Who do you admire in the Anime/Manga world?

[WaterFairy09]

As far as Anime; I admire Miyazaki. I loved Spirited Away when I saw it for the first time in January, i beleive it was. It still remains my most favored anime movie ^^

And as far as a Manga author...I'd have to say that I really love Natsuki Takaya, Furuba is the best fantasy I've read so far.

[Haiku]

I admire anyone who translates and brings manga to the USA.

[Himura_77]

For anime, not sure... I haven't watched many of Miyazaki's movies (please don't flame me for saying that!).

For manga though, I have a major admiration for Yuu Watase, I fell in love with her and her work when I first read Fushigi Yugi.

[tomselleck69]

takehiko inoue, eiichiro oda, akira toriyama, osamu tezuka, katsuhiro otomo, kentaro miura, taiyo matsumoto, kazuo koike, goseki kojima, yoshihiro tatsumi, king gonta.


that's about it.

[WaterFairy09]

For anime, not sure... I haven't watched many of Miyazaki's movies (please don't flame me for saying that!).

For manga though, I have a major admiration for Yuu Watase, I fell in love with her and her work when I first read Fushigi Yugi.

Hmm...I always hear people raveing about Yuu Watase...mabey I should check out her works too...I think I may.

[Nekochii]

I admire Satoshi Kon. I find his work to be very different and unique from other animes I've seen.

[WaterFairy09]

I admire anyone who translates and brings manga to the USA.

lol True, completely true! xD

[Himura_77]

Hmm...I always hear people raveing about Yuu Watase...mabey I should check out her works too...I think I may.

You should, you won't regret it! Only thing is there is some nudity and other things making her work for older audiences, so if you're younger at all, not recommended you go with her ;).

[Hitsuji-chan]

Yu Watase, Arina Tanemura,Ken Akamatsu,Hitoshi Okuda, and last but not least Natsumi Ando.

[Himura_77]

^ Tanemura-sensei is also one of my favorites (although the only manga I read was Full Moon :p)! I've also read Zodiac P.I. from Ando-sensei, which wasn't a bad series either.

[TonightMidnight]

Hayao Miyazaki is so brilliant and amazing! Not to mention the folks behind Cowboy Bebop. I admire all of them and hope that one day I can create something special and ground-breaking like they did.

[neonova]

i love Yasuhiro Nightow and Yazawa Ai's artworks. there's stories are really touching also.

CLAMP definitely is a favorite. they're making history! i love how their style completely changed and how they're bringing all their works together in their recent mangas.

[Snow]

Onizuka...the greatest teacher lol...I admire him for not being scared to do what he think he should do...you know what im saying haha. o well. GTO rocks.

[Ichigosmiles]

I definently admire Mia Ikumi the most. Also the creators behind Azumanga Daioh, Cowboy Bebop, Studio Ghibli and many others.

[Hanna san]

Currently on the stalking list, ;) we have:
Shinchirow Watanabe ( The man behind Cowboy Bebop and Samurai champloo. He's got style. :cool: )
Hayao Miyazaki ( king of japanese animation )
Masashi Kishimoto ( He puts a lot of passion into his work and it shows. )
Kazuya Minekura ( She's ... incredible ... :D )
Katsuhiro Otomo ( He practically put his whole life into Akira. How can you not admire that? )
Mamoru Oshii ( Same as Otomo. A real perfectionist. And he doesn't cheat - like when directors drag or "hold" shots - not really animating a thing. It's cheating! :mad: It's not allowed! )

[Talim]

I admire Takaya-sensei. She was the reason as to why I got into manga. Plus Tite Kubo-sensei and Tanemura-sensei. They're the best! >.<

[NekoSama]

I admire patara, she does beautiful art. Patara is also super nice! I told her how much I loved her art in a fan E-mail, which, I kind of regret becasue I don't like acting all fan crazy, it sometimes can casue bad problems to the famous people. Well, anyways, she said that she really apriceated it, and if I gave her my address she would send me a poster. She signed it and everything! it's now my prized posesstion.
Patara does ads that appear in newtype. I haven't had a newtype sence last year, so I really don't know if it has her stuff still. She also does the art for the "avatar" trading card I think I might actually buy them, just for the art, I don't care that much for the show.

