Amazing Works of Origami

Artist Brian Chan makes astounding works of origami, including images from comic books and anime. Pictured above is his rendering of Rei from Neon Genesis Evangelion.

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The Disney Princesses as Sailor Scouts

deviantART user Manon Yapari made this illustration of the Disney princesses as Sailor Moon characters.

From left to right: Pocahontas as Sailor Pluto, Mulan as Sailor Mercury, Belle as Sailor Jupiter, Esmeralda as Sailor Neptune, Madellaine (HoND II) as Sailor Uranus, Aurora as Sailor Venus, Melody as Sailor Chibi Moon, Ariel as Sailor Moon and Jasmine as Sailor Mars.

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Previously on The Zeray Gazette:
Twisted Disney Princesses
The Life of a Disney Princess After Reality Sets In

Anime for Kids vs. Anime for Adults

Of this image, Michael Pinto of Fanboy muses that childish anime appeals to adults in that it permits an escape from the seriousness of adulthood and hard anime appeals to kids in that it permits an escape from the inconsequentiality of childhood:

For example if you look at the Disney channel so many of the shows look and sound like gentle sitcoms from a long past era — however my guess is that a certain number of kids want something more. In fact the best way to get a kid to read a book is to tell them that “you’re too young to read this book” and I think anime has that attraction to it.[...]

Flash forward to the future: As an adult I was in Manhattan during 9/11 so watching animation about giant spaceships blowing up seems unrealistic next to what I’ve seen. I still watch violent films from directors like Quentin Tarantino, yet the violence in his films always seems so much more personal. So when I come across a show like Lucky Star there’s a certain escapism to watching a world where not much of anything seems to be going on.

UPDATE: The legendary Steven Den Beste has linked to and commented upon this post.

Ghost in the Sealab

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This mashup plays well-chosen scenes from Ghost in the Shell with the "I, Robot." episode of Sealab 2021. Very well made.

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