Find the Anime Challenge

[AllisterH]

Kind of glad this thread has returned.

Did anyone read about the art direction from "Worlds & Monsters"? They talked about how 4E was moving from the 3E's "Character-focused in action" shot to more scenery/locale shots a la 1E.

I really noticed this in Worlds & Monsters. There were more scenery shots in W&M than I think in the entirety of the FRCS hardback...

 

[Hussar]

Now that would be cool.

I agree that 3e art was entirely too focused on characters outside of context. Even going back to something like the pics in PHB2 with the return to the Caves of Chaos image, for example, you saw a very large reaction from fans asking for more pics like that.

Now that I can definitely get behind.

 

[Wolv0rine]

Studio Ghibli movies

Which is, of course, the single best anime in existance.

Kimba the White Lion

I just wanted to kiss you for mentioning Kimba. I loved Kimba when I was a kid.

 

[Wolv0rine]

A Google Image Search for "paizo" includes this on the first page:

http://www.eva-widermann.de/i/151.jpg

Holy hell, Paizo are using Mord Sith?!?

 

[Wolv0rine]

(Note: I don't believe I replied to a thread this old without checking the post dates, I feel like a schmuck. )

 

[HeinorNY]

Where is the post with the winner image?

 

[Hussar]

Ack, there were three winning images. But, since no single poster actually managed to find all three, no one actually won. You'll have to swim upthread a few pages to find them.

 

[HeavenShallBurn]

Just like to point out the three UDON images in Dungeon 153
Pair of Giants
http://udoncrew.deviantart.com/art/Lady-In-The-Bottle-77273683
Acerak
http://udoncrew.deviantart.com/art/Acererak-75386090
Ambush
http://udoncrew.deviantart.com/art/Ambush-77273415

Images won't show in thread so I've got to link.

 

[Zamkaizer]

Just like to point out the three UDON images in Dungeon 153.

Nothing particularly anime-inspired about them, especially considering who they're by and where you found them. Compare, for instance, the Death Giant illustration to Wayne Reynolds' original.

I would say though, that if you wanted to make a case as to why Dungeons & Dragons should be free of anime influence, you could do worse than point to the vacuous comments those images elicited from the Deviantart community.

 

[HeavenShallBurn]

Nothing particularly anime-inspired about them, especially considering who they're by and where you found them. Compare, for instance, the Death Giant illustration to Wayne Reynolds' original.

Further back, I think on page 7 or 8 Hussar had made the point that you didn't see UDON used by WoTC only some by Piazo and when I saw the WoTC Dragon material I thought it was noteworthy.

I would say though, that if you wanted to make a case as to why Dungeons & Dragons should be free of anime influence, you could do worse than point to the vacuous comments those images elicited from the Deviantart community.

I did notice that but it's not really any different from what you see anywhere on DeviantArt, or to an extent the WoTC boards either. Mainly just posted to give counterpoint to the issue of their not being used by WoTC way back in the thread. Now I do think there has been influence of varying degree by the anime art styles and techniques. But for the most part it's tolerable influence. If I started seeing Exalted style pieces I'd turn me off on the art, that's not what I play D&D for, but I don't think that's going to happen.