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[color=darkblue]I'm really impressed by this artwork. It reminds me of the cover art from the Now and Then, Here and There DVDs. It's quite good really. All I can see wrong is that the eye proportion of the girl on the right is off slightly. I think that you really have potential and you have no reason to doubt your abilities. I know people who'd kill to be able to draw that well, lol. However, everyone has a level where they feel they need to be, so strive toward that if you feel you need to. I'm quite interested to see what type of storyline these characters would be involved in, though.[/color]

[color=darkblue]I've given this piece of advice before, so here goes. If you're having problems with facial features, just try practicing them separately rather than trying to compile a character. Grab one of your mangas where you find the art something you'd like to replicate and practice with that. Once you get a feel for it, try making your own versions. After that, you should be well on your way to improvement. A tip for drawing heads, though. Don't try to draw the hair without actually getting the basis of the head. It [i]will[/i] make it appear off-set in one manner or another. Remember that once you get the shape of the head down, hair always starts at either a middle part or a central point near the top of the head or just above the forehead. Took me ages to get that one down, lol.[/color]

[color=darkblue]Well, manga ideas don't usually involve other animés/mangas unless you plan on doing one about an animé/manga that's already out. All you really need to get started is a pencil, any piece of paper and an idea. Sure, your first sketches may not be on artist paper, but that doesn't mean you won't be able to transfer them later. All you need to do is save up what money you can until you can afford to buy the right equipment (something I'm trying to do myself right now, lol). If you're saying that you need references from other animes, try running a Google image search for the characters you need. Some site or another out there is bound to have some production sheets and model sheets for them. I've found a few myself (thank God). Just be really determined about the whole situation. After all, that's what it takes to be a really great manga artist. ^_~[/color]

[color=darkblue]I guess I'll finally step in and give my two cents. I really love Demon Diary because it's something somewhat original. I've yet to see or hear of a story like it. The art is wonderful (if not a bit confusing at times. That Krayon page in Vol. 4, anyone?) and the depth of the charaters is wonderful. Especially how they keep hinting at Eclipse's past and Chris' future. Lovely, really. The little bonus sections at the end are nice, too. Especially "An Occurence at Raenef's Castle Pt. 1" The second frame on the last page was too hilarous in my opinion. That and Eclipse's lesson on the various magiks used in Demon Diary where he set Chris on fire. Reminds me of the time[/color] [spoiler]Chris was talking bad about either Raenef or Eclipse and Eclipse set his mouth on fire.[/spoiler] [color=darkblue]Too great. It's all in all a great series. I'm only up to Vol. 5, but I know I'm going to be sad when I read the last one. It's always sad to see a great series end...[/color]

[color=darkblue]"Heh. It never ceases to amaze me how humans can be so pathetic." [i]Gatomon looked down from her spire of crumbled sandstone, the remains of what had once been a magnificent church. During the battles that ensued after the merge, however, it'd become a base for human militants and was eventually bombed by Digimon-guerilla troops. Now what little remained of it served as a pitiful shelter for human refugees. As a hunting party returned from foraging in the glades a few kilometers away, several young ones ran out to meet them. Gatomon looked down in utter contempt at the young humans.[/i] "Look at them. Atrocious little runts. That 'food' or whatever they want to call it won't last them two days even. And this area is almost barren. And like the little fools they are, they'll sit and eat it all at once. Idiots." [i]She sat down on her haunches and looked toward the sky. Ever since the merge, it had been nothing but a flickering reminder that the world would never be the same. It constantly switched between that of a normal sky and glimpses of binary data floating amidst a large network. Every day, the bits where the binary data showed up seemed to grow a fraction of a second longer. At least it seemed that way. Gatomon heaved a sigh and lept down from her perch, landing neatly in front of the humans. Almost instantly, they scatted like cockroaches into the remains of the church, frightened beyond words. Gatomon merely smiled at their actions.[/i] "And here I thought you all would be happy to see someone who could put an end to your misery." "L-Leave us a-alone!" [i]shouted one of the little ones. His mother instantly grabbed him and dragged him further back into the church, scolding him for being so wreckless as to goad the feline. This only made Gatomon's smile widen.[/i] "Oh, don't worry. I don't get my kicks off of killing little fools. Lucky for the lot of you my temprament is pretty good today. Otherwise, you'd all be dead by now." [i]A mixture of looks ranging from fear to contempt greeted her comment. She simply chuckled and shrugged, turning to go.[/i] "I suppose you all have at least another day to live. Unless the Bakemon decide to cut loose tonight." [i]With that, she bounded off into the glades, grinning at the fresh anxiety she knew she'd just caused them.[/i][/color]

