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RangerWickett
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Xyl said:
What's it from?
RangerWickett
Legend
AllisterH said:
Nah, I could imagine it being something from Hellsing or a similar horror anime.
BryonD
Hero
You know, there is a big difference between anime influence and "damn that looks so dead on exactly like XYZ anime title that it clearly is beyond any question an example of anime".
I've never been one to claim that D&D art is being overtaken by anime. But there certainly has been, in my view, a clear influence is some cases. And I find that to be a bad thing in regard to my personal taste. And there are examples within this thread that meet that criteria.
A bunch a bs poser "I know anime and you don't" snobbery doesn't really change it. To the contrary, I'd suggest that in a zeal to point out your superior mastery of a topic that the other side feels zero shame for being uneducated in, you pretty well rule out any chance that you may understand the point they are making.
Why is this in the 4E forum?
I've never been one to claim that D&D art is being overtaken by anime. But there certainly has been, in my view, a clear influence is some cases. And I find that to be a bad thing in regard to my personal taste. And there are examples within this thread that meet that criteria.
A bunch a bs poser "I know anime and you don't" snobbery doesn't really change it. To the contrary, I'd suggest that in a zeal to point out your superior mastery of a topic that the other side feels zero shame for being uneducated in, you pretty well rule out any chance that you may understand the point they are making.
Why is this in the 4E forum?
Gundark
Explorer
One could argue that american comics of the mid to late 90s were influnced by anime. Several top artists were anime influnced (Joe Madureira, J. Scott campbell, to name the obvious ones). Back then comics were drawn more "cartoony". The current trend in American comics is a darker more realistic style.
Anime isn't just the big eyes and small mouth, it's also how they protray the action and the environment.
Eberron and the book of the 9 swords does have a more cartoony look
Anyhow this art done by Joe Madureira of a female shifter, done for Races of Eberron is the closest thing I could find. http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/roe_gallery/88265.jpg
Anime isn't just the big eyes and small mouth, it's also how they protray the action and the environment.
Eberron and the book of the 9 swords does have a more cartoony look
Anyhow this art done by Joe Madureira of a female shifter, done for Races of Eberron is the closest thing I could find. http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/roe_gallery/88265.jpg
Doug McCrae
Legend
Looks like we need a new word or phrase to describe the modern art style. Anime ain't cutting it.Mythmere1 said:
The two major features of anime, imo, are big eyes/small mouth and lack of detail. Neither of which is to be found in the art in question. Rather it's blacklined, dynamic, non-historical armour, oversized weaponry and muscles, superpowers, non-human subjects. Comic booky, superheroy, Games Workshopy or Bisleyesque would be better terms. Even Frazetta-esque would be better though then you'd get the problem that everyone would think it was a compliment.
Dungeonpunk seems to refer more to the tats, piercings and bare midriffs on women. Though also to the spiked armour. And supposedly to spikey hair though in fact there is none in the 3e PHB. The cover of the Warhammer 1e rules is actually a better example of dungeonpunk than D&D.
In the 80s GW used to mock their own style as 'chaos spikey death bits' referring to the unrealistic spiked armour and weaponry.
Xyl
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Red Garden.RangerWickett said:
For crying out loud.
D&D art isn't "anime" (people really mean Japanese) influenced in any more than the most minor aspects, only visible to the trained and highly critical eye.
If you want to see art which is a fusion of western comic/fantasy art with anime and manga, there are plenty of RPGs and games in which you can view it. Consider Anima, or Infinity.
This whole debate is extra bizarre due to the fact that meaningfully anime influenced art is easily available for review.
D&D art isn't "anime" (people really mean Japanese) influenced in any more than the most minor aspects, only visible to the trained and highly critical eye.
If you want to see art which is a fusion of western comic/fantasy art with anime and manga, there are plenty of RPGs and games in which you can view it. Consider Anima, or Infinity.
This whole debate is extra bizarre due to the fact that meaningfully anime influenced art is easily available for review.
blargney the second
blargney the minute's son
This one is a particularly interesting case. As others have said, anime is an animated media, which has consequences on the style. Animations tend to have significantly lower quality than static art.Woas said:
In conclusion, what this image has in common with anime is that it's freaking awful.
-blarg
ps - I like anime, and some of them even look nice.
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