Illustrator Urasora has been the subject of an investigation by 2ch, which found him guilty of egregious tracing. Rather than face 2ch’s wrath, he opted to retire from the business…
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Changes in style, readers and authorship, as well as change in skill, can all exert a drastic influence on how an illustrated work looks, sometimes to a rather extreme degree. Just how common this is is readily illustrated by the video comparisons below, which have ascended to classic status on Nico, with millions of views…
The presentation should be straightforward: original styles are presented first, followed by the revised styles and a side by side comparison of the two.
Thanks to the efforts of the “National Safe Place,” children everywhere (in the US) can enjoy ready access to youth support services, though looking at their unfortunate logo we might be led to think another motive is at play…
Via Gigazine.
Almost as unfortunate as the “Adults Only” logo, apparently designed by someone with no knowledge of the female anatomy which it so curiously resembles…
Top ero-mangaka Ishikei seems to have been the subject of some not so subtle tracing in the unidentified ero-manga above.
His previous brush with this sort of thing was more firmly in the “tribute” vein.
Of course, Ishikei’s usage of To Love-Ru characters is itself unauthorised, so perhaps he had better not complain too loudly…
An interesting moefication of a pantsu-baring idol provides more evidence, as if any were needed, of the power of saucer eyed bishoujo compared to their 3D counterparts.
You can see more of the artist, Goto P, on the Channel.
A modestly popular meme on Pixiv is
The standard panels:
1. Ponytail
2. Twin Tail
3. Side Tail
4. Short
5. Long
6. Forehead Exposure
The girls:
Something for the ladies (or indeed the men):
You can see more on Pixiv.
A template for those interested:
The cover to the latest Haruhi ED single, “Tomare!” (Stop!), is attracting unwelcome attention for its attempt to rewrite the laws of perspective, chiefly at the expense of Mikuru.
2ch generously steps in to correct matters:
Lest you forget (animated, enlarge to view):
The CD itself is out at the end of August. In case you think this is some kind of 2ch instigated trickery, you can see the cover in situ at Amazon.
How far this franchise seems to have sunk…