So far, the premise looks interesting, even despite the repeated princess plot. We get to see great animation and effects.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
New trailer for Naruto Shippuden movie 4: The Lost Tower!
This trailer aired just after this week's filler special on the search of the Fourth Hokage Legacy, which brought us nostalgia of the first series.
So far, the premise looks interesting, even despite the repeated princess plot. We get to see great animation and effects.
So far, the premise looks interesting, even despite the repeated princess plot. We get to see great animation and effects.
the August calendar for Naruto Shippuden!
Pain's arc comes to an end this month, leaving us with great episodes this month!5 de agosto, episode 172, Encounter
12 de agosto, episodio 173, Pain's birth
19 de agosto, episodio 174,The Tale of Uzumaki Naruto
26 de agosto, episodio 175, Konoha's hero
El calendario de agosto de Naruto Shippuden!
La saga de Pain llega a su fin este mes, los episodios estan imperdibles!5 de agosto, episodio 172, Encuentro
12 de agosto, episodio 173, El Nacimiento de Pain
19 de agosto, episodio 174, la historia de Uzumaki Naruto
26 de agosto, episodio 175, el heroe de Konoha
Kristen's Trilogy of Knots
The 34th Street Platform for the A Train has been very kind to us here at Tattoosday, even more so this summer than in years' past.
Take Kristen, for example. She generously offered up this small portion of her corporeal canvas:
Estimating that she is at least a quarter covered by ink, this "trilogy of knots" was the artist's response to Kristen's request to attach the cobwebs on her elbow to the end of her wrist.
The artist, identified only as "Batman" near Canal and Broadway, was also asked to incorporate a Celtic pattern, as well.
The final result was to Kristen's liking and we here at Tattoosday thank her for sharing the tattoo with all of our readers!
Take Kristen, for example. She generously offered up this small portion of her corporeal canvas:
Estimating that she is at least a quarter covered by ink, this "trilogy of knots" was the artist's response to Kristen's request to attach the cobwebs on her elbow to the end of her wrist.
The artist, identified only as "Batman" near Canal and Broadway, was also asked to incorporate a Celtic pattern, as well.
The final result was to Kristen's liking and we here at Tattoosday thank her for sharing the tattoo with all of our readers!
Friday, July 30, 2010
Happy Bloggiversary to Me!
Three years ago today, Tattoosday was born.
On July 31, 2007, I put up a post on BillyBlog, featuring a tattoo on a co-worker named Sephora.
The idea was to post a weekly tattoo on Tuesday, and use this is a vehicle to expand my horizons a bit; meet interesting people and learn about tattoos.
There was one problem. I enjoyed it too much. There weren't enough Tuesdays in the week. I was impatient and wanted to post right away, not wait until Tuesday. And so, as Kurt Vonnegut would say, it goes....
So a month later I threw the previous months post up on the stand-alone blog, Tattoosday. And BillyBlog faded.
It's still there, but Tattoosday is my passion and I couldn't have even imagined, back in 2007, how easy it would become for me to talk to strangers about their ink.
The once-a-week project produced forty-five separate interactions in July, we have a 30-day backlog of material, and this past week we registered our 650,000th hit. Not too shabby.
Go see the original post here to see how far we've come.
And a hearty thanks to all our contributors, all our fans, and all the tattooists out there creating wonderful, interesting, portable art. Without all of you, Tattoosday would have been a blip of an idea, and nothing more.
On July 31, 2007, I put up a post on BillyBlog, featuring a tattoo on a co-worker named Sephora.
The idea was to post a weekly tattoo on Tuesday, and use this is a vehicle to expand my horizons a bit; meet interesting people and learn about tattoos.
There was one problem. I enjoyed it too much. There weren't enough Tuesdays in the week. I was impatient and wanted to post right away, not wait until Tuesday. And so, as Kurt Vonnegut would say, it goes....
So a month later I threw the previous months post up on the stand-alone blog, Tattoosday. And BillyBlog faded.
It's still there, but Tattoosday is my passion and I couldn't have even imagined, back in 2007, how easy it would become for me to talk to strangers about their ink.
The once-a-week project produced forty-five separate interactions in July, we have a 30-day backlog of material, and this past week we registered our 650,000th hit. Not too shabby.
Go see the original post here to see how far we've come.
And a hearty thanks to all our contributors, all our fans, and all the tattooists out there creating wonderful, interesting, portable art. Without all of you, Tattoosday would have been a blip of an idea, and nothing more.
Nick Remembers Billy, I Remember Siki
My first tattoo was modified from a piece of flash at Body Art Studios by an artist who goes by the moniker "Siki". Shortly thereafter, Siki left the shop and went on his way.
My friend Pete knows who he is but, until recently, I hadn't met anyone with ink from Siki, other than myself.
Then, I met Nick on the R train one day after work and, while discussing his many tattoos (he "lost count after 45," they've all connected) , I heard him talking about Siki.
So today's tattoo is by Siki and was, like my lynx, modified from an old piece of flash. Although he adapted it a lot more fully and developed a more unique tattoo.
Siki and Nick had a mutual friend named Billy, who Nick would often go with to get tattooed. When he passed away, they added Billy's name to the bottom of the tattoo as a tribute to their departed friend.
Thanks to Nick for sharing his tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
My friend Pete knows who he is but, until recently, I hadn't met anyone with ink from Siki, other than myself.
