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OnyxSabre β Deltora Quest Poster
Published: 2011-07-08 04:40:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 4849; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 151
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Compared to other animes I've seen, I really didn't like this show as much as I would if I saw it much earlier. But if I ever saw it by itself, I would've appreciated it even more.I suppose the only thing that put me off in the anime show is that our heroes never really kill any of the guardians (or what I identify as "bosses.") of the gems. Or the fact that for a show with swords plus whatnot has no blood or any serious injury for that matter? I suppose it's because it was meant for a kid's show, (?) but were the books and games always like that?
I wanted to produce at least one piece of fan art for it's worth. So I decided, if I were to only draw one, why not make it a nice poster/wallpaper altogether? It sounded like a nice idea, but it was very difficult to do in under two days.
I am very interested in the books, but I don't think I'll be reading them any time soon.
I apologize for the way the logo is put. Up until now, I still can't decide if it's a nice idea...
Hope everyone likes this as much as I enjoyed drawing it.
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10/10 the swords and clothing bleeding is a nice touch, that doubled with the lack of eye on Barda, Β Jasmine's dagger position and lief's... overallΒ demeanor are all great choices.
(p.s. i know this is old but just saying)
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Man, this is too good of art to be copied and sold by someone other than u...
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This person is selling your art on eBay: [link]
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WHA--
Dude, thanks for telling me.
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You're welcome. That asshole was doing the same thing to me in the past. I was able to remove it by reporting it to eBay. Let me know if you need help doing that.
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Extra reports will definitely help!
Also, are you saying this person has done this before? In this case, I'll write up a seperate PSA against this guy. Thanks so much!
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Well, only the original artist can report it, and that is you. I think you will have to sign in to eBay for that.
Yep. He was selling my art on eBay a few years ago. Well, he picked the wrong artist to steal from. I still check his page out every once in a while and try to find the original artists to tell them. I want him banned.
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I see--thank you very much again! Allow me to help him get closer to being banned!
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if the rating was something like TV-14 instead of like TV-Y7,it probably would've been a lot better then it was.btw,nice picture!
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Truly! And thank you very much.
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Yeah, it was annoying how they didnt put the gore and things they had in the books into the anime. 
But if you dont like watching people getting stabbed and seeing blood, etc etc etc, DONT WATCH THE SHOW! Its not rocket science....
Daygers on those kids! 
But anyways enough complaining-this poster is awesome! 
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I fully understand! I mean, was this a kid-friendly concept to begin with? Why would you try to make it appeal to the younger ages if it was never really meant for them?
Thank you very much! And, err, what do you mean by accurate?
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That, my friend, is exactly my point 
And by accurate? The blood-stained swords, of course!
I mean, there is stabbing in the anime, but it always changes to a different scene as it happens...if that makes sense. So u cant actually see the person getting stabbed.
And notice how they seem to have a lot of sword-fights, but they NEVER draw or lose any blood? At all? The swords remain clean for the whole series. which, in normal circumstances, is pretty much impossible.
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Ah, I see! Glad to know I made an accurate assumption seeing as, well, swords are involved.
On another note, I can probably guess that they made it appeal to kids in order the expand the popularity? It's like Yu-Gi-Oh, the manga is dark and bloody at most points, but the show mainly involves albeit far-fetched life-threatening instances...all because of a card game...I suppose if you make a concept like this so popular, I think that's what they were doing with Deltora Quest? Since the kids saw they show, they might be very interested in the true story in the books thus expanding the fanbase?
Well, it seemed like good advertisement if I put it that way, but then I wouldn't know how they failed this feat?
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Hmm....I guess if you put it that way, it does make sense...
Still, if they made the non-gory anime for kids to get interested in the books, why do the books have all that gore in them?
Daygers I wish the anime had more gore in it....at least some blood or something...it would look a lot more epic
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Indeed, I suppose that was it's downfall? It's much like the Harry Potter books, but instead of leaving out the gory parts, they create major plot holes and replace them with awkward scenes thus begging you to read the books if this is for real or what the real story is. (I apologize for the parallelism rant.)
Seriously, when Leif had his last battle with Dain, I was expecting blood. Dain had a creepy upgrade, and how was he defeated? By putting...the belt..around his waist. Did that really happen in the books?
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I've never acutally seen the Harry Potter movies, but Ive read the books. Ive heard that in the movies (sorry if this isnt true!) they leave out the invisibility cloak, so that would definitely cause some awkward scenes!
But yeah, in the books, Lief does defeat Dain with the belt....
I guess it was because that every time Dain was stabbed, the wounds turned into armor.
So to keep using the sword wouldve been useless, and whats worse, ols cant bleed.
