ALL OTHER ENTRIES – in no particular order
Artist: Syo
Title:
Generations Connected
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at:
http://facebook.com/artofsyo
Entry Backstory: “I was thinking about the anime I grew up with, the anime my parent grew up with, and the anime today's generation is growing up with. Each has a very unique style and look; from retro styles to the modern moe, regardless of the era or style we are all connected by anime!”
Artist: Syo
Title:
Bishoujo Among the Roses
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at:
http://facebook.com/artofsyo
Entry Backstory: “Drawn in the style of older 80's and 90's style manga, this piece was a challenge and a joy to draw; such details everywhere and an abundance of tones. Quite a unique style.”
Artist: Sophia Ng
Title:
Pop Art STAR
Medium: Digital, printed on cardstock paper.
Find Artist at: espressionsdesign.com
Entry Backstory: “STAR represents four original characters. Each has their own personality that reflects Anime protagonist characteristics. (From left to right, top to bottom) Sana is a drama queen who is loud and dramatic but has a straightforward and lovable personality. Tara is the heroine type who is always there to save her friends. Abby is the artistic type who is cool and calm on the outside but indeed warm and caring on the inside. And Rose is a typical schoolgirl who is smart and independent with a good girl image.”
Artist: HootHoot
Title:
Connections
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at:
http://dreamattic.weebly.com/
Entry Backstory: “My dad told me that reading comics were very frowned upon when he was young. But since he knows the enjoyment of reading comics, he didn't criticize me for it. I think retro anime/comics is the start of understanding anime/comics as a hobby instead of something that should be shunned. The picture depicts a child and her father reading comic books together. It is a nice bonding time between generations and shows hobbies that can be shared with two people from different times.”
Artist: Jade Sisti, Aloneintown
Title:
YoungRomance
Medium: Mixed media - color pencils, markers and watercolor
Find Artist at:
https://www.facebook.com/aloneintown
Entry Backstory: “During the age of Pop Art in the sixties was also a booming age for romantic comics. Stories meant to attract a female audience, always about love, peril and the ever-happy ending. Though intentionally or not, the Japanese mirrored this with a wide variety of romance mangas. Their heroines were always adorable, with vibrant, doll like eyes and over the top lace covered dresses, with hair draped in flowers and bows. I find this style of Japanese manga both unique and stunning in contrast to today’s manga. To me, this is retro and an art in its own respect.”
Artist: Elisa Cook Basil Fox Creations
Title:
Welcome to the Space Galaxy Arcade
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at:
https://www.facebook.com/BasilFoxCreations
Entry Backstory: “Hi i'm Ceti and welcome to the Space Galaxy Arcade where all in the universe can play games under the stars. My favorite is Ferret Dash! You can also earn tickets like Nash and Leo. They come every week to see who can win the most. After, they shake hands and pool together their tickets to split the prizes. Speaking of prizes, we have the best! Take your tickets on over to my friend Orion and he will take great care of you. Our other regular Lyra is quite talented! Her high scores seem unbeatable! Now go have some fun!”
Artist: Lesley Francis
Title:
Chubby Bunny
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at: konpeito-studio.tumblr.com
Entry Backstory: “The new transfer student Luna isn't exactly... normal. How can one girl leap so high?? Who brings only raw carrots and cabbage for lunch anyway??? Maybe she's a vegetarian, or maybe she's an alien princess from outer space! By day she's a student, by night she's the amazing Chubby Bunny, defender of Earth! Protecting all from the evil of the mysterious Jack Rabbit, who's plot is to destroy all the love in the universe, Chubby Bunny's going to save the day. Everyone now, Miracle Love !!!”
Studio: cutethings
Title:
Dream Academy
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at: cutethingsart.com
Entry Backstory: “a young daydreamer is enrolled at a school for the magically gifted. while she struggles to focus on the curriculum, she is swept up into an an adventure, by her classmate, a bossy pixie. she ultimately learns that friendship is more powerful than any magic.”
Studio: cutethings
Title:
Neko Junia
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at: cutethingsart.com
Entry Backstory: “a masked superhero, who inherited the mantle of the cat from his uncle. donning the identity of the hero is a family tradition, which is handed down to him. however legend has it that the cat has nine lives and neko junia is poised to be the 10th hero...which leaves him unsure of his heroic efforts.”