Then, I met Nick on the R train one day after work and, while discussing his many tattoos (he "lost count after 45," they've all connected) , I heard him talking about Siki.
So today's tattoo is by Siki and was, like my lynx, modified from an old piece of flash. Although he adapted it a lot more fully and developed a more unique tattoo.
Siki and Nick had a mutual friend named Billy, who Nick would often go with to get tattooed. When he passed away, they added Billy's name to the bottom of the tattoo as a tribute to their departed friend.
Thanks to Nick for sharing his tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Jessica's Feather for her Mother
I met Jessica on the express platform at 34th Street earlier this month.
She shared this gorgeous peacock feather tattooed on the upper right section of her back:
The piece is an homage to her mother, who loves everything peacock, and has countless items, like bracelets and other jewelery, that emulate the vivid colors of these beautiful birds.
She credits this tattoo to an artist known only as Allison.
Thanks to Jessica for sharing this wonderful tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
She shared this gorgeous peacock feather tattooed on the upper right section of her back:
The piece is an homage to her mother, who loves everything peacock, and has countless items, like bracelets and other jewelery, that emulate the vivid colors of these beautiful birds.
She credits this tattoo to an artist known only as Allison.
Thanks to Jessica for sharing this wonderful tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Michelle's Tattoo Takes Your Breath Away
Michelle has a lot of ink, twenty-one tattoos, all told, but when I stopped her in Penn Station, she chose to share this one with us:
Boldly planted on her upper right arm, Michelle explained that she paraphrased and pared down a longer quotation to read, more simply, "Live for the moments that take your breath away". I believe she was referring to the saying, "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
The flowers in the photo are cherry blossoms that were done in blue, rather than the traditional pink because, as Michelle tells it, she's "not really a pink kind of girl".
This tattoo was inked by Fat Tony at Hobo's Tattoo Shop in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Thanks to Michelle for sharing this tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Boldly planted on her upper right arm, Michelle explained that she paraphrased and pared down a longer quotation to read, more simply, "Live for the moments that take your breath away". I believe she was referring to the saying, "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
The flowers in the photo are cherry blossoms that were done in blue, rather than the traditional pink because, as Michelle tells it, she's "not really a pink kind of girl".
This tattoo was inked by Fat Tony at Hobo's Tattoo Shop in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Thanks to Michelle for sharing this tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Mitsudomoe estará transmitiendose en Crunchyroll desde este viernes!
Esta adaptación al anime del manga por Norio Sakurai apenas se estrenó el 7 de julio de este año y ha alcanzado el éxito suficiente como para pasar directo a este sistema directo de retransmision a nivel mundial.Es la historia de las trillizas Hitoha, Futaba y Mitsuba, estudiantes de sexto grado con una personalidad muy particular, cuyas experiencias se desenvuelven en la relacion con sus padres, maestros y allegados, a quienes vuelven locos con sus ocurrencias.
Hitoha es de caracter reservado, introvertido y triste, Futaba es la deportista, mientras que Mitsuba es la mas coqueta, presumida y obsesionada con la moda.
Timmy's Sophisticated Owl
Earlier this month, Melanie and I took advantage of having my sister's car while she was out of the country and we made an unusual shopping trip to the Fairway Market in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn.
There was a gentleman in the produce section with a lot of tattoos, and Melanie pointed out one to me that she thought was cool, this owl on his calf:
Turns out that the guy was Timmy from Timmy Tattoo, an artist whose name rang a distant bell. Work by Timmy appeared in one of Tattoosday's earliest posts, when I met Jackie,an FIT student whose tattoos appeared here.
Timmy's owl was inked by Garrett Ostrowski of Garrett's Tattoos.
Thanks to Timmy for sharing one of his many tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!
There was a gentleman in the produce section with a lot of tattoos, and Melanie pointed out one to me that she thought was cool, this owl on his calf:
Turns out that the guy was Timmy from Timmy Tattoo, an artist whose name rang a distant bell. Work by Timmy appeared in one of Tattoosday's earliest posts, when I met Jackie,an FIT student whose tattoos appeared here.
Timmy's owl was inked by Garrett Ostrowski of Garrett's Tattoos.
Thanks to Timmy for sharing one of his many tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!
Monday, July 26, 2010
La animación constituye un 27,6% del mercado de la industria del entretenimiento japonés
La firma de encuestas Oricon anunció sus resultados de su sondeo realizado durante los primeros meses de 2010 en el mercado local de la indudtria del cine y la televisión japonesa. Este mercado mueve la nada modesta suma de 143.752 billones de yenes (lo que serían $1.652 billones de dólares!), un incremento del 111% con respecto al año anterior, mientras que lo mismo ha sucedido con las ventas en DVD y blu-ray, con recaudaciones en ventas de $1.39 billones de dolares y $261 millones, respectivamente.
Las series de anime, tanto en DVD como en Blu-ray, se llevan la tajada de 27.6% de estas cifras, con recaudaciones de $300 y $160 millones de dólares, en ese orden.
Los estudios más importantes son Sony Entertainment Pictures, Aniplex, King Records, Fuji Tv y Geneon Universal Entertainment.
Mas razón para ver anime, pues habrá para rato!!
