Today is Hisashi Shimada’s 70th birthday. Speaking of Shimada, he played the role of Kato Yasuken in the movie “Teito Monogatari,” and Kato’s powerful performance was so impactful that the character Washizaki, who closely resembles him, appeared in the author’s own work “Chikara Ou.” Furthermore, because Capcom copied that Washizaki character, the progression from Kato to Washizaki to Vega was born.
I couldn’t forgive it… that Capcom was mocking Mr. Monkey…
It’s quite similar.
Washizaki doesn’t use psychic powers, so that’s where he’s going back to Kato.
I didn’t know there was a buffer between Hisasaki Shimada and Vega…
It seems like it could be established without involving Mr. Saru.
>>5
Mr. Saru is still just putting out similar characters, but Vega is a complete rip-off, which is a bit disappointing…
Dandadan…
Huh, so that man will be implemented in Street Fighter eventually.
While their acting skills are definitely amazing, I’m suspicious that I might have liked them because Professor Aramata has a Lovecraftian face.
>>8
When deciding on a stage name, I have a Lovecraft-like face, so I have to choose between Lovecraft Shimada or Hisakazu Shimada…
I copied the distinctive chin.
I’m surprised that it’s more or less as I thought, and it’s quite credible given the timing.
“Street Fighter II” is a well-organized game by Capcom, 1991. Tetsuya Saruwatari, 1988.
I didn’t know it was being broadcast.
When it comes to credibility, the image in development has Vega as Washizaki (provisional) or something like that…
>>14
Is it really okay for something like this to be allowed?
But Street Fighter 2 became a huge hit and turned into a social phenomenon.
Hisashi Shimada did a Vega cosplay on a variety show.
It is said that Washizaki’s existence has long been overlooked…
The fighting games of the 90s had no rules, right?
>>16
The story goes that the current design was decided upon after a tough struggle, so it was chosen from something that was presented during that time.
It can be thought that this guy was a man-mob.
I can understand that Sagat was brought from “Karate Baka Ichidai,” but…
To be honest, I think bringing up something like Rikiou is quite questionable…
It seems safe because Professor Saru also extensively uses real people.
That’s why the “Reiwa” fighting game features the actual person.
>>22
It was so much fun to play that the song is good too, and it seems like fans are increasing, so it’s a Win-Win situation.
A sad past for Shadaloo…
When Jin appeared in MvC, I completely became prepared.
Third persona
Master of Psycho Power, Vega
Vega is really tough.
So, could it be that Teacher Monkey is actually quite an amazing person…?
>>29
Please don’t get angry.
Isn’t it obvious that they’re an amazing person, even if they’re often mocked online?
The name Vega is said to come from the Arabic word for “the falling vulture.”
>>31
Is that where it came from?!
>>31
Normally, I would be pulled towards Altair by the constellation Aquila, so I’m quite impressed by the educated origin.
>>68
It’s not because Altair has a face, so it’s just Vega, then…
The cult-like influence that Chikara-O gave at that time was quite amazing.
The fact that only the drawing was imitated is critical, but other than that, it’s relatively more like Kato.
>>34
Unlike Kato and Vega, Washizaki is not a psychic or anything.
The initial settings screen is too much like Torchic.
The fact that they are serializing with that level of artistic skill after turning sixty is exactly what the word “tough” is meant for Sensei Saru.
You stole the manga from Monkey-sensei, not from Majin Kato.
I wonder if the reason it didn’t become a problem like Akira’s plagiarism is that Rikiou was a minor character…
>>40
A life hack like a black scam where copying a copied character means no problems.
>>40
It was a generous era.
Now, while Rikiou has completely faded away, it became an OVA and was turned into a live-action movie overseas.
During its serialization, it had quite an impact as a manga similar to Fist of the North Star, didn’t it?
Riki-oh is so popular that it is being adapted into a live-action film in the action movie Mecca, Hong Kong.
Isn’t this just the original drawing, like, let’s just plagiarize it?
>>43
You didn’t speak up much, did you…
The person appearing in the Sakanaction music video.
“Rikio will also be featured at EVO.”
Seriously, why?
But what can be called plagiarism is precisely just the bust-up illustrations.
Polnareff (temporary) became an American soldier and since his name is completely different, it’s safe.
Vega is a hawk by name as well…
>>50
That’s the face of Stroheim and the name of J. Geil, isn’t it?
