
Here is a superior artist producing colour dojinshi of an amazing quality. It is none other than 石恵 / Ishikei, who may also be familiar to you as 偽MIDI泥の会 / NiseMIDIDoroNoKai. Not only does he produce colour CG work of rather shockingly good quality, he also tends to work with the most popular titles, such as Lucky Star, Haruhi, etc. If you have not already had the pleasure of viewing his work, then you may wish to rectify matters promptly, easily accomplished by reading on.
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I came across a very nice collection of OS-tan images here and here, the best I’ve seen, and I’ve taken the liberty of mirroring the most interesting below (some are wallpaper sized). The kind treatment given to Windows 95 seems a little inexplicable now, but I suppose that is the effect of time. I certainly approve of the Windows 2000 adulation though – as fine a Windows OS as could be, for its time. Vista makes me laugh, but then so does the OS.
If you’re not familiar with OS-tan, these are attempts to anthropomorphise the features of various operating systems (mostly Windows) using anime styled characters; some of them are, in my opinion, very witty, and the vast majority are quite cute or sexy.
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One of the first, and best, erotic manga I have had the pleasure of reading is Take On Me, by 竹村雪秀 / Takemura Sessyu, a manga which has run into two volumes and attained no small popularity. It is not hard to see why; his works possess an immaculate and detailed style, engaging story and characters, and cover a broad range of sexual interests.
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水無月十三 / Juuzoh Minazuki is an artist whose work has been a favourite of mine for some time. I can’t give the kind the kind of unqualified praise I’m delighted to lavish on the likes of Nekomata Naomi, but I can certainly introduce and recommend his works wholeheartedly. His works cross a variety of genres and formats, so you can probably find something to your taste. The stories, where actually present, are short but frequently well done, and certainly erotically charged. His main strength is doubtless his considerable artistic talent.
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Some dojinshi are conspicuous in how great they are – most of the works of ねこまた屋/Nekomataya fall into this category (also published as ねこまたなおみ/Nekomata Naomi). Nekomataya’s works are probably also essential reading for anyone looking for Genshiken or Naruto dojinshi, but original works have also lately been forthcoming. Whatever the genre, they are some of the most artistically accomplished and erotically potent works around.
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This is an extremely interesting interview with top anime studio Gainax’s copyright head 神村靖宏/Yasuhiro Kamimura, in which he explains how Gainax grew out of the dojinshi scene, and how it currently views dojinshi, garage kits and the like.
Interesting to see such views straight from the person concerned rather than some PR type, although I think he definitely falls into the “old media” camp, however relatively enlightened his views on dojinshi may be. I provide a summary translation of the interview (actually, it is almost complete) – original article by ITmedia here.
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I read recently at Moeyo that master ero-mangaka 鳴子ハナハル/Naruko Hanaharu has his first compilation, 少女マテリアル, Girl Material, set for release in early May. I am certainly anticipating this one. Up to now he has published a variety of dojinshi, as well as often appearing in Kairakuten magazine – surprisingly for an erotic artist he also draws the Kamichu! manga adaptation. Some distinctly steamier pictures are inside.
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