushihara: The look of this artist's manga (and the directly copied style in Plastic Little) is sheer beauty. Literally my definition of everything anime and the anime style is. Say what you want about his overly drawn nipples, and aggressive fanservice, but you gotta admit, them's some gorgeus art there.
2) Kenichi Sonoda: He of Cars, Guns and Chicks. (Gunsmith Cats, Cannon God eXXaXion) Another style that captures the "look" I prefer anime to look like. Any thing by him will garner an immediate view from me.
3) Akira Toriyama: of Dragon ball and Dr. Slump fame. His style started out kinda round and lumpy, but during his later run on Dragonball (Around the Androids saga) his style developped a very angular look, while retaining the wacky expressions and creative designs I love.
4) 80's Anime: let me be more specific. Robotech (Macross, Southern Cross, Mospeada) and more recently released Megazone 23. I love this style, pure and simple. I was introduced to anime by Robotech, so it will always be an immidiate association for me. Cruddy quality or not. A little help with a specific name to associate would be nice.
5) Rumiko Takahashi: Be it Urusei Yatsura , Ranma 1/2 or the more refined style of Inuyasha. Takahashi's style is evident and immidiately recogniseable. The silly poses characters do when flung into the air, to the loveable fang-toothed heroes, This style captures Anime/manga for me very well.
6) Yoshiaki Kawajiri: A little thing like Ninja Scroll or Animatrix (Program) and you'll see what I'm talkin about. This is "mature" anime style at it's peak. Not too realistic, not too cartoony.
7) Yoshiyui Sadamoto: Designed the characrters in Evangelion and .hack. I just love the style, not really mich I can say here.
8) Cowboy Bebop /08th MS team Character designer: I'm lazy so I didn't look this guy's name up. :sweat: But his style has a good, old-school-with-new-school-tastes feel to it.
9) Digimon style: I've always liked the simple, elongated look of the humans in this series. Their thick hands and feet at the end of thin arms and legs just always looked.....cool to me.
10) Megaman games artwork: Before I even knew what anime was, I noticed a certain....style that was present in the in-game artowrk for the NES Megaman games that seemed to make it stand out form all the other games, let alone cartoons I'd watch. I always had an affinity for the look, but it would be for a few more years that I'd be able to associate the look with a specific style.
Well, those are mine, so let's see yours. ^___^