The Lolification of Saki
- Categories: Manga, News
- Date: Mar 19, 2011 08:13 JST
- Tags: Character Design, Comparison, Loli, Mahjong, Moe, Saki
Readers of suspected nopan mahjong manga Saki are lately marvelling at the manga’s profound transformation into a loliblob manga of epic proportions…
Whether this actually constitutes improvement is a matter of some debate – although given its readership the consensus is unlikely to be hostile.











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More lolis is always a good thing.
there is no such thing as too many Lolis.
So long as boobs aren't lost in the transition, I'm happy.
Depends, i don't particularly like giant boobs on my loli.
That pretty much defeats the point of loli. ;)
Why are more lollies a good thing? Too much sugar is bad for your health.
sure if you are a lonely pedophile in your mothers basement
Confirmed, then!
LOLIS FOR THE LOLI GOD! MOE FOR THE MOE THRONE!
AAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH *dead*
Creeps getting creepier.
I believe the saying goes, "Creepers gonna creep."
...ssSSSsssssssSSSSss
Thosssse ssSSSsssome nice tilessSSss you have there.
It would be such a ssSSssshame if SssssSSShomething were to happen to them...
then loli reaches critical mass and..... LOLI EXPLOSION!!!! D:
Creeper..... CREEPER!
COME AT ME BRO!
Profound transformation my ass. You sure the original artist didn't die or something? Not that I'd dare to object. Er, with the change in style of course.
Nice! No Way Can I Complain! =)
This is simply change in character design as it happens with all the improving mangaka. The change in Keiichi Morisato's design was immense. Besides, the new Saki looks great!
I wouldn't say the change is as immense as Belldandy.
I own all volumes and from what I can see, Belldandy's face didn't just warp in one way. Volume 1, volume 6 and volume 23(the one she's settled with) looked as if Belldandy was drawn by 3 different people.
Though that isn't as much to nitpick as Fujishima modelling Belldandy's behavior to Kikuko Inoue. When shown in the manga not directly following the storyline, Belldandy didn't look as perfect and dreamy as she is in the first 3 volumes compared to later adaptations. To me, that sucks in a way, because the Belldandy that we see today sometimes look too pretentious.
Wow, you weren't kidding!
http://gateway.cjb.net/AMG/Character_Pages/Goddesses/Belldandy/Bell-Evolution.htm
This guy just can't commit to a solution, can he? He should have stopped right about it the middle of the chart, I think. It looked good and classic without being forced.
Volume 8 Belldandy was best imo
Toldja.
I think Fujishima tried too hard in his pursuit for perfection in Belldandy. Although certain story arcs actually played directly into her insecurities and darksides, Belldandy is otherwise increasingly becoming a forced representation of perfect beauty and elegance. Sure, she's supposed to be a First Class Goddess, but so is Peorth, and the latter's behavior with Keiichi was anything but 'perfect'. Therefore, I can't see why should Fujishima try too hard to make her a Goddess in the most strict sense of the word.
Any true explanation for all that would reside with Fujishima, but honestly, I thought the Belldandy that I saw until halfway through Volume 5, and briefly in the last chapter of Volume 9, was her least pretentious period.
basically, he level-ed up?
He HAS been racking up the experience points over the years.
There's simple stylistic changes as a creator gets more experience, and then there's pandering to the lowest common denominator for a hopeful increase in sales.
And I'm fully betting the editor had two hands in this artistic direction.
I really have no issue with changes in character design, but why so loli? Its like the author relized sales are dropping or its becoming less popular, so he has to pander to all the pedos out there for more attention.
so everyone that like cute thing is pedo now?
yes
For the record, the author is a she though. Just sayin'
There is a large market for pedophilia alternatives
-Samantha
Shut up bitch.
-Anon
"Shut up fat lonely bitch."
-fixed
Is there really such a thing as too many lolis?
Needs more lolis.
any more lolified and this will turn into mitsudomoe
I'm down with that.
mitsudomoe is pretty damn funny
some big breasted lolis might help the balance
then they are not lolis, they are midgets or dwarfs : /
didn't watch kodomo no jikan, eh?
Although I never had read it(don't intend to anyway), I'd say I always preferred the middle ground between obvious, typical anime face with realistic proportions, which is what the style looked like in earlier runs if Artefact is to be believed.
This one looks like the switch is going more and more towards the former. Well, given the nature of the content and what kind of fans it has, it's small wonder.
Meanwhile, I'd rather stick to hardcore hentai for porn and non-hentai for everything else. Never been a fan of softcores.
Too. Damn. Cute!
Me like.
geez, maybe it's a flashback to when they were younger and just getting started? did no-one think of that... as if they'd just get magically younger and it's a change in style... logic people, try using it sometime...
And characters cannot magically turn into something else in an entirely fictional work because... ?
Ueno is always epic.
"Read Saki and discover the secret to looking 10 years younger!"
Must be the power of tacos.
Better living through mahong.
Better living through mah dong? I agree.
Taco Bell ring any bells?
I got a craving for some tacos now.
tacos will save the world from aging
I kind of liked... the old president.
Such a drastic change in style. She had the elder sister aura about her and this lolification isn't an improvement.
Hopefully it's just a short term candy.
"The Curious Case of a typical loli manga"