[color=darkblue]Welcome to OB, ~Blackrose~. I would suggest you read the rules located in the left-hand navigation bar. The message you posted was really spammy, as you didn't go into detail about it at all. I'm going to close this thread, but if someone wants to make a real discussion about this manga/manwah, go right ahead.[/color]

[color=darkblue]Everyone is entitled to their own opinion about things, but I suggest cooling down a little on the side comments. The last thing needed is to have this turned into another battlefield of insults. Anyway, as stated before, I believe the wisest thing to do is to stick by your friend. She's more than likely seriously hurting both physically and emotionally. People in that situation should have as much support as can be provided for them if they want it. Like HC said, she more than likely won't want someone suffocating her and such, but just letting her know that you're there could suffice. I do hope everything turns out for the best.[/color]

[color=darkblue]Well, if I were you, I would just try to start out with the basics. Find an anime/manga series that you really enjoy (I personally prefer any CLAMP manga, myself) and try emulating some things in them. I would start out with facial features (i.e. eyes, noses, mouths) first, then move on to the entire head and the different perspectives. Then you can move onto hair, torso, and limbs. All of these things will take time in order to get to a level that you feel is relatively comfortable. I'm still working on a lot of things myself (hands can be a real pain...). The most sound advice I can give is to practice. Your ability won't just magically improve if you don't work on it at all. Eventually, you'll find your comfortable niche and go on from there. ^^[/color]

[color=darkblue]Welcome to OtakuBoards, jadedshadow. First of all, I'd like to direct you to the rules of OB, located in the left-hand navigation bar under the General heading. It tells you a lot about posting and the quality we expect here. It'd be in your best interest, as well as every new member, to give it the twice over. Second, when you start a thread here about trying to get a manga off the ground, we need a little more than "just give me some adivce." Try telling us what exactly you're doing a manga about. In other words, we need a plot line or some sort of story to run on. It's rather hard to just tell you what you could work on without giving us any information. Just try to remember that in the future. Again, welcome to OB. We hope you have fun here. ^^[/color]

[COLOR=Navy]Hey there, everyone. ^^ I was wondering if some would be kind enough to make me a banner of Seijuro from Rurouni Kenshin with the word "Confidence" in the bottom right-hand corner. A blue overtone would be cool too. ^^ You can find relatively good pictures of him [url=http://www.todokanai.net/battousai/hiko/hiko_gallery.html]here[/url] and [url=http://links.aniverse.com/cgi-bin/jumpgate.cgi?lid=4813]here[/url]. I thank anyone who take time out for this in advance. I really appreciate it.[/COLOR]

[color=darkblue]My favorite part by far was Adam falling down the stairs. I'm just a major fan of that sort of humor. I'll be like most activist parents and blame cartoon violence, lol. It was a great chapter, Solo. I commend you for typing out all that leet and not going insane, lol. The MegaOtakuBoardZord (which I noticed rhymed, much to liking) had to be the best part in terms of the whole Power Rangers parody. And as per usual, Charles' quotes were entirely too funny. Good stuff. ^^[/color]

[color=darkblue]Since LadyIceMoon has said that she prefers people to contact her about the project through her e-mail, and the fact that this has quickly become spam, I'm closing this thread.[/color]

[color=darkblue]I'm pretty much inclined to agree with Dagger on this one. It really all depends on which sounds better of the two. I watch all animé in both Japanese and English with subtitles (if the format allows. Sometimes, I only have VHS or a DVD doesn't come with Japanese audio) and it's a real toss-up. For most animés (i.e. Mobile Fighter G Gundam, Outlaw Star, Ranma 1/2) I prefer the Japanese track, but for others (Love Hina, Martian Successor Nadesico) the English track is much better. In reality, it mainly ties into whether or not I've heard the VA before. If I here someone often enough, I can voice spot (like with David Lucas, Dan Green, Rachel Lillis, Spike Spencer and several others) and it tends to get grating in a way. I mean, I know the voice actor field isn't broad by any means really, but once you get to a certain point, it gets sort of stale in a way. So, like I said before, it can really go either way for me.[/color]

