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Popular idol-seiyuu Inoue Marina, famous for  numerous roles, such as Yoko Littner from Gurren Lagann and Alicia from Senjou no Valkryia, seems also to have another side to her.

She can draw.

She may be reminiscent of another artistically inclined idol, but her illustrations are far more classy; it may also come as a relief to some to learn that she does not inlude guro art in her portfolio.

You can see her art below:

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Her skills have surprised many who expected an idol’s asset to be her face and voice, and nothing else…

Apparently, during the production of Gurren Lagann she also received a crash course on animation:

Were it not for the fact that animators are even poorer than seiyuu, we might think she has a possible alternative career lined up…

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    Comment by Anonymous
    12:05 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    cute

    Comment by BB
    16:31 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    like a two for one anime package, cute artist and cute seiyuu

    Comment by King of Hentai Gods
    09:00 03/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Model + Animator = Dream Girl xD

    Comment by tojji
    03:56 04/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    And I like :D

    Comment by Sadron
    21:35 15/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    My kind of woman.

    Comment by gordon
    16:42 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    可爱~

    Comment by Reboot
    20:29 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Indeed!

    Comment by SenseiSyaoranLi
    08:08 03/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I liked

    Comment by Alex N. Onymous
    12:06 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Oh, wow. She draws quite well.

    Comment by Anonymous
    15:16 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    she draws my attention well too

    Comment by Anonymous
    17:13 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    i c wat u did thar

    Comment by the7k
    18:56 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    It's actually a damn good idea for idols to cultivate a second talent like this. While her looks will (sadly) eventually fade, her artistic ability will only grow as she gains experience. It'll give her something to fall back on.

    Comment by Pandemonium
    19:16 03/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    until she gets arthritis or her hands cut off to some pervert otaku :3

    Comment by Krad
    12:06 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Wow.. She has potential.

    Comment by kawakaze
    12:08 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    marry me marina!!!

    Comment by blue_blue
    12:28 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I'm in for competition

    Comment by deaf048
    13:26 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I 2nd that!

    Comment by ThatGuyWithTheBalls
    14:03 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I Dont Know About Her but That Last Pic...

    Why Does it Remind me Of Tifa? from Final Fantasy 7?

    Oh And Beautiful artwork there!!

    Comment by Anonymous
    14:21 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    ya i know. that black on white clothing and the lean = pure tifa =3. wow shes the best looking seiyu ive seen so far and uuber cute at that

    Comment by Raging Anon
    16:40 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    That's a bunny girl with carrots jets & missile on her hip - heroine related to 'Densha Otoko' series, i couldn't remember the name though...

    Comment by linkinstreet
    16:53 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Getsuman to Heiki Mi-na

    Comment by muteKi
    12:08 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    That's pretty cool!

    Comment by Anonymous
    12:13 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Hot damn! :0

    Comment by Shaawin
    12:15 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    so shes part artist part model combo? shouldnt there be a c-c-combo breaker for this?

    Comment by S_K
    12:21 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I'd break her combo, if you know what I mean (I mean I'd do her... with my penis.)

    Comment by basilio
    12:26 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Still don't get what you mean. Have to be more specific. As for me, I would like to have sex with her.

    Comment by Garyuu
    12:27 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Not only does draw, and model, she sings and acts. Some people get all of this talent, and I'm still trying to figure out mine.

    Comment by Anonymous
    13:18 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    All you need is training. Granted, natural talent saves a lot of time, but a person who trains continuously can become quite formidable. A person with both training and natural talent will be even better but by no means do you absolutely require natural talent to do something well.

    My advice is to do what you enjoy. If you don't have the money and resources to do it from the get-go, then train/learn/attend school in it in the times when not working your day job. Also know that you will most likely be in a fight to do whatever you enjoy, especially if it something with a lot of competition like any art industry job.

    Comment by Anonymous
    21:33 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Yeah, go to school, get education, learn something. Even yours trully, Mr President of USA still get coaches to improve their public appearence. Its mean that even you are sitting on the number 1 seat you still got to learn to improve something.

    Comment by Artefact
    21:59 02/06/2009 # ! Heavy

    Yours truly?

    Comment by Anonymous
    23:53 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    THE PRESIDENT IS POSTING!

    HOLY SHIT, I ALWAYS KNEW HE LOVED LOLI

    Comment by ShibariComplex
    12:17 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    she is perfect! (regardless of her faults...)

    Comment by ShibariComplex
    12:19 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    btw i cant name any

    Comment by maskawaih
    13:07 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    she's flat-chested tho. might be amusing for some people.

    Comment by Anonymous
    13:38 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Faults, not assets.

