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INTEREST: Shuffle's Aoi Nishimata Draws Disney Princess Line


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GATSU



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 4:33 am Reply with quote
I understand Final Fantasy, but it's kinda weird that Disney would actively seek out someone who worked on Shuffle and market their art here, and not Japan. Of course, they worked with Madhouse, too, but that company's at least done some children's stuff.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 4:59 am Reply with quote
A porn artist doing official Disney artwork... What will they think of next?
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The King of Harts



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 5:18 am Reply with quote
I never really thought her designs were all that special. In fact, they're kind of plain, so I'm surprised she's hooked up with Disney.

Makoto Uno would've had...interesting designs if he would've been selected. Snow White and the Double Gs.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 5:28 am Reply with quote
That tinkerbell illustration is beautiful. However, Nishimata's faces tend to all look the same, although I guess one could look at that drawback as sort of her signature.

RyanSaotome wrote:
A porn artist doing official Disney artwork... What will they think of next?

I don't see the problem in that
(.. Ignoring the obviously untrue hyperbole for a moment...)


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PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 5:30 am Reply with quote
Hey, at least it's 10x better than the original.
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 5:40 am Reply with quote
RyanSaotome wrote:
A porn artist doing official Disney artwork... What will they think of next?


Hahaha.......... then otaku will out-crowd the kids over Tinkerbell!

BTW, there was already the Bondage Fairies, so someone already beat Disney to it. Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:11 am Reply with quote
Nice! But I still like my version more... http://sykoeent.deviantart.com/gallery/12094796#/d23ib47
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:19 am Reply with quote
About time Disney doing this
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:32 am Reply with quote
I can't really say that her style is outstanding or even unique enough for me to consider her as a collaborator with Disney to design prints. I'm glad for her in that Disney finds her worthy of being the artist of a line of their products though. The Tinkerbell picture is decent, and I hope she will make even better images of other Disney princesses. (Mulan please!)
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:41 am Reply with quote
configspace wrote:
That tinkerbell illustration is beautiful. However, Nishimata's faces tend to all look the same, although I guess one could look at that drawback as sort of her signature.

RyanSaotome wrote:
A porn artist doing official Disney artwork... What will they think of next?

I don't see the problem in that
(.. Ignoring the obviously untrue hyperbole for a moment...)


May be a bit hyperbolic, but it's not exactly untrue. The original Shuffle VN was pornographic, I believe. It is a bit unfair to pigeonhole someone as a just "porn artist" because they've done some explicit stuff, though.
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Ialdaboth



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 1:08 pm Reply with quote
Mad_Scientist wrote:

May be a bit hyperbolic, but it's not exactly untrue. The original Shuffle VN was pornographic, I believe. It is a bit unfair to pigeonhole someone as a just "porn artist" because they've done some explicit stuff, though.


On the other hand, it's not as if she has done any really significative work professionally, aside said pornographic games for Navel.

Denial ?
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 1:51 pm Reply with quote
Ialdaboth wrote:
Mad_Scientist wrote:

May be a bit hyperbolic, but it's not exactly untrue. The original Shuffle VN was pornographic, I believe. It is a bit unfair to pigeonhole someone as a just "porn artist" because they've done some explicit stuff, though.


On the other hand, it's not as if she has done any really significative work professionally, aside said pornographic games for Navel.

Denial ?


Nah, I'm just not particularly familiar with the artist in question. I do know that some notable people have worked on explicit VNs and doujins though, so I was speaking more as a general rule. You shouldn't dismiss people just because they've done work on those things.

Heck, even if they've only done work on those things, it's still possible they could be very talented. Though none the Nishimata designs I've seen particularly stand out to me.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 1:55 pm Reply with quote
Her main line of work is with Navel, an eroge company. Thats pretty pornographic, I'd say.
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here-and-faraway



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 3:03 pm Reply with quote
I'm a little surprised that this is the print Disney chose. The background is lovely, but the way Tinkerbell is drawn just seems "off". I couldn't care less if she's curvy or not, but the dress is drawn funny - it looks like it has some strange type of underwire issues in the chest area.
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jyuichi



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 4:15 pm Reply with quote
Mad_Scientist wrote:

Nah, I'm just not particularly familiar with the artist in question. I do know that some notable people have worked on explicit VNs and doujins though, so I was speaking more as a general rule. You shouldn't dismiss people just because they've done work on those things.

Heck, even if they've only done work on those things, it's still possible they could be very talented. Though none the Nishimata designs I've seen particularly stand out to me.


No-one here is saying working on porn makes her less of an artist. But Disney is famously uptight and prudish so it came as much of a surprise to me (and other posters) as well to see an eroge artist working with them. I wonder who set that up...
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