{"id":4396,"date":"2010-04-07T11:42:22","date_gmt":"2010-04-07T17:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tancos.net\/wp\/?p=2191"},"modified":"2010-04-07T11:42:22","modified_gmt":"2010-04-07T17:42:22","slug":"artsy-types","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/artsy-types\/","title":{"rendered":"Artsy types"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The script to Shoka<\/a><\/em><\/strong> won the grand prize in the Animax competition in 2008<\/a>. I’m not sure why. While the gimmick of using calligraphy and other arts as the basis of magical combat lends itself well to animation, the story and the characters are of scant interest. Still, the piece is worth seeing for the art, particularly if you’re sick of moeblobs with insectoid faces. Screen captures are below the fold.<\/p>\n

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I also recently watched Haiyoru! Nyaru Ani<\/em><\/strong> and Ranma \u2013 Akumu Shunminko<\/em><\/strong>. The former \u2014 a series of short moe-meets-Lovecraft animations \u2014 might sound like a brilliantly insane idea, but I don’t recommend it unless you think stabbing a little girl ((She’s actually Nyarlathotep<\/a>, but she still looks and acts like a silly little girl.)) in the hand with a fork is funny. The latter is part of a celebration of Rumiko Takahashi’s work. It prominently features Happosai, and demonstrates why he has done so well in the current poll. I can’t recommend it either, even if it is the first new Ranma<\/em> episode in years.<\/p>\n

Update<\/strong>: Here’s the right way to make Cthulhu cute<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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