My reactions to the rumors of a live action Rurouni Kenshin movie

 ^-Hopefully the movie won't be so CGI dependent as to look like this

Well, according to This site and a few others, there is apparently a live action Rurouni Kenshin movie in the works. I am skeptically exited about this for a few reasons.

My number one concern about a live action Rurouni Kenshin movie is the studio mentioning that CG technology has advanced enough to do the movie. What is this? Rurouni Kenshin is a martial arts anime that is actually pretty grounded compared to a lot of other Martial arts anime, which means that CG wouldn’t logically be that important. George Lucas had enough CG to do Star Wars back in 2000 ish, but Rurouni Kenshin doesn’t need NEARLY as many special effects as a Star Wars movie does. The fact that CGI was a major concern to create such a movie worries me, for I’m afraid this may turn into Star Wars: Episode -2: The Shogunate Strike Back

On the optimistic side, the actor selected for the role looks like he’s capable of the job. He’s apparently been in a few dramas, and has taken sword training before. These would be absolutely essential for anybody who plans to play Himura in a movie. Unfortunately, nobody else has been announced for the cast. Furthermore, we are going entirely off rumors, so nothing is for certain. The important thing is our lead looks good, see:

He certainly looks like he'll satisfy Kenshin fangirls and their borderline lesbian tendencies.

Anyhoo, hopefully I’m wrong and it won’t turn out to be a lame CGI fest. Maybe they’ll capture the essence of the show, and make another live action Death Note. I thought those were the Japanese equivalent of Spider man.

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Artist Profile: HakuBaikou

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This Week's Featured artist is: Hakubaikou

Alright, since none of the LOCAL artists have stepped up in an attempt to grab some fame, I have decided this week to do a tribute to an artist that was recommended to me. Instead, this week I'm doing a person MUCH bigger than me.

Unfortunately, HakuBaikou died in a car accident and won’t be producing any new artworks. Sad, I know.

During life, she was a pionieer in the fanart community, running a successful website, and hosting several contests

Anyway, I’m here to discuss what she painted, not turn this into a crying post.

HakuBaikou painted a lot of realistic stuff, such as alternate character interpretations, landscapes, and a lot of pictures of ancient Japan (remember back when Japan was cool?)

However, she is not limited to ancient Japan, as illustrated here…

This picture shows a more western style fantasy

Oh yeah, I know a person who will skewer me alive if I don’t feature any Rurouni Kenshin pictures…

I like this one because it’s kinda creepy. Would NOT want that to be the first thing I see when I wake up…

I like this one because it makes Saitou look like a badass WHILE wearing his Shinsengumi uniform. I thought the thing looked pretty silly during the actual show, so Haku makes a major improvement.

This one caught my eye mainly because of the Matt Groening Kenshin. I LOVE it when people take a series and redraw it in Matt Groening fashion.

Anyway, leaving the Rurouni Kenshin stuff, she did some art representing some other series too…

I really like this shot of Wolverine. I don’t know why. It looks better than the pictures Marvel uses in their official books.

How to end this one…. I KNOW!

Steam punk hello kitty is coming to get you!

I really like a lot of the work she did, particularly because I enjoy seeing alternate styles applied to classical characters. Now then, I hope next weeks challenger manages to be just as exiting, hehehe

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