[color=darkblue]That's pretty much the basics of the entire series. As it goes on, various other people come along and challenge Ranma for different reasons (Ryoga for knocking him into the Spring of Drowned Pig, the Chinese Amazon Shampoo for defeating her while in girl-form, as per Amazon law, Mousse for "trying to steal Shampoo away", etc.). Pretty much, it's a comedy/action manga that tells how Ranma & Akane will inevitably learn to get along with one another and be happy together.[/color]

[color=darkblue]I would sugest trying to go to some of the Shinto shrines. I've heard they're really beautiful. You may even get to be part of one of those Tea Ceremonies. ^^ I'd also say try and see Tokyo Tower, but I don't exactly know where it is...[/color]

[color=darkblue]Welcome to the first installment of Manga Workshop's first project, Mangaka Corner! ^^ Here, I'll be posting information about all the most famous artists so you can get to know a bit more about them. I hope you enjoy it. With that out of the way, on with our first mangaka! ^^[/color] -------------------------------------------- [COLOR=Navy][center][u][B][I]Mangaka Corner Artist #1[/I][/B][/u][/center] [center][IMG]http://web.utk.edu/~bborchar/splash/takahashi.gif[/IMG][/center] [b]Name:[/b] Rumiko Takahashi [b]Age:[/b] 47 [b]Nationality:[/b] Japanese [b]Education:[/b] Graduate of Nihon Joseidai (Japan Women’s University), graduated from Kazuo Koike’s Gekiga Sonjuku (college for manga artists) [b]Most Famous Works:[/b] [U][i]Urasei Yatsura[/i][/U] (Lum*Urasei Yatsura), [U][i]Maison Ikkoku[/i][/U], [U][i]1 Pondo Fukuin[/i][/U] (One Pound Gospel), [U][i]Ranma ½[/i], [i]Inu-Yasha: Sengoku Otogi Zoushi[/i][/U] (Inu-Yasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale) [B]Most Recent Work:[/B] [U][I]Inu-Yasha: Sengoku Otogi Zoushi[/I][/U] (Inu-Yasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale) [1996] (Animé: 2000) [B]Bio:[/B] Rumiko Takahashi was born in Niigata, Japan in 1957. While attending Niigata Chuo High School, her love of manga was apparent, as she stated the school’s manga appreciation club. During this time, her talents for drawing manga slowly began emerging while drawing copies of manga characters in the margins of the books. After graduating from high school, and passing the difficult entrance exams for [I]Nihon Joseidai[/I], she entered the Gekiga Sonjuku founded by one of Japan’s most famous artists, Kazuo Koike ([I]Lone Wolf and Cub, Crying Freeman[/I]). Having only gotten into the art scene, Takahashi had her work cut out for her. In a short amount of time, however, her work became better and better and eventually, she printed her first work, [U][I]Katte Na Yatsura[/I][/U] (Overbearing People), in [U][I]Shonen Sunday[/I][/U] (better known in America as Shonen Jump). In 1978, Takahashi published her first major work, [U][I]Urasei Yatsura[/I] [/U] (Lum*Urasei Yatsura), the story of a young man who gets dragged into a game of tag to decide the fate of the world by aliens and has the voluptuous Lum fall in love with him, in Shonen Sunday. It began running in the publication in September and at first was sporadic in appearance until 1979, when it began running continuously. [I]Urasei Yatsura[/I] was not an instant success, but when things picked up, it became one of the most famous mangas in Japan, meriting an animé being created in October 1981 and spanning 216 episodes, ending in March 1986. [I]Urasei Yatsura[/I] has also given birth to five feature films and three OVAs. (Lum*Urasei Yatsura is currently available in both the manga and animé English translated/dubbed versions from Viz Communications.) During the time Urasei Yatsura took to take off, Takahashi kept herself busy by creating another series for Shonen Sunday by the name of [U][I]Dust Spot[/I][/U]. It involves two detectives from the HCIA organization (Yura, the super strong female and Tamuro, an esper whose teleportation powers usually land him in a garbage can/dump) and their adventures. It ran for five months from May to September 1979. In 1982, Takahashi began working on another of her famous works, [U][I]Maison Ikkoku[/I][/U], the tale of