you may think manga characters are cute.......

indy · Post by **indy** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 7:51 am

..... but look what you get in real life.

http://www.worth1000.com/cache/contest/ ... op#entries

(ok some make an interesting mix, others a little scary)

RahOtaku · Post by **RahOtaku** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:25 am

The disproportional Eye size just Makes them look younger...

Like an 3-8 year old effect...

Yah-um.... I guess it's kinda pedo-tastic!

hey it's not Anime's fault... Mickey had the giant eyes...

Krafty · Post by **Krafty** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 11:15 am

RahOtaku wrote:Like an 3-8 year old effect... Yah-um.... I guess it's kinda pedo-tastic!

Just as well none of the 'creations' are in suggestive poses otherwise there would be outcries! heh.
I thought these images were (on the whole) very scarey. Most of these artists don't appreciate what the 'manga look' is. It's very dificult to make them look convincing because we look at manga/anime images in two dimensions, often coloured in flat shades.
If you remove textures and start deforming human features it just looks odd because we don't perceive real people in these terms.

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 11:15 am

Whatever gave you that idea?

Not Sir Phobos · Post by **Not Sir Phobos** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 11:35 am

I want to live in the world where these pics were taken

indy · Post by **indy** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 1:40 pm

nope phobos you want to live in a world with kigurumi

http://japattack.com/japattack/culture/ ... ml#to2link

Not Sir Phobos · Post by **Not Sir Phobos** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 2:23 pm

*gasp* is that Asuka in v-vinyl?

aernath · Post by **aernath** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 4:24 pm

I can hear NSP now: *squeeeeeeeeeak*

*squeeeeeak* *squeak* *squeak* *squeak* *squeeeeeeeeeak*

Keropi · Post by **Keropi** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 5:03 pm

The strange thing about kigurumi is that since their skin is covered you may not even be able to tell what gender they are.

I watched a CG three dimensional "hentai' anime about a month ago and the oddest thing about it was the girls anime sized eyes. A more real-life looking person with large eyes just doesn't look right.

Large eyes look somewhat strange to me even when they're on dolls like these:

http://www.volks.co.jp/jp/dollfiedream/ ... ayaka.html

Maybe it's because their eyes are so glassy. When I see large eyes on figures they look just fine.

It's weird how that works.

RahOtaku · Post by **RahOtaku** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 6:57 pm

I watched a CG three dimensional "hentai' anime about a month ago and the oddest thing about it was the girls anime sized eyes. A more real-life looking person with large eyes just doesn't look right.

So far it's thought in my realm of science that humans look at facial proportions to judge if something is human.

That's why when we look at cartoons, it's not ugly for them to have Giant eyes. But if you want to make them look human then you need to give proportionate eyes.

Humans judge attractiveness according to the proportions of the face...

You can change the Hair Color, Eye Color, or both... But don't change the proportion of the face.

There is actually scientific proof for that.

However, if you give a small child bigger eyes... They do look cuter. (note: not gigantic eyes)

But if you give a grown person big eyes... You may attract some owls or martians.

In_Gabriel_We_Trust · Thu Sep 29, 2005 11:36 am

Keropi wrote:The strange thing about kigurumi is that since their skin is covered you may not even be able to tell what gender they are.

...aaaaaaaaaaaaand there goes my fantasy out the window

RahOtaku · Post by **RahOtaku** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 11:22 am

I saw these two wondering outside your room NotSirPhobos....

They said that someone ordered an Asuka...

was it you?

Not Sir Phobos · Post by **Not Sir Phobos** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 11:37 am

The one on the left is kind of creepy. The one on the right has a chubby face.

Lynxa · Post by **Lynxa** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 12:53 pm

*shudder* Okay, the Disney characters are creepy enough, but that kigurumi stuff is going to give me nightmares!!!

My problem with the Volk's doll's eyes is that it doesn't have pupils. Same thing with Fruits Basket - took some getting used to :emb2