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Ninja Bugeicho

21 Apr 2012

Sanpei sketches

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 2 - Books and Manga, 5 - Art and Advertising | 1

These brush illos were used as chapter breaks in reprint collections of Shirato Sanpei‘s Ninja Bugeicho.

Ninja Bugeicho, Shirato Sanpei
20 Mar 2011

NINJA BUGEICHO

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV, 5 - Art and Advertising | 0

So-called “Motion Comics” released on DVD and partially-animated graphic novels adapted for tablet devices are familiar now, but go back a few decades and experiments in using still art in moving media are less frequent, and with mixed results at … Continued

Ninja Bugeicho, Shirato Sanpei

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