#old artsyle... damn...

[teardukeart]

Ermm old art of mine from a few months ago! :]

The Fallen Humans

[cometnoodle]

i had zero plans for claudes birthday and three houses anniversary so heres a claude comparison from recently and mid to late 2020 because i only got into it that year 😭

happy bday handsome

[piiinkfreak]

Scooby gang redsign, redesign! I was looking through my old files and found an old character sheet for the scooby gang i drew so i redrew it! I changed some stuff but mostly it stayed the same...

Old designs under cut

Damn my artsyle has changed, i feel like i'm always in a cycle of symplifying then complexifing it then simplifying again.

I changed velma's skirt cause she and daphne were looking too similar in terms of outfits, also changed shaggys pants cause the beige wasn't working

[prilovessploon]

I haven't posted anything in 50 years hi uhhh long story short no motivation + trying new things with my artsyle. also been watching Dungeon Meshi recently and I've fallen in love, love that old man especially got damn

[olivia-blogs-stuff]

My very old unfinished art damn!

(some of these were drawn before my birthday)

I Really Hate that artsyle (trust me)

[tiangouaway]

discussions between which gacha rhythm game is "better" will always mean nothing to me bc i have yet to see someone do it without constantly bashing on one game for having the same problems all of them do

[lmk-aus-galore]

Cinema Sins/Wins Rip off of Lego Monkie Kid

‘A hero is born’ part 1

I wrote this in my old account after I no-clipped it into the back rooms so it’s now just ‘lilacartsmadison-deactivated’

So I’m going to redo this.

Inspired by @satansaidmyturnintheh3llscape

Rules:

-I won’t be counting Animation Mistakes, because Idk how to do that, and I myself am a beginner animator (more like incredibly amateur, to the point I’m asking my sister for help) Unless of course the Animation is obviously and clearly having a mistake for me to watch. The other reason is because I don’t want to keep repeating a scene just to check for an animation mistake.

-I also won’t be counting flashbacks as ‘mistakes’ because most of them are based on bias.

-I’ll be formatting it like this

-Neutral

-Sin

-Win

-Most of this is Commentary, so there won’t be a last sentence nor win or sin counter.

-This is mostly for fun, no need to get offended.

With all that said, let’s get into the episode

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-Intro

-._.

-Narration, great way to introduce the audience to those who are a big fans on Journey to the West

-Stunning Animation! Props to Flying Bark Studios!

-There were villagers around here that ran in the direction of the axe, so nah they dead.

-I love how the animation makes it look, especially since this perspective makes it look so incredibly biased.

-Again this whole flashback just speaks on how the narrative is being told by someone in the sidelines, as Monkey King seems to be depicted as a mighty hero throughout the whole fight scene not making witty banter compared to reality

-Not a fan to when they close up to his face though-

-Is it just me or does the ending scene just make him look buffer?

-The transition in Tang’s narrative voice makes me giggle, you can just tell his personality just by his voice

-MK for the win

-Tang saying MK’s name introducing us to our main character further

-‘Pearls of Wisdom dripping from my lips’ Tang sounds like his nose was stuffed here

-PIGSY DON’T SMACK A SPOON AT YOUR STAFF

-Tang and Pigsy’s names being revealed, introducing us to the side characters

-‘Well wisdom don’t pay the rent you freeloader!’ So…does this imply that the shop is rented? I mean it’s confirmed in ‘Noodles or Death’ that Pigsy bought the place, and since Mk is the only one that lives there (Since Pigsy has to open the shop as seen in ‘The Skeleton Key’) shouldn’t Mk be the one paying rent? Or is this implying that Tang and Pigsy live together? FreeNoodles shippers, if you will

-This scene kinda gave me an explanation as to why he was friends with Sandy

-Idk where the game sound is from

-Tang does the oven ding

-PIGSY DON’T BEAT UP YOUR CUSTOMERS

-‘No Pigsy!’ Tang I’m sorry, but you sound like that one bottom boy in a yaoi anime

-MK’s phone is cracked, relate

-Nice tunes

-Stunning Backdrops

-Ok but the Impossible Delivery Episode makes sense considering this was Wukong’s impression of MK since he did tune out everything and end up under a construction site.

-Love the little detail that Wukong can’t hide his tail no matter what form he is XD

-MK’s so cute-

-You know, after watching Season 4 the scene where he climbs kinda…makes sense???

-This was pointed out in the wiki, so I thought to add it, I didn’t see the Horn change direction, but his hands did briefly turn purple here

-‘It’s going to take a few robots to lift the Monkey King’s staff, only those deemed worthy can wield it’ What is this Mjolnir?

-I mean technically yes, but you also have to be really, really strong. Since Y’know…IT’S A DAMN PILLAR

-Season 1 artsyle is so goofy ngl

-The scene where Red Son tries to lift it reminds me of that one scene in avengers where they try to lift Mjolnir and Hulk just struggles.

-‘Mother are you sure this is the right mountain?’ ‘No! Maybe it was that other mountain with a magical staff sealing away my husband!’ The sass here! I would never talk to my mother that way! XD

-Why did they react before the place started shaking?

