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by DBW » Wed Apr 27, 2005 2:58 pm
lost in thought wrote:Never having seen the original art [leaving me with the uncertainty if the American artwork is the original or not] I just assumed that maybe FUNimation had some in house people throw something together, but I'd rather find out the truth of it all.
The cover for FUNimation's release of movie 7 was done by a fellow named Rick Lebo. Although he did a very good job, I can't say that I'm a fan of the style he used. It doesn't seem very fitting for Dragonball (very different from Toriyama's style).
Here's the original art...
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by lost in thought » Wed Apr 27, 2005 11:06 pm
DBW wrote:The cover for FUNimation's release of movie 7 was done by a fellow named Rick Lebo. Although he did a very good job, I can't say that I'm a fan of the style he used. It doesn't seem very fitting for Dragonball (very different from Toriyama's style).
So... that would make my assumption somewhat valid then?
Anyway, I share the same feelings over the style. But at the end of the day, I think I dislike the color job on it, more than the art style itself...
