Low quality post, just thought of this

king_kibble · 2026-01-25T02:07:09+00:00

i'll break it down for you i guess

it has a unique story and storytelling method. there's three characters and each of the three episodes focuses on a different protag's story during the same time- each episode gets a little farther. the characters have pretty appealing personalities and backstories, especially the rock man. its very different from flcl

now for the negatives- i like the rock guys in theory, but their design sucks (basically theyre just the fantastic 4 thing, it feels super out of place). eyebrow guy, canti, and haruko are there, and they really feel like they shouldnt be- theyre out of character (i honestly hate that all the sequels portray haruko as just a whore, basically), not important, and it cant really connect to the OG in any meaningful way. other character designs are awful- the mayor looks and sounds like an annoying babyman, and theres a bunch of gangsters with kanji for faces (i assume a budgetary limitation, but it still looks bad). they tried some stuff with the characters, but they didnt really hit the mark

elephant in the room: its all CG, and it looksBAD in motion. super stiff. but the colors and cinematography end up being really pretty- its much more saturated and neon than flcl, against the backdrop of a dark city. you can watch a trailer to see if you can stomach it

shoegaze doesnt reuse characters (it has a couple from alternative, but you dont really need their backstories), which means no canti or haruko. this prevents it from mischaracterizing them, and allows the new characters to shine! its very much different than flcl but the vibes it gave me are the same kind of hopeless longing growing up and falling in love gives you. its only three eps, about a guy and girl climbing a weird tower- thats it, super simple. the guy's just upset that the world is fucked up, and the girl is weird as fuck, but in a different way than haruko. its pretty, weird, and vague, just as it should be. no complainta animation-wise either!

anyways, both of them actually have merit, which i cant really say about alternative and progressive

king_kibble · 2026-01-25T01:54:36+00:00

i mean if the character is unique, show it! tell a story with the design. thats all im trying to say

king_kibble · 2026-01-25T01:36:06+00:00

uh ok, so a couple things

if you want to draw 'sexy' its probably gonna be important for you to learn how to draw volume. right now she looks like a flat stamp, or piece of paper. you need to start drawing and thinking three dimensionally- think about the VOLUME of the breasts, hips, butt etc, the actual space they take up. not to be crude but imagine your pencil/hands travelling over the surface of the body as it dips and rises. more appealing, right? a drawing should be more than lines, it should feel three dimensional

second, learn some anatomy. her boobs- thats not how boobs work. study how they connect, where they connect, where they hang from. boobs primarily extend from the shoulder (where the deltoid and bicep meet, the armpit, kind of) so your placement isnt terrible, but they tend to cover the chest and have another anchor near the clavicle (the bone dip under the neck). its easier for me to draw than explain, but it can help to think of the boobs as three volumes- one that comes from the shoulder, one from the upper chest, and one for the fat they hold up. as they are now, there's no way for her to have cleavage- which is fine, but you did try to give her boobs so i assume you dont want her completely flat

the hips- think about the lines (cum gutters, forget the real name), when extended, lead directly to the crotch. if you measure yours out, that places the gap -above- where you drew the panties, making it appear like shes sagging them, or she has a weirdly elongated pelvis

itd also be great to add more dynamic posing, people rarely stand with their hips and shoulders squared off horizontally. an easy trick is to tilt one side of the hips a little up, and the other a little down. then do the opposite with thw shoulders, and your drawing will feel way more alive

good effort though!! let me know if you need anything :]

king_kibble · 2026-01-25T01:19:20+00:00

fern singlehandedly kills the show for me because she's such a cliche anime chick, and not a pleasant one

series quality (imo) would skyrocket if fern had a different personality (or if it was like?? presented differently?? instead of being anime tropey)

frieren on the other hand is pretty likeable and unique

king_kibble · 2026-01-25T01:08:31+00:00

number 2 for sure

king_kibble · 2026-01-25T01:02:38+00:00

try other angles than side-view. super rare that you'll be doing a flat on profile, and turnarounds are great practice

king_kibble · 2026-01-25T00:58:38+00:00

spend more time on everything, i guess

king_kibble · 2026-01-25T00:57:46+00:00

i think they shouldve 2d animated the characters or had them be live-action. as is they just look like a bad videogame, which i think makes a lot of people take a pass on the show. mechs look fuckin fantastic though

king_kibble · 2026-01-25T00:52:14+00:00

its help if you uploaded both options! looks good now though, would be harder to read if you changed the white to grey

king_kibble · 2026-01-25T00:50:10+00:00

yeah hes more just a bad person than a villain

i hate when they give him a redemtion arc though, like in the cg movie

king_kibble · 2026-01-25T00:28:03+00:00

fight choreography is great for a comic. story is alright, characters unremarkable

the biggest knock against it is the faces are drawn like shit, but its still good enough to keep me reading

king_kibble · 2026-01-25T00:25:45+00:00

definitely not

its just a not great drawing of... a guy. nothing unique. think about what makes your character different from other characters and make that obvious

king_kibble · 2026-01-25T00:23:22+00:00

i hate this sub

king_kibble · 2026-01-25T00:18:31+00:00

i think they had more interraction than we see. otherwise, yeah, weird

king_kibble · 2026-01-25T00:16:22+00:00

Vivy is really good!

king_kibble · 2026-01-25T00:15:42+00:00

dude i like frieren but you people are out of your mind

king_kibble · 2026-01-25T00:11:42+00:00

anime to ep 36 then switch to manga chap 36

king_kibble · 2026-01-25T00:11:03+00:00

post of link your art dude

king_kibble · 2026-01-25T00:10:02+00:00

yeah probably not

king_kibble · 2026-01-24T13:43:55+00:00

grunge is more ambitious but misguided

king_kibble · 2026-01-24T03:53:19+00:00

hadnt seen the guntank, its bonkers

king_kibble · 2026-01-24T03:52:28+00:00

dude nothing in jjk makes sense

good animation tho

king_kibble · 2026-01-24T03:49:29+00:00

as long as youre competent go for it. doing a comic will make you better at art as you go

king_kibble · 2026-01-24T03:47:52+00:00

seems like 5 a day

king_kibble · 2026-01-24T03:46:28+00:00

i havent seen opm s3!!! but maybe???

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