Forbidden Forest

Queen's Blade Character "Irma"

2012-01-19T14:28:00.000-08:00

Character from *Queen's Blade, Series 2 (Irma and Nowa) - Released December 28, 2005 Character design by Hirotaka Akaga. Irma イルマ former leader of the Queen's secret police, the Assassins of Fang. Stoic in her attitude her mission is to eliminate certain contestants from the Queen's Blade Tournament. A master of disguise. speed, agility, and stealth are her tactical strengths, She

What does Doujinshi 同人誌 mean?

2012-01-18T12:00:00.000-08:00

Dōjinshi 同人誌 also doujinshi is the Japanese term for self-published works, usually magazines, manga or novels. Roughly translates into "same stuff, different people". Dōjinshi are part of a wider category of dōjin including, but not limited to, art collections, anime, hentai and games. Groups of dōjinshi artists refer to themselves as a sākuru サークル, circle. Manga examples (fan manga) are

Lorenzo Di Mauro Artwork

2012-01-17T12:24:00.000-08:00

Italian supremo with a impressive body of work in both traditional and digital mediums. Extensive experience in advertising, comic and pin up illustraion. Picked up his first graphic tablet in the 1990's only adopted computer graphics professionally when he could recreate natural techniques in digital form. Official Website (NSFW) On Deviantart.com See all "Artist" posts

Dorothea Lange Photography

2012-01-16T13:55:00.000-08:00

Dorothea Lange, 1895-1965. An influential American documentary photographer and photojournalist. Lange's photographs humanized the consequences of the Great Depression and influenced the development of documentary photography. Full bio and links to Archival photographs on Wikipedia See all "Photographer" posts

Steve Argyle Fantasy Art

2011-12-31T10:24:00.000-08:00

Born Utah, USA 1977 2D and 3D CG freelance artist, notable for his stunning artwork for Magic the Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons and the Star Wars franchise. Official Website (Over 370 images) On Tumblr Twitter See all "Artist" posts

Miyabi Fujieda Mangaka Art

2011-12-29T11:05:00.000-08:00

Miyabi Fujieda is a mangaka best known as a master of the bishoujo style and his contribution to the Yuri Genre (female/female romance). Work includes: Ame-iro Kouchakan Kandan (debut) Iono The Fanatics The Mikos Words And The Witches Incantations Otomeiro Stay Tune Twinkle Saber Nova Alice Quartet Manga Official Website (Japanese) Entry on Animenewsnetwork See all "Anime / Manga" art

Guilty Crown Anime Wallpaper

2011-12-07T14:17:00.001-08:00

Right click, open images above in new window/tab for size 1280x800 1600x1200 Guilty Crown ギルティクラウン Giruti Kuraun is a 2011 Japanese anime television series currently airing (December 2011). It is the year 2039 and an "Apocalypse Virus" plunges Japan into a state of emergency. The story revolves around Shu Ouma, a boy who has acquired an ability called the "power of kings"

3d Demo Reel Matthew Sugars

2011-12-06T16:11:00.001-08:00

2007 demo reel from Matthew Sugars, no Official Website or blog found. See all "3D Demo Reel" posts

Masahiro Ushiyama 3D Artist

2011-12-05T15:19:00.001-08:00

Japanese CG artist, 3D portfolio, 3D demo reels and CG Art available from his website See all "3D model Art" posts

Madlax Wallpaper

2011-12-04T09:57:00.001-08:00

Right click, open link in new window/tab for size 1280x1024 Right click, open link in new window/tab for size 1024x768 Madlax マドラックス is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series produced in 2004. The Character Madlax is a legendary mercenary and assassin who can neither remember her past or her real name. Fate draws her to the character Margaret Burton, the sole heir of a

Kitana Cosplay Mortal Kombat

2011-12-03T11:07:00.001-08:00

Cosplayer Nemu013 Photographer Kitana is a character from the Mortal Kombat Franchise See all "Cosplay" posts See all "Cosplay" posts on Rendered Beauty See all "Cosplay" posts on Elderly Gamer See all "Cosplay" posts on Eyesurfing

Black Widow Film Costume Scarlett Johansson

2011-11-30T15:03:00.001-08:00

Black Widow is the codename for the character Natalia "Natasha" Alianovna Romanova from the Marvel Comic collection, here depicted by Scarlett Johansson in the 2010 film Iron Man 2 with last image from the set of the upcoming (2012) movie The Avengers. Natalia "Natasha" Alianovna Romanova is the first character to take on the "Black Widow" codename. created by Stan Lee, and artist

Fashion Scans Gothic & Lolita Bible

2011-11-25T07:40:00.001-08:00

Gothic & Lolita Bible ゴシック&ロリータバイブル Goshikku ando Rorīta Baiburu, is a quarterly Japanese fashion "mook", a combination of a magazine and book, which focuses on Gothic and Lolita fashions. See all "Fashion Scans" Magazine Subscription from Jlist.com

What does "Omake" Mean ?

