Thread: Miyuki -- Mutsumi

I found this in my old bookmarks, and it made me wonder why I had it there. I have never had anything to do with "You're under Arrest".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyuki_Kobayakawa

Could be that I found the page when first looking for info on Miyuki Takara of "Lucky Star".

But bookmarks? Looking at the pic, probably I just wanted to ask you guys if anyone of you saw any similarities between Miyuki Kobayakawa and Mutsumi Otohime. I do.

Appearance-wise there are certainly very noticeable similarities. No denying that. However her personality seems to be totally different, a total coincidence I'm sure.

Appearance is quite similar, to the point of it being frightening

Coincidence, i think not maybe you bookmarked them when drunk or maybe i hacked you and did it for you?

Anyway, there is an old saying my martial arts teacher told me, everything in life comes forth of imitation

I gave this another thought and must state the similarity is not a coincidence. When I realized it, it surprised even myself.

Kōsuke Fujishima designed Miyuki Kobayakawa by 1987 for "You're under Arrest!".

According to the Wikipedia article on Miyuki, she was the inspiration behind Fujishima's later, more famous character Belldandy (Verdandi) of "Oh My Goddess!", which started running in 1988.

The next step is half guessing. When I started reading "A.I. Love You", the 1994 creation of Ken Akamatsu, I immediately thought of it as an "Oh My Goddess!" ripoff. (Coming from me, that is not necessarily negative criticism; I admire good refreshed versions of classics.) The Wikipedia article on AILY, too, points out the huge similarity between the two series' basic concepts. My deduction is: Belldandy is the inspiration behind Sāti Nanbā (Nr. 30). Or one of the main inspirations, at the very least. Personality-wise even more than judging by the looks.

And lastly, Sāti is the inspiration behind Naru Narusegawa and Mutsumi Otohime of "Love Hina", launched 1998. Quoting Mr. Akamatsu himself (AILY I, p. 208), "Still, sometimes when I'm drawing Saati, I'm reminded of Naru from Love Hina (laughs). The length and style of their hair is almost exactly the same. Oh, and try covering up Saati's eyebrows--you'll see... (laughs)." I claim to know where those eyebrows, so appreciated by Mr. Akamatsu, went. Alongside with a couple of personality traits and other features. Basically, Sāti looks just like Keitaro Urashima's dream girl, the amalgamation of Naru and Mutsumi.

If you prefer Selo's point of view, I am not saying that is entirely wrong. More like, I just wrote a short case study on how using manga character archetypes works in practice.

Uhm yeah honestly true AI Love You is a Oh! My Goddess imitation.
But just because it's a ripoff, doesn't mean it can't be good.
Anyway, many manga or anime serie looks alot like an older serie.
Cross Game - Touch (same Mangaka though)
Ai Kora - Love Hina
Every Harembased serie - Every Other Harembased serie