[ParaKiss]

I *heart* Ai Yazawa :)

She's my heroine of the manga/anime world. I look up to her a lot. Her style and stories are so unique.

[shagratha]

Sang Sun Park rules! :cool:

[YamPuff]

Naoko Takeuchi...she all but made the magical girl.

[LUKEJAKE17]

akimine kamijyo, kazuki takahashi. and others.

[MomoxD]

I admire Ohkawa-sensei for her wonder story ideas. xD Mokona-sensei the most for her art work, her wonderful-looking Kimonos and her for something else. ^^;;; Also, Nekoi-sensei and Igarashi-sensei for their art assistance (and Ioryogi~ He's so cute <3) All in all, I admire CLAMP XD

[Kantami]

Can a manga character count? If it can I admire shigure from Fruits Basket or Kakashi-sensei from Naruto either one of them two

[yDiZv]

I know one person I don't admire, Tetsuya Nomura !!

Always stealin mi idea's ...

[lonewolf]

I mostly admire Masamune Shirow, because his work is so highly detailed.

[Talim]

I admire Natsuki Takaya-sensei alot, since she was the reason I draw manga these days. I also admire Tite Kubo-sensei because I love his use of action in manga. And finally I admire Gosho Aoyama for his use of mystery in a manga. That's why my manga (Takaya-sensei) contains both action (Kubo-sensei) and mystery (Aoyama). ^^

[Nere]

For the moment, Ai Yazawa... fantastic stories and her art's so fresh and modern. <3

[Meroko Yui]

Ai Yazawa-sensei, Natsuki Takaya-sensei, Miyazaki-sama, Maki Murakami-sensei,Hiroyuki Takei-sensei,Masashi Kishimoto-sensei, Hiromu Arakawa-sensei, and of course, Arina Tanemura-sensei! and of course, all of the manga translators and writers!

[Risen Hell Fire]

Miss Sakaki, I don't admire, I her I'm in love with her.

[comicheroine]

Does it have to be someone from Japan? Because I'm in love with Bettina's MCL artwise and storywise and Rivkah's writing.
Japan-wise, I love Tite Kubo and Yuu Watase especially.
Deviating from there, I love my friend Paul Duffield/Spoonbard's work. (Hi Paul~~ It's Beth/alwz...I changed my s/n! Get to work! I'm working on getting work! X3) I can't wait for his book to get published. And then there's Maruice Sendak I worship and Bill Watterson, too. Then in classical art, I've liked ElGreko, VanGoh, and Monet all for various reasons.

I admire too many people, and find too many influences everywhere. <3

[cutepeachbunny]

yoshitaka amano. gensho sugiyama. CLAMP girls. and any one who dared to be different.

[Roku1010]

Simple......for one Miyazaki(Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Nausicaa), Akira Toriyama (Dragonball, Dragonball Z), and Masashi Kishimoto(Naruto). Not necessarily in that order.

[Nekochi]

I feel like a huge geek for saying this but... Keiichi Sigsawa. He wrote Kino no Tabi, Alison, and Lillia and Trace. I mean how could you not love his stuff? It's so beautiful and insightful. It makes you think and... and... and... <33333333333333 It's just love all around. And I love Tokyopop for licencing Kino no Tabi. :3

[marukufusen]

Miyazaki! :D it just incredible how he comes up with such stories and art.he is just fascinating.Clamp,Takaya,Masashi, and some others!there arts and stories are wonderful.:)

[Shinigamiyoko]

Hayao Miyazaki, Natsuki Tekaya, Arina Tanemura, Koge-Donbo, Seiji Mizushima, CLAMP, Kozue Amano, Bettina (My Cat Loki), Yuki Kaijura, Michiru Oshima, Hiromu Arakawa, Tite Kubo, Romi Park, Rie Kugimiya, Yun Kouga, Kio Shimoku, Vic Mignogna, Luci Christian, Greg Ayres, Mona Marshall... The list goes on and on. I guessed that composers of anime music counted, and voice actors ^_^

[Shurayuki]

Shurayukihime!

