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Last post by gatchamarie 12 Oct 2013 06:43
Just curious...I'm looking through episode reviews and screenshots that I have and wondering... is there a screenshot from the series that is a quintessential Ken to you? What is the hottest Ken screenshot that you can think of? (I know it will be later in the series...)
For some reason, Joe is so much easier...
Here's the best Joe screenie IMHO:
Even though I have them pretty much memorized, I go back and use screenies for reference all the time.
Even though I have them pretty much memorized, I go back and use screenies for reference all the time.
Transmute Jun
Queen of the Bird Missiles
posted 6 Oct 2013 16:18
This is one I always think of, for Ken.
Oh, that is a nice one! Any straight on face shots, like the one for Joe?
Becky Rock
Gatchamaniac
posted 6 Oct 2013 17:33
I agree with the one for Joe, but my reason is it doesn't really show his cleft chin. I honestly don't like it.
I'd have to go look at the Ken ones.
My favorite of Princess is actually one of the comic covers from her series. I have to go see which one it was. I know it was done by the artist who did Witchblade.
I think my favorite Ken shot is the one where he's looking over his shoulder with a smile on his face and just a hint of mischief in his eyes. Interesting that I can't think of a straight on headshot that is a favorite for him.
By the way, that reminds me ... I'm throwing out a new theory that Joe is at least part Croatian. While at my grandma's funeral, I noticed that some of her people have eyes like his, ones that slant up at the corners. It doesn't look so unnatural on real people!
clouddancer
Gatchamaniac
posted 6 Oct 2013 18:31
those are great screen shots. Since I don't do any drawing or looking for screen shots I can't really help you. I don't really have one image of Ken, or Joe, that stands out in my mind.
Originally posted by Springie Here's the best Joe screenie IMHO:I agree -I think that's one of the best of Joe. I especially like the two pieces of hair falling onto his forehead. I have a lot of closeups of Joe that I like -nearly all from later episodes in the first series (I think the artists were drawing him the best then) though I think a few are from Gatch II. I'm seeing a pattern -a lot of them are angsty/angry, but I think that's when there tended to be particularly detailed closeups of his face.
Transmute Jun
Queen of the Bird Missiles
posted 6 Oct 2013 18:54
Not quite head on, but this is another one of Ken I really like.
And this one isn't a screenshot, but I believe it is official Tatsunoko art..
And this one isn't a screenshot, but I believe it is official Tatsunoko art..
LB, I am ROFL! I see who *you* focus on!! Those are all great Joe shots!
Julie- I think I know the one you're talking about...I have to look for it...
CD, that's ok...even if you don't have any screenshots to show, if you think of one, maybe you can direct me to it by telling me the episode...
TJ- those are great- you're right...almost straight ahead. I'm beginning to think that maybe there isn't just one screenshot of Ken that is considered "quintessential Ken"...I'm still on a mission to find one, though...
Originally posted by Becky Rock I agree with the one for Joe, but my reason is it doesn't really show his cleft chin. I honestly don't like it. I'd have to go look at the Ken ones. My favorite of Princess is actually one of the comic covers from her series. I have to go see which one it was. I know it was done by the artist who did Witchblade.I agree with you, sans cleft is better. Now you have me thinking...what about the perfect Jun/Princess screenshot? I think I may have an idea...I know I like it better when they make her hair longer...
Oooo...here's a contender...what do you think?
This one is nice, but it's early on in the series...he looks so different!
This one is nice, but it's early on in the series...he looks so different!
This is nice, too...
Here's a nice Jun shot...but it's a bit dark...
Transmute Jun
Queen of the Bird Missiles
posted 6 Oct 2013 19:18
In all of those his face seems too round... chipmunk cheeks! 
Ok, I'm just having fun looking for cute Kens now...LOL!
Nice closeup...
Nice closeup...
Chipmunk cheeks, you think?
I was kind of leaning toward this one...
Here are some more Juns...I think I like the first one best...
Cute side view...but I think her arm is broken! LOL!
Cute side view...but I think her arm is broken! LOL!
Now I am envisioning Ken with the strategists - Never let them see you straight-on, kid. Always put your face to the side. Otherwise, they'll see those cute little chipmunk cheeks of yours and never take you seriously, son.
Originally posted by lborgia88 I have a lot of closeups of Joe that I like -nearly all from later episodes in the first series (I think the artists were drawing him the best then) though I think a few are from Gatch II. I'm seeing a pattern -a lot of them are angsty/angry, but I think that's when there tended to be particularly detailed closeups of his face.I agree LB--I like the depictions at the end of the first series the best, for the most part. I really like the first pic, and the next to last one that you posted. There's also a shot of Joe from the episode where he and Ken have that fight in the alleyway--there's a close up of Joe (scrapes and all--poor baby! LOL.) that I've always thought was well done.