Studio: cutethings
Title:
Dragon Kid
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at: cutethingsart.com
Entry Backstory: “high school is hard enough, but when you are an adolescent demon, it can be hell. dragon kid finds he is an outsider among the student body. but once the school comes under siege from dark forces, he leads his classmates into battle.”
Studio: cutethings
Title:
After School Adventure
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at: cutethingsart.com
Entry Backstory: “a young girl and her feline friend stop to visit her eccentric uncle on the way home from school. when he doesn't answer the door, they go exploring in his basement laboratory. here she discovers that her inventor uncle has created magical portal to other worlds...but which one did her uncle go to?”
Artist: Boxas
Title:
Nori the Gamer
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at: boxasfw.tumblr.com
Entry Backstory: “Nori (short for Noriko), is a 16 year old arcade gaming pro. She spends most of her time in the local arcade making friends and battling rivals. Her most exciting achievement was winning a Gaming Gauntlet, the first prize in one of the biggest gaming tournaments in the country. She prefers to dress comfortably and is often mistaken for a boy.
Noriko believes that anyone can enjoy games and there is a cabinet with their name on it somewhere. Noriko's dream is to own an arcade herself and spread a love of video games to everyone!”
Artist: Keevs
Title:
Super Cat Squad Delta
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at:
http://keevs.deviantart.com/
Entry Backstory: “Bursting from their classic weekday afternoon tv slot, Super Monochromatic Cat Squad Delta leaps into a modern age Technicolor movie. This time their new ally, Mecha-Neko Calic0, is along for the ride as they battle the Evil Alien Emperor Kei-Nein of W.O.O.F (WOrld Oblivion Federation) to save Future-Tokyo in this all new, full color adventure.”
Artist: Jason Casey
Title:
Side By Side
Medium: pencil, ink and copic markers
Entry Backstory: “We all have numerous memories from our childhoods to be sure. I remember fondly playing with the neighborhood kids outside; running through the woods and shooting hoops at the neighbors house, who was the only one on the block who had a goal to shoot in. For myself and a friend of mine, Nate, the anticipation grew towards the end of the day when the Sun began to set and we all were called in for dinner, because afterward, it would be gaming time.
Now, this was a time before the internet and of course, smart phones. The games did not have high definition graphics nor did they have online multi-player options, giving us an excuse to sit alone and away from the people we gamed with. No, back then, we sat next to each other and experienced the magic together.
I'm 36 now and I still game from time to time. It's bothersome to know that a good portion of young gamers today won't experience sitting side by side with a buddy, shoving them playfully when their ahead on points while playing a racing game, or even hitting the reset button when your opponent is about to hit you with a fatality. I hope I'm just out of touch and these experiences are still taking place in homes throughout the world because there is truly nothing like the joy one can get from multi-player gaming without the headset and necessity for decent Wi-Fi.
Nothing beats sitting next to a friend.”
Artist: Griffin Ess
Title:
Wasteland Walkers
Medium: Watercolor and Ink
Find Artist at: studio - ShadedAreas.com // artist - GriffinEss.com
Entry Backstory: “I grew up on anime like Cowboy Bebop and Outlaw Star and have always loved those types of stories in anime. This is my tribute to that construct with my trio of adventurers. The hacker, the gunslinger, and exceptionally intelligent pet.”
Artist: Niandni
Title:
Nyanako, Defender of Earth
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at:
https://www.facebook.com/niinco
Entry Backstory: “Nyanako is just your average high school cat girl trying to live a normal life. However one day the evil Dr. Wicked showed up and started attacking her city. Nyanako, using the Giant Meko-bot that was left behind by her grandfather Dr. Notsowicked who happened to have disappeared one year ago because of reasons must now defend her city and the earth so that she can have a normal life again and so that hopefully senpai will get the chance to notice her.”
