Oku Hiroya-sensei (58) will retire after he finishes Kanrekihime (1)https://courrier.jp/news/archives/452157/
>>290075069Genuinely my favorite mangaka so this is devastating for me
>>290075069Just replace him with Oku Ai
>>290075069Good
>>290075069Sad. GANTZ was fun
>>290075069I guess this means that Thunder 3 really isn't made by him
>>290075069If that's the case, hopefully Kanrekihime's serialization takes as long as Gantz
>>290075253>13 years
>>290075069He was one of Kentaro Miura's favorite mangaka btw
>>290075069Guess I'll have to start reading his mangas then
>>290075376Of course a perv likes a fellow perv
>>290075376>Gigant was so bad he died
>>290075069Will Gantz ever get a perfect and complete adaptation?
>>290075069Is he dying, sounds like it?
>>290075804Terrestrial TVs would never do it in the current year but Netflix might
>>290075069Thank you for Gantz and Hen.
>>290075882Nope>"No, this is it. I've made up my mind. To be honest, I just don't have the energy to keep drawing anymore. The desire to create is still there. But coming up with a story, drawing it, and keeping that process going — all of it takes an enormous amount of energy and stamina. I just don't have the energy to do that anymore."
>>290075882Nah, it's just that AI has finally advanced enough that he no longer have to draw just to goon to his fantasies.
>>290075951I was thinking he'd making a manga about AI one of these days
Should have gone back to drawing yuri instead of this tranny shonen trash.
>>290076109God forbid someone tries something new
>>290075237>I guess this means that Thunder 3 really isn't made by himAre you sure?
>>290076144Why so many hispanic people on /a/?
>>290076144I don't speak third world
>>290075951>>290075980Pussy ass motherfucker that type will ruin your legacy. AI is a tool nor a fucking pariah for you to whine.
>>290075069Should just go full AI.
he's earned an enjoyable retirement
>>290075069>58I thought he was younger due to all the crying bullshit.I guess when you draw all your life you stay a manchild.
>>290075069Was he a good artist or just a hack tracer?
>>290075069It's an interesting interview. Felt like an accurate outlook towards his philosphy as a creator and the themes he often explores.I'm interested on who is the mangaka that taught him about digital tools. Some like Hagiwara were one of the early adopters but that the time range he mentioned predates even his usage of it.
>>290076496Good artist, unique and interesting themes and ideas
him being too tired explains how awful his art has gotten
damn i didn't realize he was that old. he seemed to be having fun playing with AI gen lately and figured he was going to go all-in on making some AI manga next.then again japanese only concede to retirement when they actually have something going wrong with their body.
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>>290075069As bummed as I am, at least he's retiring before he's completely crippled by health issues. He's had a solid run with some of the most memorable manga of all time, for both good and bad reasons. One of the few artists that are instantly recognizable, even if it's mostly due to same face syndrome. Kanrekihime has been hilarious so far so at least he's going out on a fun note. I'll never forget reading Gantz for the first time, very few manga have ever made me laugh so much.
>>290075069I thought he already said that before starting his latest manga.Depending on how long it lasts, he's going to be well into his 60d by then so it's pretty reasonable
>>290075069Good for him, really. I imagine being a mangaka trying to make a living off of it in Japan and I kinda want to kill myself.
>>290075980This>>290075951Clearly enchanted by AI, I don't blame him
>>290075069you will be missed king
>>290075069NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
>>290075069I hope someone translates the original Hen and his short story collection, been waiting for two decades now
>>290075069Good luck to him in life. Gantz was pretty fun
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>>290075069Oh no. Who will trace over 3d models now?
>>290075237No shit.
>>290077725the team making thunder 3, obviously
Oda wins again
>>290075069Bump
>>290077725sui ishida
>>290076496Safe to say Gantz is a classic despite all the flaws.
>>290075069I learned Japanese just to read his untranslated works
>>290076308Kill yourself, slopjeet.
>>290076180>>290076193>>290076929Are "first worlders" tech illiterate? Open your phone camera and point to the screen.
>>290075069I've enjoyed his works since readin Hen. I think there's some truth to his recent views on manga. It feels like the broader the scope has made it harder to create masterpieces.
>>290075069Never hear of him.
>>290080418
>>290075069You were my perfect friend...
>>290076180Gee I wonder.
>>290076496He overused 3D models and drew over them when drawing Gantz, he developed bad habits and never fully learned anatomy because of it.It's the reason why Gigant's anatomy and proportions are off.
>>290080142You are posting on an English language imageboard, you fucking retard.
Someone dump the chapter of Hen with Chizuru and the little boy fucking.
>>290075069weird timing i didn't hear about gantz for 2 years and then the ps2 game got translated and this happens
>>290080640>are off.No they're sexy
>>290075069I think Oku is someone who elicits a lot of mixed reactions, both positive and negative, but his manga were a perfect example of innovative and groundbreaking, there's not many like him.
>>290079192ishida only traces 3d models for his characters, he puts the 3d models full stop without tracing for backgrounds and objects
>>290075069I should read his other works apart from Gantz.
