Influence

"influence" vs "inspiration," these two terms are interchangeable in this meme. If you are inspired by something, you are thereby influenced by it

- fox-orian

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the pictures here.

Credit goes to Fox-Orian for the idea of making the Influence Map.

So here goes me XD

Masashi Kishimoto - The mangaka of the famous manga series Naruto. As the manga Naruto continues it gradually change my point of view how to create a shonen manga.

Tetsuya Nomura - Hired by Square(now as Square Enix) as a debugger for the game Final Fantasy IV until his major breakthrough for the game Final Fantasy VII as Square asked him to be the character designer for Final Fantasy VII to replace Yoshitaka Amano. It was a critical and commercial success. He also directed the CGI animated film Final Fantasy VII Advent Children which was released on 2005. He's the main reason why I love RPG games XD

Shinonome Taro - The mangaka for the manga adaptation of the dating simulation game KimiKiss for PS2 entitled KimiKiss Various Heroines. His unique art style of creating female characters caught my attention.

Summer Wars - From the director of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Mamoru Hosoda. This film inspired me in many ways. Unique color style and animation wise.

Ken Akamatsu - The famous mangaka behind A.I. Love You,Love Hina and Mahou Sensei Negima! I was eleven years old when his works was my first introduction to the Harem genre. He inspired me a lot when creating a harem genre.

Noizi Ito - The character designer and artist for the Shakugan no Shana and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and her latest work Bee-be-beat it! her excellent art style specially when it comes to "MOE" style characters influenced me a lot.

Code Geass - From CLAMP the anime that made me think deeper when it comes to writing a plot and the distinct art style when it comes to male hair styles.

Macross - A long-running series of science fiction mecha anime, created by Shōji Kawamori of Studio Nue in 1982. It consists of three TV series, four movies, six OVAs. Though this Isn't my first anime but this was the first anime that showed me how great an anime can be, from the mecha design, intriguing love story and the introduction of the first anime idol Lynn Minmay. Up until now I'm still excited to see what will the be the next macross series can show to me XD

Type-Moon - A prominent Japanese game company that inspired me in many ways, best known for their visual novels, co-founded by author Kinoko Nasu and illustrator Takashi Takeuchi. In December 2002, Type-Moon released their first fighting game, Melty Blood, a PC-based doujin game based on the Tsukihime universe it was also my first introduction to their works and introduced me to the doujin world. Later Type-Moon soon transitioned from a dojin soft organization to a commercial organization, and in January 2004, released their first commercial release, a PC-based eroge visual novel game, Fate/stay night. Because of Fate/stay night I was hooked to the culture of VN style art form!

My original post at DA can be found HERE and Fox-Orian's Influence Map template can be found HERE

Doujin?

It's been one week since I've started creating a doujin game about Ragnarok Online. The game typical classic RPG game and the software that Ive'd been using is called RPG Maker VX. at the first day I was like "Okay first I'll create the maps" then after searching on the internet for some guides and seeing some impressive game demos that has been created thru RPG Maker VX it was like "Okay I want that feature in my game and that too..." I was stuck testing some other's game scripts hahaha!! I was like a little boy that like to have every toy he sees hahaha!!

I think as a beginner I should avoid that attitude XD

Here is a screenshot of the center of Prontera

Anyway I have to return to programming my game now hahaha!

Wishlist

I just want to have a Wishlist(frustrations that I can't have yet XD) here in no particular order

First off, the Figma 1/8 scale of Sheryl Nome from the anime Macross Frontier. I really love that character from the Frontier series. Too bad it's about 76.46 USD(yikees!)

Here is the character art book of Saber from Fate/stay Night series by Type-moon. The art book is 63 pages long and retails for 1,800 yen. It's an excellent art book with tons of art work depicting Saber in various costumes(drools).

And above is the box of the sequel's most popular real time strategy game from Blizzard, StarCraft2. As a kid who grew in the age of computers there's no doubt you don't know StarCraft specially if you are already a gamer in mid 90's. I really! really! want to play it thru Battle.Net, though the original cost 3,500php!(eek!)

