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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Scribble" data-source="post: 3818755" data-attributes="member: 23977">Others have said it already, but I think there aren't any "direct" anime (or manga) illustrations in the game. Influenced maybe, but not direct. Artists draw (no pun intended) upon the works of other artists. They learn from, emulate, and modify other styles to form their own. Most artists (whether it be painting, drawing, writing, filming, photography, etc...) start by emulatijg if not directly copying their favorites until they find a style of their own.It (in my opinion at least) would be silly to say that it isn't influenced at least in part by the techniques. Just like it would be silly to say it's not influenced by the techniques of traditional comic illustration. Just like you can see influences of German Expressionism in a film that isn't German Expressionism, or  Noir in a  film that isn't really Noir, you can see the influences in the current artwork.Those who like manga/anime will say it's more american comic booky and those who don't like anime/manga will say it's too animey... It's just that it's its own style (influenced as all art is), blended by the artist.That said, I agree with the poster  (forgive me for forgetting the name) who said the issue is that it's not evocative enough anymore. That's MY issue with it at least. I'm not going to say the art is bad. It's not. It's well done. It's just not usually my cup of tea. I prefer realistic art to cartoon style. I also prefer scenes as opposed to illustrations. Maybe it's for the same reason I tend to like the book better then the movie version. What I see in my own head far outdoes what I'm shown by someone else. (Not that they're bad, just that I agree with my own ideas more then theirs...)When I see an illustration I tend to think "Eh... That's not how I see it."When I see a scene, I tend to start imagining a story behind that scene, and it makes me want to tell that story. Maybe that's why I tend to like DMing better then being a player? I wonder what would happen if they kept the comic illustrations in the players books, but filled the DM's guide with "realistic" scenes?</blockquote>

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