Difference between revisions of "Anime"
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[[Image:Sonichu05-P50.jpg | [[Image:Sonichu05-P50.jpg|thumb|A better example of Chris's anime-inspired artwork. (Still shit, mind.)]] | ||
[[Image:Uncle_Go.jpg|thumb|Go Nagai, or as mecha anime fans call him: Uncle Go. He is the total opposite of Chris in the anime and comic realm, and has the creativity of a thousand men. He does more in a decade than most comic book artists and writers can hope to do in a lifetime. Also note that he's a sharp dressed man.]] | |||
[[Anime]] is a term used to refer to Japanese animation. | [[Anime]] is a term used to refer to Japanese animation. It's not clear when [[Chris]] first discovered Japanese cartoons, although it's safe to guess that [[Pokémon]] was the seed. He was a big enough anime fan by [[2004]] to attend the [[Anime Mid-Atlantic]] convention in Richmond, Virginia. | ||
He didn't start giving the characters in his comic an anime/manga look until the [[Sonichu 5|fifth issue of ''Sonichu'']], though, in a bid to please his gal-pal [[Megan Schroeder]], who was into ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' at the time. Practically speaking, this involved giving his characters huge, saucer-like eyes, which make them look more stoned than animu, or "upside-down U" eyes. Needless to say, despite the radical artwork style change in his comics, he still was cockblocked. | |||
Since his relationship with Megan deteriorated (eventually [[ShecameforCWC.JPG|blowing up in his face]]), anime hasn't been so obvious an influence on Chris’s artwork, and he hasn’t gone back to an anime convention since [[2005]]. (Possibly he realizes how much attention his Internet infamy would draw to him at a con, or possibly he ''doesn’t'' realize this.) Chris still rips off characters and story concepts from anime left and right, though, and he still watches some newer anime series. His [[PlayStation Network|PSN]] account shows that he downloaded several episodes of the "harem" comedy-drama ''Shuffle!'' in [[2009]]; given that it stars a hapless twit who finds himself surrounded by willing women for no very good reason, Chris probably loved it. | |||
Since his relationship with Megan deteriorated (eventually [[ShecameforCWC.JPG|blowing up in his face]]), anime hasn't been so obvious an influence on Chris’s artwork, and he hasn’t gone back to an anime convention since 2005. (Possibly he realizes how much attention his Internet infamy would draw to him at a con, or possibly he ''doesn’t'' realize this.) | |||
Chris still rips off characters and story concepts from anime left and right, though, and he still watches some newer anime series. His [[PlayStation Network]] account shows that he downloaded several episodes of the "harem" comedy-drama ''Shuffle!'' in 2009 | |||
==Anime Chris has ripped off== | ==Anime Chris has ripped off== | ||
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Like every other form of entertainment he enjoys, Chris views anime as a rich source of ideas that he can swipe and integrate into his own "original" works. These are some of the shows he’s abused. | Like every other form of entertainment he enjoys, Chris views anime as a rich source of ideas that he can swipe and integrate into his own "original" works. These are some of the shows he’s abused. | ||
* [[Dragon Ball Z]] | * ''Cutey Honey'' | ||
* [[ | * ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' | ||
* [[Pokémon]] | * ''[[Excel Saga]]'' | ||
* [[ | * ''Inuyasha'' | ||
* [[ | * ''[[Jiggliami|Macross Frontier]]'' | ||
* [[Simonla Rosechu|Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]] | * ''[[Pokémon]]'' | ||
* [[ | * ''[[Chrs-Chan Pure Pulse-Jolt Lance|Pretty Cure]]'' | ||
* ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' | |||
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh]] | * ''[[Simonla Rosechu|Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' | ||
* ''[[Pedofork|Urotsukidoji]]'' | |||
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh]]'' | |||
== | ==Evangelion== | ||
[[Ivy]] got [[Chris]] to see '''''[[Wikipedia:The End of Evangelion|End of Evangelion]]''''' as inspiration for finishing the [[comic]].<ref>[http://cogsdev.110mb.com/pvcc/viewtopic.php?p=22511#p22511 PVCC]</ref> | |||
[[Ivy]] got Chris to see ''[[Wikipedia:The End of Evangelion|End of Evangelion]]'' as inspiration for finishing the comic.<ref>[http://cogsdev.110mb.com/pvcc/viewtopic.php?p=22511#p22511 PVCC]</ref> | |||
Chris's summary: A generic tale of a boy's struggle for acceptance...a lot like him. | Chris's summary: A generic tale of a boy's struggle for acceptance...a lot like him. | ||
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# The doom and gloom end. | # The doom and gloom end. | ||
# Asuka freaking out (I don't wanna die). | # Asuka freaking out (I don't wanna die). | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Anime Wings]] | |||
==Sauces== | ==Sauces== | ||
Revision as of 14:37, 20 September 2009
Anime is a term used to refer to Japanese animation. It's not clear when Chris first discovered Japanese cartoons, although it's safe to guess that Pokémon was the seed. He was a big enough anime fan by 2004 to attend the Anime Mid-Atlantic convention in Richmond, Virginia.
He didn't start giving the characters in his comic an anime/manga look until the fifth issue of Sonichu, though, in a bid to please his gal-pal Megan Schroeder, who was into Sailor Moon at the time. Practically speaking, this involved giving his characters huge, saucer-like eyes, which make them look more stoned than animu, or "upside-down U" eyes. Needless to say, despite the radical artwork style change in his comics, he still was cockblocked.
Since his relationship with Megan deteriorated (eventually blowing up in his face), anime hasn't been so obvious an influence on Chris’s artwork, and he hasn’t gone back to an anime convention since 2005. (Possibly he realizes how much attention his Internet infamy would draw to him at a con, or possibly he doesn’t realize this.) Chris still rips off characters and story concepts from anime left and right, though, and he still watches some newer anime series. His PSN account shows that he downloaded several episodes of the "harem" comedy-drama Shuffle! in 2009; given that it stars a hapless twit who finds himself surrounded by willing women for no very good reason, Chris probably loved it.
Anime Chris has ripped off
Like every other form of entertainment he enjoys, Chris views anime as a rich source of ideas that he can swipe and integrate into his own "original" works. These are some of the shows he’s abused.
- Cutey Honey
- Dragon Ball Z
- Excel Saga
- Inuyasha
- Macross Frontier
- Pokémon
- Pretty Cure
- Sailor Moon
- Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
- Urotsukidoji
- Yu-Gi-Oh
Evangelion
Ivy got Chris to see End of Evangelion as inspiration for finishing the comic.[1]
Chris's summary: A generic tale of a boy's struggle for acceptance...a lot like him.
Chris thought he saw: Symbolism (IN MY EVA?)
Chris's favorite parts:
- The Misato and Kaji sex scene (where you saw only feet), because it made him feel that he was a big man and that he was watching no-kids cartoon.
- The Rei Angels that were kawaii.
- The internal struggles of Shinji.
Chris didn't like:
- Everyone turns to orange tang juice
- Rei Angels getting turned on by stabbing themselves.
- The doom and gloom end.
- Asuka freaking out (I don't wanna die).