cj_iwakura
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So Yoshitoshi ABe is one of my favorite artists. His concept art has been described as unimitable, and I'm inclined to agree.
I had no idea what the show was about. I bought it purely because of the cover.
I wasn't disappointed. Serial Experiments Lain is a classic cyberpunkian trip into the worlds of reality, the internet, and what happens when the lines between the two blur.
Considering that it was made in 1998, it's fairly prophetic as well.
Chiaki Konaka, a frequent ABe collaborator, was responsible for the core story and series outline, and would go on to work with ABe on many other projects.
ABe's next project was... well, a bit different.
What can be said about NieA_7 to appropriately describe it? No easy feat.
A wacky slice-of-life comedy about freeloading aliens comes close enough!
The polar opposite of Lain in every sense, and yet still a wonderful show in its own right.
The third project ABe designed the art for was a more personal project, and largely considered his best work.
Before becoming a major name in anime, ABe got his start doing doujin works, like most artists.
Haibane Renmei was among them, and remains near and dear to him.
I don't enjoy the show as much as his other works, but the artwork done for Haibane Renmei is among his finest ever, and it tells one emotional tale.
For the last project ever made into an anime, ABe once again teamed up with Chiaki Konaka to create...
Texhnolyze. A bleak, relentlessly dark cyberpunk story of lost limbs, souls, and lives. It breaks the 13-episode tradition of ABe shows, and flounders a bit as a result.
The show goes all over the place, and doesn't have the best of resolutions, but the artwork, lovely as ever, makes up for it in spades.
Last and certainly not least, that brings us to...
Despera.
Right from the gate, Despera had so much going for it. A new Chiaki Konaka story, with Steampunk influence. ABe on art design. The director of Lain bringing it all together.
And then, the director fell ill, and ever since... Despera has gone silent.
All that remains is some gorgeous artwork, and scattered hopes of what might have been.
Perhaps Despera will return, but until then, ABe's art can speak for it.
Feel free to discuss the works of ABe, or if nothing else, his timeless art.
Here's some more.
ABe has also done the art for a light novel/visual novel called Phenomeno.
It's free to play, and comes VERY highly recommended.
I had no idea what the show was about. I bought it purely because of the cover.
I wasn't disappointed. Serial Experiments Lain is a classic cyberpunkian trip into the worlds of reality, the internet, and what happens when the lines between the two blur.
Considering that it was made in 1998, it's fairly prophetic as well.
Chiaki Konaka, a frequent ABe collaborator, was responsible for the core story and series outline, and would go on to work with ABe on many other projects.
ABe's next project was... well, a bit different.
What can be said about NieA_7 to appropriately describe it? No easy feat.
A wacky slice-of-life comedy about freeloading aliens comes close enough!
The polar opposite of Lain in every sense, and yet still a wonderful show in its own right.
The third project ABe designed the art for was a more personal project, and largely considered his best work.
Before becoming a major name in anime, ABe got his start doing doujin works, like most artists.
Haibane Renmei was among them, and remains near and dear to him.
I don't enjoy the show as much as his other works, but the artwork done for Haibane Renmei is among his finest ever, and it tells one emotional tale.
For the last project ever made into an anime, ABe once again teamed up with Chiaki Konaka to create...
Texhnolyze. A bleak, relentlessly dark cyberpunk story of lost limbs, souls, and lives. It breaks the 13-episode tradition of ABe shows, and flounders a bit as a result.
The show goes all over the place, and doesn't have the best of resolutions, but the artwork, lovely as ever, makes up for it in spades.
Last and certainly not least, that brings us to...
Despera.
Right from the gate, Despera had so much going for it. A new Chiaki Konaka story, with Steampunk influence. ABe on art design. The director of Lain bringing it all together.
And then, the director fell ill, and ever since... Despera has gone silent.
All that remains is some gorgeous artwork, and scattered hopes of what might have been.
Perhaps Despera will return, but until then, ABe's art can speak for it.
Feel free to discuss the works of ABe, or if nothing else, his timeless art.
Here's some more.
ABe has also done the art for a light novel/visual novel called Phenomeno.
It's free to play, and comes VERY highly recommended.
Thread here.