This week's featured AMV! (4)
Inspired in what's going in the last episode of Naruto Shippudden, the AMV of this week is this video made by user 6XGuitarXheroX6 from youtube. The lyrics from the song Hysteria by Muse it's simply perfect to showcase the incredible fury of the Nine-tails and Naruto's feelings.
Enjoy!!!!
Enjoy!!!!
El amv de la semana! (5)
El video de esta semana es este excelente tributo al anime Afro Samurai con la canción G Code- Last Motherfucker Breathing de los Ghetto Boys. La calidad y el manejo de las escenas es uno de los mejores que he visto, resaltando la impresionante habilidad con la katana que tiene nuestro protagonista Afro para cortar a sus enemigos.
Fue hecho por el usuario EgalleguillosC de Youtube. Buenisimo!!!
Fue hecho por el usuario EgalleguillosC de Youtube. Buenisimo!!!
Cross Tattoo
Cool Cross Tattoo Designs - Tattoo Girls choices
Cool cross tattoo design is also a big favorite among girls and women who are interested in getting ink done. 
But after making your decision to leave the tattoo design, there are still some decisions you have to do. First, what parts of your body will do the tattoo and how much will a tattoo?
In connection with the placement, there are some considerations you need to make when choosing where you want to make a tattoo. First, what tattoo? There are design triangle? Oval? Circular? Remember that the horizontal tattoo designs will make part of your body that the tattoo appears wider. The vertical design of the tattoo on the other side will make the body seem more tattoos. You want a tattoo, which will be considered in public places? Or would you prefer to keep it hidden? Do you still want to wear a sexy dress backless for office functions as possible and still 
be able to hide their tattoos?
When you are in the tattoo shop, tattoos can give instructions, where can a tattoo done and help you choose among the various flash, cool cross tattoo designs to create beautiful and cautious and body art of beautiful butterflies. In addition to the design and placement of tattoos on his body, the tattoo will be happy to stencil some projects that were selected.
Tattoos, ideally, should be recognized as someone who stood a few feet from him. Usually prefer to do tattoos tattoos more than minor. large tattoo tattoo will give more opportunities for shadowing, but in fact much easier to plan and 
add details. And people who get tattoos found that it more satisfying to get a tattoo, which is very well known and more visible than three small spread.
What is currently our most important I think and create or destroy all the questions: how much money your tattoo will cost? In general, the tattoo artist for a piece or the cost per hour fee. Experienced tattoo artist who can only see the design and can tell you how long it takes for the tattoo and how much it costs. Per hour charge is usually done when you walk in and there is a large order tattoo designs that require more than one session to the end 
(ow!). However, keep in mind that this body art, we are talking about so do not go, and cut corners on it.
In the end, you're stuck with a needle and in fact, do not you risk to be cheap tattoo shops to save money and find that you have a contract some type of infection after this? Cool cross tattoo, as well as some other design ideas a lot, you first need to determine, though, in which you want to have it done and how much you're willing to pay for it. By Russell Reugh
Niki's Memorial for Elizabeth
Last week I was down in Chelsea when I spotted Niki from a distance. She appeared to have a colorful Madonna-like tattoo on her right shoulder, so I changed course and caught up to her only to discover this lovely tattoo instead:
This lovely photo was supplied to me by Niki, as my own camera's battery had run out of power and my BlackBerry photo seemed inadequate:
Niki explained that, after her beloved cat Elizabeth passed away, she wanted a memorial tattoo to honor the friend she had for fourteen years.
She went to artist John Reardon, then at Saved Tattoo, and told him she wanted a memorial in the style of the Virgin of Guadalupe, and the look of Mexican shrines and altars.
One can see Reardon hit the ball out of the park, as proven by my mistaking the piece from a distance as a religious icon.
John Reardon is no stranger to Tattoosday. His work has appeared previously here and here.He now works out of his private studio in Brooklyn.
Thanks to Niki for sharing her beautiful tattoo with us on Tattoosday!
This lovely photo was supplied to me by Niki, as my own camera's battery had run out of power and my BlackBerry photo seemed inadequate:
Niki explained that, after her beloved cat Elizabeth passed away, she wanted a memorial tattoo to honor the friend she had for fourteen years.
She went to artist John Reardon, then at Saved Tattoo, and told him she wanted a memorial in the style of the Virgin of Guadalupe, and the look of Mexican shrines and altars.
One can see Reardon hit the ball out of the park, as proven by my mistaking the piece from a distance as a religious icon.
John Reardon is no stranger to Tattoosday. His work has appeared previously here and here.He now works out of his private studio in Brooklyn.
Thanks to Niki for sharing her beautiful tattoo with us on Tattoosday!
Sunday, July 25, 2010
This week's featured AMV! (5)
This week's AMV is this great Afro Samurai tribute with the song G Code - Last Motherfucker Breathing by Ghetto Boys. The pacing and the quality is the best I've ever seen, highlighting the amazing ability that Afro has with the sword to slaughter away his enemies.
It was made by user EgalleguillosC on Youtube. Great job!
It was made by user EgalleguillosC on Youtube. Great job!
Jim Commemorates a Trip To Greece with His Brothers
I mentioned yesterday that I had gone up to Woodstock on the 4th of July weekend, where I spotted some upstate ink.
At a flea market, I met Jim, who had this amazing tattoo on the back of his calf:
And a wider, three-paneled view:
Jim had gone on vacation to Greece for thirty days with his brothers and he wanted to commemorate the experience.