Artist: Kelly Sapp
Title:
1993 Polariod
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at: egyptianruin.etsy.com
Entry Backstory: “RUN! It’s 3:05! It’s been on for 5 minutes and by the time I get home it will be halfway over. I don’t care. RUN! People staring as I heave the flute case above my head and zig past a person walking their dog. RUN! I run home from my middle school bus stop to catch my favorite anime on television. I didn’t know what anime was at 13 but I knew I liked the style. I can’t miss it! I have all my favorite episodes taped. My dad did it for me on his days off but today he wasn’t off. If I miss an episode I will be lost! RUN! It’s not like cartoons I watched when I was small, these are stories, art, and they inspire me to draw and create. They are beautiful. As I get through the door I turn on the television. I still have 20 minutes! No time for snacks. Homework can wait. For 20 minutes I stare at the television, in my own world immersed and thankful it wasn’t raining that day.”
Artist: Kitsune Cosplay
Title:
something old, something new
Medium: sketched in pencil, the digitized using only a mouse on paint tool sai. medium: digital
Find Artist at:
https://www.facebook.com/KitsuneCosplay323/
Entry Backstory: “oh. um. I-I'm not used to stuff like this.
journalist: its alright Kate, just tell our audience at home about yourself
o-okay. so um. welcome to my room, hi my name is KitsuneKate. I'm a digital artist
journalist: tell us about that photo behind you.
oh this? I was a swimmer for my school's swim team. that year we actually had a shot at the championships but we had lost three of our previous races that day, the 100m was our last shot. we lost but only just barely.
Journalist: okay we're gonna take a break but we'll be back with artist KitsuneKate after this....”
Artist: Kayci Kreations
Title:
Lily Melodies
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at:
http://www.kaycikreations.weebly.com
Entry Backstory: “ Lily is your average teenage girl living in a decade when music was everything. As soon as she pressed power on her boombox which she carried everywhere, she was transported to a world where the only existance was her, the music and lyrics. It was her escape from reality. Lily would sit for hours completely consumed by the melodies and she would day dream. Dreaming about her future and all of the opportunities and possibilities before her.”
Artist: Carm
Title:
Metamorphosis
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at: eritealis.tumblr.com
Entry Backstory: ““How do we look, Mori?”
“Magical.”
In the modern century, teenagers are gifted with technology that'd be considered “magical”, allowing anyone to connect with the world though their fingertips. However, as Mori browses through an obscure app on her phone, she finds true magic in a “magical transformation” photo filter, which gives her the ability to transform whomever she takes a picture of into magical heroes! With her newfound power, she embarks on a journey to revive the traditional magical girl genre once again and inspire strength within others. The artstyle of this piece is inspired by 1980s shoujo mangas.”
Artist: Elizabeth Dunin-Wilczynski
Title:
Demon Hunter Katie
Medium: Oil Pastel
Find Artist at:
eyecandiesdesign@gmail.com
Entry Backstory: “In this Retro Anime themed scene Katie a demon hunter is advancing into battle to face her foe with her companion Luna. Katie is a 17-year-old girl who lost her demon fighting parents to demons, which is her main driving force behind her drive to eliminate all demons. She fights demons when they come out at night to feed on human lives. Luna is a Maine Coon cat with special physic powers that includes producing force fields. The demons that Katie faces have the power to alter reality and disrupt time.”
Artist: Elizabeth Dunin-Wilczynski
Title:
A Vampire’s Dream
Medium: Oil Paint
Find Artist at:
eyecandiesdesign@gmail.com
Entry Backstory: “This is a Retro Anime themed painting of a vampire who inspires to be a human but can never really see it happening. She feels as if time is wasting away and her supper long life has become meaningless.”
Artist: Elizabeth Dunin-Wilczynski
Title:
A Day at The Beach
Medium: Oil Pastel
Find Artist at:
eyecandiesdesign@gmail.com
Entry Backstory: “This artwork is in the style of Retro Anime. It is a depiction of a person looking at their feet on the beach and observing the world around them.”
Artist: MKT Productions
Title:
Robot Reboot
Medium: Pencil, Copic Markers
Find Artist at:
http://www.chaotickiss.com
Entry Backstory: “Ryuko always dreamed of the ways her robotic creations could change the world, but her mechanized minions are stuck in party mode! They have hijacked her lab, downloaded the latest electronic dance music, and now they are scarfing down all the snacks she got at the convenience store! Instead of carrying out important missions with their artificial intelligence, these little bots just want to boogie! It looks like Ryuko will have another long, sleepless night at her work desk as she tries to program their bits and bytes to behave!”
