{"id":2215,"date":"2009-06-22T18:46:42","date_gmt":"2009-06-22T09:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/halcyonrealms.com\/?p=2215"},"modified":"2019-11-13T17:00:13","modified_gmt":"2019-11-13T08:00:13","slug":"range-murata-illustrations-kikan-s-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halcyonrealms.com\/books\/range-murata-illustrations-kikan-s-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Range Murata Illustrations &#8211; Kikan S Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/halcyonrealms.com\/japan\/range-murata-illustrations-kikan-s-magazine\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/halcyonrealms.com\/blogpics\/ramu08.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Warning : The following post contains Adult Content.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nSomething of an illustration superstar here in Japan, Range Murata ( first name pronounced &#8220;rain-ji&#8221; ) is the brilliant concept\/character designer behind anime series like &#8220;Blue Submarine&#8221;, &#8220;Last Exile&#8221;, the canned &#8220;Mardock Scramble&#8221;, and more recently &#8220;Shangri-La&#8221;. Besides anime concept design work, Murata-san is also prolific in published illustration, having released several solo artbooks and commissioned artwork\/covers\/posters for many more magazines, graphic novels and other publishings.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/halcyonrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ramu02.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/halcyonrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ramu04.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Illustrations shown here are foldout posters ( A3 size ) that come with every issue of the Japanese quarterly illustration\/animation magazine &#8220;Kikan S&#8221;, the subject matter decided by the theme of that particular issue, say geishas or cyborgs. ( see below ) <a href=\"https:\/\/halcyonrealms.com\/art\/yoko-tanji\/\">Yoko Tanji<\/a>, one of my favourite Japanese illustrators, is also a regular contributor to this magazine.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/halcyonrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ramu05.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/halcyonrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ramu06.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With his trademark style doe eyed, petite female characters, often exhibiting subtle sexual innuendo, Murata-san&#8217;s illustrations can sometimes run dangerously into Lolicon territory. That said, there is no debate that the artwork is always done in excellent taste, and the design and technical artistry top notch. (Perhaps I&#8217;m throwing caution to the wind; let me know if any of the images with nudity are too risque for comfort and I will have them removed. )<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/halcyonrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ramu03.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/halcyonrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ramu07.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/halcyonrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ramu01.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(above) Handsomely designed gadgets, peripherals and mecha ( having studied industrial design in university ) are also some of the highlights of Murata-san&#8217;s illustrations, sexy nubile sirens notwithstanding.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/halcyonrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ramu09.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/halcyonrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ramu10.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/halcyonrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ramu11.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/halcyonrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ramu12.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/halcyonrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ramu13.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(above) Covers of Kikan S magazines. Illustrations above were taken from issue number 13-26. To check the latest issue on sale, do a &#8220;Kikan S&#8221; search on my blog.<\/p>\n<p>Any Murata fans out there ? ( I should think quite a handful. :] ) Are you folks ok\/bothered by the Lolicon content ?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warning : The following post contains Adult Content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,20,18],"tags":[562,563,249,170],"class_list":["post-2215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-anime","category-books","category-illustration","tag-illustrations","tag-kikan-s","tag-magazine","tag-range-murata"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Range Murata Illustrations - 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