Find the Anime Challenge

[Simia Saturnalia]

A lot of that Eberron art reminds me of Battle Chasers more than it does any anime I can think of.

 

[babomb]

Having a big weapon is usually just a gimick to have some mook look tough for 5 minutes before he gets thrashed. It's the girly-looking guys you have to look out for. I haven't seen anyone break out their big sword pics for the contest yet, either.

Dude, big sword guys are often main characters. E.g., Bleach, Berserk, Final Fantasy VII.

I just want to toss this out there because I think this is wrong.

It feels like practically ALL anime that is not very very serious has these.

I can only think of four anime I've seen before that does not have these:

Cowboy Bebop.
Helsing.
Berzerk.
Ghost in the Shell.

I make this point because I hate the face faults. I always find them when I sit down to something I think is going to be some nice story/fight show. The only cartoon I actually gave a pass on this was Teen Titans.

To be frank, you just haven't seen the right anime. I'll grant that it's in a lot of anime, probably even the majority, but not nearly as common as you say. Plus, a number of anime that use them don't use them than the ridiculous extent that other anime does. They don't bother me when not over-done.

Here are a few examples off the top of my head that either don't use them (or use them so little I don't remember):
Studio Ghibli movies
Lupin the Third
Monster
Gundam
Voltron
Astroboy
Gigantor
Kimba the White Lion
Lain
Future Boy Conan

Also, I'd like to point out that the big eye trait originally comes from Western animation, such as Bambi. They were co-opted by Osamu Tezuka (he of Astroboy fame), from whom they were widely copied by other mangaka.

Heh. Close. Inu-yasha is more Wolverine than ninja, though.

Much as I hate to admit I know this much about InuYasha, there is also a pack of Demon wolf-people in it, not to mention cats, foxes, and probably other animals I've (mercifully) forgotten.

 

[Klaus]

Thats all I got. Not that I really even believe in the anime-influence hype. I just wanna win the prize!

I think Woas is right. The overly large shoulderpads and the general style of Kalman Andrazofsky's picture is very mangaesque. Remember, not all manga/anime is Inuyasha or DBZ. You also have more realistic ones, like Crying Freeman and Akira.

 

[Danzauker]

Anime influence in D&D art?

Well, crap, go back to the Spelljammer Monstrous Supplement in 2e.

The "Bionoid" or "Bioman" "or whatever it was, is 100% ripped off "The Guyver", name, art and race concept...

 

[heirodule]

Go look at the Confessions of a Part-time Sorceress book. LOADS Of anime-style art.

A WOTC book, about D&D.

I wins

 

[Doug McCrae]

This thread owns. It absolutely rocks. Great to see some examples of actual anime presented alongside D&D art. 5/5.

And I learned what a 'face fault' is.

 

[Mad Mac]

Dude, big sword guys are often main characters. E.g., Bleach, Berserk, Final Fantasy VII.

Quite true. They're still usually the only ones with big swords, though.

 

[D.Shaffer]

To be frank, you just haven't seen the right anime.

I'll grant that it's in a lot of anime, probably even the majority, but not nearly as common as you say. Plus, a number of anime that use them don't use them than the ridiculous extent that other anime does. They don't bother me when not over-done.

Astroboy

...Astroboy is currently playing on Adult Swim. It is FILLED with wild takes and face faults. It's probably the best example I can think of to show the American influence on early anime. it IS more American style wild take then face fault, but it's not the best example I'd pick as an example of 'no face faults'

 

[Anti-Sean]

Easiest. Contest. Evar.

The anime influence in 3.x has been there since the very beginning; they've even plastered it all over the book covers, like this one:

And it continued throughout the edition, up to and including these later 3.5 releases:

Frankly, I don't care for it one bit. As far as Complete Scoundrel goes, I still wish they should have gone with their original idea:

So, what do I win?

 

[Wormwood]

So, what do I win?

The thread.