>>290076180unfortunately that's even worseit's huezilian
>>290075069is he sick or something?
>>290080142Do it yourself, fag. You're the one who thought it was worth posting here.
>>290075085>>290075253>>290076365Full Oku Hiroya Works collection: pastebin.com/66YLmgJE Translated works, Untranslated works.What's your favorite?And is Thunder 3 actually by him?
>>290081292Exactly. He's a wonderfully creative dude, love his works. (See the above post)>>290076771>>290076939>>290077649see the post above.
>>290082774Seek sunlight
>>290080870>tfw didn't even know Gantz had a gameThis better be good
>>290075069>[Depressing news]Fuck off with this shit, this isn't /v/
>>290083186>/v/It's worse, it's an ancient meme from /asp/ before they changed it to /pw/
>>290076365>americans clappingunintentional hilarity
FuckMy biggest fear is that they make a new gantz adaptations that's heavily toned down, its released in 12 episodes seasons every year and doesn't live up my absurd expectations
>>290076496In the conventional sense he wasn't a good artist. But sure as heck he was a very interesting artist.
>>290083186>>290083357it's not from any of those boards, it's from yaraon
>>290083470It's just a typical headline for Japanese boards in general. The joshi wrestling weebs from /asp/ brought it here over a decade ago and it spread to the other boards a couple years ago.
>>290081292>there's not many like him.Oku is just a watered down Yamamoto Naoki. The fingerprint of the later is over all his works.>>290077570>been waiting for two decades nowYou could simply learn japanese in that time, lmao.
>>290083533Yamamoto was Oku's mentor, and he worked as an assistant under him before debutinghttps://x.com/hiroya_oku/status/1058940277807693824There's some inspiration from Yamamoto in Oku's works but they're ultimately different.
>>290083424I can only trust Netflix with Gantz
>>290080142Or save us the trouble by not being a flaming faggot and post it in English
>>290075069I really loved Maetel no Kimochi and I've been enjoying Kanreki Hime so far. Sad to see him goI also may be the only person who liked Gigant
>>290085639I loved GIGANT, too (I loved every Oku work). As a matter of fact, GIGANT is liked by the Japanese as well. It's just the English-speaking audience who seems to be critical about it.
>>290081292A bit like Oshimi Shuzo, if you will.
>>290086607nips are known for having shit taste, after all
>>290086681english-speaking communities are known for being sheep who love to fit in>gigant is le bad because /a/ says gigant is le bad
>>290075951He should collaborate with the guy he worked with for GANTZ:E or go AI if he doesn't want to draw anymore.
He only made 2 good mangas in his entire career and kept milking his first genuine success.Gigant was shit, tranny old men is shit. Hen is ungoonable those women are even less human looking than barbie dolls.He shall be remembered for his lazy computer generated backgrounds and tracing photos.
I dropped gantz when everybody died around like chapter 100. Does it get better?
gantz was fucking retarded in a bad waydid he ever make something that wasn't?
>>290087894'fraid not
>>290087924Introducing... Joe Biden robot but he's in his 50's I swear
>>290087894Yes. It keeps escalating, getting more insane (in a good way) and having more drama and twists. That is until the halfway point. After that it starts going downhill and becoming messy, but it still has some good parts occasionally. It's absolutely worth continuing.
I need to re-read Gantz
>>290087882Filtered pleb, many such cases on this
>>290086607my problem with Gigant is the bullshit ending, other than that I only have a problem with a couple of chapters where the mc girl looks off model, but its not that bad
>>290075069He's too young, what's wrong?
>>290091000maybe fir manga, he's getting Gigant adapted, we could get a proper Gantz adaptation as well and he could still get loaded from his existing work
>>290075069If he can retire that young more power to him
>>290075069He's filthy rich and still probably receives royalties off the GANTZ IP. Maybe he even used his money investing in something, hence he can retire young with a peace of mind
>>290088229don't waste your time. some works can be very interesting in retrospective. others just make it clear what a mess they were all along.
>>290085447no quiero, idiota
>>290092686Shut up. Gantz is great.>>290088229Go for it.
>>290075069Hack
>>290095344>Shut up. Gantz is great.If you were 12yo
>>290099476Go back to your shounenslop. Gantz is too good for you.
>>290075069The GOAT.
>>290076180Always have been, also reddit never got too popular in latam.
>>290075069Awesome. RIP bozo.
>>290099476You don't need to assign an arbitrary age limit to a manga as a way to trash it, that doesn't make sense anyway. If the manga is fun, it's fun, even if it's aimed for children.
>>290075069It’s usually easy to imagine what kind of readers most mangaka have, but I still don’t really know about himhigh IQ or low IQ? a man or a woman? old or young?
>>290075069Do Generation Z faggots even know Oku?
>>290075804Gantz didn't even get a perfect ending so no way
>>290076365>o, this is it. I've made up my mind. To be honest, I just don't have the energy to keep drawing anymore. The desire to create is still there. But coming up with a story, drawing it, and keeping that process going — all of it takes an enormous amount of energy and stamina. I just don't have the energy to do that anymore."how tight must these giants be that a human would feel something?
>>290103088Retard.