I fondly remember imitating Hisasaki Shimada from the Empire City War during my middle school days.
Bruce Lee was also in high demand in fighting games, wasn’t he?
>>52
There is Fei Long in Street Fighter too…
I thought it was Kato as it is.
There are even worse copies than K9999 from SNK, but they are overlooked.
The KOF’s visibility was outstanding and easily caught people’s attention.
>>54
But somehow, there hasn’t been any legal proceedings or anything like that.
Everyone has that kind of parody, so it was shared in a mutually beneficial relationship.
Only Jungler has gone as far as court.
>>84
The outfield was in an uproar because they got scolded, but most of the time it was just self-censorship that made them pull back…
I mean, it’s not really a work where Rikiou can sue others in that sense.
Many of the old fighting game characters really look like people you’ve seen somewhere…
>>57
I guess it’s not just fighting games, but creative works in general.
Vega is completely a product of Kato’s superpower elements, so it’s a mix of Kato and Washizaki.
Isn’t that more like a copy than an original piece!?
Hisashi Shimada is often seen in Sakanaction’s music videos.
>K9999
I wonder what they were thinking to actually call the voice actor themselves…
>>62
And besides, KUSANAGI is Kaneda, after all.
In fact, before the 90s, it was quite common for fighting games to be direct copies or parodies.
Fighting games were a world where everyone had that kind of vibe, like, “You all know the original source, right?”
>>65
Character setting doodles usually have the names of other copyrighted characters written on them…
Eagle Head appeared in Street Fighter II V.
It wasn’t Takashi Ishibashi.
During development, rumors like that usually have no source.
Isn’t it amazing?
>>70
I think fighting games have quite a few references in Game Station’s mooks and interviews.
And the live-action power king used at the end of evo.
>>71
The influence of Mr. Saru on fighting games is enormous.
In other words, it is believed that the Tough Dark Fight category should be held at EVO.
Wazaki doesn’t use superpowers, but
Dying from having all the skin on my body peeled off with psychic powers.
>>72
It’s definitely scary, isn’t it? The violent depictions by Teacher Saru.
His influence is amazing, especially that of Hisashi Shimada.
To the Muscle Buster in Ryuko 2
It seemed like Teacher Yude was getting angry.
>>75
Unlike design, ideas do not have copyright, so unfortunately it’s not feasible.
>>76
Isn’t it an actual technique to begin with? (Of course, I won’t jump and slam down like that.)
Is there a right to get angry after starting as Ultraman’s secret child and copying various things…?
Sure, here are the extracted characters from the image: – Shaki! – Gatsu! – Honyat… – What on earth happened in the middle of this pro wrestling training ground? – If the bears were digging a hole, they wouldn’t fall into a place where there’s nothing – So the cover that was fitted into the hole broke and fell… – Jin – It’s a complete trap… – Dobon! – I couldn’t hold on. The pulling rope and the string firmly pulled my body – Urarau!! – MIRACLE 3 – MIRACLE 3
>>79
The influence of Kazuhara Ikki’s works, especially Meat, on the 80s Jump is surprisingly huge.
There are other suspicious-looking faces in Street Fighter 2 as well…
The scenario where an otaku’s speculation is suddenly treated as fact.
>>83
It is explicitly stated in the Capcom staff interview in GameStar that Washizaki is the model.
The design proposals for internal use are completely chaotic, right?
>>85
It’s too outrageous to have “Dororo” written next to Haohmaru.
Including those that are not Dororo.
What I think about this is that since Riki-oh doesn’t have that much recognition, it’s probably just a coincidence.
The name Wazaki during development is mentioned in that time’s Game Escape magazine (the one that also includes staff interviews).
It seems there was a trend in fighting games where it was acceptable to rip off manga and anime.
>>90
It’s not limited to fighting games.
It’s full of things that are just rip-offs of the games themselves.
>>101
Donkey is that King Kong…
>>104
It’s quite small for a King Kong…
>>101
Mobile suits have appeared in various games.
>>109
The sidearm is amazing!
Even though it’s not related to Gundam, the term “mobile suit” comes up.
Because there are Zaku and Z’Gok too.
>>141
There’s also the Mega Bazooka Launcher…
>>101
Even in manga, there were characters like Oken all over the place…
>>127
The appearance of Akira Otoishi is because it’s the Oken from that time.
