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If anyone is unaware, Leiji Matsumoto is a creator of manga and anime from the 70’s -80’s including such works as Galaxy Express 999, Space Battleship Yamato, the Captain Harlock series, and most recently the Interstella 5555 for Daft Punk. I didn’t discover Matsumoto’s works until later in my drawing career, so my art isn’t much influenced by his work, but I absolutely adore the way he drew women so tall, slender, and otherworldly beautiful. Anytime I think about the 70’s, an image of his character “Maetel” pops in my head.
Anyway, I was just practicing his style a bit and created this sketch. Since I also draw a lot of MLP stuff, I decided to practice with an image of humanized Applejack.
Anyway, I was just practicing his style a bit and created this sketch. Since I also draw a lot of MLP stuff, I decided to practice with an image of humanized Applejack.
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Well, duh!
I drool at Miyazaki’s short haired girls! (But Nausicaa is very cute too.)
You forgot another true masterpiece from the ‘70s: Future Boy Conan (1978). Both story and animation are amazing! I consider it the first true own Miyazaki’s work.
Lupin III was one of the first works by Miyazaki and his touch wasn’t evident. It is in The Castle of Cagliostro (1979), though.
Disney wasn’t in good waters in the ‘70s, indeed, but it already did marvellous things in the past. It’s impressive that a film like Fantasia came out in 1940! o_O
Honestly, Disney wasn’t in a much better position in the 70’s. That was the time right after Walt died, and the company was floundering in its Dark Age. The only movies of note they put out were Robin Hood and The Rescuers. Robin Hood was absolutely done on the cheap, infamous for reusing character designs and animatics from earlier Disney films.
And back in the 70’s, Miyazaki was working in television with Isao Takahata. Their stuff kinda ran the gamut quality-wise. You had “meh” stuff like Lupin III (which I love, but boy is that animation stiff) to decent stuff like Sherlock Hound to brilliant World Masterpiece Theatre segments that became beloved everywhere except the English-speaking world.
Miyazaki is an amazing talent, and the animation world is a lot poorer now that he retired, but even he tends to not put a lot of variety into his faces. There’s a reason that the “Ghibli Style” is a thing.
Fun Fact: Miyazaki has a major fetish for short-haired girls. Watch his films; it’s obvious.
By the way, only one stood up against this and brought a ton of quality in Japan’s animation: Hayao Miyazaki.
As much as Matsumoto’s Captain Harlock’s story is stunning, Miyazaki’s animes are awesome in both story and art.
Hahaha, indeed! Gotta love that ’70 Japanese animation! They had to do so to cut production times and costs.
Disney was light years ahead but it was another business.
art like this.
(and no, I didn’t have to read the description; I’ve been a fan of his for years)
Fun fact: Matsumoto, awesome as he is, basically has five character designs he recycles throughout his series: Manly-Handsome (scars optional), Otherwordly Beautiful Woman (see this drawing), Kid (usually a boy), Tiny Old Woman, and Gonk.
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