Find the Anime Challenge

[Moon-Lancer]

- Finally, he doesn't look ridiculous - though he might be a bit of a bishi...

ah, you caught me... the jig is up

 

[Hussar]

To be fair, that's not a WotC art piece, but one commisioned by Paizo. It's from Dragon #324 (Oct 04), pg. 58 in the article "Chilled to the Bone" and the beastie is a "Black Ice Golem".

EDIT: It's by Udon Crew, Paizo commissioned them very often. WotC just re-used it.

Cheers, LT.

I thought I'd seen that before. I was unaware that they had recycled the art. However, Paizo art was previously disqualified, so, I'm going to stand by that. However, I was unaware that WOTC was borrowing Paizo art since they had never done so before. Considering the Rules Compendium is one of the last 3e WOTC books, I'm going to say that it's not really in the running.

And, yes, I know that's lame. :\

Now, the three tiefling pics. Well, again, is it anime when you actually draw the creature as described? I mean, I could point to Di Terlizzi art of tieflings that look very close to those. But, yeah, I'll buy that artist has some pretty heavy anime leanings. Tell you what, gimme some more time with those and I'll get back to you. I'm going to put them in a "strong possible" category if that's ok.

 

[Kafen]

So, you change the rules when people meet the challenge. :O Interesting...

TwinBahamut, It is like I said. People that want to look down on anime will use qualifier after qualifier to disregard proofs - be it either changing the rules of the contest AFTER proofs are in submission or blatant disregard of evidence. So, yeah - really... There is no hardly about it. The proof is there when y'all decide to admit the loss.

 

[Maggan]

So, yeah - really... There is no hardly about it. The proof is there when y'all decide to admit the loss.

The proof of what? That there are some art pieces that are inspired by anime? I don't think anyone is contesting that.

That D&D 3e art in general is styled after anime? I've seen no proof of that. What Hussar does and does not accept, is up to him.

/M

 

[Kafen]

Sure, it is up to Hussar. But, he issued a challenge and listed requirements that are currently met. He can hardly claim to be serious about the challenge if he changes the rules AFTER people provide legit examples, though.

Ok, since I cannot give donuts, I have a new reward.

To anyone who can find three examples of anime art from any WOTC Dungeons and Dragons book, I will add the following to my sig for a year:

____________ is the greatest god(dess) of gaming and has proven me to be the biggest schmuck of the internet. They have defeated my anime challenge and I hereby declare that 3e art is fully inspired by anime.

How's that?

So, to anyone, please, let's see it.

If, however, after one month, no one can find three examples, then all who take the challenge shall SHUT THE **** UP about anime in 3e art forevermore.

So, are you hard enough?

Proof of what? Proofs that meet the challenge of the OP...unless there are "more rules" and qualifiers you care to apply in order to "not lose". Keep in mind, there is a huge difference between debating anime art and this contest.

 

[Maggan]

there is a huge difference between debating anime art and this contest.

So I've gathered. I think this thread should be split into two threads; one for discussing the "rules for the competition" and one discussing the actual "submissions to the competition".

I find one fun and interesting, and the other not so.

/M

 

[Kafen]

I enjoy talking about anime, myself. The debate about what makes anime is pretty clear when you define anime by its roots. Anime is basically animations stemming from Japan that date back to the 1920s or so. You have people that say it goes back further than the 20s, but I have never seen the pics for it. Exact dates aside, it is Japanese artists copying western animation methods. It is a clear cut definition of anime.

When you limit the debate in this thread to a simple definition of anime without the angst of bias, it is a great example of wishful thinking to claim that modern character art does not include anime throughout the range of books under the WOTC label. Check out the gallery of Wayne Reynolds - a previous example - on the web for example. It shows lots of anime style art. Gallery two has several images which fit the OPs criteria for this contest.

 

[Wolfspider]

Those three just posted don't seem anime to me. If anything, the proponderence of pouches in the last two makes me think of Rob Liefeld. Ugh.

In any case, I think that the OP has made his point quite nicely.

 

[JediSoth]

I've enjoyed reading this thread so far (and certainly, the art discussions are more entertaining than anything I was subjected to in college). It kills me how seriously some people are taking the "competition" to get into Hussar's sig. It's a freakin' Internet message board sig, not the Louvre galleries.

JediSoth -- with nothing constructive to add to the discussion

 

[Nifft]

So I've gathered. I think this thread should be split into two threads; one for discussing the "rules for the competition" and one discussing the actual "submissions to the competition".

Threads about threads have a warm, friendly home.

Cheers, -- N