Psychotic characters

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Psychotic characters
Topic Started: Sep 10 2008, 04:41 PM (107 Views)
Slan	Sep 10 2008, 04:41 PM Post #1
Seinen manga fan Posts: 9,826 Group: God Hand Member #39 Joined: Aug 24, 2008 Blog Manga nonsense	I was wondering what makes the manga characters who are a bit off contrast to the ones in american comics. For instance joker from batman motives compared to Light from death note. just as an example since I have to look in my manga again for more characters names I cant remeber -.-;



*Anaconda*	Sep 15 2008, 08:45 AM Post #2
Divine wrath shalt smite the sinner who bears the seal Posts: 2,362 Group: Captain Member #1 Joined: Jan 19, 2008 Blog Eda of black lagoon =O	As obvious as the appearances are I've never been able to point out exactly what differs them, the closest to any answer I can give is the drawing style in its entirety, the accent of the characters' drawing and the everything down to the facial expressions. The animation simply tends to be much more energetic and it translated into the characters' personas



Slan	Sep 16 2008, 01:15 PM Post #3
Seinen manga fan Posts: 9,826 Group: God Hand Member #39 Joined: Aug 24, 2008 Blog Manga nonsense	How would you classify hamdo from now&then,here & there and his paranoia and apparent lack of awareness for situations just being focused solely on finding lalaru and killing anyone around her outside of heliwood?



Ray Rocket 915	Sep 17 2008, 07:27 PM Post #4
The Kaitou Kid Posts: 702 Group: Ayase's Little Doggie Member #31 Joined: Aug 19, 2008 Preferred Internet Browser doesnt matter Blog Please insert the title of your blog	Stein Sep 15 2008, 08:45 AM As obvious as the appearances are I've never been able to point out exactly what differs them, the closest to any answer I can give is the drawing style in its entirety, the accent of the characters' drawing and the everything down to the facial expressions. The animation simply tends to be much more energetic and it translated into the characters' personas i will agree with you i have always heard from ppl that "its always in the eyes"or "about the eyes" .....eyes can set the mood of a character and anime artist concentrate a lot on the eyes more than the physical stature of a person.....thats what makes anime artists more respectable than nickelodeon cartoon drawers



*LeJoker*	Nov 20 2008, 12:00 AM Post #5
Lord of Laughs and Mayhem Posts: 4,060 Group: Captain Member #19 Joined: Jul 19, 2008 Preferred Internet Browser Firefox 3.5 (Home)/ Opera Mini (Mobile) Blog Don't have a blog.	How about girls like Rena and Shion from Higurashi no Naku Koro ni? Past tragedies gave them enough psychological trauma to give them psychotic personalities if they were provoked.



Slan	Nov 20 2008, 11:06 AM Post #6
Seinen manga fan Posts: 9,826 Group: God Hand Member #39 Joined: Aug 24, 2008 Blog Manga nonsense	and your forgetting about the manga mpd psycho since all the characters with the barcode eyes are completely unhinged O.O



Hikari	Jan 6 2009, 12:19 PM Post #7
Member of the Faye Posts: 430 Group: Nen Master Member #97 Joined: Dec 5, 2008 Preferred Internet Browser indifferent	As both a huge American comic book and aniem fan here's my explanation. The japanese just have a wider spread sub-culture than we do. We'll make our villains crazy but usually in a psychologically diagnosed, institutionalized, understandable kind of way. The Japanese aren't afraid to go that extra mile to make them truly disturbing...which is probably why we like them because it makes them terrifying and in the end a better villain. American villains also have a tendancy to have their eveil explained due to some previous trauma or wrong doing...the japanese don't have this inclination. It shows up but you're more likely to find an irrationally crazy character in anime than american comics or cartoons. In America it's just considered to be too disturbing.



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