They had stayed on the island of Ios, and Jim took several photos he had into Jake Parrington at Lowell Ink in Lowell, Massachusetts.
The end result was this amazing tattoo that captures the scene of their vacation. One of Jim's other brothers got the same tattoo. Note the three figures hiking are meant to represent Jim and his two brothers.
Thanks to Jim for sharing this great tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
At a flea market, I met Jim, who had this amazing tattoo on the back of his calf:
And a wider, three-paneled view:
Jim had gone on vacation to Greece for thirty days with his brothers and he wanted to commemorate the experience.
They had stayed on the island of Ios, and Jim took several photos he had into Jake Parrington at Lowell Ink in Lowell, Massachusetts.
The end result was this amazing tattoo that captures the scene of their vacation. One of Jim's other brothers got the same tattoo. Note the three figures hiking are meant to represent Jim and his two brothers.
Thanks to Jim for sharing this great tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Young Jump Magazine shows the first scenes of Kaichu!
In the official website of this anime, Young Jump magazine streamed the first scenes of this webanime by Yuki Hayashi. The video lasts four minutes.
The first live airing of this anime will be on July 30th with the complete version published on the official site
Kaichu! is a manga that started to be published on 2006, and it was retaken by its author the last year.
It's a romantic comedy whose theme is the archery as a sport. The protagonist is Tatsukawa Tatsuya, a young genius prodigy with remarkable ability in archery, in which he has won several national championships until he meets Saburo-chan, a new student who wants to learn. Keep in mind that this story pertains to the gender bender genre XD.
It's also one of the first few animes that have been transmitted exclusively via web, which means a change and greater possibilities for independent animes.
The first live airing of this anime will be on July 30th with the complete version published on the official site
Kaichu! is a manga that started to be published on 2006, and it was retaken by its author the last year.
It's a romantic comedy whose theme is the archery as a sport. The protagonist is Tatsukawa Tatsuya, a young genius prodigy with remarkable ability in archery, in which he has won several national championships until he meets Saburo-chan, a new student who wants to learn. Keep in mind that this story pertains to the gender bender genre XD.
It's also one of the first few animes that have been transmitted exclusively via web, which means a change and greater possibilities for independent animes.
Larry's Tattoo Burns at Both Ends
Occasionally, but not too often, I do venture out of the city to places far, and not so far, away.
Fourth of July weekend, I was up visiting friends in Woodstock, New York.
On July 3, we found ourselves at an outdoor flea market and I met a couple of inked folk, including Larry who has "a lot" of tattoos.
When asked to choose one, he offered up this piece on his forearm:
The image, of a candle burning at both ends, reminds him that life goes by quickly. The "No Tomorrow" is a spin on the carpe diem, or "seize the day" philosophy.
The tattoo was done by JR Maloney at Vanguard Tattoo in Nyack, New York.
Thanks to Larry for sharing his tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Fourth of July weekend, I was up visiting friends in Woodstock, New York.
On July 3, we found ourselves at an outdoor flea market and I met a couple of inked folk, including Larry who has "a lot" of tattoos.
When asked to choose one, he offered up this piece on his forearm:
The image, of a candle burning at both ends, reminds him that life goes by quickly. The "No Tomorrow" is a spin on the carpe diem, or "seize the day" philosophy.
The tattoo was done by JR Maloney at Vanguard Tattoo in Nyack, New York.
Thanks to Larry for sharing his tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Lil' Miss Sunshine
I spotted Christina on a subway platform and she let me take a photo of this tattoo above her outer right ankle once we got on the train:
Our time to chat was limited, so all I learned from Christina was that this was a self-drawn self-portrait that a friend tattooed on her four years ago.
"Lil' Miss Sunshine" is her nickname.And yes, the sun refers to her as "That Crazy Ass Bitch".
Thanks to Christina for sharing this tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Our time to chat was limited, so all I learned from Christina was that this was a self-drawn self-portrait that a friend tattooed on her four years ago.
"Lil' Miss Sunshine" is her nickname.And yes, the sun refers to her as "That Crazy Ass Bitch".
Thanks to Christina for sharing this tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Friday, July 23, 2010
Hollywood and its failure on making good live action adaptations of anime series (II)
Speed Racer (2008)
This film adaptation made by the Wachowski brothers seemed to have everything in favor to be a big blockbuster: a team of writers and directors who knew the manga since childhood, a cast formed by Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci and Susan Sarandon, as well as the actor who plays Racer X.
However, it tanked at the box office, despite the high budget of $120 million, with a local revenue of just $43 million, and even less acceptance in cinemas worldwide, totaling $93 million, which translated to a break even.
The fans of this manga by Yatsuo Toshida were not happy. Why?
Despite the unique aesthetic (if somewhat kitsch) inspired by the atmosphere of the classic 60s anime show, the main argument did not convince at all. For many people in the audience it seemed cliché, predictable, unnecessary, and too heavy in visual effects and CGI that didn't contribute at all to the story.
Another thing that the fans hated was: WHERE IS THE MACH 5 BUTTON????? A key element of the entire series, in which the writers took a unforgivable license with. Again the old rule comes to play: if it's not broken, don't fix it.
Yet the main problem was that the general public never watched the anime, even less the manga and they didn't know what to do with a film that they couldn't understand, given the amount of 'winks' and 'easter eggs' to the fans, with situations in which the writers assumed that everyone would know or be familiarized with.