Yusaku Godai trying to win the love of his widowed landlady. The “Ikkoku-kan” (Ikkoku Apartments) was actually modeled after the apartments Takahashi stayed in during her university years. Takahashi felt that it was such a typical type of apartment building (shared bathrooms, no hot running water, had to bathe at a bathhouse down the street), it would fit perfectly with the story. She decided to base [I]Maison Ikkoku[/I] on an apartment building and its tenants, making it one of the most famous romance/dramas to date. [I]Maison Ikkoku[/I] was a huge success, due largely to the fact that you could sympathize with the characters. It sold about 80% more per volume than [I]Urasei Yatsura[/I], helping Takahashi immensely with her 5,500 yen (about $450) a month rent. Takahashi never really cared about the money, though. Only about being able to write such stories as Maison Ikkoku and having people enjoy them. The series wrapped up in 1987, as did the Urasei Yatsura manga and almost immediately, Takahashi began working on her most famous work, [U][I]Ranma ½.[/I][/U] [I]Ranma ½[/I], the story of a boy that turns into a girl, a father that turns into a panda, and the strange Chinese curse what did it to ‘em, as the back cover of the translated English mangas explain, was Takahashi’s best work in Japan, outselling even Maison Ikkoku, surprisingly enough. Takahashi tributes this mostly to the fact that it differs from most of her other romantic comedies as it has more action, and drew in many more male fans. The fifth volume, released in Japan in October 1988, sold over 1 million copies in less that a month. [I]Ranma ½[/I] wrapped up in 1988 with 38 volumes to its name, and has spawned an animé that lasted seven seasons, two movies, and an OVA. (Ranma ½ the manga [second edition] is now available from Viz Communications, as is the animé, both movies, and the OVA.) As she’s done with other works, Takahashi began another series immediately after [I]Ranma ½[/I] ended, this being her most recent work, [U][I]Inu-Yasha: Sengoku Otogi Zoushi[/I][/U] (Inu-Yasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale). [I]Inu-Yasha[/I] is the story of Kagome Higurashi, a fifteen-year-old girl, that falls down a magical well and finds herself in feudal Japan. There she meets a half-human, half dog-demon named Inu-Yasha and, after many a confrontation, has to work with him in order to get back the shards of a magical jewel called the Shikon Jewel, or the “Jewel of Four Souls.” [I]Inu-Yasha[/I] seems to be more in line with [I]Ranma ½[/I] in story line, as it blends action with a tale of reluctant romance. Hugely popular in America, the animé that was spawned from the series has run in syndication on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim Action. (The Inu-Yasha manga translated into English [first and second edition], as well as the hit animé series is currently available from Viz Communications.) Takahashi has also worked on horror series in her career. Arguably, the most shocking among them could be [U][I]Ningyo no Mori[/I][/U] (Mermaid Wood, part of what's known in America as Mermaid Saga) as its actually quite graphic as compared to her other pieces. Another of her horror stories is [U][I]Laughing Target[/I][/U], which is almost as well known as [I]Ningyo no Mori[/I] in Japan. Overall, Takahashi has been quite the successful woman and has dutifully earned her “Queen of Romantic Comedy” title. Though some of the times were tough, she stuck to it and kept on, and it definitely paid off. She’s now one of the most well paid mangaka in Japan. It is unknown whether or not she is working on another series, but if she is, it is certainly likely to be a hit with her millions of fans worldwide. [center][U][I][B]Webography[/B][/I][/U] [url]http://ikkoku.freeshell.org/html/rumiko.html[/url] [url]http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Dojo/7739/rumiko.html[/url][/center] I hope you enjoyed the first Mangaka Corner. I’ll be trying to do this every two weeks or so, so look forward to the next one. ^^ If you have any requests on authors you’d like to learn more about, feel free to PM me.[/COLOR]

