paradise kiss TV

Unbelievable! They're making Ai Yazawa's manga 'Paradise Kiss' into TV series!! Not sure whether I'm happy or not, just feeling plain weird. Ai Yazawa,for those unfamiliar with her work, she created the famous series 'NANA'. 'Paradise Kiss' was an early work which ran in 4 books and it was about a high school student Yukari who got herself invovled in the fashion business and also a relationship with an ambitious and talented designer named George. I even joined the fanlisting for PK... Why did I do that?? Never mind.

It's all about Fashion, twisted personality and the importance of 'muse' to a growing artist. Suddenly an image popped up: one of my friends would give a thumb-up when she hears the word 'twisted' ^^b Yes, the main character George sure is a twisted guy inside out. Nothing matters under the grand title 'fashion designer'.Give it a few twisted nerves and you're all head over heels for it.I just wish they wouldn't make it into a candy sweet shoujo anime which's rather sickening honesty... And I wonder if the person responsible for clothes design lives up to this job.

Madhouse takes over the production. They did a good job for 'Paranoia Agent' etc. (but that's Satoshi kon up there, duh). Director is this Kobayashi guy whom I'm totally unfamiliar with.

Links:
PK TV Official Web
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Benjamin

Benjamin - well, I know little about him. The first time I saw his work was at a CG exhibit the year before. The colours look juicy fresh and there's a thick commercial touch to all of the works. Characters are usually blended into background with a blurry transition at the edges. The techniques might not appear strikingly original or expertly but nevertheless they stand out among the exhibits.

ordinary happiness

A feel-good pic, although relationship is questionable but that's not the focus. Colouring is really pro. The original website where the pic comes from has already expired. Munen des.

detective aoneko

What sparked Modoru Motoni to work on 'Detective Aoneko'? Rich and romantic aristocrat with uncontrollable libido? Doing detectives when he's in the mood, and for the rest of the time getting excitied about underpants or having fanciful dreams we won't go into. One day Motoni sensei looked out the window and saw the concrete buildings. City life, grey iron and steel. It might be a midsummer night's dream she managed to hypnotize herself into. Anyhow she imagined the cold concrete turning into a sea of grassy green. With spirally creepers that feel their way into another space far back in time, when there was something called leisure, when gentlemen took off their hats as they bow and politely kissed the lady's lace-gloved hand.