So I think a couple of folks on Japanator’s IRC channel were talking about Double K earlier, and I wasn’t paying attention…until I saw it again on the Gurren Lagann livejournal community.

Apparently DeviantArtist captainosaka took part in a 4ch conversation in which they said that a Kamina/Kittan buddy-cop show would be the greatest thing ever, and the artist in question decided to make it happen.

He’s got a comic of his creation Double K (one panel of which is posted above, with apologies to captainosaka), but make sure you check out all his other stuff– he’s got a lot of really fantastic art for the concept. I’m incredibly fond of his original design for Yoko (and slightly less fond of his follow-up design), and I’m bowled over by the Gurrenrod.

This might be my favorite fanart all year. (Ignoring that a good chunk of it started being posted in’ 07.) ♥

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Move over, OS-tans, it’s time for US-tan– and company! Danish author darkbeat has a set of -tans of countries around the world, starting with Afganisu-tan. (Mwahaha.) Check ‘em all out here.

US-tan is actually called “Meriken” and she’s adorable, and kind of dumb. It’s awesome. Make sure you check out this comic.

Oddly, there’s no Japan-tan. Yet?

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Okay, you guys may have figured out by now that I am an entertainment junkie. Anime is my crack cocaine but I’m willing to dabble around with meth (movies) and heroin (TV) and ecstacy (games) and whatnot.

So Entertainment Weekly is a favorite magazine of mine, the only one I actually have a subscription to.

Every once in a while my loyalty is rewarded with a little something extra. In this week’s issue there’s a blurb feature on page 14 called “GAME ON?” which is a few satirical suggestions on what kind of video game adaptation the movie Juno should get (a response to some rumors that a game was in the works, which were apparently due to gamespot reading too much into things).

Anyway, the third game suggestion?

A hentai-style, digitally enhanced Juno defends herself against activists who pelt her with Blan B pills. Bonus Points for: Combo attacks with the help of sidekick boyfriend Paulie Bleeker.

…I dunno about you, but this somehow makes me think of Nanaca Crash. I’d totally buy it.

Also, I tentatively dug around to see if there had been much (or any) anime-style fanart of Juno, and instead I found this, which makes me giggle.

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Every once in a while I see a new piece of fanart– which is from Gurren Lagann with increasing frequency –that simply raises the bar on extreme weirdness. This time, I actually feel obligated to share it with you. And yes, it is Kamina, like before. And yet, not at all the same…

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This fanartist is a big fan of Darker than Black. So am I. So, since there was absolutely ZERO DtB lovin’ on Japanator’s podcast this week, I’m going to make up for it with this slew of Haruhi-themed DtB art.

Oh yes, they went there. Hit the jump for the rest. Continue Reading »

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Current Mood:  Upset

Now, I love a good anime babe as much as the next otaku, as anyone who has spent the least bit of time discussing Gurren Lagann with me knows (YOKO FTW!).

And I also know that there is nothing so sacred that fanartists– Japanese or otherwise –won’t tear it into little tiny bits with a single drawing.

But…what did they do to my Kamina?! Don’t say I didn’t warn you… Continue Reading »

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