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− | The '''''Looker'' illustrations''' are a series of 7 one-panel humorous illustrations by [[Yoshitoshi ABe|Yoshitoshi Abe]]. They were drawn to accompany [[Chiaki Konaka]]'s articles in ''Looker'' magazine. Two of them were never published in ''Looker'' magazine, but all seven of them can be seen in the original edition of ''[[Omnipresence in Wired| Omnipresence]]''. | + | The '''''Looker'' illustrations''' are a series of 7 one-panel humorous illustrations by [[Yoshitoshi ABe|Yoshitoshi Abe]]. They were drawn to accompany [[Chiaki Konaka]]'s articles in ''Looker'' magazine. Two of them were never published in ''Looker'' magazine, but all seven of them can be seen in the original edition of ''[[Omnipresence in Wired| Omnipresence]]''. Most of them contain text by Abe (signed あ or アベ). |
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| |[[Alice]] teases a cat with her scarf. Lain stands in the far background, peeking out from behind a utility pole. | | |[[Alice]] teases a cat with her scarf. Lain stands in the far background, peeking out from behind a utility pole. |
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− | The text is too small and my eyes hurt from squinting, so I'll translate this one later.
| + | Abe: "In the world of Lain, Alice represents the so-called "life as usual." I believe that in order to portray the unusual, Alice's relative normalcy was essential. In pictures, unaffected spontaneity is the hardest thing to portray. |
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| |style="text-align:center;"| 99/01 | | |style="text-align:center;"| 99/01 |
− | |Title: Lain's manners lecture | + | |Title: "Lain's manners lecture" |
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| [[Greyn]] peeks around a door. Alice holds a pointer, indicating a poster that reads, "Properly ''atozeki''!" | | [[Greyn]] peeks around a door. Alice holds a pointer, indicating a poster that reads, "Properly ''atozeki''!" |
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− | | Alice is in the foreground looking at the viewer. In the background is Greyn peeking out from behind a UFO. I think the text says something similar to that of C. | + | | Alice is in the foreground looking at the viewer. In the background is Greyn peeking out from behind a UFO, saying "Alice~." Abe writes something similar to his note in C. |
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| + | == See Also == |
| + | * [[Chibi Chibi Lain]] |
| + | * [[Layers (illustrations)]] |
| + | * [[Weather Break]] |
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| [[Category:Media]] | | [[Category:Media]] |
| + | [[category:translations]] |