This is a brilliant post by Cuchlann of Super Fanicom in which he gets into the bones of Hidamari Sketch’s use of symbols to represent characters. If you’ve seen HidaSketch, you’ve surely noticed the way that characters will at times entirely disappear from a scene, and be represented only by a symbol, usually on a single-color background, backed by the character’s voice. If we take a look at these symbols (as Cuchlann does) we can find all sorts of meaning to their connections with the characters. However, to that end, I have nothing to add. Cuchlann does a wonderful job of exploring those meanings, and I largely agree with what he had to say, and the comments on the post I think round out the discussion quite nicely. So, instead of also talking about what the symbols might mean, I’m going to talk about why the symbols exist, from the standpoint of an Akiyuki Shinbo connoisseur (lol).
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When Bakemonogatari started, a lot of praise was given to the show’s spectacular background art, not so much because of the detail or style of the backgrounds, but because of the extensive lighting techniques. Some people have commented on the way that Bakemonogatari would not have been possible without modern technology, and many see it as a bridge into the future of what anime will look like. Of course, it being a SHAFT anime, most of the series doesn’t quite live up to the splendor of the first episode, but there’s something I feel the need to point out: I think there’s a good reason that this in particular was the show to use those new techniques on, and that reason was VOFAN. Well, the time has finally come to show Shin Oonuma’s true potential to the world. He is directing Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu with a different studio than SHAFT, this time with SILVER LINKS, who have done in-between production on several SHAFT anime, but whose other productions were far weaker than Baka to Test. Baka has been granted a totally surprising high budget and SILVER LINKS is showing what it can do, which is great news for Oonuma who seems to be at his best. This is The SoulTaker, which has my favorite opening song ever. It’s a show about a guy named Kyousuke Date who starts the show off by getting knifed in the heart by his own mother as she dies on the steps of a church – so it’s some pretty bleak stuff right off the bat! Kyousuke seems to have died and is buried, but some time after his death, a mysterious girl digs up his grave and, lo-and-behold, he’s alive. There seem to be a lot of strange forces after him, though, like mad cyborg doctors, a guy who acts like Wolfwood from Trigun, and a little pink-haired magical girl who carries a giant syringe. It’s Digiboy and Akiyuki Shinbo here once again to discuss what makes each of the Zetsubou girls so attractive. Today’s post was a pain because Chiri Kitsu demands everything to be strictly organized. That’s why we’re using full alignment for the text in this post and centering our avatars. Digiboy and Akiyuki Shinbo here, once again, to bring you our thoughts on the Zetsubou girls and what makes them so damn hot! Today we have Abiru Kobushi who, in stark contrast to the last girl, is very easy to find pornographic images of. Abiru appeals to quite a few fetishes, so I look forward to diving into her! |
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