Blue Crash Kit

iPhone + Young Manga-ka + English = Wow

vigroplelop — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:47:22 +0000

Recruit Company is trying something different and fresh. They’re trying to connect young Japanese manga artist with English speakers directly with their new iPhone App aptly called Manga from Japan.
With Manga from Japan, you can listen to music while reading the manga, leave twitter messages directly to the artist, and of course, read the latest [...]

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Arizona Restaurant’s ‘Anime-Style’ Bus Ad Declined

Queeskswimi — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:16:26 +0000

The ad in question features your typical anime girl in a pleated short skirt with two guns drawn but is that enough to be unacceptable? The Phoenix Public Transportation Department (PPTD) thinks so but what’s even worse is that the PPTD will not be reimbursing the restaurant for the already fully paid ad. Ouch!
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D+Q at SPX 2010 in Bethesda MD – ComicList

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:49:13 +0000

The long running slide show series, Carousel, returns with some of today’s finest comics artists, graphic novelists, and pencil pushers reading and presenting their work. Hosted by R. Sikoryak, this special SPX edition of Carousel will ..

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Manga at Monaco

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:32:47 +0000

If you happen to be in Monaco between now and September 12, you can catch the Kyoto – Tokyo: From Samurais to Mangas exhibit presented by the Grimaldi Forum. The exhibit includes Japanese calligraphy, martial arts demonstrations, art and storyboards by Osamu Tezuka, Toei Production, Yoshitaka Amano, and other creators, and even video games by [...]

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Keeping Brunei's Art Scene Alive | Special Features

Geftseasp — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:30:11 +0000

Awang Thariq said that this is the first time he took part in any art activities outside his school and has met some well-known local artists.

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Changes to the Front Page

Ravaro — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:26:49 +0000

As you may have noticed, I decided to re-do the links at the front page to the tutorials. Instead of having links to pages with nothing in them for the Video and Anime Tutorial sections, I have decided to remove them until content is available for you guys to actually see. With that said, I’m [...]

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Resources Page Makes a Comeback

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:27:48 +0000

I’m really happy to bring back the Resources page. For those who do not know about the resources page, it is chock full of very useful links to sites from those who are accepting manga submissions, places you can buy art supplies, and even schools you can go to learn animation or become a manga-ka. [...]

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September 6, 2010 – Labor Day

vigroplelop — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:58:04 +0000

Labor Day here is the United States is a day to honor the hardworking men and women around the country. It is also the last big weekend of summer for many families and an indicator to many students that school is back in session. Be sure to check out this semi-big batch update to mark [...]

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Inside Pulse | Weekly Round-Up #39 with Scarlet, Hellboy, Sweet …

Ravaro — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:00:56 +0000

Much of this story is told without dialogue or with minimal writing, giving Ben Steinbeck plenty of opportunities to show off his gloomy, atmospheric art . I’m sure that a lot of research would go into drawing a book like this, ….. The stories are modeled on manga , video games, and 80s cartoons like GI Joe.

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One Man And His Blog: Ridiculously inefficient character design.

FuroProfe — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:14:00 +0000

Once I’m happy, I ditch the blue layer, leaving me with my basic line drawing . And, in this instance, that’s about it for Manga Studio.

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