tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259162477992853660.post6903266705566119953..comments2008-04-03T05:45:16.274-07:00Julienoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259162477992853660.post-41003897348783808232008-04-01T13:53:00.000-07:002008-04-01T13:53:00.000-07:00ariss, my favorite artist is yoshitaka amano as well! i was hoping to see one of his galleries in japan, but i don't know when and where they are on display. <BR/><BR/>julie, in reference to manga, there really are a lot of distasteful ones out there. i've really enjoyed a few though, that are just as cultural as they are creative. my favorite would have to be mushishi, have you heard of it? it won several awards a couple years ago, including the kodansha manga award. the story follows a mysterious man who travels across japan to study mushi and treat humans. mushi normally means 'bug', but in this story, it really refers to a sort of insect-like magical spirit. i'm not sure what era it takes place in, but i'm guessing the edo era. the art is fantastic, and the theme and storyline is very deep. i highly recommend it, as well as the anime.Hannahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259162477992853660.post-66983479349212288372007-07-02T13:44:00.000-07:002007-07-02T13:44:00.000-07:00my favorite japanese artist is yoshitaka amano. <BR/><BR/>i love his hybrid of old-detail pen strokes with modern themes. he helps create a world where man is still connected to the nature of the world, but then only uses modern machine knowledge for minimal things.<BR/><BR/>-ak<BR/>www.myspace.com/paranoidgoddessArisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612116094246940249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259162477992853660.post-76727030739638671132007-06-26T21:58:00.000-07:002007-06-26T21:58:00.000-07:00julie,<BR/><BR/>have you seen <A HREF="http://www.stellarbaby.com/things/hokusai_tiger.jpg" REL="nofollow">this hokusai tiger?</A><BR/><BR/>it always weirds me out because it looks so modern, and none of his other work looks like it at all!<BR/><BR/>--liza.<BR/>ps: i'm stellarbaby on livejournal... it's been awhile! hello! are you in japan right now, or about to go there?lizahttp://stellarbaby.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.com