Artist: MKT Productions
Title:
Robot Reboot
Medium: Pencil, Copic Markers
Find Artist at:
http://www.chaotickiss.com
Entry Backstory: “Yuko, Hideki, and Kaori are members of their school Manga Club, and they love drawing and reading Japanese comics! Yuko’s original character, Princess Blue, has just won 1st place in a regional art competition. The club’s faculty advisor, Fukuoka-Sensei, says that they still need to finish their doujinshi for Comic Market. Hideki wants to have lots of mecha, and Kaori wants to include a yaoi or yuri pairing. Yuko just wants the piece to be fun to read! Good thing this is the 90’s where manga can have robots, love, and laughs!”
Artist: MKT Productions
Title:
Robot Reboot
Medium: Pencil, Copic Markers
Find Artist at:
http://www.chaotickiss.com
Entry Backstory: “Yukihiro Watanabe is about to start his last year at Osaka Academy, the prestigious high school that his father taught archaeology at before he mysteriously vanished. While looking through his study for some items to sell to help feed his mom and sister, Momoko, Yukihiro finds a long forgotten antique lamp. As soon as he starts to polish it, a rich perfumed purple smoke leaves the lamp. A beautiful genie emerges, “Thank you for releasing me master! I am June, and your wish is my command!” Yukihiro now has three wishes, but all he wants is June!”
Artist: CatEye Co.
Title:
Magical Mecha Space Adventure
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at: facebook.com/cateyeco
Entry Backstory: “Traveling through space, looking for love and friendship, Magical Girl Mecha wont let any foe interfere with her journey! She explores planets and stars looking for new nakama and for the most exciting adventure, all the while protecting all things good and cute! Look up to the stars and you might just see her fly by!”
Artist: Madelezabeth Arts
Title:
Daydreaming in Class
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at: madelezabeth.tumblr.com
Entry Backstory: “It's a beautiful afternoon when every student in Mrs. Balis's 7th grade History class is transfixed on the list of bullet points on the whiteboard before them, taking notes and wondering what will be on the quiz- well, almost every student. Twelve-year-old Maddie had always been different. She was the only girl in her class that didn't want to talk about the Backstreet Boys. No, she loved anime and all she wanted to do was draw the magical girls from her new-found obsession with her pink gel pen. Notes? Who needs notes when your fantasy world is infinitely more interesting?”
Artist: Zambicandy
Title:
Allez Cuisine
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at:
http://zambicandy.storenvy.com
Entry Backstory: “Suzette is a normal girl by day, but by night she transforms into Magical Allez Cuisine and has to capture foods that have turned into monsters. She's accompanied by her trusty friend Clover, a honey container come to life!”
Artist: Zambicandy
Title:
Hairs Breadth
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at:
http://zambicandy.storenvy.com
Entry Backstory: “Risa is a cop on the trail of a mysterious thief who steals things with her hair??? ”
Artist: Emily Ree
Title:
Mahou Shoujo Practice!
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at: anarchydreamers.com
Entry Backstory: “It's hard to fight evil when you're distracted by your own arcade game!
Inspired by all the cool arcade games I wished I could play and adventures I wished I could go on in old school anime! (°◡°♡).:｡”
Artist: IYIythic Ink
Title:
Retro Run
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at:
IYIythicInk@gmail.com
Entry Backstory: “"Retro Run" is my homage to some of the greatest and legendary artist who's creations have inspired countless people till this day. These artist have given us entire universes. Astro Boy, Gundam Wing, KiKi's Delivery Service, Dragon Ball, and Sailor Moon, to name a few. Retro anime is the beginning of an endless cycle of vision, to ink, to memory. It is a story told through labor and hardship. To me, it is not only about the story, but the process as well. ”
Artist: Made by Bing
Title:
Pixel Magic
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at:
http://madebybing.com
Entry Backstory: “Modern day Blossom falls down into a well and finds herself in a retro pixel world where she is a magical girl recruited to rebuild the world one pixel at a time! She must rely on her knowledge of fantastical cities she saw in her childhood anime and games in order to build and find her way home.”