-Frankenstein reference

-Reminds me of Kai from Kung Fu Panda ngl

-I almost forgot what DBK looked like before they gave him armor, it looks so weird, did the mountain cut off all his fur? He was so furry in the flashback

-‘Flesh, Bone, I have returned to the Realm of the Living!’ This implies that DBK died while being sealed in that mountain, but was brought back since he was supposed to be sealed. I actually look at the scene and how he was sealed, he could’ve actually died ngl, I mean look! The way the mountain was sealed on top of him, made it look like he was crushed or suffocated, since he only has immortal youth. That or DBK was exaggerating and actually thought he died because there was nothing he could see.

-Wukong man don’t be a jerk I know you wanna know, but you could’ve Y’know shown him a little earlier?

-I still can’t believe Red Son is Wizard Cookie, sounds more like Licorice with Father Issues.

-And this is where all the simps started saying ‘Demon Daddy’

-I heard the sound of stone breaking, either MK broke a stone as he fell on top of Red Son or one of them broke a bone

-Demon Bull King’s dramatization makes sense when you look at Red Son

-‘Waste not your energy on this…peasant’ Red Son sounds like Peridot XD

-‘Monkey King’s staff’ Who the frock is whispering that? Destiny?

-Epic Main Character Moment

-‘That staff doesn’t belong to you little boy, hand it over’ Moments like this makes me believe MK has the face of a teenager, when he’s an adult.

-Fun fact, Red Son has the Samadhi Fire symbol on his back, not sure how long ago Season 3 was planned out, but If it was still in the works during Season 1, then consider this the inspiration for the plotline

-‘Dang it!’ Proceeds to wipe off Noodles XD

-Sooo…does the staff have a mind of its own?

-‘would you get down here so I can kill you!’ Not many cartoons say this out loud, tbh, they normally just say another iteration of it.

-The whole chase scene is fabulously animated

-I just realized when MK stole a Hoverboard, the guy who was taking a photo, was able to take Red Son’s face.

-Ok I’m just assuming that it’s really easy for MK not to pay attention to his surroundings. Which is why Wukong wanted him to focus.

-Blueprints are Lego blueprints, which reminds me that this in fact is a Lego show

-Mei’s theme song for the win

-._.

-Poor MK getting dragged as Mei lands her bike

-Mei for the win

-Mei has the same braincell with MK

-‘Uhh, I actually I almost died back there’ ‘But you didn’t!’ Manifesting

-How did Pigsy afford a private arcade machine beside his shop? Or did Mei buy that?

-Seeing MK try to beat Mei’s high score man…

-‘Well in that case- where does he live?’ this part feels like it was cut off mid way, like those edits in a compilation that just randomly cut off a character’s line to make it sound funny.

-Why does she have a kill button? How does she have a kill button? Why does she need to know where he lives in order for it to work? Is it a death ray?

-But damn she really do be me when my sister speaks about that one boy in her class that I don’t like.

-‘Woah, zero stars? Congrats! Better than nothing right!’ There goes her braincell

-That door cannot muffle him out, I guarantee you.

-How long has it been for Red Son to return home, get scolded by DBK and build an entire armor for him?AND IT WORKS?!

-Family issues right now

-So…quick question…how does Iron Fan’s hair work? Like judging by the color of the horns, that’s her hair…right?

-‘The more rare the item, the more powerful father will become!’ No wonder he lost, the moment he lost the staff to MK he weakened, which is why his power was somewhat equally matched to Wukong

-I wanna know what era this takes place or if China actually has this advanced technology.

-Again! How long has time passed? And why does he tell Tang now?

-Who placed the book under the bowls?!

-This again was pointed out in the wiki, but they forgot to animate the layer.

-Poor Tang.

-I really do have a feeling Tang does indeed have combat experience.

-Like how logical this is, since if I told them that an ancient stone monkey and a Bull demon were real and used a staff just to prove it I would call falsehood too

-Welp, Pigsy, there goes the bills

-Also Staff has a mind of his own.

-When Tang fanboys about that staff, I kinda think his voice was…Idk changed a little? I guess they’re still solidifying the characters

-‘He’s at the shoe store…’ ‘This better not be one of your puppy videos Mei’ this confirms that Mei has used a different topic just to show off a puppy video before

-The fact that there’s a hashtag and people telling that Demon Bull King is real, (obvi not believing it) means that the legend was really passed down from generations and is so popular to the city’s origins, I kinda like how this is portrayed and seen, but it could also be because SWK is so popular throughout China that some people actually know the legend word by word

-If that Shoe store worker doesn’t have dedication I don’t know who does. Bro really needs that pay.

-I wanna name him, suggestion: ‘Qing Chen’ probably not the best name so I’m open to suggestions.

-DBK and Red Son got that drip

And that’s the end of part 1! See ya in Part 2! Bye!

[thedevilprobs]

K imma go off on the shaman king reboot for a minute if you'll indulge me

I've watched the first and second episodes and right off the bat I'm giving the show a 5/10

Some context before I explain why...

