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Show Us Your Dawn Renders!

Roberta

Eager
Willow has arrived at the club. She seems satisfied with the atmosphere. I had fun using some Superfly materials on the "Metal Realm" geometry (I don't remember if I found it in Poser 11 Pro or if it was briefly a "free") and also on the JawDrop Robot. On Willow I used one of the textures from Dawn SE.
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Roberta

Eager
It's not snack time, it's bed time...
If anyone has the Relaxing Set for Dawn2, here you see it adapted to Willow (Dawn 1). For the Top I didn't have to do anything, it was fine as it was. For the Pants I scaled like this: X scale 90%, Z scale 84%. I also moved the pants a bit up and to the back. (all this before the simulation of course).
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KageRyu

Lost Mad Soul
Contributing Artist
Tribute
BEYOND DAICON
Because if you know, you know.


Wasn't sure about this as it was in progress. I didn't have the right hair style so I improvised. Obviously she's grown up. Tried some new compositing tricks. Overall I am pleased with the end result and may do another.
 

Ken1171

Esteemed
Contributing Artist
It has definitely influenced the intro for Train Man, a Japanese drama series that later became a bestseller.

 

KageRyu

Lost Mad Soul
Contributing Artist
@Ken1171 I have to admit my knowledge of Japanese culture is limited to what makes it to the states, mostly anime, and much of that gets corrupted by localization. I will likely never be in a financial position to travel, though I would have loved to visit Japan.
 

Ken1171

Esteemed
Contributing Artist
@Ken1171 I have to admit my knowledge of Japanese culture is limited to what makes it to the states, mostly anime, and much of that gets corrupted by localization. I will likely never be in a financial position to travel, though I would have loved to visit Japan.

For those wondering how on Earth did the girl from "Daikon IV" ended up on the intro of "Train Man" (one of the BEST Japanese dramas ever made), one of the studios involved, GONZO, which was made of people from Studio Gainax. Aha! ^___^

And talking about Japanese culture, Train Man was a story about a Japanese nerd that represented a whole class of people in Japan who are so socially awkward ("hikimori") that they became incapable of dealing with society, ending up totally isolated, neither working nor studying. It was considered a social disease in Japan, and perhaps it still is. That series was made as an attempt to make people sympathize with all these hikimori people in the country - and it actually succeeded. ^^
 
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Ken1171

Esteemed
Contributing Artist
For those who don't know. Studio Gainax has revolutionized the animation industry in Japan (in more than 1 way), where it was formed by Anime nerds who gathered in conventions. Their most famous work was EVA (Neon Genesis Evangelion), where Gainax revolutionized mecha designs like never seen before, and also pushed the boundaries for what could be shown on Japanese TV at the period. The EVA posters became one of the most iconic not only in Japan, but around the world. They took the world by storm with ideas never seen before, often controversial.
 

Riccardo

Adventurous
Very intersting, guys. I used to know quite a lot about anime, but never heard of Daikon... But if I get it right, it is a convention, so maybe I heard about it before, after all. Surely I didn't know it had dedicated anime shorts, though.
@Ken1171 , I thought the word to be "Hikikomori"; is this the same of the "Hikimori" you wrote above?
 

Ken1171

Esteemed
Contributing Artist
Very intersting, guys. I used to know quite a lot about anime, but never heard of Daikon... But if I get it right, it is a convention, so maybe I heard about it before, after all. Surely I didn't know it had dedicated anime shorts, though.
@Ken1171 , I thought the word to be "Hikikomori"; is this the same of the "Hikimori" you wrote above?

Yes, the correct term is indeed "Hikikomori". I have misspelled it. That is such a big issue in Japan (they call it a "social disease") that if you search the web for it, you are likely to get MILLIONS of hits. So, for all these people calling themselves an "otaku" in Anime conventions, don't do that in Japan - it has very bad connotation directly related to the Hikikomori (withdraw syndrome). LOL

This is why that "Train Man" series has played such an important role in this issue - it puts people in the skin of a "hikikomori", as means to make them more sympathetic (tolerant) towards them. They made it a romantic comedy, so it's not a burden to watch. I still think it was one of the best series ever made - recommended.

In the series, a hikikomori accidentally saves a pretty woman from being attacked by an abuser while riding a train, hence the title. He appears to be a "normal" person, and hides his true persona for shame and to keep up appearances. Here is a pivotal moment in the series, where he finally reveals his true self because he has feelings for her, and don't want their relationship to be based on a lie:

 
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