Artist: Mayuiki
Title:
Songs Without Words
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at:
http://mayuiki-art.tumblr.com/
Entry Backstory: “This is my homage to the early space opera genre. The title of this piece is named after a series of romantic piano pieces by Felix Mendelssohn. In the distant future, two pilots crash land on a foreign planet after a collision with space debris. They are rescued, and taken care for by a mysterious mute woman. Soon they figure out that their crash landing was no accident, but possibly a fated encounter...”
Artist: zearyu
Title:
A Back Then to Remember
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at:
http://zearyu.deviantart.com/
Entry Backstory: “At first when I thought of retro anime I thought of older anime, but realized, thinking of those didn't just make me remember the anime I would watch on those early Saturday mornings on that fat box of a TV, but the other things with it. Like buying physical manga because it was the only way to read manga, or enjoying some great ol' anime art by looking for the best wallscrolls and posters we could find. I think this time was special and at the same time nowhere near a time we can forget. ”
Artist: Jozzy Couture
Title:
Fire Choker
Medium: Jewelry
Find Artist at:
jozzycouturejewelry@gmail.com
Entry Backstory: “ With this necklace I wanted to capture both the idea of fire as well as ‘90s gothic. It is a melding of an element of light with a style that was traditionally dark.”
Artist: Max Yokoo
Title:
To the Universe!
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at: 10thknight.deviantart.com
Entry Backstory: “When I was a child, I loved everything space related. Red and yellow spaceships flying through the universe; visiting unknown worlds, discovering bizarre aliens, fighting in intergalactic conflicts. “Retro” to me, is space. It is the 1960’s space race; a time when humanity was daring to reach further than ever before. It is Leiji Matsumoto’s masterpieces; a daring crew aboard the Yamato desperately traveling to the planet Iscandar, or the tale of a boy journeying on a space locomotive to become a cyborg. “Retro” is a time when the world was changing, and only the stars were the limit.”
Artist: Dana Grzesik
Title:
Roller Days
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at: danagrzesik.com
Entry Backstory: “ Allia had been the one to ask her classmate Luke to come with her to the roller rink. Yet still, in the midst of her perfectly planned date, she had forgotten one major factor – she had no idea how to rollerskate! Her mother had told her many stories from her own childhood of going on fun dates there and enjoying root beer floats and dancing the night away under the bright lights…somehow, she had hoped her own budding romance would follow suit.
“I don’t really know why you’re so nervous,” Luke mused. “I’m right here to catch you.””
Artist: Trenten Seymour
Title:
Playdate
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at:
https://www.facebook.com/forloveofnerd/?fref=ts
Entry Backstory: “Retro to me is nostalgic. Hanging out with friends after school and playing video games before player two was really a thing with bad graphics. Action figure fights for hours and anime of VHS. Sort of like the starting point for current obsessions”
Artist: Emily Neff
Title:
Nostalgia
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at: Fantasmshop.com
Entry Backstory: “The world isn't like it was when we were young. Our spirits are brought down by the weight of responsibilities that were unknown to our child selves. But all hope is not lost! We can transform ourselves again to state of innocence and wonder using the ultimate magic: nostalgia!”
Artist: Brittney Weiland
Title:
Neon Lights
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at:
weilandbr@gmail.com
Entry Backstory: “1983, Tokyo. The voices of thousands of individuals become one solid tune in the streets of Akihabara, but Ami's voice did not join their melody. Ever cold to the world she stood still, letting the crowd pass around her as she observed in silence. This place was loud and bright- nothing like the softness of the home in Tanabe she'd left behind. The cold air caught in her breath, and the neon lights flashed in her eyes.”
Artist: Cypri Art
Title:
Transform
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at:
http://instagram.com/cypritree
Entry Backstory: “In retro anime, magical transformation and alter egos were themes that captured the imagination of a generation of audiences. Every girl dreamed about becoming a magical girl. My representation of retro puts these themes on display by depicting a girl in mid-transformation from a magical warrior back into her regular, unassuming schoolgirl self. I used colors and motifs that would invoke feelings of a time when viewers watched these anime in amazement, dreaming of having magical powers and evil-fighting alter egos of their own. ”
Artist: Kep Trefler
Title:
Thriller
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at: KepTrefler.com
Entry Backstory: “I spent a long time thinking about what "retro" meant to me and what came to mind were all the hours I spent as a teenager watching detective and horror anime. These titles interpreted dark themes in animation visually in ways that at the time as an American I was unaccustomed to. I quickly fell in love with those kinds of stories and I attempted here to make a call back to those titles with a film-noir style detective at odds with an unsettling, ghostly girl with haunted history.”
