- Author: Artefact
- Categories: H, Manga, News
- Date: Sep 2, 2009 09:52 JST
- Tags: 2ch, Aoi Nishimata, Artists, Comparison, Illustration, Image Gallery, Photoshop, Tony Taka

Illustrator Urasora has been the subject of an investigation by 2ch, which found him guilty of egregious tracing. Rather than face 2ch’s wrath, he opted to retire from the business…
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Changes in style, readers and authorship, as well as change in skill, can all exert a drastic influence on how an illustrated work looks, sometimes to a rather extreme degree. Just how common this is is readily illustrated by the video comparisons below, which have ascended to classic status on Nico, with millions of views…
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Thanks to the efforts of the “National Safe Place,” children everywhere (in the US) can enjoy ready access to youth support services, though looking at their unfortunate logo we might be led to think another motive is at play…
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Top ero-mangaka Ishikei seems to have been the subject of some not so subtle tracing in the unidentified ero-manga above.
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An interesting moefication of a pantsu-baring idol provides more evidence, as if any were needed, of the power of saucer eyed bishoujo compared to their 3D counterparts.
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A modestly popular meme on Pixiv is 素晴らしき嫁の髪型 / Subarashiki Yome no Kamigata, roughly “My Beautiful Wife’s Hairstyles.” There are quite a few, a few of which can be seen below.
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The cover to the latest Haruhi ED single, “Tomare!” (Stop!), is attracting unwelcome attention for its attempt to rewrite the laws of perspective, chiefly at the expense of Mikuru.
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Quality control in anime and manga is not always what it should be, and in fact in some cases appears to be entirely absent; this gallery highlights some of the more egregious examples of this kind of production quality:
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In 1983, young Hideki Anno had just completed a masterpiece promo for the 22nd DAICON Nihon SF Taikai, an event centered on anime and SF.
That work went on to be known as the DAICON IV video.
This, and the preceding DAICON III, were the first works done by a new and talented group of animators who would go on to become Gainax Studios.
Now the feature can be enjoyed in HD remastered goodness:
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Singer-seiyuu Marina Inoue (Gurren Lagann’s Yoko, Maria Holic’s Matsurika) has already had her impressive art skills displayed here before, and she seems to have developed quite a taste for drawing as new art of hers continues to come online.
Inoue seems to be coming closer to fellow otaku idol Shoko-tan’s level of artistic accomplishment, although not nearly as disturbing as Shoko-tan’s own guro artwork…
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Popular idol-seiyuu Inoue Marina, famous for numerous roles, such as Yoko Littner from Gurren Lagann and Alicia from Senjou no Valkryia, seems also to have another side to her.
She can draw.
She may be reminiscent of another artistically inclined idol, but her illustrations are far more classy; it may also come as a relief to some to learn that she does not inlude guro art in her portfolio.
You can see her art below:
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: H, Manga, News
- Date: May 31, 2009 21:29 JST
- Tags: Artists, Cosplay, Guro, Idol, Illustration, Image Gallery, Internet, Pixiv, Shoko-tan


Console marketing tool and cosplay idol Shoko-tan has a well known penchant for art, and has just created a Pixiv profile and uploaded a selection of illustrations.
Rather surprisingly, in addition to standard shoujo style art covering her anime and game favourites, she has submitted a number of guro works featuring blood and grisly dismemberment; you can see the at times disturbing art she has uploaded so far below:
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