#atsuko nakajima

[soulspark]

Atsuko Nakajima

#urusei yatsura #lum invader #atsuko nakajima #official art #those obnoxious aliens #80s anime #official artwork

[in-the-nights]

Project A-ko

Animator: Atsuko Nakajima

#project a-ko #a-ko #c-ko #miss ayumi #atsuko nakajima #80s anime

[cureprecure]

Kibou no Chikara ~Otona Pretty Cure '23~

Illustration: Atsuko Nakajima

#precure #otona precure #yes pretty cure 5 gogo #Atsuko Nakajima #magical girl

[lovehael]

#jewel bem hunter lime #nakajima atsuko #atsuko nakajima #u

[bowloflentils]

Magazine ad for Prism Court, a PS1 volleyball team management title mixed with a dating sim. The game is a cult classic in Japan and features character illustrations by Atsuko Nakajima, known for her work on shows like Ranma 1/2 and You're Under Arrest.

#prism court #playstation #dating sim #volleyball #atsuko nakajima

[saint-miroir]

An original illustration by Atsuko Nakajima for the 1999...2000 Animage Original Calendar--Featured in the January 1999 issue of Animage Magazine. Scanned from my personal collection.

#atsuko nakajima #nakajima atsuko #original artwork #anime art #retro anime aesthetic #watercolor #fantasy art #animage magazine #my scans

[kudotsurugi]

Random Thought: Why does all "90's Anime style" fanart just look like Sailor Moon?

Okay, obviously not all fanart looks like it. But if you were to type in "90s anime style" here on Tumblr or DeviantArt at the time of this post, it at least seems to be the majority stand-in for 90s anime aesthetic, right? Especially in the characters' eyes.

Don't me wrong, this is not a knock against Sailor Moon. It is a great anime, and the collective character designs by Kazuko Tadano, Ikuko Ito, and Mari Tominaga among other staff are iconic. So iconic that Tadano was brought back as the character designer for the latest Sailor Moon movies. That is quite the staying power.

But let's be fair, there are plenty of 90s anime out there that can also be used as inspiration. So, here are the names of 11 character designers alongside some gifs of shows/projects they worked on in that role. Some you may not know but you've seen their work, and others you probably know for their distinct art style or association with a franchise.

Things worth noting: First, the years listed here with some anime may reflect when the artists' work started airing, rather than when the anime itself actually started. Some folks listed here enter their projects mid-production in other roles, while others are in the role from the start. Second, each entry will list 1 or 2 projects aired/released during the 90s, but it will be noted if the artist's role continues beyond that with certain franchises. Lastly, these artists are listed in no particular order, so no "top 11" hierarchy. With that said, here's our examples:

Hisashi Eguchi (Roujin Z[1991], Sonic the Hedgehog CD [1993])

2. Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru(Dragon Ball franchise (Z [1993-96], GT [1996], Daima [2024]), Digimon franchise [1999-2002, 2019-2023])

3. Kumiko Takahashi (Cardcaptor Sakura [1998-2000], Birdy The Mighty[1996])

4. Takahiro Yoshimatsu (Trigun[1998], Slayers franchise[1995-97])

5. Atsuko Nakajima (Ranma 1/2[1989-1992], You're Under Arrest[1996])

6. Sayuri Ichiishi (Pokémon[Pokémon design: 1996-present, human character design: 1996-2017])

7. Atsuko Ishida (Magic Knight Rayearth[1994-1995])

8. Masaya Onishi (Yu Yu Hakusho[1993-1994])

9. Toshihiro Kawamoto(Cowboy Bebop[1998-1999], Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team[1996])

10. Hiroshi Osaka(Gundam franchise[Mobile Suit Victory Gundam: 1993-1994, Mobile Fighter G-Gundam:1994-1995])

11. Yoshiyuki Sadamoto(Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water[1990-1991], Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise[1995-1997, 2007-2021])

Might've leaned a bit more on the Shonen side of things than Shojo, but I hope you can see my point😅. There are tons of 90s anime out there with their own unique feel and aesthetic. These are only 11 names that I found.