[color=darkblue]Name: Gatomon Species: Animal Level: Champion Attacks: Cat's Eye Hypnotism, Lightning Paws, Dash Punch Digivolutions: Nyaomon (In Training), Salamon (Rookie), Angewomon (Ulitmate) Appearance: [url=http://home.ripway.com/2004-1/57308/gatomon.bmp]Gatomon[/url] Bio: Gatomon was born prior to the merge of the Human and Digital Worlds. Her animosity towards humans had always been a part of her personality beforehand, as she had a bad experience with one in the past, but having to be around them constantly only made her anger towards them worse. She often keeps her distance from other Digimon, prefering largely to be on her own, but will pair up with one if it helps her meet her own ends.[/color]

[color=darkblue]Let me say this before anything else. If you're going to start a thread about a manga series, try to put just a tad more effort into it in the future, okay? "Please tell me somebody knows about these series" doesn't exactly make high marks in my book. Anyways, I have heard of DNAngel and apparently, it's not available to the US yet, so I won't be seeing what that's all about until next month. As for Dragon Knights, I just finished reading the first manga just last week and am trying to get the next installment right now. It was definately funny, and the battle artwork made me a bit dizzy at times, but the characters (especially Rath) more than made up for it. Though all the shadowyness around Lykouleon is only making me want to see his face more...[/color]

[color=darkblue]To Semjaza: 'Tis Happosai of which you speak.[/color] [color=darkblue]Well, one stand-alone movie that I've come across that was [i]Perfect Blue.[/i] I forget exactly who directed it, but I know it's a known psycho-thriller film. While it gets seriously confusing if you don't actually sit down and really watch it, it's still a rather good movie. I'd recommend people to see it. Just don't say I didn't warn you about the confusion, lol.[/color]

[color=darkblue]1) The word is "potential." 2) As stated previously in this thread, double posting is discouraged here. Try not to do it again in the future. 3) In this forum (and every other forum, for that matter) we try to encourage people with thier artwork and give helpful advice. Now, it may just be my wacky opinion, but saying "I can draw better than you" isn't exactly what I'd call an inspiring message. If you think someone's artwork needs some help, tell them what they should work on. Something along the lines of "Maybe you should work on proportion a little," or "I think some of your shading could be off in this area" is something I would expect to see. I suggest you try to think out your replies a little better in the future. And just for future reference, I want everyone to remember what I wrote. I don't expect any sort of put-downs in any fashion in regards to anyone's work. It's extremely disrespectful and just plain mean. Just keep it in the back of your minds for me.[/color]

[color=darkblue]Okay.... Now, it may just be me, but I don't understand how a meaningful conversation can come from talking about typos in a manga. So what, a character's name may be spelled wrong, or there's a misspelled word here or there? Everyone makes mistakes, even publishers and translators. As Angelus said, it may indeed be due to the fact that the translator wanted the name to be closer to the original spelling. As for the other name, I have no idea, as I've never read the series. But that's beside the point I'm trying to make. There's no point in finding mistakes in a manga and talking about them here. If there is a mistake, the publishers will eventually catch it and fix it in the next printing. Having a thread here where eveyone is saying something along the lines of "Ooo, look! They spelt Kagome's name wrong on page 86 of Volume 3!" is just not going to fly. Thread Closed.[/color]