When it comes to adaptations, there's no doubt that Hollywood hasn't fully understood that the thing that really matters and has its own weight is the story, adapted in a realistic manner so that everyone can relate to it.
This film adaptation made by the Wachowski brothers seemed to have everything in favor to be a big blockbuster: a team of writers and directors who knew the manga since childhood, a cast formed by Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci and Susan Sarandon, as well as the actor who plays Racer X.However, it tanked at the box office, despite the high budget of $120 million, with a local revenue of just $43 million, and even less acceptance in cinemas worldwide, totaling $93 million, which translated to a break even.
The fans of this manga by Yatsuo Toshida were not happy. Why?
Despite the unique aesthetic (if somewhat kitsch) inspired by the atmosphere of the classic 60s anime show, the main argument did not convince at all. For many people in the audience it seemed cliché, predictable, unnecessary, and too heavy in visual effects and CGI that didn't contribute at all to the story.
Another thing that the fans hated was: WHERE IS THE MACH 5 BUTTON????? A key element of the entire series, in which the writers took a unforgivable license with. Again the old rule comes to play: if it's not broken, don't fix it.
Yet the main problem was that the general public never watched the anime, even less the manga and they didn't know what to do with a film that they couldn't understand, given the amount of 'winks' and 'easter eggs' to the fans, with situations in which the writers assumed that everyone would know or be familiarized with.
When it comes to adaptations, there's no doubt that Hollywood hasn't fully understood that the thing that really matters and has its own weight is the story, adapted in a realistic manner so that everyone can relate to it.
Pete's Tribute to a Magical Grandfather
Last month, as I wandered despondently down my street, mourning the loss of my camera, I saw Pete standing on his stoop in the afternoon heat, without a shirt. He had a really cool tattoo and I talked to him about it, taking a picture with my BlackBerry.
Alas, the image quality wasn't good enough, I thought, to post here, so I waited until I saw Pete again, almost a month later, when I had my new camera in hand.
So here, without further delay, is Pete's tattoo:
Pete explained that this tattoo is a tribute to his grandfather, a magician who went by the name "The Great Merlini". The tattoo was designed by Kiki at Tattoos by Lou in the South Beach section of Miami, Florida. Pete went to him and explained what he wanted and Kiki drew it up and inked it.
On a sidebar, the Great Merlini wasn't just your run-of-the-mill magician. The man behind the persona was Clayton Rawson (click name for full biography). Rawson wrote four mystery novels that featured the character also known as The Great Merlini. And as this YouTube clip shows, Merlini also was a noted illusionist:
Thanks to Pete for sharing this magical tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Alas, the image quality wasn't good enough, I thought, to post here, so I waited until I saw Pete again, almost a month later, when I had my new camera in hand.
So here, without further delay, is Pete's tattoo:
Pete explained that this tattoo is a tribute to his grandfather, a magician who went by the name "The Great Merlini". The tattoo was designed by Kiki at Tattoos by Lou in the South Beach section of Miami, Florida. Pete went to him and explained what he wanted and Kiki drew it up and inked it.
On a sidebar, the Great Merlini wasn't just your run-of-the-mill magician. The man behind the persona was Clayton Rawson (click name for full biography). Rawson wrote four mystery novels that featured the character also known as The Great Merlini. And as this YouTube clip shows, Merlini also was a noted illusionist:
Thanks to Pete for sharing this magical tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Thursday, July 22, 2010
URGENTE: One Manga cierra sus puertas!
En un comunicado que salió hoy en la portada principal del sitio web de manga online, Zabi, uno de los dueños, informó que las editoriales japonesas y estadounidenses le dijeron que su posición con respecto a la publicación de scanlations habia cambiado radicalmente, y que por eso ellos deberían remover todo el contenido para la semana que viene.
Esto es un duro golpe para nosotros los fans, que estabamos acostumbrados a leer nuestro capitulo semanal de nuestra serie favorita aunque fuese traducido al ingles!
Onemanga.com fue uno de los sitios web mas visitados según el ranking de Google, ocupando el puesto numero 935 de los 1000 páginas con más visitantes. El foro seguirá activo, mientras tanto.
Todo indica que la iniciativa de crear OpenManga.com como plataforma en la que todos los mangakas puedan publicar su trabajo directamente está más cerca de lo que pensamos. OpenManga sería el equivalente de Crunchyroll, si nos ponemos a ver.
Espero que esto sea para lo mejor!
Este es el texto del comunicado de Onemanga.com:
It pains me to announce that this is the last week of manga reading on One Manga (!!). Manga publishers have recently changed their stance on manga scanlations and made it clear that they no longer approve of it. We have decided to abide by their wishes, and remove all manga content (regardless of licensing status) from the site. The removal of content will happen gradually (so you can at least finish some of the outstanding reading you have), but we expect all content to be gone by early next week (RIP OM July 2010).
So what next? We're not really sure at this point, but we have some ideas we would like to try out. Until then, the One Manga forums will remain active and we encourage all of you to continue using them. OMF has developed into a great community and it would be a shame to see that disappear.
You can also show us some love in this moment of sadness by 'liking' our brand new Facebook page. It would be nice to see just how many of you came to enjoy our 'better than peanut butter and jelly' invention.