For anyone drawing 90s anime style fanart, I hope this has given you some inspiration, and I encourage anyone reading this to look up your favourite anime on Anime News Network's encyclopedia and see who's responsible for helping bring your favorite characters to life on screen and what other shows they've worked on.

#90s anime #anime aesthetic #sonic cd #gundam #yu yu hakusho #dragon ball #digimon #digimon digital monsters #pokemon #pokemon anime #cardcaptor sakura #slayers #the slayers #trigun #birdy the mighty #tetsuwan birdy #ranma 1/2 #ranma ½ #you're under arrest #taiho shichauzo #magic knight rayearth #neon genesis evangelion #nadia the secret of blue water #roujin z

[transflynnscifo]

Illustrations from Rita's novel: 青の天空 (rough translation: Blue Sky) (also on imgur with the other novels)

drawn by Atsuko Nakajima (中嶋 敦子)

#tales of vesperia #rita mordio #estellise sidos heurassein #yuri lowell #duke pantarei #undine (tales of vesperia) #scanlations #woe tovposting be upon ye

[setteidreams]

✿ Hakuouki ┊ 63 sheets ✿

… a 2010 TV series with character designs by Atsuko Nakajima has been added.

#Hakuouki #anime #animation #model sheet #character sheet #character design #settei #inspiration #art reference #art ref

[mitochondriaandbunnies]

"Miami Vice, in the milieu of official and incredibly homoerotic art from ostensibly heterosexual early 2000's anime, a la Getbackers' Atsuko Nakajima, as a response to a Tumblr Conversation" - AKA, hee hee hoo hoo boys on ground

This is the fault of @galen-the-technomage and this post, for the record:

#miami vice #sonny crockett #rico tubbs #sonny x rico #i'm not going to tag this getbackers #my art #mitochondriart

[roseartsandfics]

Komi -- Reading

Happy Friday, everyone!

Late display for tonight, but here is my first Komi fanart with her reading :)

I was starting to get into the anime Komi Can't Communicate last year, but only watched one episode ^^;, so I had to watch another episode earlier, and I drew this last night and finished it today at school :).

Komi isn't the easiest character to draw, but it was spot on from the finishing touch ^^. The anime taught a lot to me about (spoiler alert for those who haven't watched the show) social anxiety and all that ^^. Netflix kept freezing on the blu ray player, so I had to finish the episode with my iPad ^^;. If y'all want to, the show is absolutely gorgeous ^^

What y'all think?

Komi (character) and Komi Can't Communicate ©Tomohito Oda, Kazuki Kawagoe, Ayumu Watanabe, Atsuko Nakajima, Studio OLM and Netflix

Artwork ©RosePrincessArts

No copyright infringement is intended

Used: regular basic pencil, Crayola colored pencils, Cra-Z-Art colored pencils and 48 pack colored pencils

#traditional art #fanart #anime #anime fanart #komi #komi fanart #komi can't communicate #komi san wa komyushou desu #netflix fanart #netflix #reading

[soulspark]

Atsuko Nakajima

#urusei yatsura #lum invader #official art #atsuko nakajima #those obnoxious aliens #80s anime #official artwork

[kenkao-love]

Kenshin x Kaoru Arts by Nakajima Atsuko

#るろうに剣心 #rurouni kenshin #るろ剣 #ruroken #samurai x #剣薫 #kenkao #kenshin x kaoru #緋村剣心 #himura kenshin #kenshin himura #神谷薫 #kamiya kaoru #kaoru kamiya #緋村薫 #himura kaoru #kaoru himura #canon couple #90s anime #90s manga #anime #manga #official art #nakajima atsuko #my bias #my otp #my edit

[dorothydalmati1]

