Suggest anime figures
Testing6790
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Hello everyone,
I know that "anime-esque" figures are a dime a dozen, but I was hoping that there was a 3rd party anime character out there that I haven't heard of. Below is a list of characters that I know of and have tried. These are on the list because they aren't quite good enough for a passable true-anime character.
The Hiro/Aiko series
Certainly the most widely known and feature rich of the anime-style figures. Because of this, it's also the most homogeneous and because it derives from the M/V figure, not quite "anime" enough.
futepen's Nearme, Neoki and Sera
These guys are my favorites so far. They are the most anime, and this is the kind of thing I would like to see on a more feature rich figure. Nearme is by far the most supported of the three (Neoki is just a male morph for nearme, essentially) and you DO still see a few Nearme items pop up every now and then. The downside? While they are great, it limits you to mostly children. Sera is an adult woman, but has almost no support. There is a complete lack of adult males. Another issue is that while Nearme does have a "morphs++" equivalent (a la M4/V4), it's rare to see clothing supported.
Chocolate007's Haru and Natu
I just found these two recently. They are a surprisinglyu nice balance between the Hiro/Aiko and futepen's stuff, but they definitely have the worst support. I haven't bought much of their stuff because I'm not too interested in perusing their usage too much. A very nice upside is that they do handle M4/V4/Genesis poses well, so that gives them some strong versatility. They aren't too great with the hand morphs though : /
The question
Is there a well-morphed and often-designed for GOOD anime character out there that I haven't heard of?
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Anime Doll ($)
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/anime-doll-kit/23796
Still some products out there. XDresser support.
Maya Doll (Free)
http://www.3digitalcrafts.net/studiomaya/1download/mdb/index.html
Still some products out there. XDresser support (basically the same figure with different head. UV may be different, can't remember)
EDIT> And yes they are old but I like'em!
Hitomi http://www.daz3d.com/shop/hitomi-3d-anime-girl-for-genesis
Asobi http://www.daz3d.com/shop/asobi
Kamiko http://www.daz3d.com/shop/kamiko-for-genesis
Pai Mei http://www.daz3d.com/shop/pai-mei-character-and-clothing-for-hitomi
Depending on your definitions
Nata, Jazlyn
Kendall
For Aiko3 and Hiro3 there is a morph pack for each that really expands their ability to be more Anime.
Kioki for A3:
http://www.daz3d.com/shop/kioki
Hitoro for H3:
http://www.daz3d.com/shop/hitoro
Totally agree, they may come from M/V but to me they are dead on.
Course, TY2 is awesome as well.
BelBel
http://www.daz3d.com/shop/belbel
ChibiBel & School set
http://www.daz3d.com/shop/chibibel-school-set
You can get a good amount of free outfits for them on some Japanese sites.
Also, anime is a French word that can be used to refer to just any animation not just Japanese style animation.
Deco, Decoco, Maybe (male)...and a penguin. Yeah, a penguin.
http://members3.jcom.home.ne.jp/mowais/freestuff/freestuff.html
Damn Jmper took my suggestions.
-MJ
MuWahahahah.
I would also like to suggest:
Ball Joint Doll: http://market.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/index.php?ViewProduct=51396
Ball Joint Boy (Requires Ball Joint Doll): http://www.faeriedreams.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=33&products_id=367
-MJ
If anyone thinks that I'm talking about the French word, they either didn't read the full post or have the deduction skills of a 4 year old. I don't mean to sound harsh.
If anyone thinks that I'm talking about the French word, they either didn't read the full post or have the deduction skills of a 4 year old. I don't mean to sound harsh.
All those I listed are 3rd party characters, not DAZ. They do use Genesis as a base though.
Kendall
Touche. Regardless of who made it, I think the Genesis base is what ruins it for me. It's too halfway-there if you know what I mean. In no way am I saying that they aren't very nice figures, I'm saying that they fall short of anime (not the French one).
This Deco figure sure looks cool! Thanks for the link!
As much as I like the A3 and H3 figures, Genesis and its addon characters is your best choice due to its vast flexability to be anyone. There is addons for it that can turn it into A3/H3 and A4/H4. THat doesn't mean you have to use those shapes at 100% but you can mix them together as you please to get a more anime appearence. And mic them together with any other Genesis character/shape. At the same time Genesis can use the Gen4 and Gen3 clothing plus has its own.
Terai Yuki 2 : http://www.contentparadise.com/productdetails.aspx?id=9886
(Although I think her joints need a bit of tweaking.)
Don't forget Kururu! www.infinitedreamers.co.uk/kururu/
Out of curiosity, what specifically are you looking for? Different anime can have wildly different styles so perhaps stating a specific one would help people figure out what would best suit you. Might not even be a full figure. A morph pack might wind up being what helps you reach your goal.