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Message: [QUOTE="DinoRexMax, post: 410107, member: 183241"] [ATTACH type="full"]146043[/ATTACH] So, some chode at a (presumably) Digimon TCG event posted a vid that ended up in a mutuals feed about meeting the "creator" of DIgimon and asking him a question ("Which Digimon would you have as a personal assistant?", he picked Angewomon and LadyDevimon, because he wanted to make Mastemon, I guess). It's a weird question to say the least, not even a simple as "Who's Your favourite?" but "Who'd be your personal assitant?", but the point is in the video he claims he is speaking to the creator of Digimon. Call me a filthy nitpicker or a hair splitter, but I don't like this kind of dishonest content. It reminds of me of a click bait article decrying the supposed "death" or Goku's voice actor, which could've meant anything in the world but you know what they were implying (either Sean Schemmel or Masko Nozawa). However, they were referring to Canadian actor, Kirby Morrow, who tragically passed away in 2020 (just 8 days after his dad, now that's sad). Kirby is actually best known for the voice of Trowa Barton on Gundam Wing or Miroku on InuYasha, but did voice Goku during the Ocean dub of the Majin Buu Saga (which was only aired on YTV in Canada, and I think some parts of Europe via Cartoon Network). So, who the hell is this guy? Well, I'll tell you who he's [B]NOT[/B], and that's Akiyoshi Hongo. [ATTACH type="full" width="877px" size="1920x1080"]146046[/ATTACH] Who's Akiyoshi Hongo? Well, they're not one, but a pseudonym for 3 seperate people who are atributed to the creation of the Digimon franchise (any Digimon game you'll play will have: "copyright Akiyoshi Hongo" on the title screen somewhere). They are (from left to right) Aki Maita (leftmost, one of the creators of the Tamagotchi, Digimon's big sister, alongside Akihiro Yokoi), Hiroshi Izawa (centermost, artist and author, responsible for the original Digimon comics such as V-Tamer and C'mon Digimon that established the basic lore of the franchise, he also created Veedramon and Arkadimon) and Takeichi Hongo (rightmost, then acting marketing director of Bandai). These were the guys that first pitched the idea to the heads at Bandai and are forever credited as the original concept and character designs for the [I]Digimon[/I] franchise. So who the fuck is this guy talking to? [ATTACH type="full" width="832px" size="1024x1280"]146059[/ATTACH] Well, given his age and goofy ass hat, I'd hazard a guess and say that this is none other than Kenji Watanabe. Now, Kenji Watanabe is not the creator of Digimon, however, he is far from a stranger to the franchies and the series at large. Kenji is an illustrator and character designer working at both Bandai and Wiz.Inc, with distincitve artstyle using harsh shadows, heavy outlines, and sharp details, all of which takes its inspiration from American comic books and Horror movies. [IMG width="759px" size="2125x2450"]https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2786/5582/products/digivolvingspirits05alphamon_1box_1front.jpg?v=1672789610[/IMG] Now, this is where your going to get on my case for being a nitpicker, since Kenji Watanabe's art is hugely vital for establishing the aethetic of Digimon and has created and designed hundreds of Digimon (including his own personal waifu, Beelstarmon, who I am surprised he didn't pick as his personal assistant). [B] [B][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]B[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]U[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]T[/COLOR] [/B][COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)]H[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(163, 143, 132)]E[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]D[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(250, 197, 28)]I[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]D[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]N[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)]O[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]T[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]C[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]R[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]E[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(250, 197, 28)]A[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]T[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)]E[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]T[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]H[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]E[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]S[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]E[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]R[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(247, 218, 100)]I[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)]E[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(124, 112, 107)]S[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]A[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(250, 197, 28)]S[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(251, 160, 38)]A[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]W[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]H[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]O[/COLOR][B][COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)]L[/COLOR][/B][COLOR=rgb(71, 85, 119)]E[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(204, 204, 204)].[/COLOR] [/B] I don't do this to diminish Watanabe's contributions to the series, and Digimon only look like they do because of his art (which I absolutely adore). But I just don't like half-assed content grifters saying hypebole as if it's fact. [/QUOTE]

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