Big News~! Manga/Comics have become such an equation that you don't even need to draw it anymore~!

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If you don't speak Japanese, they're basically saying that there's a new Windows program coming out in November/December that offers drag and drop manga, which could be created in minutes. The difference between this program and all the other clip art ones is that it offers 3D character models, which I'm sure you can tell just by watching their promotion videos (which also shows some of the sweatiest bitches you'll ever see in a comic). What's funny is that it works really well and looks like a lot of what's popular now. All of the page layouts are programed and you can download different outfits for your character.

Having said all these kinda negatives, I will say that in the black and white version they offer 3D models of backgrounds, including schools, which seemed pretty cool because I hate drawing desks (which I don't think I'll have to do for a while anyways/anymore). It's hard when I'm trying to love comics again and I see how easy it will be for more cliches to come out and how much harder it will be for up-and-comings to get work. But the good part about it is it offers a quick resource for reference material...(Pose Maniacs is free and lets you reference, not copy~!) Not to say that what I've done has always been great and original, or even wide spread or popular or good, it just feels like now the beast is mechanized, if that makes sense. Didn't expect to sound preachy there, especially when I have no right to complain, as I haven't even scanned or fully inked my new pages that I've done. I'll prolly delete this later~!