    Comment by Anonymous
    14:22 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    loli type asset.

    Comment by maskawaih
    15:31 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    well, for those 'majorities' who love oppai, they might see this as faults.

    Comment by linkinstreet
    15:58 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Faults, but can be fixed with silicone upgrades

    Comment by Artefact
    16:57 02/06/2009 # ! Astronomical

    Disappointing!

    Comment by Anonymous
    18:24 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    A flat chest is a STATUS SYMBOL! Extremely rare and valuable! (Especially on attractive women.)

    Comment by Aoshi
    20:58 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    "WE HAVE UPGRADED TO SILICONE F", so to speak?

    Comment by Geerie
    12:22 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    i still prefer shokotan

    Comment by KiNA
    13:19 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I prefer Rie Tanaka <3

    Comment by CC
    02:36 03/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I'm with KiNA on this one, although the Guro was a nice surprise

    Comment by Waterfall Towers
    19:25 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I prefer Shoko-tan's guro.

    Comment by saNimej2
    12:22 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    She is perfect in every way!!! o(T_T)o

    Comment by Anonymous
    20:21 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    She is also BOSSU...

    Comment by blue_blue
    12:23 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    MOE seiyuu draws MOE animu.
    DO WANT!

    Comment by Fatty
    12:24 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Can I have a crash course in animation too? Please?

    Comment by whatsACoder
    12:24 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    cool! fits her well being in the anime industry... she's really cute tooo definitely my type

    Comment by t//B
    12:25 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    More like this, please. Specifically having to do with Inoue-neesan. ~<3

    Comment by Koto-Chan
    12:25 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Her art is cute as well as her. I hope she draws Boss (Kana) too :3

    Comment by basilio
    12:26 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Holy shit, she has a pretty nice face, pretty nice body, sweet voice, and good art... deadly combo right there, deadly combo.

    Comment by Anonymous
    14:23 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    she can probably shoot rifles like alicia too...

    Comment by Anonymous
    18:25 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Or Yoko.

    Comment by softbanker
    12:31 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    A whole package of excellence! A pretty plus + talents= dream wife teehee. (^~^)/

    Comment by Anonymous
    12:32 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I need a girl like this. ;_; <3

    Comment by blue_blue
    12:36 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    She draws MOE shonen-type bishojo.
    Shokotan would be in for a real competition here.

    Comment by Anonymous
    12:41 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    from what i saw, she's better than shoko-tan.

    Comment by stewie
    12:48 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Ah shes one of my faves! <3<3<3

    Comment by Quen
    12:48 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Her Yoko looks lovely!

    Comment by inui
    12:49 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    GASP
    the drawing is well too
    like my friend, she is cosplayer and ilustrator
    and her art is as well as this art

    Comment by Anonymous
    12:50 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Alicia Gunther??? They get married?!

    Comment by maskawaih
    13:02 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    lol spoiler.

    Comment by Obsidian
    12:51 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I fell in love to Marina all over again.

    Comment by iapfah
    12:53 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    What is the anime it shows halfway through the video?

    Comment by Anonymous
    12:54 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Very cute... she can draw and has a cute voice..

    Comment by sunshinesan
    13:00 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I'm jealous.

    Comment by M I N N
    13:02 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Aww man i know what shes going thru - that getting up and trying to walk in frames so you can get an understanding of the walking animation - man animation classes are a bitch

    Comment by Anonymous
    13:10 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    This is why you have cameras. You've probably seen Muybridge's photo sequences of moving animals of an example of what was done more than a century ago. Same idea as now. Also why you have books like the Animator's Survival Kit (hell they even made a DVD version). There's a ton of resources out there to be used where previous animators have traveled before.

    Comment by Abi
    13:03 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    ABSOLUTELY WANT!
    She's co cuuute and her art are cuuute.

    Comment by Ike
    13:14 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    She should draw Minami Kana. I'd gladly buy her art. She's well deserving of fans.

    Comment by Kai
    13:16 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Marina Inoue > Shokotan

    I like Marina Inoue much more then Shokotan

    also here are some more pics from the various seiyuu galleries that Artefact posted:
    http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t97/robokai/seiyuu/?action=view&current=marinamegani.jpg
    http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t97/robokai/seiyuu/?action=view&current=marinamaid.jpg
    http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t97/robokai/seiyuu/?action=view&current=7246__448x_inouemarina.jpg
    http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t97/robokai/seiyuu/?action=view&current=marinasleep.jpg
    http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t97/robokai/seiyuu/?action=view&current=marinayu.jpg

    Comment by makkun
    13:21 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    shit....her drawing's better than mine... T_T

    Comment by Anonymous
    13:23 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    You know what that means? Practice more!