Regardless of whether you stay with us or not, on behalf of the One Manga team, I would like to thank you all for your unwavering support over the years. Through the ups and downs you have stuck with us, and that is what kept us going.
As a certain Porky was fond of saying... That's all folks!
Time for me to go lay down and let this all sink in.- Zabi
Preston's Invaders Take Tattoosday
I met Preston in early May on the train platform at West 4th Street.
I spotted his tattoo and we talked about it.After along wait, we finally get to see this, one of Preston's five tattoos, here on Tattoosday:
These are,of course, images from the original Atari Space Invaders, one of the forerunners that was the first video game to truly take the world by storm.
Preston told me that these symbols represent space invasion. The neon green color makes them stick out even more and, he added, they make a "great ice breaker".
As a result, he continued, "people invade my space" when they question him (as I was doing) about his tattoo.
Preston is a musician by trade, who goes by the moniker Press Reset. Check out his website here. And this link will take you to his new record <3 on iTunes, where you can listen to (and hopefully, buy) his music.
Preston credits the tattoo to an artist named Ziggy who tattoos out of South Florida.
Thanks to Preston for sharing his alien neck tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
I spotted his tattoo and we talked about it.After along wait, we finally get to see this, one of Preston's five tattoos, here on Tattoosday:
These are,of course, images from the original Atari Space Invaders, one of the forerunners that was the first video game to truly take the world by storm.
Preston told me that these symbols represent space invasion. The neon green color makes them stick out even more and, he added, they make a "great ice breaker".
As a result, he continued, "people invade my space" when they question him (as I was doing) about his tattoo.
Preston is a musician by trade, who goes by the moniker Press Reset. Check out his website here. And this link will take you to his new record <3 on iTunes, where you can listen to (and hopefully, buy) his music.
Preston credits the tattoo to an artist named Ziggy who tattoos out of South Florida.
Thanks to Preston for sharing his alien neck tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Young Jump Magazine muestra los primeros avances de Kaichu!
En el sitio oficial de este anime, Young Jump magazine ha colocado las primeras escenas de este anime de Yuki Hayashi, en un video stream de duración total de 4 minutos.
El estreno de este anime será el 30 de julio con la version completa publicada en la página oficial de este webanime
Kaichu! es un manga que empezó a ser publicado en 2006, y fue retomado por su autor el año pasado.
Es una comedia romántica cuyo tema de fondo es la arquería. Su protagonista es Tatsukawa Tatsuya, un joven genio prodigio con notable capacidad en el tiro de arco, que ha ganado varios campeonatos nacionales hasta que conoce a Saburo-chan, una estudiante nueva que busca aprender. Hay que tener en cuenta que esta historia es del genero gender bender XD.
Es uno de los primeros animes que han sido exclusivamente transmitidos via web, lo que significa un cambio y mayor apertura a animes independientes de la transmision de las televisoras.
El estreno de este anime será el 30 de julio con la version completa publicada en la página oficial de este webanime
Kaichu! es un manga que empezó a ser publicado en 2006, y fue retomado por su autor el año pasado.
Es una comedia romántica cuyo tema de fondo es la arquería. Su protagonista es Tatsukawa Tatsuya, un joven genio prodigio con notable capacidad en el tiro de arco, que ha ganado varios campeonatos nacionales hasta que conoce a Saburo-chan, una estudiante nueva que busca aprender. Hay que tener en cuenta que esta historia es del genero gender bender XD.
Es uno de los primeros animes que han sido exclusivamente transmitidos via web, lo que significa un cambio y mayor apertura a animes independientes de la transmision de las televisoras.
Butterfly Tattoos
Sexy and feminine butterfly tattoos for women and girls
Butterfly tattoos designs are always a favorite among girls and young women. 
This, of course, very feminine and Girly at the same time. She may be beautiful and symbolic is not too much design or sentimental. If done tastefully and artistically, it also has the ability to speak the charm and sexy women. The butterfly has always been a favorite topic of art and inspiration in the company, it is not surprising that these creatures have always ended up with a tattoo on the body.
Butterfly Tattoos common choice for women want to get a tattoo for the first time. First, do not have to be bold and bright. Very beautiful and amazing myself, because beautiful colors and interesting details. Moreover, the meaning and symbolism is always parallel to that experienced by a woman in his life. Such things as the transformation, rebirth of freedom and 
new life, have some common connotation of a butterfly tattoos. The process of life through the butterfly to emerge from the cocoon of ugly to go out as a very beautiful creature with colorful wings is one of the characteristics that women have always admired about them.
Butterfly tattoos designs are also very versatile and flexible, because it looks good, regardless of their body parts signed. There was a time when tribal tattoo butterflies have become very popular in the lower back of women, which in the end they came to be regarded as a "tramp stamp". At present, it is not limited to the area once, when she tried to decorate other parts of the body such as the ankle, shoulder, 
arm, ribs, back and hands.
Moths can be combined with other symbols to make them more attractive. In addition to tribal art, it can also be mixed with the Celtic style. It also can be mixed with other popular tattoo image, such as flowers, stars, grapes, fairies and angels. Of course, not only these characters alone, because there are many options to explore. A little creativity and imagination necessary to come up with a butterfly tattoos designs are perfect, that no one wants to be a tattoo on his body forever. By Margot Ann Fox
Neck Tattoos - Are They Sexy?