Is Akuma Zodd?
— How did other hit works appear to you, Mr. Saruwatari? I was envious of things like “Hokuto no Ken.” I wanted to draw something like that! When “Hokuto no Ken” was booming, I started a boxing manga called “Sol J” in Young Jump, but the deputy editor at the time said, “Don’t make this near-future. Let’s make it like ‘Hokuto no Ken’!” So, even though it was a boxing manga, we made it near-future. It became popular.
The sad past of Mr. Monkey, who was made to follow in the footsteps of Fist of the North Star…
>>92
It was no good.
There’s no way it would become popular, right?! …Uh huh… Yeah…
Kinnikuman totally copies from things like Tiger Mask, doesn’t it?
Even Cammy is from a really minor work by Ikegami-sensei, and back then, people who made games were also reading relatively obscure stuff, right?
Riki-Oh has had a cult following since then, so it’s not something to be dismissed that easily.
>>95
That’s a lie!
Is it in Washizaki, the constellation Aquila, and Altair and Vega? I see.
I mean, it’s surprising how the monkey teacher didn’t get angry back then.
>>102
The origin of Vega being based on Washizaki was only revealed in publications like GameSecret Mook.
Above all, Washizaki himself is a total copy of Kato…
>>102
To begin with, it can be considered that even Monkey-sensei brought it from somewhere else, so they are not in a position to speak about others.
>>102
First of all, Wazaki is Kato, and on top of that, designs that I’ve seen somewhere else frequently appear just as they are.
If you get angry, you might end up stirring up trouble.
>>102
I think there was a time in the past when similar things were brought from various fields.
Kato’s impact is so strong that the alluring beautiful boy character setting drawn by the original creator, Usamaru, has completely evaporated.
>>106
He was a seductive beautiful boy…?!
>>122
The original source is Amakusa Shirō from Yamada Futabirō’s “Makai Tensei”…
>>174
There are also characters that are really similar to copies in fighting games over there…!
>>181
In the beginning, he was super Julie, but suddenly turned into a beautiful young man in the next work.
Riki-oh has continued for 12 volumes and even has a deluxe edition published, after all.
Is the swastika and the hexagram the symbol of power?
>>110
That thing that’s often joked about is precisely the part where Washizaki appears.
It was Nachi, the brother of the powerful king with a hooked cross-shaped birthmark on his hand, who killed Washizaki.
A scene where Nachi receives the punch from the power king launched with a hand that has a hexagram using a hand with a hooked cross.
Compared to the various things that could get me in trouble with portrait rights, this one is still quite cute.
>>112
Bison is definitely going to taste bad, right?
>>115
So overseas,
Bison → Balrog
Balrog → Vega
Vega → Bison
It’s become annoying!!
>>105
It’s not like it’s a leotard suit or anything, Misty (since she’s a glasses girl).
It seems that there may be another original source regarding the leotard.
Balrog has quite a unique design, but I wonder if there’s an original source for that.
>>118
The mask is that, the nameless shura.
>>118
I’ve heard that the appearance without a mask is similar to Zarbon from Dragon Ball, but that’s probably just hearsay.
To be frank, it’s basically a trace of Rikiou, but it’s a technical copy that points out the fact that Washizaki itself is a parody character.
Even though they’re always copying others themselves, they’re particularly sensitive about other people’s copying, just like a boiled egg.
Akege was really a parody of a parody until around the year 2000.
There is a shooting game where the final boss is Sato-chan and Kero-chan just as they are.
The most common motif in fighting games seems to be Bruce Lee.
I remember there were many characters inspired by Kato in the manga from that time.
That’s right! So, it’s because there is no physical upper limit to high temperatures, but there is no such thing as a low temperature that exceeds absolute zero!!
>>126
There are still active fighting game characters inspired by Bastard, aren’t there?
There were boxers even crazier than Vega.
Bruce Lee was at a level where he could probably build a fortune just by seriously suing.
>>132
I wonder if there are such reasons for Feiron not appearing anymore.
>>137
I simply think that the motif character of Bruce Lee has become cliched.
I feel like there are manga that are generally well-received and manga that deeply resonate with creators and have a significant impact, which seem to be different.
>>133
It’s what you call a musicians’ musician.
As for manga artists, there’s Daijiro Morohoshi, for example.
>>133
This was the old JoJo.
