According to the rigorous analysis conducted by the elite graphical analysis unit attached to 2ch, scientific palette analysis and computer enhancement reveals the almost undeniable conclusion that episode nine of Kannagi exhibits shockingly blatant Nagi-sama panchira fan service, for the first time in the series (if we exclude fill errors).
You wil doubtless recall that none too convincingly animated psychological strangeness anime Chaos;Head is set exclusively in Shibuya; call it tracing, Photoshopping or otherwise, the resemblance has been carefully achieved (or perhaps just cheaply obtained) by way of reworking photographic scenes, which you can see in comparison below:
First the Minorin raep bucket incident, and now this, it seems a few simple Photoshop manoeuvres in the hands of a 2channer can wreak havoc on the most innocent of images, in this case on Aisaka Taiga from the ninth episode of Toradora.
The 2ch version:
Another fine fan created image of Toradora’s tsundere tiger Aisaka Taiga reaches us; she is disticntly lacking in clothing, and so for once her blushing apprehensiveness may actually be justified. Certainly an interesting change from the chaste official art, bikini or no.
Full high resolution image below:
For some reason the official art of Shakugan no Shana attracts fans into producing “nude filter” versions, where Shana and company are rendered bereft of clothes with the aid of photoshop and the like, like no other anime. Some of these images are rather interesting, and you can see them arrayed in comparison below.
Higher quality versions are available on the Channel.
It certainly didn’t take long for DS enthusiasts to uncover the presumably unintended erotic potential of the new DSi and its image manipulation powers.
A scholar of real world places used as bases for anime scenes has compiled this extensive map using Google Maps, complete with comparison photographs in each locality and covering a wide variety of series, and some, such as Haruhi, are covered in great depth.
It is a very interesting resource.
2channers have been exerting themselves with gusto trying to secure the most convincing yet incongruous juxtaposition of a Strike Witch with a (relatively) everyday scene. Their efforts are reproduced here:
If this informative image is anything to go by, some of the most vibrant forms of contemporary Japanese art have finally been accepted into the progressively conservative world of “fine” art, and are naturally a crowd pleaser at exhibitions.
If a Gundam can fetch $600,000 in an international art auction, this seems to be an inevitable next step…
Strike Witch Mio Sakamoto steps out of uniform in the recent DVD, with appealing results; though not appealing enough for 2ch it seems. Below we are treated to what she might look like if her “trousers” interfered with the sun reaching her body entire.