The art of Neck Tattoos, is it really considered to look sexy? The neck, or the nape of the neck is known to be a sensual part of the body, therefore tattoos placed in this location will certainly look sexy. Neck tattoos were originally reserved for men but now there are more and more women indulging in this form of body art, and they look sensational. MY opinion is that the quality of the artwork, type of design and the location would determine whether it looks sexy or not.Men often have tattoos done on the side or front of the neck, where as women tend to place them on the nape or back of the neck. Bold masculine designs such as a scull, tribal art, a cross, animals and snakes are forms of tattoos that men tend to prefer, but even a flower such as a rose on the side of the neck have the effects of being masculine when done by a good tattooist.
Depending on the individual, women tend to have beautiful delicate designs tattooed to the back or nape of the neck. The choice of tattoo design preferred for the neck area of a woman are small delicate images. Designs such as zodiac symbols, stars, flowers, butterflies, music related notes, a cross and other miniature symbols look cool and sexy when inked to the nape.
In general, back of neck tattoos are popular as it is an area that can easily be concealed when desired. Due to the fact that certain employees do not allow tattoos to be noticeable at the workplace, one can cover the neck tattoo by wearing collard shirts, turtle neck tops or hiding it under the hair. Back of neck tattoos are usually a starting point or a beginning of a cool back tattoo design.
Select the best design that is suitable to your theme or personality. For obvious reasons, it is not advisable to have the names of loved ones permanently etched to any part of your body. Consider a design or symbol that represents the idea or feeling you want to evoke, all that limits you is your imagination. Finding sexy neck tattoos is exciting and less stressful with the large database of designs on line that you can browse through at your convenience. Make the right choice, find the database with the best designs suitable for you and get inked!
Shannon Shares Her Wieners!
At the end of May, I met Sherry, who shared her love of her home state of Texas with this tattoo here.
In an ensuing email, she asked if she could send her friend Shannon my way to share her ink. "Of course," I replied, and was directed by Sherry to Borders, where Shannon worked. "Ask to see her wieners," she said and added, parenthetically, "(it's G rated, I promise!)."
The Borders in question is part of my normal stomping ground, so I kept my eyes peeled. No sign of Shannon and her wieners.
Then, at the beginning of the month, I finally found Shannon and met Geddy Lee and Sarah Lee, the two wieners tattooed on her upper right arm. They are of course, wiener dogs, more formally known as dachshunds:
The one on the left is Geddy Lee, named after the lead singer of Rush. Shannon's a big fan of the Canadian rock trio.
Sarah Lee, on the right, is a fictional dachshund, do-si-do'ing with Geddy, as they are dance partners.
The tattoo took two sessions, which shows her devotion to Geddy Lee who, Shannon acknowledges, is "that little jerk [that] sucked my soul". She loves him to no end.
These beloved dogs were inked by Adam Paterson at Jersey City Tattoo Company.
Thanks again to Shannon for sharing this incredible tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
In an ensuing email, she asked if she could send her friend Shannon my way to share her ink. "Of course," I replied, and was directed by Sherry to Borders, where Shannon worked. "Ask to see her wieners," she said and added, parenthetically, "(it's G rated, I promise!)."
The Borders in question is part of my normal stomping ground, so I kept my eyes peeled. No sign of Shannon and her wieners.
Then, at the beginning of the month, I finally found Shannon and met Geddy Lee and Sarah Lee, the two wieners tattooed on her upper right arm. They are of course, wiener dogs, more formally known as dachshunds:
The one on the left is Geddy Lee, named after the lead singer of Rush. Shannon's a big fan of the Canadian rock trio.
Sarah Lee, on the right, is a fictional dachshund, do-si-do'ing with Geddy, as they are dance partners.
The tattoo took two sessions, which shows her devotion to Geddy Lee who, Shannon acknowledges, is "that little jerk [that] sucked my soul". She loves him to no end.
These beloved dogs were inked by Adam Paterson at Jersey City Tattoo Company.
Thanks again to Shannon for sharing this incredible tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Autor de Hellsing publicará un nuevo manga!
El autor de Hellsing, Kouta Hirano, publicará un nuevo manga de tres partes titulado Bishōnen de Meitantei de Doesu, en la edición de verano de ASCII Media Works.Por ahora no hay muchos detalles pero la premisa es esta: la historia se centra en un atractivo oftalmologo que debe investigar un asesinato ocurrido en Tokio en la primera mitad del siglo XX.
Nada mal!
Reality Tattoo
O programa de Reality Show “Reality Tattoo” acompanha três tatuadores e seus trabalhos (tatuagens e piercings) realizados em um Studio de tatuagem em São Paulo. Além dos trabalhos, também apresenta um pouco da vida pessoal dos personagens, intrigas diárias e dia-a-dia dentro de um Studio de tatuagem.
Episódio 1 - Parte 1
Episódio 1 - Parte 2
Episódio 1 - Parte 1
Episódio 1 - Parte 2
Venus Flytrap Takes Manhattan Cape Fear
I met Tim earlier this month, along with a bunch of friends, and he had an amazing tattoo that I wanted him to share:
This piece, which is located on his upper right arm, took about twelve hours and features a large mutant Venus Flytrap attacking Cape Fear. Tim is from Wilmington, North Carolina, and this tattoo is a nod to his hometown, with a twist of disaster movie thrown into the mix. It's a brilliant idea for a tattoo, and very unusual.