Artist: Cindiq
Title:
Transforming Back
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at: facebook.com/cindiqart
Entry Backstory: “Today, we live a world full of technology such as the internet and VR, which has allowed us to easily revisit our favourite childhood anime and games from all the way back. The work depicts the idea of using modern technology to transform us back to the retro era, reliving some of our heroes and heroines growing up. On simple terms, this work also bears my childhood excitement every time I turned on my TV, eagerly waiting for the zentai heroes, magical girls, gundam pilots, and beautifully drawn shojo characters to come on to protect the peace on our planet.”
Artist: Chekico
Title:
Lovely Peach! Momoko
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at: chekico.tumblr.com
Entry Backstory: “Released in the 1993, Lovely Peach! Momoko tells the story of a normal highschooler named Momoko. When Momoko takes a bite out of a peach that was given to her by a strange woman, she transforms into the Lovely Peach and begins to float in the air! The strange woman reveals herself to be the spirit of the peach, and tells Momoko that she must use her powers to fight evil. Can she find the other fruit warriors and triumph over evil, and also pass the 9th grade? Tune in to find out!”
Artist: nikeru
Title:
90s Shojo Dream
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at: nikeru.tumblr.com
Entry Backstory: “ Retro anime to me is the 90s anime, where magical girl animes are everywhere. I used to be one of the little girls that dream to be a magical girl, watching all episodes of sailor moon religiously, doodling myself as a magical girl while dressing up in all pink. For this piece, to show the 90s-ness, I tried to copy the 90s shojo art style, with the big kawaii eyes, strong contrast, and dynamic lines.”
Artist: reirenkai
Title:
Snow White
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at: reirenkai.tumblr.com
Entry Backstory: “ I grew up watching magical girl animes, so one of the first things I think of when I hear "retro" is a magical girl transformation. I wanted to recreate the type of scene that older anime had whenever a magical girl completed her transformation.”
Artist: Nicole Chiaramonte
Title:
Shooting Star
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at:
http://nichiam.tumblr.com/
Entry Backstory: “Shooting Star and her crew travel through space in search of odd jobs for hire. Her crew consists of Solar Flare (top left) who uses a laser pole, Starburst (bottom left) who creates micro burst explosions, Shooting Star (middle) who uses her finger guns to compress and direct the plasma she shoots from her fingers, Galaxy/Gal (top right) their mechanic who has a metal specific telekinesis, and their tiny alien pet, Giant. Strange as their antics may be, they’ll get the job done. So, if you have a job for them, just close your eyes and make a wish.”
Artist: Jess Stanton
Title:
Magical Girl Maria
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at: catscantdraw.com
Entry Backstory: “Maria, the main character and magical girl, wants to save the world and princess (me), from the dastardly villain, Lust. Along the way she gets help from a giant robot, a soldier of the princess and his two followers, and her magical pet. This piece is a representation of my original characters drawn and colored in various anime and manga styles from the 20th century, drawn as a typical anime poster. I also included major themes and genres from the time, such as magical girls, mechas, and alien planets.”
Artist: cutekirby
Title:
Nostalgia
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at:
http://cutekirby.deviantart.com/
Entry Backstory: “When I think of retro anime, I think of nostalgia. As a child, I always loved watching cartoons while eating breakfast before school every day. That included the anime from the 90’s. Now as an adult, as those days are over and anime has evolved into more complex styles, I still continue to envelop in the pleasure of the new anime that come out today, even if most of it is only view-able online. As I watch the new titles, I also re-watch old ones to reminisce the good old days and get a nice nostalgic feel of retro anime.”