Yuuichi Toyama from Musha Alesta also wrote in a hidden message that he likes JoJo and thinks Esidisi was surprisingly weak.
But you want to do it, right?
A game where Bruce Lee and Jackie fight.
>>135
Mocon has started to actively feature the real character from the movie as a guest.
Hokuto no Ken has been blatantly copying since after Raoh was defeated!
>>138
It’s already tough in terms of material.
In the end, Hokuto starts to take inspiration even from stories in the Bible.
It’s a world where we compete by copying each other, given the times.
There are so many mangas featuring the person that the impact is lessened, but someone like Antonio Inoki is almost free material too…
Barlog’s claws are definitely Warsman’s, right?
Coo coo coo
Even Sensei Saru is not in a position to be angry with all his might.
>>143
He is not the kind of person who would get angry in the first place.
>>153
Isn’t it about time we got angry at the disciple who not only brought out Kiryuu but also made it the cover?
>>158
Can I take it out? Since you said it’s okay… it’s like I already have permission!!
>>143
Akio Wada
Setouchi Jakuchu
Schwarzenegger, Stallone, and Bruce Lee had become shared material.
Also, aliens.
Kato is sharper and younger compared to Washizaki Vega.
Up to around the 3rd, there are quite a few parody characters, right?
Some of them go a little beyond the realm of parody.
>>147
Is it true that Yunyan is a parody of Duo and Troa from Gundam Wing?
>>165
It has been said since then, but they are good at dodging it.
After that, more blatant ones were added.
Majin Kato → Kato Taka → Washizaki… Is that so!?
It might be difficult to respond even if someone says that the character that was stolen is popular!
In terms of erotic manga, it’s “I no ↑”.
Among the pin-ups of Dhalsim from that time, there are some that directly copied the ascetics from the Zen teachings of Mingei Shobō.
Capcom’s design department at that time.
You are crap.
There are so many characters inspired by Bruce Lee that I can’t count them all.
>>161
Even if they don’t look alike at all
Hoo! Hyao! Whatcha! while shouting, I do a front punch, elbow strike, and back fist.
In the beginning, Akuma was just a motif, but he gradually became stronger like a creature and essentially turned into Zodd.
>>163
A rare case where, rather than drifting away from the original source over time, it draws closer to it.
I felt a sense of the times when Lei’s face in Tekken changed from JC to not JC in 7.
The way Papillon from “Mogura no Uta” makes a blatant Presley-like expression is hilarious.
Vega is probably the most well-known.
You’re all free now!
You don’t call the monkey teacher in the thread a copycat, huh?
The theory that it’s safe to copy a character that has already been copied.
In fact, I’ve come this far without having the opportunity to see the story of the Imperial Capital, which has had such an influence.
Can I still enjoy it even now, despite being like this?
>>173
Yes! You can really enjoy it!
It was a generous era…
>>175
As a user, it was fun to be able to use characters from that manga and live-action.
A monster with green skin… This is the Hulk, right?
>>177
Hahaha, do you not even know Edogawa Rampo?
Wajizaki seems to be inspired by Kato, but it’s so sleazy that it doesn’t really resemble him much…
There’s an atmosphere where parody characters are accepted as strong characters, but it’s normal to get angry if they’re ridiculed.
It’s amazing that Capcom made a JoJo fighting game even though Rose is basically Lisa Lisa.
>>186
(Risalisa does not appear)
>>186
At that time, there are rumors that Capcom went completely crazy and took a meticulously crafted demo using characters without any permission, and presented it as is to seek approval.
The Federation vs. Zeon is exactly that pattern.
Aramata even went out of his way to rewrite the description of Kato’s face in the novel.
Is there a source for characters like Elena?
It’s not Jackie, it’s Tetsuya Takeda.
Is it really just as straightforward as Kato and Washizaki?
It may be based on the original, but it seems to have become something completely different.
Clarkspark and Heavenly Potemkin Buster too!
DOA’s Jann Lee doesn’t look similar, but
The inner self feels like a rather stereotypical image of Bruce Lee that has been maintained for a long time.
I can’t help but think that Marshal Law from Tekken has become such a poor middle-aged character that it’s disrespectful to the original character.
The shape of the face is different, you know.
From Washizaki, Vega is just like that.
In the past, the planning was quite flexible.
I didn’t have permission because the Renge was too light.
M… Mike Tyson…
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