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AdamWarren — DIRTY PAIR model sheet, circa '98
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From a long-ago ('96? '98?) time when I was hoping to get other artists to draw Dirty Pair comics I'd write for 'em*, here's a design sheet I worked up for Kei and Yuri's body proportions.I originally tried to draw the DP 8 heads tall, but as the years went by, I grew tired of drawing the elongated, spidery legs that an 8-heads-tall hottie's proportions require, and switched to a more reasonable 7-heads-tall (or less) scheme. Also semi-interesting: The '96-era Kei and Yuri sport narrower hips and thicker waists than I'd customarily draw nowadays.
For more DP wackiness, check here: [link]
*Like many (or most (or almost of all)) of my brilliant plans, this effort came to naught, as you might already have guessed.
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I like the design still. Narrower hips is okay with me, I likes'em like dat. >.<
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Wish i'd have been all grown up by that time and ready for that job
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This is one good example of the female anime anatomy standard back in the days. They got thinner and thinner as the decades went by, don't ya think?
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Bam! Sexy and cute at the same time. I love these old comics!
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Really love your work, Warren, and your adaptation of the Dirty Pair is one of my favorite. I'd be really glad if take a look of my take on your take.
[link]
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BTW, I always thought the "Sacral dimples" were those dimples on the sides of the butt-cheeks. Shows what i know.
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I tried the "7 heads" style once, but it just didn't work for me; my figures turned out too stiff.
I just 'Eye-ball' it.
Obviously it works great for you, though.
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Kei Does not lie!! She has always been cuter than Yuri, you can't argue with an acclaimed and trade marked HYPNO-BUTT!
But I may be biased seeing as Kei was always my favorite of the Pair, and up there among all characters.
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Loved the DP, hated to see them go. Hope the come back someday. Great, informative illo.
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If you drew this now, would it have the exact same parameters?
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You follow a similar model to what I do now when using the "Head-height Rule". The whole 8 heads thing seemed a bit "off" for me. Later, I saw where people would just toss this aside and go for 9 heads, 10, 11... etc. It just looked stupid, especially when trying to go for a more realistic portrayal of characters within a certain setting. (I go for 7½ heads.)
Model sheets are something I used to do regularly when designing characters. It's a habit inspired by the old anime "Roman album" collections, and stuff like Marvel's Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe series. Whether you're working on a set of characters yourself, or with the collaboration of other artists, I guess it is a good rule to follow.
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Very interesting. Always loved your version of the DP.
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I miss Kei and Yuri when you making a new comic of them?
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That won't be happening anytime soon, if ever.
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I should watch this show, if not for its popularity, then the Battle Bikinis
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I always loved DP!....I remember laughing myself silly when they had a cameo in Excalibur during the Cross-Time Caper.
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I admire you for drawing such perfect proportioned and beautiful girls o_o
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I have fond memories of watching the original TV series back in the mid 1980s everyday when I was back from work in Japan. Not much left from the original designs here, but I guess they didn't let you use them, did they?
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No, we had to come up with our own take on the DP, with no connection to the anime version (which worked out for the best, believe me). In fact, these sketches represent my third (published) iteration of the DP's designs.
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It's interesting how Sunrise could sell you the brand without rights to the designs. It's also interesting how the original DP TV series never made to America, though I have only seen some of the OAVs/movies on English DVD. Nonetheless I saw the mention of "Kei Yuri" used as a password in a Star Trek: Deep Space 9 episode.
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Oh, Sunrise didn't sell us anything. Our comic was licensed directly from Studio Nue, the company owned by SF author Haruka Takachiho, the creator of the Dirty Pair.
The original DP TV series was indeed released as a DVD set over here, though surprisingly recently... Some time late last year, IIRC.
Star Trek's ace designer Rick Sternbach was a huge fan of the (anime) Lovely Angels; I'm told that all sorts of DP references made it into TNG (and, apparently, subsequent shows).
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Oh I see, makes a lot of sense getting the rights straight from the author than from the animation studio who produced the animated version. I find it also ironic that Kei and Yuri were mere side characters that only make a brief appearance in the Crusher Joe movie from the same author. Back in the 1980's, rumors were that Kei & Yuri only got their own series because of pressure from fans, but in reality the series originated from something stranger - the World Women's Wrestling Association (WWWA), which Takachiho was a fan of. The character names (apparently) came from Studio Nue's employees Yuri Tanaka and Keiko Otoguro. The "Dirty Pair/Lovely Angels" were references to female wrestler groups, such as the "Beauty Pair" and the "Queen Angels". It seems pretty plausible to me.
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You got a sheet in the Dainci Pose so I can attempt to model these two in maya Mr. Warren Sir?
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hhahaha great model and a extremelly funny explanation.
great job on both model and this amazing outfit.
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"Sacral dimples" is my new favorite phrase. Love seeing this kind of construction stuff.
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Always felt Yuri is the cutest
Sorry Key, as Kurt Angle would say.. "it's true... it's true.."
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You want a job done right, do it yourself. I find the marginalia almost as interesting as the designs of our favorite trouble consultants. And of course, Kei has to get in that gratuitous butt joke. Thanks for another trip on the Wayback Machine.
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Wow! It's been like 13 or 14 years ago that I read this manga of yours
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Feminoids don't get much more perfect than the Dirty Pair.
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where can i find dirty pair online?? i saw a single page in a how to article u did in 2002 and it looked awesome/insane, but it's impossible to find a physical copy around here.
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I like the candid comments thrown in there. Also, boo for having duplicate body types 
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I'll draw that for a dollar!(well, a dollar maybe a bit too low, but working with you would a huge honor and probably great fun!)
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Love the confession of "I often forget this" for the armbands.
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I tried really hard not to press that button.... ugh. I favorited it. Again. I can't help it, I love your drawings, Adam.
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