[quote name='Dagger IX1']1. What was the first anime movie, series or OVA you ever watched?[/quote] [color=darkblue]Going way back into the memory vault (and feel special, because it's scary in there, lol) I do believe the first animé series I ever watched was Sailor Moon. I remember seeing it when it was still airing on Toonami. Watching that got me all excited for some reason, though it was probably because of all the magic and things (I was big on magic back then, lol) Right after that, if my memory serves, GW came on and got me completely confused, main because it was near the end and I didn't know what was going on, lol.[/color] [quote name='Dagger IX1']2. Do you feel that time has made you more picky about the titles which you like and/or choose to buy?[/quote] [color=darkblue]Not at all. In fact, I'd say quite the opposite is true. As time has gone on, I've wanted to see more and more different types of animé. I like just about everything that I've ever seen, with the exception of one that strikes me offhand.[/color] [quote name='Dagger IX1']3. If you had watched some of your current favorite shows when you first got into anime, would you have been able to appreciate them as much as you do now?[/quote] [color=darkblue]I seriously doubt it. Back when I had first gotten into animé, I was just watching it to see a hell of a lot of action, people running around making funny faces I'd never seen, and using weird powers. In a way, it reminded me of X-Men, only severely different. (Mind you, I was [i]very[/i] young and naïve) Basically, I thought it was really cool. Now, while the cool factor is still somewhat a part of what I watch, I focus more on characters (as in development through the series) or on the ability to make me laugh (which is why Excel Saga is part of my Top Ten List). I definately wouldn't have been able to appreciate some of the series I watch now when I was first getting into it.[/color]

[QUOTE=Monkey_Orange][color=darkorange]Wow! What a wonderful selection! The selection at my library is horrid. I've seen some [b]Sailor Moon[/b] here and there. And once, I even spotted [b]Angelic Layer[/b]...but that's about it. Perhaps I should try out your approach. Can non-library workers use that feature as well? I've never really done it before. [/color][/QUOTE] [color=darkblue]Well, I suppose I should have said [i]intra-state[/i] library loan, lol. Forgive me for using the wrong terminology. I'm not exactly sure if your state (if you don't live in Ohio) has the Intra-State library loan system currently available, but if it is, it's totally available to the public. It would be in your best interest to ask the next time you go, or check online. A lot of libraries nationwide have their catalogs online and have features set up as to where you can reserve and renew items. You could just run a Google search for your county's library to see if they have a website. And Ayashi, checking things out from the library is a good way to preview a series before you actually go out and buy it. That way, you know it wasn't a waste of money, lol.[/color]

[color=darkblue]I've been waiting to see if someone would make a thread like this. Kudos. ^^ I've really only just gotten to be a heavy manga reader myself. I used to only check them out artwork first and story second, but that's been kind of flipped in the past few months. I work at a library and luckily, through out inter-state library loan system, I can check out a variety of manga. The most recent ones I've started reading are: [b]Kare Kano Chobits Magic Knight Rayearth II[/b] (having just finished MKR I) [b]Inu-Yasha: Sengoku Otogi Zoushi[/b] (I'm a sucker for original titles when I know them, lol) [b]Various Pokémon mangas Revolutionary Girl Utena CLAMP School Detectives Dragon Knights[/b] That's only the ones I've read so far, lol. I have plenty more I'm waiting for to come in, such as: [b]Jing, King of Bandits Demon Diary Excel Saga X/1999 .hack- Legend of the Twilight Urasei Yatsura Rumic Theatre Marionette Generation Kodacha Sana's Stage Boys Over Flowers Uzumaki El-Hazard: The Magnificent World Rebirth[/b] Whether or not they'll all come in is yet to be determined, lol. I hope they do, though. They all look like promising series. But that doesn't even scratch the surface of everything that I want to read. ^^[/color]

[color=darkblue]Well, it is true that [u][i]Shounen Sunday[/i][/u] (as it's called in Japan) is weekly, I'm pretty sure that Yu Yu Hakusho! is correct in saying that a monthly magazine would be better, as it would be a lot of good stuff every month compared to a little every week. She's also correct in assuming that a [u][i]Shoujo Sunday[/i][/u] magazine wouldn't nearly sell as well as Shonen Jump currently does. The main reason for this is that people already know the mangas from their animé forms that have been show on Cartoon Network and by extreme popularity in Japan (i.e. Naruto, which is still currently being aired in Japan). I know for a fact that there are plenty of girls who read Shonen Jump; all the people who have replied to this topic are examples. The thing is, shoujo manga sometimes focuses on girlish things (i.e. relationships, etc.), which may be okay for some, and not for others. The market is too spread out for it to really jump off. While a magazine that publishes [i]Peach Girl, Kare Kano,[/i] and [i]Revolutionary Girl Utena[/i] might sell, it wouldn't be anything that could compete with Shonen Jump. And if anyone decided to run such a magazine, Viz would be the one to publish it, as they publish Shonen Jump.[/color]