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Incidental pleasures of Shingu

By Don at 8:38 am on Tuesday, June 26, 2007

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Duck

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Old-fashioned seifuku

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Nebula

Filed under: Art and screen captures, Current viewing

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Comment by Steven Den Beste MonsterID Icon Steven Den Beste

June 26, 2007 @ 1:38 pm

I thought that using that particular astronomical picture that way was a nice touch.

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Comment by Patrick MonsterID Icon Patrick

June 26, 2007 @ 5:14 pm

It also looks like it uses the rich coloration common in 80’s/90’s anime rather than the more pastel look that’s popular today. I think I’ll be checking this one out.

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Comment by Steven Den Beste MonsterID Icon Steven Den Beste

June 26, 2007 @ 7:16 pm

The art style is deliberately a bit retro. The character designer also did the character designs for Trigun, Jubei-chan, and the various Slayers titles.

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