1. List at least one of your “artspirations.”
I know I go on an on about how awesome Tsutomu Nihei is and that we should all worship him as our artlord and master. But I actually want to talk about another manga artist that has inspired me.
Norihiro Yagi, the creator of Claymore.
He was what got me into transhumanism. His monster designs are grotesque but also beautiful in form.
And although this is a dark fantasy, it feels very sci fi. (Especially near the end but I’m not gonna spoil anything lol)
Also, another reason why I love Yagi is because he has so much respect for female characters. It’s almost shocking how respectable each claymore is.
For those of you who don’t know, the majority of the characters in claymore are female. In most manga with a big female casts like this, the girls are over sexualized, or if not that, have one dimensional personalities that fit into a stereotype.
However in Claymore, these women are powerful, hardened solders. Even the ones that are noticeably feminine in behavior emit a power aura. Every one of them is unique, even the weaker ones. They all grow on you.
And Yagi especially respects their bodies as well. He could have shoved a ton of fan service in his manga. He could of put in a bath scene like all the other manga’s seem to think is mandatory. Or have one of them awkwardly get caught naked or undressing in front of a male character.
No, he does none of that. He treats his female characters like actual characters instead of fan service.
When one of the Claymores loses their clothing due to battle, he doesn’t have a panel zooming in on their ass or something. He keeps them at a reasonable distance so we aren’t going “Hm, Clare’s ass is pretty nice”, we are going “ OH SHIT CLARE’S HURT! YOU GOTTA STAY STRONG!!!”
Even some of their yoma forms, although naked, Yagi doesn’t display them in a provocative manner. They are seen as horrific and threatening, while also beautiful.
I don’t know, something about that really resonated with me. Everyone’s always talking about finding ways to empower woman. This manga really empowered me guys. It’s really good. You should read it as well.
Man, I feel like rereading it now….
*slides away to reread it*
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