
Here we have an interesting comparison of the differences between the various iterations of the highly successful doujin mixed media franchise that is Higurashi no Naku Koro ni.
From left to right, we see the anime, movie, original, TMA cosplay AV, PS2 game, fighting game Higurashi Daybreak, and the manga edition.
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The story of 湊ヒロム / Hiromu Minato is a tragic and interesting one. The image you see above, as well as those shown later, are all her works, but you may be surprised to learn that the crude illustration below is not one of her earlier works, but rather one of her last, a shocking deterioration from her once accomplished character design talents.

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Seeing his works in detail, I thought it might be interesting to pick them up; these images are by Kuratch, a Hokkaido based artist with a background in design and an interest in SF, both of which come through strongly in his art.
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Here we have a complete set of yet to be revealed (in the anime at least) characters from A Certain Magical Index, which as you know has an extensive series of light novels already published.
Some rather nice character designs look to be in evidence; considering the success of the series, might we be seeing these in future seasons?
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In this image you can see a comparison of all the diverse character renditions various Haruhi related titles have spawned.
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This interesting comparsion illustrates the surprisingly wide disparities each person overseeing the animation of the second season of Gundam 00 has introduced (listed at the top), in a mere four episodes.
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A very successful example of an artist applying his talents to the creation of a successful art and merchandising empire, 山下しゅんや / Shunya Yamashita is now very well known both for a series of artbooks, and lately a rapidly growing line of figures.
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“Big onii-chan-tachi, do you know all our names?” All the girls in this extensive comparison image are identified as being 17, or there abouts – it seems nobody can name them all (though being proven wrong may be possible).
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This interesting image, showing the aging and changing fashion sense of various (mostly female) characters of Gundam 00 from season 1 to season 2. Some look to have received significant improvements, though for many any changes may very well be in the eye of the beholder.

Miko anime Kannagi’s protagonist Nagi is renowned for her A-cup charms, and it seems this has been strictly enforced; the character design sketch below bears the legend “Please don’t draw any cleavage”.
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Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha fans anticipating the recently announced movie have been dealt a blow with the release of materials showing the new character design for Nanoha. As you can see, a dramatic increase in the size of her eyes is evident, which many say are now grotesquely oversize.
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These two compilation images offer an exhaustive look at some of the most popular art depicting the chests of anime idols Haruhi Suzumiya and Yuki Nagato. If you look closely, you can see there does appear to be some variation in the bust size of Haruhi, perhaps mainly down to the artist and medium, though apparently very little in that of Nagato.
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