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If the Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi was set in the old West, Haruhi would probably be the mistress of a bordello that connects a gang of rebel cowboys, Yuki would be the quiet stunner that does sneaks around and finds out the dirt on people, and Mikuru - well Mikuru would probably work for Haruhi in the bordello >.< But this pic puts the Haruhi girls in more of the standard Western get-up, with hats n guns n spurs - which is also an excellent interpretation of Haruhi Western Django.

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Cool explosion scene from Akira. Neo-Tokyo go Boom!

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This art of Misato on a cute little motorcycle seems to fit in with Yoshiyuki Sadamoto’s use of retro vehicles and his attention to their accurate rendering. For example, after a bit of digging, this bike turns out to be a Honda Monkey z50J from 1975 (Only sold to Euro / Japanese market). The only difference I can find is that Misato’s ride has a custom exhaust installed.

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Yoshiyuki Sadamoto is best known for the character designs in Gainax’s Neon Genesis Evangelion, but he has had a prolific career - involved in creating character designs for a myriad of material from Nadia to The Girl who Leapt Through Time. He has also published an artbook called Der Mond which I’d love to get.  The Wiki page can give you a thorough breakdown of his work.  All I have to say is, Ayanami Rei and Asuka Langley wouldn’t be as immortal as they are today with this fantastic artist. In this image, you can see the Rei and Asuka character styles in the hairstyles, faces and poses. The retro scooters are extra win.

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Kannazuki no Miko is a yuri-themed manga turned anime around the plot that two girls, Himeko and Chikane (shown) are reincarnations of the solar and lunar miko and must protect the world from Orochi (Eight headed serpent) from Japanese mythology.  But who are about the protecting the world deal - we just want the girl-on-girl yuri action!  I love the intensity and implied action from this close-desu shot. She looks like she’s about to cleave some fool. Learn more about miko / shrine maidens here.

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I’m not a big fan of Inuyasha as a whole, but the characters are nice enough. Created as a manga by Rumiko Takahashi (who also did Ranma 1/2, which is classic), Inuyasha is a fairly long running show that went for several seasons. Kagome is shown here with her bicycle  - Inuyasha is in the tree.  Kagome also has a traditional get-up which includes a bow/arrow dealio, which is cute.

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Yotsuba is the best. Here she’s showing off a crayfish that she caught. So kawaii!  ^.^

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Tony Taka is a well known artist for his own illustrative style, and for doing art for visual novel games (eroge included).  Kureha is a character from Shining Wind - I don’t own, but really like this figure of her.

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Anyone who isn’t familiar with the GIST franchise should probably get their head out of the sand. Most well-known of the works of Masamune Shirow is probably the original Ghost in the Shell movie which follows the story of section-9, lead by Major Kusanagi, in a cyberpunk epic that asks ‘what does it mean to be human?’  I love the design of the Tachikoma fighting robots.  I mean, come on, they’re metallic blue, talk with childlike voices, but have guns and kick ass. 

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Welcome to the N.H.K. is a dark story of Tatsuhiro Satō, a hikikomori (social recluse who rarely leaves his room)  who meeets, Misaki Nakahara, a girl who is intent on helping him with his problem. Her intentions are never clear, and neither are his willpower or desires. Originally a novel, then a manga, and finally an anime - in the the adaptation to each format, certain aspects of the story such as Tatusuhiro’s drug use, are left out. This image is great because Tatsuhiro looks insane and looks about ready to let that grenade go.  I wonder if Japan blames murders (or even pedophilia) on manga and anime the way the US tends to blame things on media… 

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