I never watched the original anime but I did read the manga up until volume 19 and then they stopped publishing it in my country and in late 2020 they started republishing from scratch so I'm currently re reading it.

So I'm very familiar with the story, characters and art style

And damn story wise the new anime was fine

Putting the whole reincarnation plot from the beginning was ok and skipping the small boxing arc was ok too, overall I dont fret the future of the story

Now what I didn't like

This is horribly subjective but the art style and animation leaves a lot to be desired I know industry 2d anime tends to have very few frames but damn it was jarring as hell and the artsyle itself, whilst being closer to the author's current style, is kinda basic like standard as fuck compared to the manga's unique and almost cartoonish style I simply adore the way its drawn and the anime is so fucking different

💖The line weight 💖

Well I've talked about what I liked and what I didn't, now it's time to tackle what I straight up think is objectively bad: the voice acting

After looking up the casting the voice actresses and actors are all renounced and very good but goshhh the direction must've really suck bcs they sound so bad

I understand that it is common for shounen protagonists to be voiced as childish bordering on annoying (Goku's Japanese voice is outrageous, Luffy from one piece is an example of this donde well tho) but I've never liked this and frankly I think they should stop doing it

Not a single of the children's voices was tolerable and these are the protagonists people, we're going to hear them A LOT

I honestly dont mind Manta having a more annoying kidish voice but Yoh ? He sounds way younger like sure he's 13 but he has a very mature and calm air to him and his voice does not transmit that at all

Ren's voice sounds so overcompensating to a comical degree and the worst one the very worst one was Anna

She very much sounds like an old woman wait no she sounds like a vieja

A greasy angry hag

I think they were trying to go for like a himedere type entitled brat (??) But it straight up sounds like she's 70 and not in a pretty way

As I mentioned in the beginning shounen anime tend to do this a lot and I have no doubt the original anime had similar voices nevertheless and despite thinking the writing and animation is passable I don't think I'll continue watching because the voices are just that unimersive

To close this rant of I mainly wanted to write this to see if other people thought the same way about the anime since after reading some reviews no one seemed as bothered by the same things as me so...yeah let's talk lol

I love shaman king and I'll look forward to finishing the manga and maybe catching the anime when its dubbed

[jyuanka]

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@setsunafexia said: i feel you so much. casca and farnese look completely the same, except for the skin/hair color. http://imgur.com/W5UKnt8 this is the part that makes me especially angry http://imgur.com/kTrWwjL the same thing (tho' to a much greater extent tbh) happened to jjba and i'm afraid how berserk art style may look 5/10 years later.

it’s like the female characters don’t seem to have any facial definition, especially in the eyes and the cheeks. i think it is the eyes 'cos in different eye designs can bring personality AND definition to character’s face…. which is why even in earlier volumes (8-13ish) when casca had a rounder face, she still looked like an adult/older teen. now they all sort of have the same round-set eyes and jawline, i guess to make the female characters appear youthful, which is okay if they’re meant to be precocious looking (like schierke), but is it so much of a bad thing to show female characters age? and it’s not like miura can’t do it, 'cos he did for the queen of midland, farnese’s mom, and flora (maybe anna and luca too). he just doesn’t seem to use different styles to signify age in female character (aside from him not really showcasing women who are clearly in their 30-50s), 'cos a big bust isn’t always a signifier of maturity. miura doesn’t really draw women (18-20s) like how he use to… can’t be surprised if his reel with idolm@ster has had anything to with his design choices.

those panels you sent me? when i saw them while reading the chapter i honestly cringed so hard, because only then did the change in art style hit me for real. from the moment i began binge reading berserk there were all those memes making fun of miura’s art shift, and i was baffled because i couldn’t see it, but then it became very clear what they meant, most notably in farnese.

true, miura’s been focusing on drawing them lush eyelashes, so more and more i feel like the eyes are losing one of the aspects that made miura’s style so amazing: the subtlety of the expressions he drew (well illustrated with guts, especially); the eyes he draws now feel so boring, dull, and downright soulless sometimes, especially the girls. yeah those eyes are big and glistening, whatever, but i bet you know what i mean. it’s become anime, basically.

you bring up a good point about the lack of old women in berserk, and honestly i think that’s an issue with a whole industry, not just miura, and not just in japan or in manga as a storytelling medium. older women are seldom portrayed realistically, whether in appearance or overall character, and when they do exist they never play any important role (a la flora. she was interesting but miura killed her off).

what stops me from going mad over it is that the art shift has affected the male characters, too, in pretty much the same ways: compressed faces, upturned noses, bigger lips, those are things you can notice in guts and serpico and griffith, all the same. i’m glad that miura isn’t expanding boob sizes and erasing waists, and while casca and farnese definitely look younger now, their body proportions are still realistic and logical (compare to one piece where the women look like goddamn aliens now).

as for how idolm@aster affected miura’s artsyle, i have no idea, but he’s still a pretty damn good artist, and i love that he never solely relied on his art skills to sell us a bad story, which berserk is most definitely not.