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yeah....i was too chicken to actually make him look like a real human :C *sucks*
but hey, even so, i'm pleased with this.....gotta love that cute wicked face XD (and yes i got lazy with the symbol...afjbafbaeg) and just so everyone knows about the symbol, i'm gunna take an explanation straight out of the book because they explain it way better than i could: The main character in Blade of the Immortal, Manji, has taken the "crux gammata" as both his name and his personal symbol. This symbol is also known as the swastika, a name derived from the Sanskrit svastika (meaning "welfare," from su - "well" +asti - "he is"). As a symbol of prosperity and good fortune, the swastika was widely used throughout the ancient world (for example, appearing often in Mesopotamian coinage), including North and South America and has been used in Japan as a symbol of Buddhism since ancient times. To be precise, the symbol generally used by Japanese Buddhists is the sauvastika, which moves in a counterclockwise direction, and is called manji in Japanese. The arms of the swastika, which point in a clockwise direction, are generally considered a solar symbol. It was this version (the hakenkreuz) that was perverted by the Nazis. The sauvastika generally stands for night and often for magical practices. It is important that readers [or in this case, watchers!] understand the the swastika has ancient and honorable origins, and it is those that apply to this story [deviation], which takes place in the 18th century [ca. 1782-3]. There is no anti-Semitic or pro-Nazi meaning behind the use of the symbol in this story. Those meanings did not exist until 1910. NOW BE LEARN'D Comments Looks nice.
-- Drawings drawings heh lets draw more.  i was wondering before why you kept drawing that sign...
 hoo so cool!!
-- And if your head explodes with dark forbodings too I'll see you on the dark side of the moon  What lovely blades he has!
Ohhh, that urge to go back to Amazon.com is returning! Look at what you do! *wags finger at* -- Like a river flows, to the sea, so it goes, some things are Meant To Be... Lots of Love to my Big Sis. ~lil-lunar-dreamer for the super sexy avatar!  i have learned
 I enjoy the creepy smile. But I also have a love for psychotic males...
-- Art is fun! So mote it be.  The drawing is really nice, B&W FTW, his expresion is really nice too, all psycho, and this knives are love
  And about the drawing, well, many people aren't cultured enough to know the real meaning of some symbols, and just let go by what everyone else says (as in the manji being pro-nazi), it's just like when people said that @ was born/created specifically for internet and e-mail usage.... that's freaking hilarious  -- Threats, promises and good intentions don't amount to action...  i havent read BOTI or seent he character before, but I can say that his toe's look a little long, thats really it.
As for the symbol. -draws a rainbow with his hands and makes a "DINGLE!" sound- The moar you know! -- [link] Made MY css code. Has she made YOURS? :iconAnthroArtistsCafe: Because 2 tails are better then a cheese sandwich.  So few people unerstand that the Swastika was a positive symbol before the Nazi's. Its a real shame too because it looks so amazingly cool, and it was ruined by them. Well, more so by peoples stereotype of that being what it represents. NIce pic though
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