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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.). [[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 [https://www.anime-int.com/ AIC].
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 [[wp:Anime International Company|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 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.
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.