2011-11-24T13:28:00.001-08:00

Omake おまけ, オマケ means "extra" in Japanese, in the case of Anime or Manga it can describe a bonus add-on, or content on an anime DVD, in Manga an example would be a bonus strip at the end of a manga chapter or volume. Generally limited to use amongst fans of Japanese pop culture. The Sega game Shenmue II for the Dreamcast game console, had a hidden folder on the game disc labelled "Omake". The

Aion mmorpg Wallpaper

2011-11-23T13:21:00.001-08:00

Right click, open link in new window/tab for size 1024x768 Right click, open link in new window/tab for size 16800x1050 Aion is a pay to play, mmorpg set in an ethereal world, granting you the power to direct dynamic relationships between angels, demons and dragons in order to control the fate of the world. Aion Official Website (Korean) See all "Game" Wallpaper

Queen's Blade Character "Risty"

2011-11-21T08:20:00.001-08:00

Series 1 (Reina 1.1 and Risty 1.2) - Released November 25, 2005 Risky volume 2 (1.2) available from Jlist Risty リスティ aka Wasteland Picaroon Risty is a classic thief with a heart of gold. She steals to support a shelter for children orphaned by war. Armed with a morning star and a wooden shield. she enters the Queen's Blade tournament to help raise funds for the orphanage. Character

Photographer: Robert Capa

2011-11-19T09:11:00.001-08:00

October 22, 1913 – May 25, 1954 Hungarian combat photographer and photojournalist who covered five different wars: The Spanish Civil War, The Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II across Europe, The 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and the First Indochina War Full bio Wikpedia More images at Magnum See all "Photographer" posts

Immortals Movie Poster

2011-11-12T08:56:00.001-08:00

A 3D action fantasy adventure film directed by Tarsem Singh and starring Henry Cavill, Freida Pinto, and Mickey Rourke. Loosely based on the Greek myths of Theseus and the Minotaur and the War of the Titans. Like the movie, the Official Movie Website is having a few hiccups, so a link to the Wikipedia write up as well. See all "Movie Poster" posts

Masamune Shirow Artwork

2011-11-10T11:04:00.000-08:00

Masamune Shirow (Masanori Ota) is one of the most famous manga creators in the world. He is best known for the manga series Ghost in the Shell. The first entry in the franchise was Ghost in the Shell manga, first published in 1989. A sequel, Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface, was released in 2002, and a serialized manga, Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor,

What is Seinen Manga?

2011-11-02T18:31:00.000-07:00

Seinen manga 青年漫画 In Japanese, the word Seinen means "young man" or "young men". Seinen manga is generally targeted at 20 to 30 year old males audience, though some seinen manga are aimed at middle aged businessmen. Subject matter, can range from the avant-garde to the pornographic. Seinen manga places a greater emphasis on realism, storyline and character development rather than action.

Auto Assault Wallpaper

2011-10-14T16:16:00.000-07:00

Right click, open link in new window/tab for size 1024x768 Right click, open link in new window/tab for size 1280x1024 Right click, open link in new window/tab for size 1280x960 With a nod to the series of Mad Max films, Auto Assault was a massively multiplayer online PC game developed by NetDevil and published by NCsoft in 2006. Combining vehicle combat with role-playing elements,

Fashion photography Mitsuaki Koshizuka

2011-10-10T16:01:00.000-07:00

From Mitsuaki Koshizuka, a Tokyo-based fashion, fine art, portrait and commercial photographer Official Website See all "Fashion Scan" posts

Cosplay Women with Swords

2011-09-29T07:41:00.000-07:00

I wish I knew Korean, google translated as "Diablo styled empress dowager" not a single link could I find to either the cosplayer, the game site or the character. But too good to leave on my hardrive. Update: 1st October 2011 Supreme gratitude to "Anonymous" (see comments) for tracking down the information, and for providing an absolute treasure of a link. The cosplayer is Chinese

Concept Art the masters

2011-09-28T09:55:00.000-07:00

Founded by industry legends James Zhang and Scott Chou , Concept Art House is an international art service provider focusing on 2D, 3D and social game digital entertainment development, working with owners of popular intellectual properties such as Activision, Blizzard, Crowdstar, Disney, Electronic Arts, Hasbro, LucasArts, Sony Online Entertainment and Zynga. View better quality

Comic Book Artist Kody Chamberlain

2011-09-26T10:39:00.000-07:00

Kody Chamberlain, an American comic book artist, artwork above from "SWEETS", a noir-inspired five issue miniseries. For more details and full size images, visit his rather impressive website. Official Website Twitter: @KodyChamberlain