Hot Fictional...Guys?

It's April Fools Day and after not doing anything interesting last year, I figured I'd do something fun this time around.

Today's post deals with the anime/manga phenomenon known as the "trap."  A trap is a male character who looks just like a woman (and the reverse trap is a female character who looks just like a man).


The pictures below feature such "traps."  However, two of the pics have female characters in them.  If you're an anime/manga fan, this will probably be easy but if you're not, I encourage you to see if you can figure out which characters aren't male.

[Updated April 2:  And now the answers...]

 

Both of the pics above have male characters.  The one on the left is Bridget from Guilty Gear and the one on the right is Cecil from FFIV

  

This is the first pic with a female character.  This screenshot comes from Gundam 00.  The character in the foreground is Kati Mannequin, the female character.  The guy in the background is Billy Katagiri.

  

The pic on the left has Momiji and Haru from Fruits Basket (both males).  The pic on the right is the second pic of a female character.  She is Integral Hellsing from Hellsing (and a badass character, frankly).

  

This pic above is from Gundam 00 and features Tieria and Ribbons, who are both male (more or less).

 

Finally, here are the three guys from Princess Princess actually dressed up as...princesses.

Hakuoki: Shinsengumi Kitan

Hakuoki: Shinsengumi Kitan is an otome game from the same company as Hiiro no Kakera.  Similar to Peacemaker Kurogane, this game deals with the legendary Shinsengumi.  Below, you'll find some more character art from the game.

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Saiyuki in Black and White

Most of the manga pics on HFG are in color, so I decided to try something different and do a post with only monochrome pics.  Today's post features only B&W pics from the Saiyuki mangas.  Look for a couple more black-and-white only posts (featuring other manga/artists) in the future.

[Blogger's note:  I'm feeling better, so posting should be back to a more normal schedule.]

 

  

  

  

  

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Yamane Ayano Does Slam Dunk

Before they get signed and make their own work, a lot of manga creators start off making doujinshi.  Doujinshi is essentially fan-created or indie manga.  While some doujinshi is original, most of it is fan work based on popular properties.  It's pretty much a semi-accepted practice.  Some manga creators (like Taishi Zaou) still create doujinshis in addition to their professional work.

I've been debating about whether or not to post doujinshi (because of my aversion to posting fan art).  Today's post is sort of a test/experiment.  It's doujinshi fan art by a creator whose work has been posted here before. 

The artist in question is the great Yamane Ayano, the creator of the popular Viewfinder and Crimson Spell mangas.  A few years ago, she did doujinshis featuring the characters of Takehiko Inoue's sports manga Slam Dunk.  In fact, she did a whole artbook of her take on the Slam Dunk characters called Fifteen.  Although I wouldn't realize it until much later, the very first piece of artwork I ever encountered by Yamane Ayano was one of those Slam Dunk pictures (it's the piece of art above).

Below, you'll find a few more pieces of artwork by Yamane Ayano followed by some artwork from Takehiko Inoue's original manga for comparison.

 

  

 

 

 

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Darkness Returns

Time for some more art of Jackie Estacado, the hot wielder of The Darkness.  The artwork featured in this post comes from the first run of the series.