Artist: Michael Gerlich,27th street group with Jorrell Segerra
Title:
Journey across the stars
Medium: digital colors, over pencil line art
Find Artist at: gerlich.artworkfolio.com
Entry Backstory: “See young heroes who must defend their world. They will face much adversity, but will experience growth, and find victories. Their indomitable spirits are matched by the might of the lazar katana, and ray gun. They are joined by a wise animal who guides them, and their giant robot that helps them transverse the stars. Together they must face an authoritative alien foe, who will challenge them, with the might of his galactic militia. Both our heroes and villains search for the universal presence known as the Galactic Conciseness. The Conciseness’s power is the key to salivation, or oppression. ”
Artist: SilentRose
Title:
The Bounty Slayer Saya
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at:
Mgraham@gmail.com
Entry Backstory: “Saya never dreamed of hunting monsters or storming castles in the land of Drogor. Slaying beasts, maybe saving a prince or two: such things never occurred to a once naive girl. But when the sword of Slayers, a weapon only wielded by champions awakens, she knows she can only do what she must, taking up the mantle to become the strongest warrior. With sword at her side, her body shivers in excitement in the heat of madness. She is no longer a helpless damsel waiting for prince.She is much more than that. Strong, brave and beautiful She is...the Bounty Slayer.”
Artist: ofSkySociety
Title:
The Mysterious New Transfer Student
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at:
http://ofskysociety.deviantart.com
Entry Backstory: “They said they were getting a new transfer student today, but she somehow appears quite different from the rest. You have a gut feeling that she is a magical, time-travelling cat-girl, from another era. Maybe she also pilots a Gundam. This is going to be one long school year..”
Artist: Nicky Starlight
Title:
90s Retro Girls by Nicky Starlight
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at: slavetodefiance.tumblr.com
Entry Backstory: “90's anime: the era of magical girls, fighting tournaments, shiny robots... and some of the worst fashion choices we've ever seen."
Artist: bomberhei
Title:
Vice City
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at:
bomberhei@gmail.com
Entry Backstory: “My contest entry is based off of anime in the 80's. I took inspiration from the style and colors of that time and mixed it with my own style. For my piece I created a character who I feel represents female characters of that time. In addition to that, I took inspiration from the bright colors of retro animes along with popular shows of the 80's. ”
Artist: Amilia St. John
Title:
Alone
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at:
http://milistjohn.com/
Entry Backstory: “Captains Log, August 8th, 3045. I am alone. Out of fuel. Oxygen nearly depleted...but I have found something magnificent.This planet’s beauty is unlike anything I have seen before, it feels...peaceful. I know I can not trust it, but it is calling me to explore. Wish me luck, this will be my last entry."
Artist: James Valle
Title:
Tiger Force!!
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at:
jamesmaxwellvalle@gmail.com
Entry Backstory: “Retro to me has always been the 80's since I grew up in the 90's with the 90's anime.A lot of the stuff I saw and enjoyed was always mecha anime like Gunbuster. So I imagined my own old-school mecha anime! I hope you enjoy the Tiger Force!! These are a few 80s mecha stereotypes I've always enjoyed!!"
Artist: Heather Scoggins
Title:
The Love Potion
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at:
http://www.heatherscoggins.com
Entry Backstory: “Clarice, a witch cursed by an evil wizard, has to live her life in the body of a cat unless she can help an awkward girl fall in true love.... In an attempt to cut corners, Clarice brews a love potion, unable to predict the terrible failure that awaits her. True love is the key!”
Artist: Amanda De Leon
Title:
Magic like you've never seen before!
Medium: Pen, Watercolor, and Photoshop
Find Artist at: instagram.com/andyleonart
Entry Backstory: “Just your average middle school student with great friends and a crush on the coolest boy at school. That is until an unidentifiable cat-like creature offers incredible powers and the chance to save the world. What could go wrong!”
Artist: Amanda De Leon
Title:
Mad Mangaka
Medium: Pen, Watercolor, and Photoshop
Find Artist at: instagram.com/andyleonart
Entry Backstory: “ Maybe she's born with it, Maybe it's a Mangaka!”
Artist: Tianna Liu
Title:
The Hang Out
Medium: Digital
Find Artist at: dokidokiinc.tumblr.com
Entry Backstory: “With the help of the space race there was a boom in interest with space, and the future in general. Along with younger generations taking over, new strange but icon fashion and music came to be. Young people world wide hung out together with their “rebellious” new clothes and music while imagining of what the future would be.”
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