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iamdavidbrothers: (via Panels for People) Click through for a...

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:58:59 -0400

(via Panels for People)

Click through for a good read from Darryl Ayo. I asked him what the last comic was that had storytelling that knocked his socks off, and he comes with two examples. It’s well worth reading!

One thing about this Daredevil page, though, drawn by Chris Samnee, scripted by Mark Waid, colors by Javier Rodriguez. This is a total pet peeve and I started this sentence apologizing (“maybe it’s unfair”) but no, it is not unfair: Those aren’t kusarigama. These are just kama. Kusarigama is a chain + sickle + a weight, while kama are just sickles. Kusarigama are actually an interesting weapon for a Daredevil villain (?) to use, since they’re a kind of a more lethal take on his extendo billy club. (The ways DD traditionally uses the club kill me. He’s a budget Spider-Man with ninja skills. He could do so much more.)

It’s weird that kusarigama would be shouted out in the text but wrong in the art. It’s specific enough that I think the creative team was going for a certain mood or effect. Kusarigama aren’t as popular as all the other weapons in TMNT, but if you know the word, you know what they look like, you know? And seeing them described incorrectly snatches you out of the story. It’s like the flip side of verisimilitude, where you’d usually hint at something to make your story feel real, but if you hint at something in the wrong way or get some detail wrong, it turns it into anti-versimilitude-ium, the least popular element. Be careful out there!

Kusarigama were used to marvelous effect in an arc or two of Takehiko Inoue’s Vagabond. I’m trying to think of a movie that used them… they’re in Ninja Gaiden 2, but that’s a video game. I keep thinking of Chinese flicks with meteor hammers (that thing Gogo Yubari rocked in Kill Bill). Anyway, they’re beautiful in motion. You can find some people running through forms on youtube.

Though you can’t expect people to know Japanese, what I find funny is that “kusari” literally means “chain.”

gaijinder: A lady and a butler, a maid, female high-schoolers,...

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:05:44 -0400

gaijinder:

A lady and a butler, a maid, female high-schoolers, forming a band, friends and criminals, mecha monsters, goth-loli and powered suits, and a near-future Tokyo. A powered-up renewal, set in the world of the masterpiece anime Bubblegum Crisis. Just wait a little while until the premiere of this all-new original story full of future hard action!

BUBBLEGUM CRISIS: HARD METAL GUARDIANS. A one-shot novel remaining of the series. More info here.

Only just learned this was an actual thing. And I am terrified.

That’s probably my favorite hair for Priss ever

IDK...: Please, don't make fandom look bad.

Fri, 10 May 2013 07:16:09 -0400

IDK...: Please, don't make fandom look bad.:

flyingcatnall:

I never post on Tumblr, so I’m hoping my few followers can help me get this word out by reblogging…

I work for a hotel that hosts a major US con every year. I love anime and I go to cons myself, but I am going to be blunt about some of the problems we have and how we deal with them. I don’t…

今日のテーマは… 芋ぉぉぉぉぉぉぉぉ！！！！

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:54:00 -0400

今日のテーマは…

芋ぉぉぉぉぉぉぉぉ！！！！

kawaiikochan: ALL LAST! KAWAII GYAKUTEN?! “OYAJI TILES” MAHJONG...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:02:52 -0400

kawaiikochan:

ALL LAST! KAWAII GYAKUTEN?!

“OYAJI TILES” MAHJONG COMICS IN RELATION TO SPECIAL APRIL ANNOUNCEMENT.

DO YOU KNOW “QUEEN CUP?” THE SIMILAR BATTLE OF KAWAIIS.

The evolution of Yuji Mitsuya’s voice acting in Combattler...

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 08:03:47 -0500

The evolution of Yuji Mitsuya’s voice acting in Combattler V.

kawaiikochan: FUFU, ACTUALLY WE’LL DO ONE MORE LIKE THIS. CAN...

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 14:19:25 -0500

kawaiikochan:

FUFU, ACTUALLY WE’LL DO ONE MORE LIKE THIS. CAN YOU TELL IT? DIFFERENCE?

T/L NOTE: IT’S A SPECIAL OCCASION “GAME BALL” FOR FOREIGNERS.

I WANNA KNOW HOW TOUGH IT’S! I WANNA KNOW THE PLACE WHERE MY SOUL IS BURNED OUT!!

iamdavidbrothers: mangacritic: I have no idea what this manga...

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 03:22:50 -0400

iamdavidbrothers:

mangacritic:

I have no idea what this manga is about, but it looks like it’s made of awesome. Talk about having a killer hair day!

The M16 makes me think this is Shoujo 13, which would be amazing. Or like a grittier Hanna. This is great. I know it isn’t, but it would be great if Hibari Hit Comics were all about assassins of varying ages and personalities. Goofy old man who was called away from a family reunion so he’s wearing a Kiss The Cook apron, a girl who just got her hair done for a date and was called out to assassinate a president…

All you need to know is that it says “Written by Kazuo Koike”

Youko from Gowapper 5 Godam

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:50:14 -0400

Youko from Gowapper 5 Godam

The New and Improved Fate/Zero Opening

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:31:17 -0500

The New and Improved Fate/Zero Opening

Double Dragons vs. Abobo

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:58:22 -0500

Double Dragons vs. Abobo

Explaining Decompression in Comics

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:34:44 -0400

Explaining Decompression in Comics:

Reblogging my own blog post to create a feedback loop.

rosalarian:

Man, I didn’t even know stuff like this was a “controversy” in comics. Very interesting.

No No Scrubs Scrubs

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:28:54 -0400

No No Scrubs Scrubs

Go Diego Go!

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:38:02 -0400

Go Diego Go!

Kaiji’s deadliest game.

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:01:28 -0400

Kaiji’s deadliest game.

Badass Manly Anime Review: BADASS MANLY ANIME REVIEW - SANTA CLAUS PARADISE

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 03:57:13 -0400

Badass Manly Anime Review: BADASS MANLY ANIME REVIEW - SANTA CLAUS PARADISE:

bamanime:

Guys. I was just watching this anime that made me fuckin’ think, like really think. About life. Say you’re one of these pro pimps in Japan, but one day you wake up in the morning and you’re old. Like spots on your face and skin all fallin’ off and shit. And bitches don’t get old in Japan, so…

My favorite scene from Kaiji Season 2. MAX…!

Tue, 24 May 2011 12:55:18 -0400

My favorite scene from Kaiji Season 2. MAX…!

Gurren-Lagann’s 5th Opening

Fri, 06 May 2011 12:38:16 -0400

Gurren-Lagann’s 5th Opening

Glowing Takuto

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:54:55 -0400

Glowing Takuto

How Kyouko Became a Magical Girl

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:12:22 -0500

How Kyouko Became a Magical Girl