But still.....a bit of blood, from Lief or something, WOULD have been nice.
Once again, DAYGERS you kids.
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Well, the movies aren't that far-fetched from the books, but they do hold major plot holes. But, yes, the invisibility cloak is indeed in all the movies.
Really? I see, but, agian, yes, with that powerful body of his, how can he not draw blood from Leif? At all? I can understand that Dain was truely having fun taunting him but that doesn't mean he can't attack at the proper moments.
Then again, I think the worst part about the whole anime is, that I really didn't like it as much. The lines the characters said were cheesy. the scenarios were blatantly easy because they happened before yet the characters can't take a hint? It's like watching a failing comedy routine, and the action doesn't help since it's too subtle and again, no blood.
I suppose that it's because of the english dub? Most animes localized have the same problem, but they have no excuse on Deltora Quest. This wasn't meant for kids, yet you tried so hard to appeal to everyone that you didn't gain anyone. And what's worse maybe a few people might treat the book the same when they've clearly never read it. What on earth.
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They have the invisibility cloak? 
Should I watch the movies? Just to see those majot plot holes? Or would it ruin the story...
And yes, its unbelievable that Dain, with his claws and things, on a slippery staricase, cant manage to draw a single drop of Liefs blood! Even though Dain did attack Lief a couple of times, but he seemed to hold back a little... 
Well, I do have a liking to the anime, but I do agree with you that they definetly could of improved lots of things. A lot of magical things seem to happen right at the last moment, and worst of all theres no blood to make it all believable. Plus, the books were shorter but concentrated on the more important detials, whether as the show can get a little side tracked thus making less room for the important detials. This happened mainly in this one episode, called the Valley of the Lost. Im not sure if uve seen it, but heres the link: [link]
It REALLY made me mad. In this one they had to solve numerous puzzles to find out the Guardians real name, which turned out to be king Endon. The books told it really well, as it told you how they were worked out and there were a few twists as well.
But in the anime.....
Lief Barda and Jasmine dont actually SOLVE the puzzles. They just look at them for a few seconds and ta daa! They magically have the answer. Even before they finished getting all the letters, it was obvious it was Endon. I think its just because I read the books, but this particular episode frustrated me SO bad.
And with your last point, exactly. The book wasnt made for kids in the first place.
And that IS an awful way to treat a book! the Deltora Quest books, which had three series, are a LOT different from the anime...
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Yes, very much so, 
So movies are hard. Animes...you have no excuse. They don't have deadlines like a movie production does, they're basically stress-free in a way, and an anime is much, much more cheaper to produce as well!
I can totally agree with you. The one episode that also struck me bad was when they were crossing a bridge. Jasmine went, but when it came to Barda, at first he couldn't figure out the puzzle. But then miraculously, just but seeing a reflection, he knows how to solve it? What? If that's so, Barda would've provided better causes throughout the whole story if he's the intelligent! By god, if he was this sleuthing in the first place, they could have avoided many event altogether. It makes no sense. I also hate that it can portray him getting lucky, but that's all they ever do! Ride on luck's back.
They don't think, and I'm ashamed to give Leif the title of Idiot Hero once it comes to the anime. I'm not saying I don't like him or he really is an idiot, but he doesn't look fit for this kind of job. At all, so whyyyyyyy?
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Alright Ill reckon Ill give the movies a chance. My friends have all watched em and they seem awesome! Thnx for the recommendation!
Yeah, animes are a lot cheaper to make, and are a lot stress free! So why did they make so many parts rushed?
Lol, I get what you mean about that episode. Tut tut 
And as much as I love Lief, even with his strong sense of righteousness, he doesnt really seem fit to be THAT much of a hero.
(Lol, we were born to review movies and anime shows! :3)
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Nice work, mate!
In answer to your question, the books have a lot of blood and gore in them. Also a lot more people get killed and die. They didn't put any of that in the anime of course, because it's meant for kids, but it's there in the books. They're a lot better than the show, but then most things are better than their adaptions.
Again, this picture is really awesome!
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Thank you very much.
I see, as I thought. Now I'm very interested in the books. And, yes, it's very true that adaptations range a tad away from the original, so no complaints there.
I'm very happy you like it.
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You're welcome!
Yeah, if you enjoy reading anything fantasy I'd really recommend Deltora Quest to you. There's also another two DQ series that they didn't make an anime of. In my opinion I liked them better than the first.
And you're really welcome again!
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Yeah me too! I like the second two series better than the first one. The first was good too, it just got a lot better after C:
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Not to mention it has DRAGONS. Everything's better with dragons.
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Haha, yeah! C:
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