Find the Anime Challenge

[Zamkaizer]

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 think the Udon illustrations, along with adventures in which they appear, were salvaged by Wizard's when they assumed control of Dungeon and Dragon. Nothing empirical to support this, but it seems reasonable enough.

 

[Hussar]

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.


/snip

If you take a look at the dates, AT THE TIME that I posted that, UDON was a Dungeon/Dragon artist. I specifically pointed to only WOTC art since that's what the bulk of gamers see.

If you look at some of the later pieces, yes, you see some UDON pieces creep into WOTC art, usually as reprints of previous art.

Heck, if I wanted to open things up to anything D&D, take a look at Living Imaginations Pirates book. There's all sorts of anime art in there. BESM style characters.

But, the original challenge was specifically about WOTC books, not outside sources.

 

[HeavenShallBurn]

And I was merely pointed out that with the new Dungeon 153 images (now while it a WoTC production) it appears we may be seeing a change in trends nothing more or less.

Notice below I posted this about my view on the entire anime/manga issue

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.

No reason to jump all over a post doing nothing more than noting an interesting change in a small subset of WoTC produced D&D art that may or may not have any further impact.

 

[Hussar]

Sorry, wasn't jumping up and down, just making sure my point wasn't being obscured.

And, I doubt this is really a trend shift. I think it's more simply using art that was likely already commissioned.

 

[Doug McCrae]

I found some anime.

It's from 1967.

 

[The Little Raven]

I found some anime.

It's from 1967.

MICHAEL MOORCOCK MUST BE STOPPED!

 

[TwinBahamut]

I seem to recall it being mentioned once that one of Micheal Moorcock's book covers was drawn by Yoshitaka Amano... Amano does not really use the anime style at all (I seem more traditional Japanese art influence in his work), but it is an interesting thing to observe none the less.

But I am not seeing anime in that one image... A weird hat and a face I can't make out, plus a sword that seems to be toned down from what I have heard about the sword Stormbringer, but nothing much that is anime styled... Am I missing sarcasm, or something? I really don't know much about Moorcock's Elric stories, so I am not sure.

 

[Hussar]

I seem to recall it being mentioned once that one of Micheal Moorcock's book covers was drawn by Yoshitaka Amano... Amano does not really use the anime style at all (I seem more traditional Japanese art influence in his work), but it is an interesting thing to observe none the less.

But I am not seeing anime in that one image... A weird hat and a face I can't make out, plus a sword that seems to be toned down from what I have heard about the sword Stormbringer, but nothing much that is anime styled... Am I missing sarcasm, or something? I really don't know much about Moorcock's Elric stories, so I am not sure.

What are you talking about man? He's got a big sword! And it's all black and stuff. Plus, he's kinda androgynous looking. It's totally anime. In the 1960's.



*disclaimer* The above is very much satire and meant to be funny. If you don't think it's funny, well, it's still meant as such.

 

[Doug McCrae]

Yeah, it's the big sword. I found the picture very interesting because I was wondering about the history of the oversized weapon in fantasy art. Did it start with Games Workshop/2000AD in the 80s or are there earlier precedents? I thought I saw some signs of it in Frazetta's axes but I wasn't sure.

The cover of the D&D Companion Set also has a BBB - Big Black Blade.

 

[Hussar]

One thing I did learn from this thread is that you can find evidence to support just about any opinion you like. When we found that Hildebrandt pictures had anime'ish proportions, I think it's pretty hard to point to any single source of inspiration.