Next here is the album cover of Magic Disk, the latest album from ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION(Ajikan for short) I love this band since I've heard their music way back in 2004 in the opening music of Naruto. This album contains the song Solanin which is also the main theme of the movie(with the same title) Solanin.

Next up is my biggest frustration as a MTG player! The lightning Bolt Card! when I was introduced to the card game two years ago I was immediately hooked with the Red Deck, then there was this legendary red card called Lightning Bolt. It was said that card was the bread and butter of every Red Deck. Though I know where to buy the card it cost 350php each and my deck needs four of it!(350 x 4 = 1400!) back then when I was still a player I don't have the luxury to spend 1400php for my hobby! so my deck ended incomplete till I decided to stop playing XD

You know what I've realize after writing this blog? It's hard to have a hobby when you don't have a income! XD

Kill the habit

Since I came to work under my uncle's wing my life became so lively? or should I say "still awake at graveyard hours".

I know it's not really good for my body, some people are already telling me I've become more thinner?

For the past days I always told myself I'll be sleeping "earlier" not "early" but I always end up sleeping "early".

Maybe I should kill some of my habits in the midnight, most of my time at midnight I'll just usually read a manga from mangafox telling myself "I'll just read to make myself sleepy" yet in the end I couldn't make myself go to bed because of the manga I've been reading.

And yet here I'am writing a blog, and now it's "early" again damn! XD

Bored or what?!

Dunno whats happening to me for the past days but i'm kinda bored from what I've been doing... maybe because its always repetitive? come to think of it, we usually eat everyday but we don't get bored of it. Why? because of the varieties of the meals? the different people we had together while having our meals? why is that?! well if that is really the answer... maybe i should also try that in my daily routine, but how?

Work is work! you can't tell to your boss that "hey boss I want to work at the beach front because i'm bored at our work place" after saying that, the next thing you'll know is you're saying goodbye to your job.

Even at playing at any type of games, I am bored...

I'm not frustrated... I'm just bored... Am I waiting something exciting to happen like Haruhi Suzumiya?

Metro Comic Con School Tour CSB Edition

Yesterday was the Metro comic con school tour at the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde.

I wasn't supposed to be there because I have an errand to do and I'm not a student of that school but due to the "convincing"(LOL) of my friend/guildmate erin whom a student at Saint Benilde.(and also my interest in the field of arts) I end up going there.

I came at Vito Cruz LRT Station at 12:40pm then

I meet up with erin, actually it's my first time to enter their school. It was like "Hello Saint Benilde". Anyway enough with the campus tour lol. The MCC was held at the Green Room at the 10th floor, we came there just in time, then we bump one of erin's friend Reeza whom also going to the MCC so we tag along. when I was up to sign for the entrance form it seems i'm the ONLY(because i'm the only one who signed without the student I.D.) outsider came to the said comic seminar! XD

MCC started with some guess artist like Manix Abrera,Lyndon Gregorio,Danny Acuna(I love how sir Danny joke and tell some stories XD) and some more prominent artist here and abroad(sorry I forgot the other artists =__=) sharing how they started in the comic book industry. They also have a lecture on how create a good portfolio headed by sir Heubert Khan Michael, I personally like that lecture XD

Lastly the portfolio review!(gulp) me and erin had our portfolio reviewed by sir Ernest Hernandez, erin's portfolio was good and she was said that her coloring style was good despite how she hates her coloring XD next was my porfolio, I was shocked how sir Ernest told me how'd he like my rush C.C. fan art seriously!? I was expecting more lecture from him but he said I just need a little bit more balancing the hand structure. it was like "really?? thats all I need to improve? XD"

After our portfolio got reviewed we decided to left because erin still have a class and I was still sleepy XD

Lastly here's a photo of me,erin and reeza with sir Manix Abrera(creator of KikoMachine) XD

P.S. thanks erin for the gate pass XD

Till next time!

You know who you are...

Well... Sorry! for what I've done to you and it turn out that I'm not really the person you called "Master dex" sorry... I'm not the perfect guy who can save you always...

I just want to say this before I leave in your sight because I won't be bothering you for the next few months or maybe years I guess? XD I just need time... A time to let this feeling for you... fade...

Well thats it, bidding a goodbye... Till next time friend. ^^