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Arigato, Furukawa-san by *RonnieTheClownPrince:iconRonnieTheClownPrince:


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First of all, lemme confess something right here and now: I suck at drawing guns. Seriously, I just... they never quite look right when I draw them. Okay, with that outta the way...

This picture is to commemorate one of my favorite Japanese voice-actors: Toshio Furukawa! I know him best as the voice of Ataru Moroboshi from Urusei Yatsura!

Besides voicing Ataru, though, many also know him as the voice of Piccolo from Dragon Ball (I shouldn't have to mention this, but yes, all 3 parts. In the original, in Z, and in GT). He also voiced General Blue, but Piccolo is a longer running character (and he's a green Dhalsim dude), so I chose him for this picture to represent that series.

And, of course, there's that master thief, Arsène Lupin III. Okay, okay, most of the time Lupin was voiced by Yasuo Yamada, but Furukawa did voice him once, in The Fuma Conspiracy. Even though it was only once, it's definitely worth mentioning. I mean, come on! The voice of Ataru doing Lupin? It just fits too perfectly to not have to take notice of its awesomeness! :XD:

So, this is my tribute to Toshio Furukawa. All of it was done by me in Photoshop (I mention that since I've been asked before where I get my backgrounds... they're done by me. :P).

Also, I'd like to have some honorable mentions, even if I didn't draw them. Furukawa has also voiced William B. Baxter in Eureka SeveN, as well as Shin in Hokuto no Ken (aka Fist of the North Star), and Portgas D. Ace in One Piece.

Also another fun fact: When Back to the Future was brought to Japan, guess what? Well, the Japanese dub version is quite interesting indeed. Toshio Furukawa voiced over the character of George McFly!

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=Angel-Star727:iconAngel-Star727: Dec 30, 2007, 9:39:32 PM
Very cool!!! :D I love it!

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*RonnieTheClownPrince:iconRonnieTheClownPrince: Dec 30, 2007, 9:43:24 PM
Thanks! :)

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~GoldenSama:iconGoldenSama: Dec 30, 2007, 10:15:30 PM
AWESOME! That's completely cool! ^^ Piccolo, Lupin and Ataru -- what a combo!
And knowing that Ataru's VA voiced Shin... o.o Talk about weird.
Great job Spoony!

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*RonnieTheClownPrince:iconRonnieTheClownPrince: Dec 30, 2007, 10:22:40 PM
Ya, especially since Shin is just such an evil bastard. :XD: I can see why you'd think it's weird.

Anywho, thanks a bunch, GS! :aww:

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*FlashofMauve:iconFlashofMauve: Dec 31, 2007, 5:13:08 AM
Awesome, Spoony! :D
I like the tye-dye background....

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*RonnieTheClownPrince:iconRonnieTheClownPrince: Dec 31, 2007, 5:30:36 AM
Thanks! :D

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~Avenger41:iconAvenger41: Dec 31, 2007, 11:16:37 AM
Piccolo is waaaaaaaaaaaaay cooler than General Blue. That being said, great choice.

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~GoldenSama:iconGoldenSama: Dec 31, 2007, 1:11:36 PM
Shin's a psycho, no doubt.

You're welcome Spoony! ^^

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*RonnieTheClownPrince:iconRonnieTheClownPrince: Dec 31, 2007, 2:26:52 PM
Well, nothing against General Blue (he did have that cool power of paralyzing people with his eyes), but there's something somewhat majestic about Piccolo. I dunno, I like how Piccolo just seems like this serious, wise man or something. Plus, a lot of him reminds me of Dhalsim from the Street Fighter games. It might be that it's the Indian-like clothing or the fact that he has stretchy limbs, but ya! Plus, before Vegeta came along, Piccolo was the original anti-hero.

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