However, the commenters’ biggest concern is that she looks too “anime-ish.” That’s the whole point of the Bishoujo line! If that’s the big problem folks have with the statue, no amount of redesigning is going to satisfy them.Īnother major concern is that her appearance is over-sexualized. In this particular case, there are certain criticisms that I can stand behind, such as her breasts’ being too big or her legs’ being too long. I’m not saying that I personally like the style of the Bishoujo line - some pieces are fine while others seem too awkward and lifeless. Hit the jump for my further musings on this situation.
Production images were shared on the company’s Facebook page, but the over-3000 comments are less than receptive. Now, BioWare is working with Kotobukiya on a mold of Mass Effect‘s blue-skinned asari Liara T’Soni. It’s what explains the viability of the Kotobukiya Bishoujo line of figurines, which immortalize fictional female characters, including many Western comics icons like Wonder Woman and Phoenix. Just as we are fascinated by foreign styles, likewise are they with ours. Currently, we’ve got Marvel Anime, four miniseries by Japanese animation studio Madhouse, based on Iron Man, Wolverine, X-Men, and Blade. Powerpuff Girls Z was a Japanese adaptation of a Western cartoon which itself drew heavily from Japanese media. Eventually, there was Teen Titans on television and Marvel Mangaverse in comics, which tried to more directly emulate Japanese art and animation. It started when shows like Dexter’s Laboratory would incorporate speed lines, giant robot battles, and kaiju monsters. Not only did media distributors start licensing every single Japanese property under the sun, distinctly Western properties began to demonstrate greater and greater Japanese influences.
I remember when the Western anime craze really started to boom in the late 90s.
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