Saturday, December 31, 2011

Steve Argyle Fantasy Art




Born Utah, USA 1977

2D and 3D CG freelance artist, notable for his stunning artwork for Magic the Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons and the Star Wars franchise.

Official Website (Over 370 images)
On Tumblr
Twitter

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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Miyabi Fujieda Mangaka Art


Miyabi Fujieda is a mangaka best known as a master of the bishoujo style and his contribution to the Yuri Genre (female/female romance).

Work includes:
Ame-iro Kouchakan Kandan (debut)
Iono The Fanatics
The Mikos Words And The Witches Incantations
Otomeiro Stay Tune
Twinkle Saber Nova
Alice Quartet Manga

Official Website (Japanese)
Entry on Animenewsnetwork

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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Guilty Crown Anime Wallpaper




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Guilty Crown ギルティクラウン Giruti Kuraun is a 2011 Japanese anime television series currently airing (December 2011).  It is the year 2039 and an "Apocalypse Virus"  plunges Japan into a state of emergency.  The story revolves around Shu Ouma, a boy who has acquired an ability called the "power of kings" that allows him to draw out tools or weapons from another person.

A Manga Adaption has begun serialization and a spin-off visual novel, tentatively named Guilty Crown: Lost Christmas is being developed by Nitroplus.

Guilty Crown Official Website (Japanese)
Guilty Crown Game Website (Japanese)

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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Madlax Wallpaper

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Madlax マドラックス  is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series produced in 2004.

The Character Madlax is a legendary mercenary and assassin who can neither remember her past or her real name. Fate draws her to the character Margaret Burton, the sole heir of a wealthy aristocratic.

Margaret's family went missing following a plane crasch twelve years before. All that Margaret can remember from that time is a single word, "Madlax.

With this enigmatic link between them, they set out to investigate the powerful crime syndicate "Enfant".

Official TV Tokyo website (Japanese)
Official Jvc Site (Japanese)

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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Black Widow Film Costume Scarlett Johansson





Black Widow is the codename for the character Natalia "Natasha" Alianovna Romanova from the Marvel Comic collection, here depicted by Scarlett Johansson in the 2010 film Iron Man 2 with last image from the set of the upcoming (2012) movie The Avengers.

Natalia "Natasha" Alianovna Romanova is the first character to take on the "Black Widow" codename. created by Stan Lee, and artist Don Heck, the character first appeared in Tales of Suspense #52 (April 1964).

Yelena Belova, is the second modern mainstream Black Widow after Natalia Romanova, debuting briefly in Inhumans #5 (March 1999).

Monica Chang, is a character from in the Ultimate Marvel continuity, appearing in Ultimate Comics: Avengers.

Friday, November 25, 2011

Fashion Scans Gothic & Lolita Bible





Gothic & Lolita Bible ゴシック&ロリータバイブル Goshikku ando Rorīta Baiburu, is a quarterly Japanese fashion "mook", a combination of a magazine and book, which focuses on  Gothic and Lolita fashions.

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Thursday, November 24, 2011

What does "Omake" Mean ?

Omake おまけ, オマケ means "extra" in Japanese, in the case of Anime or Manga it can describe a bonus add-on, or content on an anime DVD,  in Manga an example would be a bonus strip at the end of a manga chapter or volume. Generally limited to use amongst fans of Japanese pop culture.

The Sega game Shenmue II for the Dreamcast game console, had a hidden folder on the game disc labelled "Omake". The folder containined exclusive wallpapers and concept art, which was only found by placing the disc into a computer.

Image from Shenmue II concept art

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