Japanese anime Twitter takes a look back at characters who have been around so long you might not recognize them in their original forms.
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A lot has changed in the last 30 years, but this is one evolution old-school Clamp fans didn’t want to see.
13 years later and an ocean away from where he grew up, this illustrator proves the seed of greatness was always present in his artwork.
New character design has some fans in Japan hating it, others comparing it to Studio Ghibli’s artwork.
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