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Kagami Hiiragi, of Lucky Star, cosplaying

This charming bloomer cosplay image of Kagami Hiiragi, of Lucky Star, who I could swear is cosplaying Kyou Fujibayashi of Clannad, has attracted some attention recently, and not just because of its moe qualities – it has recently been flattered by plagiarism, though of a very petty kind.

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  • anon commented on October 20, 2008 03:41
  • I don't get it, Japan has some brilliant artists, all my faveourites are pretty much asian. But no... Their classical and technical art colleges are shit. I mean, wtf?... More
  • haruthebum commented on October 17, 2008 16:21
  • first I got angry, then I lol'd, now I'm back to being angry again. I hate people who do this shit.... More

Dengeki Apologises Over Corpse Piracy

Dengeki have issued a platitudinous apology for their use of illustrations traced from deceased artist 堀部秀郎 / Hiderou Horibe’s works

Dengeki have issued a platitudinous apology for their use of illustrations traced from deceased artist 堀部秀郎 / Hiderou Horibe’s works; they promise it won’t happen again (it has in fact happened several times previously, and they were most evasive in this case until exposed thoroughly on 2ch).

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Dengeki Steals Dead Man’s Boobs

Dengeki Playstation magazine stands accused of freely helping themselves to dead mangaka 堀部秀郎 / Hiderou Horibe’s illustrations, in what seems to be flagrant plagiarism of the cover illustration of eroge magazine PC Angel

Dengeki Playstation magazine stands accused of freely helping themselves to dead mangaka 堀部秀郎 / Hiderou Horibe’s illustrations, in what seems to be flagrant plagiarism of the cover illustration of a 2004 edition of eroge magazine PC Angel (see above), as well as other instances (below); whilst Horibe may have passed away two years ago, observant eyes spotted the traces, and Dengeki and publisher Ascii Media Works refuse to apologise or even respond to the allegations.

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  • Artefact commented on August 17, 2008 06:14
  • Thank you very much for your kind words, and moreover your insightful comments. What you say is very interesting indeed, and makes perfect sense when we consider how Japanese popular art gets split into standard illustrations... More
  • Oldboy commented on August 17, 2008 05:48
  • Dear Artefact, I think that most of japanese art fans (hope we are talking about japanese people) if they're not drawers they can only become very outraged. The problem is that considering japanese pop/manga culture... More

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