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I need based Saint Walker on this

стоит признать что если он реально так выглядит то дизайны лавовых существ в играх биологически обоснованы а не просто крутые

" This is my world now. A dichotomy of order and chaos... just like me. Chance, Grace. Chance is everything. Whether you're born or not. Whether you live or die. Whether you're good or bad. It's all... arbitrary. "

In 2016, I received an email from an aspiring manga artist in Morocco. It began like this: “I want to become a mangaka, but there is no manga publishing industry in Morocco.” Many people around the world love manga and read it, but when you look globally, there are many countries where manga is simply not published at all. In some places, there is not even a publishing system(including publishing, translation, and distribution) in place. Even where books exist, the infrastructure for printing, distribution, and bookstores is often lacking, making it very difficult for a true industry to develop. Telling manga fans in those countries, “Your country has a relatively high GDP per capita, so you should buy manga,” is meaningless if there is no actual way for them to buy it. That is something I find deeply painful. Why is it that the manga industry has not been able to properly serve those regions? Even in countries where publishing exists, manga books are often too expensive. The price of a single tankōbon book is $ 15 to $ 20, which is high even in the United States, especially when today’s digital entertainment offers so many alternatives at much lower prices. So, this is why I believe the future of manga is clearly not limited to print publishing, but must include digital services—manga that can be enjoyed in a reasonably accessible and affordable way. If such systems are established globally, I believe the manga industry could grow dramatically. In North America alone, a tenfold expansion would not be unrealistic. Even countries without any publishing tradition could develop sustainable manga industries. Once official digital services exist in each country, they can generate tax revenue, and governments can more seriously address piracy. At that point, creators and aspiring manga artists can also demand proper enforcement and protection. Most importantly, it would create opportunities for local aspiring manga artists. And those opportunities would, in turn, strengthen the global industry as a whole. When a country’s manga ecosystem develops properly, it becomes a cultural export industry. From a government perspective, piracy then becomes something that can and should be actively addressed. The first people to pay for legitimate manga services will, in many cases, be the very readers who once relied on piracy. They are not enemies of the industry—they are its earliest supporters in waiting. Pirated manga readers are not our opponents. They are our future audience. They are proof that demand already exists. In late 1990s Korea, manga piracy was widespread, and attitudes were often very hostile toward paid content. Many believed that paying for manga was unnecessary, or even that the industry itself should not exist. At the time, Steve and I did not fully understand this. We were wrong in many ways. But later, when proper legal services were introduced in Korea, readers were more than willing to support them. They paid for content gladly, and the Korean webtoon industry grew stronger, eventually becoming a major source of IP for film and television. We learned, through experience, that the joy of not paying cannot compare to the deeper satisfaction of supporting and sustaining the culture you love. Piracy users were never the enemy. They were simply manga fans. And all manga fans, in the end, are on the same side. Through our mistakes, Steve and I came to understand this more clearly. What needs to be done is simple: build proper digital manga services. Ensure fair pricing. And most importantly, help each country develop its own manga ecosystem. Because only then can a truly global manga industry exist. And only then can the works we create truly reach the world. To be continued...

the only thing between you and your dreams is a LOT of failures, go fail baby !!

Accidentally deleted my last post 🥲- my webcomic The Severed Seven has dropped! Full first chapter can be read here: theseveredseven.com

@Joshuacarsonart DETAILS AND FORMS IS INCREDIBLE 😲😲😲😲😲😲😲

Dwarf matriarch so old she needs to be carried around in a basket, for a project I've been tinkering with

A good day to remember the profound care Disney poured into Atlantis. Let's talk about The Creation of Atlantean. 🌊 To build the world, Disney hired Mark Okrand, the linguist who also created the famous Klingon and Vulcan for the Star Trek series. Okrand created a fully functional, learnable language. He designed it under the narrative premise that Atlantean was a "root dialect" or a "Tower of Babel" language, the ultimate mother tongue from which all human languages evolved. To achieve this ancient, foundational sound, Okrand primarily utilized Proto-Indo-European roots. The actual visual characters (the glyphs) were created by comic book artist Mike Mignola, the creator of Hellboy. Mignola designed the unique script shown on the chart. In the lore of the film, the language is written in a system called 'boustrophedon', meaning it is read from left to right on the first line, right to left on the second line, and continues alternating back and forth, mimicking the movement of an ox plowing a field.

Aphroditus and Hermaphrodite Aphroditus is the male version of Aphrodite, known as Venus Barbata -bearded Venus- Hermaphrodite is the son of Aphrodite and Hermes, representing androgyny and queer people.

Masters of the Universe redesign/reinterpretation

@RoosterNuke @True_Byrd HOW GOOD HEEEE IS

Old yokai character sketch. His name is Yinnari. Anything he swallows will eventually turn into solid opal.

Hi guys. I want to announce that, thanks to the help of a mighty hero and his pet we all know, I have been freed from Lex Luthor's captivity. The posts I've shared over the past few days, portraying Lex Luthor and LuthorCorp positively, do not reflect my true thoughts and are absolutely not genuine. I have never represented, supported, or intended to represent any evil ideology, and I never will. I am safe now and I think we should all thank this hero in the cape who saved my life :) I offer my deepest gratitude to the Emperor Victor von Doom, his pet tiger Gunther and the Latveria Ministry of Multiversal Affairs for their interdimensional intervention that helped me. I offer them my absolute loyalty until death. I will return in Avengers: Doomsday 🙏

@tramdrey выглядит как мёд 🥹💗

Я всё же решил прикинуть простую визуализацию, чтобы было нагляднее, и теперь точно можно поставить временную логическую точку.

¿Por qué a la gente les gusta hacersela de santurrones como si la mitad de creativos de la industria animada no fueran unos pajeros?

Teaser of "Fox Fairy", a chinese animated project by Buddha Studio.

@ketzorino СПАСИБО

@plaskotch композиционный СЕКС бро!!!

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Note: "Fox Fairy" is now in production, and Buddha Studio will be attending MIFA 2026 (Annecy Festival Film Market) to recruit artists. instagram.com/buddhaanimation x.com/catsuka/status…