TJ: I love that pic you posted of Ken/Joe "blended" together. I've not seen it before. Beautiful! 
jublke: I think I know the Ken picture you're talking about too, but not sure what episode it's from....
Becky Rock
Gatchamaniac
posted 7 Oct 2013 05:37
Originally posted by jublke By the way, that reminds me ... I'm throwing out a new theory that Joe is at least part Croatian. While at my grandma's funeral, I noticed that some of her people have eyes like his, ones that slant up at the corners. It doesn't look so unnatural on real people!That's an interesting observation. I think a lot of Europeans are actually many mixed nationalities.
Becky Rock
Gatchamaniac
posted 7 Oct 2013 05:40
Ken looks really young in some of those screenshots. I also like Jun with longer hair.
Daniella T
GatchaFreak
posted 7 Oct 2013 11:08
OK, three observations:
1) I love the theory of Joe being part Croatian. I've lived and worked in and on the Balkans, including Croatia, for a long time, so it's nice to think that Joe's ancestors come from there.
2) I love it that my avatar is among the favourites!
3) HOW DO YOU MAKE SCREENSHOTS? I've had this question for years, and finally I am voicing it!!!!!
Transmute Jun
Queen of the Bird Missiles
posted 7 Oct 2013 12:36
Originally posted by Daniella T 3) HOW DO YOU MAKE SCREENSHOTS? I've had this question for years, and finally I am voicing it!!!!!You need to have a software program that does it for you. Unfortunately mine is out of date and doesn't run any longer. I'm on the lookout for a new one that is free, so if anyone has recommendations, please make them!
Becky Rock
Gatchamaniac
posted 7 Oct 2013 12:48
I wanted to know, too, DT, but never asked.
gatchamarie
Gatchamaniac
posted 7 Oct 2013 13:08
Oooooh! So many yummy screenshots of my two favourite characters all at once! I like Ken better (to tell the truth, all of the characters!) as drawn in the later stages/series but, alas, I don't have any good screenshots to share!
Wait ... the picture under my signature has a Ken facing front! 
... but, it's too small to see!
... but, it's too small to see!
Originally posted by Daniella T 3) HOW DO YOU MAKE SCREENSHOTS? I've had this question for years, and finally I am voicing it!!!!!
Originally posted by Transmute Jun You need to have a software program that does it for you. Unfortunately mine is out of date and doesn't run any longer. I'm on the lookout for a new one that is free, so if anyone has recommendations, please make them!Nero Showtime will make screenshots. Not sure if it's included in current trial versions of Nero though...
clouddancer
Gatchamaniac
posted 7 Oct 2013 15:03
Originally posted by Transmute Jun I'm on the lookout for a new one that is free, so if anyone has recommendations, please make them!TJ can you not use the "grab" software that come with Mac computers? I thought you would be able to freeze the video and then grab the selection or window? Or does it not work for video? Can you tell I have never tried?
Looks like I need to re-open my thumbnail gallery.... I've got hordes and oodles and gobs of grabs!
Transmute Jun
Queen of the Bird Missiles
posted 7 Oct 2013 15:27
Originally posted by clouddancerGrab works on everything *except* the DVD player. So you can use it on Youtube or websites, but not DVDs.Originally posted by Transmute Jun I'm on the lookout for a new one that is free, so if anyone has recommendations, please make them!TJ can you not use the "grab" software that come with Mac computers? I thought you would be able to freeze the video and then grab the selection or window? Or does it not work for video?
Becky Rock
Gatchamaniac
posted 7 Oct 2013 17:25
Originally posted by Reboekah Looks like I need to re-open my thumbnail gallery.... I've got hordes and oodles and gobs of grabs!Yes, please do!
UnpublishedWriter
Gatchamaniac
posted 7 Oct 2013 19:15
Originally posted by Becky RockHis name is Giorgio Asakura. Who knows who might be in the family tree on either side? (OTOH, FemKatse has the same look. I wonder if the show's creators had decided on Joe's Galactor origins from the beginning?)Originally posted by jublke By the way, that reminds me ... I'm throwing out a new theory that Joe is at least part Croatian. While at my grandma's funeral, I noticed that some of her people have eyes like his, ones that slant up at the corners. It doesn't look so unnatural on real people!That's an interesting observation. I think a lot of Europeans are actually many mixed nationalities.