    Comment by Anonymous
    13:31 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    She needs to draw her own anime, and voice it herself... That would turn out very interesting.

    Comment by maskawaih
    15:41 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    You know Ume Aoki? The mangaka of widefaces Hidamari Sketch. She's also voicing and singing for her own work.

    Comment by linkinstreet
    15:58 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    She only voice herself in the anime, not really what I call a full fledged seiyuu

    Comment by Anonymous
    18:27 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Eh, close enough.

    Comment by Panther
    13:50 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Surprisingly nice, Inoue Marina is one of those I actually prefer in both looks and voice over most others. Good to see she can also draw, pretty cute at that.

    Comment by D'
    13:57 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    MAH BOSSU !!

    Comment by Tate
    13:58 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    pretty cool skills.

    Comment by Anonymous
    14:04 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    her alicia is really nice.

    Comment by maga
    14:14 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Yoko's voice can draw Yoko...

    Comment by Youko
    14:20 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Mina cosplay <3

    Comment by Leon
    14:24 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Interesting...

    Comment by dancu
    14:48 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    alternative career in cosplaying?
    hehehe

    Comment by Anonymous
    18:29 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Cosplaying is a career?

    Comment by Jira
    14:59 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    She's hot and has talent. What's there not to like?

    Comment by Anonymous
    15:10 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    http://f40.aaa.livedoor.jp/~itdreams/UPLOAD/img/1243675164.jpg

    Comment by Anonymous
    16:17 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Fail. It's Yoko Littner.

    Comment by Anonymous
    16:37 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Wrong. It's actually both. Romanji would have it as Ritona while English is Littner.

    Comment by linkinstreet
    16:53 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Such a grammar nazi are we?

    Comment by Pachael
    21:57 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I was waiting for a point where I'd add that Maria also plays Chiri from SZS, so she'd be quite particular about a spelling error.

    Comment by Anonymous
    16:55 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    alicia irl is also very cute :D

    Comment by kenjiharima
    17:11 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Now that's an idol with REAL talents.

    Comment by hensel
    18:03 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Oh, she's an idol seiyuu who can actually act , that's refreshing. On top of that she also draws?

    Of course her cuteness a highly valuable asset, too. Count me in the "marry me Marina" club.

    Comment by Firo
    18:12 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Nice... very nice... O_o

    Comment by Anonymous
    18:36 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    She was also the seiyu for Kitsu Chiri from Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei....

    Comment by Techeese
    18:41 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    This has taught me a lot even though it's just a small video

    (/^_^)/

    Comment by Lord Zero
    20:13 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I love you even more Marina... MARRY ME or i will slice my penis, wahaha.

    Comment by Anonymous
    21:27 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Thank you for your coming!

    Comment by Atma
    22:53 02/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    This makes me want to get back into drawing again.

    Comment by metatron
    00:00 03/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    cute, talented and artistically inclined...

    ...i think i'm in love <3 <3 <3

    Comment by Honoo
    01:31 03/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I now have a new level of respect for Marina Inoue. She... she can draw.

    *salute*

    Comment by Anonymous
    03:58 03/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Bossu-san! Nice work!

    Inoue Marina is one of my favourites, though Nonaka Ai is still #1 in my book.

    Comment by Meimi132
    04:00 03/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Awwwww thats so awesome!! And boy can she draw....

    Comment by Anonymous
    04:04 03/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    She sings beautifully, too. The ED song for "Le Portrait de Petit Cossette" still haunts me.

    Comment by Anonymous
    15:16 03/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    OMG I just realized she played Cossette. And she's super cute! Super talented!

    Comment by tragic comedy
    06:29 03/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    damn she sure is talented...

    Comment by Vegio
    08:41 03/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I'm glad to see some news about her, loving her this much, as i proudly "already said it before".
    but now i'm getting a little jealous. eww...

    Comment by Keouahdf
    10:18 03/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I'd rape her

    Comment by Rakuen
    11:24 03/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    My god, she can kick my ass in drawing; close fight but I'll still lose.

    And she's a seiyuu! A SEIYUU! My dream job!

    Comment by Xophy
    21:32 03/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    be my wife XD

    Comment by RyoBase
    13:25 04/06/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    she can draw pretty good, perhaps better than me

    Comment by Anonymous
    02:11 11/09/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Cute face + Art skills + Seiyuu skills = AWESOME

    what a perfect girl.

    I'D HIT HER

    Comment by Anonymous
    16:30 29/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    wow, she's fit and talented.

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