I love the detail and color that the artist Josh Payne utilized in this amazing piece.
Josh works out of Artfuel Inc. in Wilmingtion.
Much thanks to Tim for sharing this awesome tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
This piece, which is located on his upper right arm, took about twelve hours and features a large mutant Venus Flytrap attacking Cape Fear. Tim is from Wilmington, North Carolina, and this tattoo is a nod to his hometown, with a twist of disaster movie thrown into the mix. It's a brilliant idea for a tattoo, and very unusual.
I love the detail and color that the artist Josh Payne utilized in this amazing piece.
Josh works out of Artfuel Inc. in Wilmingtion.
Much thanks to Tim for sharing this awesome tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Monday, July 19, 2010
Kagero Meikyu (Amnesia Labyrinth) será traducido al inglés por Seven Seas
Esta historia de horror y misterio de Nagaru Tamigawa y el artista Kohame Natsumi será traducida al inglés para los lectores internacionales, de acuerdo a la editorial Seven Seas, que adquirió la licencia de este manga.Este manga salió por primera vez en la edición de julio de 2008 de ASCII Media Works, y desde entonces la serie ha tenido un moderado éxito con ya dos volúmenes desde diciembre pasado.
La historia trata de un chico que fue transferido de una escuela de puros hombres a una escuela más cerca de su casa, después de las vacaciones de verano. Después de los pedidos contantes de una compañera de clase, el chico se ve obligado a investigar una serie de asesinatos en su nueva escuela.
Se parece en algo a Detective Conan y pareciera tener la misma atmósfera de Death Note, pero con un toque shoujo!
Redline también tendrá su manga
Redline empezó como un proyecto de animación de Takeshi Koike, responsable del corto de Animatrix 'World Record', el escritor Katsuhito Ishii y por supuesto MADHOUSE.
Recap of Matty No Times Fundraiser at Yes Gallery
My trip to the Yes Gallery in Williamsburg on Saturday for the launch party of the Matty No Times benefit was complicated by the weekend suspension of the G train.
Rather than a 1-transfer commute from South Brooklyn, the trip involved a lengthy trip on the R train which took me through Manhattan and into Queens, where a shuttle bus skirted me back to Brooklyn. Are you kidding me?
But I didn't want to miss this event, not only because it was for a good cause as the NY tattoo community rallied to help one of their own, but because it would give me the chance to see some amazing art and possibly meet some of the artists behind the work.
I shed my backpack and just brought my notebook, stuffed with fliers, although I didn't necessarily expect to do the Tattoosday thing at the event. But you never know, and it was a long (1 hour, 28 minutes, according to HopStop) trek. Who knows who I might meet along the way?
I arrived relatively early, just in time to catch Thomas Hooper exiting the gallery. I have long admired Mr. Hooper's work (even his web site is art) and was hoping to meet him.
I introduced myself and he was soft-spoken and polite. I would have loved to chat with him further, but he was headed elsewhere and seemed to be in a hurry to go.
Inside, the Yes gallery's air conditioning was a welcome relief, as I started looking at the hundred-plus works of art that had been donated by artists from all over to help Three Kings' artist Matty No Times recover from staggering bills that resulted from an emergency liver transplant last Fall.
I introduced myself to Matty (Mr. No Times sounds weirdly formal) and chatted briefly as he ran the table where people paid for the art, left donations, and entered the raffle. He is a very nice guy and seemed genuinely appreciative of the turnout.
The list of artists who contributed their work was staggering. Check it out:
One of the bonuses in going to the event, for me at least, was seeing the work donated by Peter Caruso, who is the artist who created my third tattoo.
And whereas, I had discussed with Matty and several other guests the etiquette of taking close-up photos of the art hanging on the walls, I did have Pete's permission to post his painting, which we were all excited to see sold early on.
I was pleasantly surprised to run into one former Tattoosday contributor, Elizabeth, along with her husband. We chatted awhile as they made their way around the gallery.
I also talked with Magie Serpica, who I ran into last year at a Needles & Sins event, and who made her own Tattoosday contribution here. An artist at Bound for Glory Tattoo on Staten Island, she had contributed a painting, as well:
As the crowd swelled, I began to become overstimulated. Do I look at the art on the walls? Or do I look at the amazing art on the bodies? Most folks would have assumed I would have gone hog-wild taking photos of peoples' tattoos, but remember, I tend to embrace the random encounter aspect of the Tattoosday mission, and just like one doesn't see a lot of photos from conventions and tattoo shops, I avoided interviewing people about their tattoos. It just didn't seem sporting to do so. I did however, take a couple of shots of Peter's tattoos, to be unveiled at a later date here on the site.
I didn't receive a call from Matty on Sunday, so I will assume I didn't win the raffle. No worries. I wasn't in a position to invest in any art, so I did my part to help raise funds for this worthy cause.
You can support Matty through Three Kings Tattoo, where he works, and you still have time to visit the Yes Gallery, at 147 India Street in Brooklyn, and check out the art through Friday, July 23.
Thanks to all the artists who participated and made for such a wonderful visual experience, and to all the extended friends of Tattoosday who made the event more enjoyable for me, especially Pete and his wife Maria, who let me tag along with them at the gallery and spared me the subway after the show with a much-quicker ride home!
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