“Like most artists I am inspired by work I admire. There are certain similarities between some of my work and the work of others. This was simply meant as an homage to artists I respect, and I definitely want to apologize to any Manga fans or fellow Manga artists who feel I went too far. My inspirations reflect the fact that certain fundamental imagery is common to all Manga. This is the nature of the medium. I am a big fan of Bleach, as well as other Manga titles. And I am certainly sorry if anyone was offended or upset by what they perceive to be the similarity between my work and the work of artists that I admire and who inspire me.”
What I think is the most interesting part of all this is why of all manga would he copy Bleach. I know there are fans of the manga but the story is just non existent. I've read through many manga and I couldn't bring myself to get to the half way point of Bleach. This really isn't something new to the comic world or manga world though. One example was a panel to panel example of Dragon Ball and Narauto. I was suprised at first that Radical ( the publisher of the comic) suspended the printing until further review but the more I think about it. It was a good decision to listen to the fans and show they don't allow this amateurish behavior in their comics.Take a look at one of the panel comparison I think you'll see what everyone is talking about.
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