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Prompter Mag 🐲 Anime Style Vol.2

Prompter Mag 🐲 Anime Style Vol.2

Riding the Otaku wave from niche to mainstream!

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David "Davicho" Barona
May 20, 2024
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80s anime movie still close up of a white lamborghini countach driving through cherry blossom lined street in the style of outrun retrowave. 1980s nostalgia with sci-fi and retro anime influences --ar 3:4 --style raw --niji 6

From Pikachu
to Prime Time!

Strap in, otakus and casuals alike! We're about to speed-dial through the quirky, colorful universe of anime, where the drama hits as hard as a Goku punch and the fan theories swirl faster than Naruto on his best day. From the neon-lit streets of Neo-Tokyo to the serene vistas of Spirited Away, anime isn't just a genre—it's a global juggernaut.

Arya Stark game of thrones, semi-realism, manga anime-style, anime, vibrant hair, exaggerated expressions, unique outfit, action pose, fantasy, exaggerated, epic --ar 4:5 --niji 5

Once Upon a Time in Japan

Long before anime became the backbone of meme culture, it started as a humble cousin to manga in post-war Japan. Think of the late 1950s and early 60s, when Osamu Tezuka, often hailed as the 'Godfather of Anime,' turned the ashes of wartime comic strips into the phoenix that would become Astro Boy. It was a hit faster than you could shout "plot armor!"

anime style illustration of gene simmons as a 90s anime character --ar 4:5 --niji 6

Rising Sun, Rising Fun

Anime's initial hook was simple: tell fantastical stories with boundless creativity that the live-action technology of the time just couldn’t touch. Imagine dragons, mechas, and schoolgirls with magical powers—content that was as addictive as ramen on a cold day.

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