Comment on STAMP: My OC vs Your OC by ChikitaWolf
Manga characters are all traced from one source...they all look so much like each other; its an army of clones.
You want to know why so many anime characters look alike? The same reason a lot of our movies and tv shows look alike: they know what's popular and what makes money. Why change a winning formula however tiresome it is?
As someone who likes manga (and western animation), I understand that fact, but the same could be said for classic 'western' cartoons.
A lot of the classics use Preston Blair's guidelines; using specific physical attributes for specific characters.
Yes, a lot of modern manga typically follows the style of Tezuka (who started the huge-eye-small-mouth trend with inspiration from Disney, no less), but, like modern western cartoons, some have evolved from that and created its own unique look.
Personally, I think that east or west, cartoons are cartoons. Some are more unique, some follow the formula. That's all there is to it.
As someone who likes manga (and western animation), I understand that fact, but the same could be said for classic 'western' cartoons.
A lot of the classics use Preston Blair's guidelines; using specific physical attributes for specific characters.
Yes, a lot of modern manga typically follows the style of Tezuka (who started the huge-eye-small-mouth trend with inspiration from Disney, no less), but, like modern western cartoons, some have evolved from that and created its own unique look.
Personally, I think that east or west, cartoons are cartoons. Some are more unique, some follow the formula. That's all there is to it.