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How did we go from this
to this?
in just 2 years time...
Can we write off Nihei as one of the JUST artists?
or this
>>14300432
this shit looks like an oekaki.
Btw: Blame omake for the limited edition of Sidonia S2 BD: http://bato.to/reader#fff34f4cb47ff56b_2
>>14300441
>for
from*
He's slowly learning how to un-draw mangas.
>>14300430
>first one is located below ground, close up to the structures
>second one is located above ground, far away from the structures
gee why is one lighter and less detailed???
>>14300450
the whole thing is like this in the new one shot: http://bato.to/reader#e7a65e493bb46b4d
Abara was the peak of his art
I'm starting to think that Nihei really DID turn into a stag beetle and now has to draw with his mandibles.
>>14300437
>Tanikaze
What is this? It looks like it's the daughter of Tanikaze and Tsugumi and it's set after Sidonia.
>>14300473
Just one Extra page in the last volume of Sidonia
yea i don't know why he went with the clean designs, especially character design, i much prefer his Blame! characters than Sidonia characters
>>14300436
No, but can fuck off back to >>>/v/
>>14300554
mmh?
I feel that in these newer ones, the idea is that the environment is oppressively white, as if something's grown over it.
Like the difference between, say, the Parthenon without and with snow covering it.
>>14300441
>That Killy Design
>>14300430
You are implying what exactly? That an artist isn't allowed to change styles or that Nihei's skills have gone down?
I agree though, his earlier art was more atmospheric, stylish and interesting than the current stuff even if his earlier art wasn't as well drawn. Remove the copious use of raster sheets and dark shading and you will notice that some of his earlier art is rather poor. Character designs vary a lot over the expanse of Blame. Proportions on Killy are sometimes really off etc. And sometimes you really can't tell what's going on.
His architectural and mechanical drawing skills have always been extremely good.
>>14300912
The op pic is from 2015, from the omake in the BD and >>14300432 is from the new one shot in 2016. So probably this:
>That an artist isn't allowed to change styles
when it's not better.
The Blame! one is probably taking more time to be done.
>>14300932
But again, in what way is the first picture better than the second one?
Better because Nihei airbrushed some shading onto a line drawing in some digital drawing applications? I'd say the second pic has more detail and probably has taken more effort than the first one. Sure it doesn't have the same sort of feeling, nor should it. It's shot from above, looking down at snow/frost covered landscape etc.
>>14300964
More detailled and shading, I personnality like it more when it's black like his old style instead of full white. This >>14300432 is a bit lazy for me compared to >>14300430
I just noticed that the chapter was in full color so that's why.
>>14300964
>I'd say the second pic has more detail and probably has taken more effort than the first one.
how
>>14300857
Character designs are fine though
I like both honestly, for different reasons. Nihei's art definitely seems as if he's getting tired though.
So I've been considering picking up a Tsugumori figure for a while now, absolutely adore the design.
Now, I've built gunpla for a decade, but Koto never rubbed me the right way for quality plamo. There's also a Riobot and Figma version out there, what do you guys think is the best choice?
Or maybe I'll just save for the Chogokin GaoGaiGar Instead.
>>14302461
Izana wasn't female in that image.
>>14303366
If I'm not mistaken Koto is better ones actually with the figma being flimsy
>>14302461
I always loved BLAME's derpy chara designs.
It's supposed to be thousands if not millions of years in the future, who knows how humans evolved to look.
>>14304480
There are also very few, if any, actual "humans" left in The City. Everyone you ever see in Blame! is transhuman to some degree.
>>14303366
>>14304400
The Figma is distressingly undetailed and LOOSE JOINTS, the Sentinel/Riobot is ALL THE PARTS FALL OFF, haven't messed with the Koto plamo.
>>14304542
After pulling out my Figma Tsugumori, it's better than I remember. Would recommend over the Sen-ti-nel, unless you can find one for cheap and are only going to pose on display stand and not zoom around the house.
Killy is playing Mahjong in the current issue of Kindai Mahjong. Strange that they went with this design.
>>14300432
>>14300430
color
>>14304759
What the hell am I looking at?
>>14308165
Akagi: Megastructure Edition
>>14304759
Gad that Domochevesky getting some reconization outside the manga.
Vertical is changing Killy to Kyrii for their new release I the fall. I understand Tokyopop's old translations ranged from mediocre to egregious story changing localizations. Maybe this is more accurate but it's still an adjustment.
>>14308501
Vertical picked that up, huh? They generally do good work even if their love of making all their books different sizes drives me up a wall.
At least pretty much all of Tokyopop's good old stuff has been picked up by others.
>>14308501
>Vertical is changing Killy to Kyrii
wat
>>14304759
Oh boy, this made my day
>>14300453
Holy shit, Nihei's into facial expressions now.
>>14309367
>>14308574
it makes it sound more ciiberpynk
>>14303366
I have the figma. Its not too bad, I will however be quick to confirm the other anon's comments about some of the joints being loose (Especially the knee pads).
I would have to assume that Nihei's assistants changed. Maybe he no longer works with any assistants at all, and that's why the art looks so much more spare.