I'm using a Windows Snipping Tool...it's free and it works great!
Windows Snipping Tool
Mad Katharine
Exalted Member
posted 7 Oct 2013 22:16
Ohaiyo! Can I add one of both Ken and Joe? From episode 93:
And this one from episode 84. Love that look on Ken. "It is our moral imperative to kick that guy's ass"
And this one from episode 84. Love that look on Ken. "It is our moral imperative to kick that guy's ass"
ElectricWhite
Gatchamaniac
posted 8 Oct 2013 08:49
Originally posted by Transmute JunI don't know what to say. I thought that one of Gatchamania's bastions of knowledge would instinctively know how to do it without a program's assistance....I'm crushed. CRUSHED, I say!Originally posted by Daniella T 3) HOW DO YOU MAKE SCREENSHOTS? I've had this question for years, and finally I am voicing it!!!!!You need to have a software program that does it for you. Unfortunately mine is out of date and doesn't run any longer. I'm on the lookout for a new one that is free, so if anyone has recommendations, please make them!
Becky Rock
Gatchamaniac
posted 8 Oct 2013 09:32
Originally posted by UnpublishedWriterThe name Asakura implies to me an Asian ancestry, which can be a source of the slanted eyes. I'm not sure how many generations have to pass for the slant to no longer be dominate. I hadn't noticed Katse's eyes, since we don't see them very often, other than your avatar. You have a point.Originally posted by Becky RockHis name is Giorgio Asakura. Who knows who might be in the family tree on either side? (OTOH, FemKatse has the same look. I wonder if the show's creators had decided on Joe's Galactor origins from the beginning?)Originally posted by jublke By the way, that reminds me ... I'm throwing out a new theory that Joe is at least part Croatian. While at my grandma's funeral, I noticed that some of her people have eyes like his, ones that slant up at the corners. It doesn't look so unnatural on real people!That's an interesting observation. I think a lot of Europeans are actually many mixed nationalities.
Becky Rock
Gatchamaniac
posted 8 Oct 2013 09:33
Those are good ones, Katharine. They're both on the same page with whatever the subject is.
Originally posted by Springie I'm using a Windows Snipping Tool...it's free and it works great!I use Snipping Tool too for all my screencaps. It came as part of my computer's operating system (Windows 7). Nice thing, it can make a cap of anything and you can resize it so that you only "cap" the part of the screen that you want.
Originally posted by UnpublishedWriter (OTOH, FemKatse has the same look. I wonder if the show's creators had decided on Joe's Galactor origins from the beginning?)I agree they have the same eyes. I think that's part of where I got the idea, in a fic, to make Mala be Jason's mother.
Originally posted by Mad Katharine And this one from episode 84. Love that look on Ken. "It is our moral imperative to kick that guy's ass"That is a great bit, their look of total unspoken concurrence. It inspired me once to make a gif of it.
Originally posted by Mad Katharine Ohaiyo! Can I add one of both Ken and Joe? From episode 93:Katherine, those are great expressions! I like the profile views, too! LB, that gif is great, too...but I can see yaoi lovers reading it differently than I am! Lol!
Becky Rock
Gatchamaniac
posted 8 Oct 2013 14:18
LB, it makes me wonder if they intended that likeness in their eyes and I loved your fic where Mala was Jason's mother.
Springie, your gif is right on the mark.
Becky, that gif was done by LB, but I agree...it fits so well!
Daniella T
GatchaFreak
posted 8 Oct 2013 18:56
Thank you everyone! I will try to give it a try!
Originally posted by Springie [quote][i] Katherine, those are great expressions! I like the profile views, too!It's interesting how a profile can speak volumes more than a face-forward view. This one is from episode 52, when Ken's old friend Sabu tells him about running into (possibly) Ken's father.
Years ago I found a copy of the fan-produced "Gatchaman Beginners Guide", which had a spin on that same shot done by an unknown artist. (Unknown to me, anyway...)
I have that one cataloged in my mental muse-feed portfolio.
That is really neat! I love that shot of Ken- sooooo angsty!!! He needs a hug!
Becky Rock
Gatchamaniac
posted 9 Oct 2013 09:25
The second shot's features are a little different in addition to the hair being longer or maybe wet, but its a wonderful shot.
gatchamarie
Gatchamaniac
posted 12 Oct 2013 06:43
Originally posted by jublke Angst? Did someone say angst?We seem we're on the same track, Julie! That's such a lovely pic of an angsty Ken! *swoon* Thanks to all for sharing such lovely screenshots and gifs!
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