[chemihunter5370]

I have to say I'm a Miyazaki fan as well. His vision just amazes me. For manga, I have to say... I dunno, but I think whoever wrote early yaoi fiction, before it was popular. It took real guts for whoever started it to do so, even in a more liberal country such as Japan. And many of us are much the better for it... ^ ^

[RedmanDemon]

I admire anyone who translates and brings manga to the USA.

lol!!!! i second that!

[serenity27]

I admire anyone who translates and brings manga to the USA.

yep i m with ya there ^^ but i dont live in the us

[DescentfromOblivion]

Shinichiro Watanabe, Katsuhiro Otomo, Masamune Shirowm, Satoshi shiki, Hiroaki Samura, Oh! Great, Adam Warren, Joe Mad. Not in any order

[Talim]

Lately it's been Takeshi Obata. I love his art. ^^

[NikkiBee]

Chiho Saito, Range Murata, Soroyu Fuyumi, Yu Watasei, Naoko Taekuchi... hmm...there's a few more but I can't remember their names or the way to spell them. What a disaster.

[silverash]

Yuu Watase and Ai Yazawa are my two most admired manga-ka. They've both had multiple series translated and published in the US, and made into animes. I've loved every series of their's that I've read so far.

[Chexednut]

I admire many. For the American voice overs, Crispin Freeman and Billy Crystal (Calcifer) inspired me to become a voice over. It looks like a lot of work, but also a great deal of fun. As a side job, I'd enjoy it. =]

Oh, I don't know. Naoko Takeuchi, Hayao Miyazaki, Hisaya Nakajo and the lady who does Fruits Basket (I can't think of her name).

[weirdjrc]

rock lee he nevere gives up.

[Saikyo]

Definitely Miyazaki for obvious reasons and The Pillows who did awesome music for FLCL.

[LuminousShadow]

It's not really about Only Manga And anim (Yeah I know there's final fantasy anim)
But THe One I got the moste respect for is Nobuo Uematsu. He's just a genius! One of the best compositer all over the world.

[EstherAndAbelForever]

Father Abel Nightroad

[tikifuji]

i really admire rumiko takahashi her works are amazing.

[XxCactusofDoomxX]

Kagura Tennozu because she gets to be saved by Saiga, who is one of the hottest anime guys EVER

[marukufusen]

Miyazaki for his beautiful works.:)

[kovierichan]

I admire anyone who is bloder than I am...

[lafleurdhiver]

First of all, Miyazaki, simply because he's Miyazaki. His movies are amazing.

For manga, I have to say Ishinomori Shoutarou/Shotaro and Tezuka Osamu because they are legends. They've created dozens of classics that have influenced later works. For more modern artists, definitely Kouga Yun and Yuki Kaori. Especially Yuki Kaori. Her artwork is gorgeous. I kind of admire Watase Yuu's artwork, but to be perfectly honest, I think she makes her characters fall in love with each other too fast. That kind of ruins her books for me. :\

I guess he fits in both manga and anime, but ABe yoshitoshi. I love his artwork, especially in Serial Experiments Lain. Lain is one of my favorite characters of all time.

Kanno Yoko is a really good composer, and she's famous in the industry for that reason, but I'm head over heels for Kajiura Yuki. I mean...wow. When you add all of the songs she's composed for anime, FictionJunction YUUKA (and the others), See-Saw, etc., I just think it's incredible. And when you add YUUKA or Ishikawa Chiaki's voice into her works...

[roxas87]

i admire a lot of people because they worked hard on developing their manga characters and story.

[Suranime12345]

Madame Kanno is the ****.
and im married to Renji Abarai. so i like him too ;P

[Tajtan]

I admire anyone who can draw with such expression and also write an incredible story. Two huge talents combined. It just isn't fair.

[KHgirl]

As far as Anime; I admire Miyazaki. I loved Spirited Away when I saw it for the first time in January, i beleive it was. It still remains my most favored anime movie ^^

And as far as a Manga author...I'd have to say that I really love Natsuki Takaya, Furuba is the best fantasy I've read so far.

OMG! That's what I was going to say as well. Miyazaki inspired me to go into animation but Takaya-sensei inspired me to become a manga-ka. I love making manga, especially since I have total control over the story. I hope one day my manga will touch hearts like Natsuki Takaya's Fruits Basket has touched mine.:biglaugh: As for fictional in the anime/manga world I admire Tohru Honda for the kind hearted person she is.