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:'' | :''For the game's anime opening and ending movies, see [[Intro]] and [[Outro]].'' | ||
Apart from the intro and outro sequences, there has been no anime about Oni. | Apart from the intro and outro sequences, there has been no anime about [[Oni]]. The anime directly mentioned by the game's developers as influences on Oni include [[Ghost in the Shell]] (project lead), [[Bubblegum Crisis]] (concept artist) and Neon Genesis Evangelion (design lead), and these are all very much worth watching. | ||
:<small>There has been a Russian hoax called [http://ida-soft.org/common.php?l=50 Oni 2: Next Generation]. It's supposed to be a feature-length anime/CGI sequel to Oni, but is actually a Russian fandub of the [[wp:Appleseed_%28film%29|Appleseed]] movie. Not a very recommendable fandub, too: obscenities all over the place, and little respect for the original. The excerpts that used to be featured on the hoax pages are now gone, but if you're interested in the whole dub it's apparently still available.</small> | :<small>There has been a Russian hoax called [http://ida-soft.org/common.php?l=50 Oni 2: Next Generation]. It's supposed to be a feature-length anime/CGI sequel to Oni, but is actually a Russian fandub of the [[wp:Appleseed_%28film%29|Appleseed]] movie. Not a very recommendable fandub, too: obscenities all over the place, and little respect for the original. The excerpts that used to be featured on the hoax pages are now gone, but if you're interested in the whole dub it's apparently still available.</small> | ||
There is no official manga about Oni either. There is art by | There is no official manga about Oni either. There is [[Lorraine|art by Lorraine]] though, and the [[:Category:Dark Horse comics|Dark Horse comic series]]. | ||
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:''See the [[wp:Portal: | :''See the [[wp:Portal:Anime and Manga|"Anime and Manga" portal on Wikipedia]] for general information about manga and anime. The following introduction was adapted from that portal. | ||
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[[Image:Konoko Variants.jpg|thumb|256px|[[Konoko]] drawn by | [[Image:Konoko Variants.jpg|thumb|256px|[[Konoko]] drawn by Lorraine in the styles of three different manga artists (???, [[wp:Kenichi Sonoda|Kenichi Sonoda]], [[wp:Masamune Shirow|Masamune Shirow]]).]] | ||
The characteristic visual style shared by anime and manga can be called "anime" or "manga" depending on the context. Apart from the general characteristic, there is a variety of styles highly characteristic of "schools" or individual artists. There are also categories based on the targeted audience, and general archetypes (e.g., Shina-chan up there is a generic example of the [[:Category:Chibi_art|chibi]] style). | The characteristic visual style shared by anime and manga can be called "anime" or "manga" depending on the context. Apart from the general characteristic, there is a variety of styles highly characteristic of "schools" or individual artists. There are also categories based on the targeted audience, and general archetypes (e.g., Shina-chan up there is a generic example of the [[:Category:Chibi_art|chibi]] style). | ||
The main influence for Oni was the manga/anime franchise Ghost in the Shell, and so the characteristic manga/anime style is noticeable in Oni (for a game that was made in the U.S.). [[ | The main influence for Oni was the manga/anime franchise Ghost in the Shell, and so the characteristic manga/anime style is noticeable in Oni (for a game that was made in the U.S.). [[Alex Okita]] came up with some character/environment design, more or less anime- and GITS-inspired. The intro and outro sequences were drawn from Okita's storyboards by an actual anime studio called [http://www.anime-int.com/ AIC]. | ||
Later on, Lorraine Reyes McLees joined the team, contributing art in the form of [[:Category:Splashscreens|splashscreens]], [[:Category:Promotional art|promotional art]], etc. and essentially setting a canonical style for Oni's 2D art. The Dark Horse "Oni" comics also borrow heavily (and clumsily) from the style of manga, but Lorraine's work is | Later on, Lorraine Reyes McLees joined the team, contributing art in the form of [[:Category:Splashscreens|splashscreens]], [[:Category:Promotional art|promotional art]], etc. and essentially setting a canonical style for Oni's 2D art. The Dark Horse "Oni" comics also borrow heavily (and clumsily) from the style of manga, but Lorraine's work is more skilled, and more authoritative among Oni's [[:Category:Fan art|fan artists]]. Of course, these artists typically diverge from Lorraine's legacy using their own imagination and style. | ||
On another note, Oni's 3D content (character models) is not particularly close to anime/manga guidelines; this is never an easy thing because of how anime and especially manga use "cheats" for depicting characters from different angles which don't align to a single 3-dimensional "truth". | On another note, Oni's 3D content (character models) is not particularly close to anime/manga guidelines; this is never an easy thing because of how anime and especially manga use "cheats" for depicting characters from different angles which don't align to a single 3-dimensional "truth". | ||
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These works can be considered as [[:Category:Added value|added value]] for Oni's universe, and possible [[:Category:Oni 2 influences|influences]] for an [[Oni 2]] (whatever that is). | These works can be considered as [[:Category:Added value|added value]] for Oni's universe, and possible [[:Category:Oni 2 influences|influences]] for an [[Oni 2]] (whatever that is). | ||
[[Image:Animefaces.jpg|thumb|250px|Character faces from various anime, used as examples in | [[Image:Animefaces.jpg|thumb|250px|Character faces from various anime, used as examples in Lorraine's "How to draw Konoko". Click image to see identifications.]] | ||
*[[Nausicaa|Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind]] (many aspects) | *[[Nausicaa|Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind]] (many aspects) | ||
*[[Ergo Proxy]] (many aspects) | *[[Ergo Proxy]] (many aspects) | ||