Cheese and crackers, dude! That image on the site is much bigger and easier to see. Now that I have seen what the deal really is with that picture, I'm just a little bit surprised. There's already enough nudity in real Japanese manga and anime. Do the Americans have to do it too? I mean don't get me wrong, it's good artwork, but I think there is a serious surplus of full or partial or implied nudity in manga and anime, even things meant for young teens. I mean, okay, kids are probably going to see the stuff anyway, but still. It is just plain weird. Do they have less of a sense of modesty in Japan or something? And is that rubbing off on Americans, or were Americans already perverts?
Actually, this artwork probably wasn't meant for kids at all. But the nudity is still there. And it's always really, really young girls. I mean, I opened up the first .hack manga and there's a big two-page drawing of two girls in a pool. Of course, through expertly placed objects and the right "camera angles", so to speak, you don't actually see, well, anything... you kind of see the general shape, y'see.
And I thought, "That is REALLY messed up considering this is a kids' manga." But it didn't stop there. Reading on, I found out that the characters were MY AGE. Fourteen years old. There is absolutely no way of justifying that, even if it's just a cartoon. And throughout the whole book, it was scant clothing and underwear showing and extremely low shirts and high skirts and, when a character was actually naked, even partially, there would be an object in the way or they would be seen from an angle so you're seeing a lot but I guess it still isn't enough for them to call it actual nudity.
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?! Are people capable of good anime and manga without a substantial number of NUDE SHOTS of YOUNG GIRLS?! Yes, I know for a fact that some people actually are, but IT'S TOO FEW! I want to read good manga, but I don't want to have to hide it and not read it at school. Yargh! Damn!
That being said, I think it's some very good artwork. I enjoy anime and manga-style art.
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It reminds me of my old friends thinking Lara Croft's blocky arse was hot. 