Rurouni Kenshin Season 2 Episode 4: A Devil of Vengeance: Makoto Shishio's Plot

Written by Michiru Shimada

Directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi

Storyboard by Kazuhiro Furuhashi & Norio Matsumoto

Animation directed by Atsuko Nakajima

#anime #rurouni kenshin #incident

[beatnikmag]

Urusei Yatsura - Studio Pierrot - 1981/1986 Atsuko Nakajima

#urusei yatsura

[whatisonthemoon]

Widow Pays Church to End Husband’s ‘Suffering in Hell’ (1996)

Widow Pays Church to End Husband’s ‘Suffering in Hell’ Washington Post Foreign Service Sunday, August 4, 1996

Atsuko Nakajima was about 40 when her husband died of heart disease in February 1988, leaving her with a young daughter to raise. During her grieving, a neighbor stopped by to offer her condolences.

According to her lawyers and court documents, this is what followed:

The neighbor was a member of the Unification Church, but did not mention that at the time. She suggested going to an art show to take Nakajima’s mind off her tragedy. At the show, she persuaded the widow to pay about $2,200 for a painting. It later turned out the painting was purchased from a company owned by Unification Church members.

Two months later, the church member told Nakajima that a “very famous teacher” would be speaking nearby and invited her to come hear him. When the widow met the teacher, he began crying and trembling. “Your husband is descending. I can see your husband’s body suffering in hell. I cannot stop myself from shaking. Your husband is saying he wants you to donate” $50,000.

When Nakajima resisted, the teacher told her, “If you delay your answer, your husband’s body suffering in hell will appear to you in your dreams. You had better decide soon.” Nakajima paid the money.

Several weeks later, the church member and other church members told her that her husband was still suffering in hell. They persuaded her to help him by purchasing a small holy statue and two pairs of prayer beads for about $70,000. She bought a set of signature stamps, commonly used in Japan instead of a handwritten signature, for another $2,000.

She had turned over a total of about $124,200.

In June 1988, four months after her husband died, Nakajima went with several church members to an apartment, where she met a man who appeared to be praying. He told her: “Your husband is suffering in hell. Your husband desires [about $500,000]. But your husband says that at the least he wants you to donate [about $300,000].”

Nakajima replied that if she paid that much, it would drain the remainder of her husband’s life insurance payment. She said she needed the money to send her daughter to college. She was told that her husband died because of bad karma from his ancestors and that if she did not donate, her daughter’s life would be shortened by the same bad karma.

Fearing that the church members would never leave her alone, Nakajima relented. She turned over the cash to a church member who told her the money would be used in a Unification Church project to build a tunnel between Japan and South Korea. At a party at a Unification Church to celebrate her donation, she received a photograph of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon and his wife.

In 1989, Nakajima hired lawyers to sue the Unification Church. In settlements reached with several church members and church-related companies in 1991, she recovered the initial $124,200 she had donated.

In May 1994, a district court in Fukuoka prefecture ordered the church to pay back Nakajima’s $300,000 donation, calling the church’s actions “socially unacceptable.” The church appealed, arguing that the widow had donated of her own free will and that, even if she had not, the church could not be held responsible for the actions of individual followers.

In February, an appellate court upheld the lower court ruling. It said the church members were essentially employees of the church and that the church was liable for their actions. The church has appealed.

Masuo Oe, chief spokesman for the Unification Church in Japan, said the church was prepared to give the woman her money back. But he said the church contested the case because it believed the court was wrong to hold the church responsible for the actions of individual members who might have applied excessive pressure.

Oe said the pressure put on the woman to donate was not as malicious as she had described it in her testimony. “However,” he said, “I heard she was deprived of almost all her assets, so I think that was excessive.”

Oe said he believes Nakajima donated the money freely, then changed her mind and was encouraged to file her suit by lawyers with an anti-Unification Church agenda.

#unification church in japan #japanese church #moonies #ffwpu #family federation for world peace and unification #unification church #spiritual sales #fraud #scams #heavenly deception #heavenly deceit