Why Nobuyuki Anzai

Setting aside my obsessive love for his Flame of Recca series, the reason why Anzai is my favorite manga-ka is because his artwork jumps out at me like no other manka-ka. Masashi Kishimoto, Rumiko Takahashi, CLAMP, and Hiroumu Arikawa are all my favorite manga-ka, but even though their artwork is well done it just doesn't have that punch that Anzai's does. His style is just amazing, Flame of Recca is a perfect example. In the beginning the art doesn't look all that special, but with each passing volume you see the quality get better and better until in the later volumes your jaw just drops at the amount of detail.

This brings us to the title and the subtitles. I chose Fantastic Worlds because of two things, 1. the series he creates are fantastic worlds (duh lol), and 2. the artwork in his series is fantastic and as far as I've seen, unmatched. As for the subtitles, Dark: His artwork is strong and bold, plus his storytelling at times is pretty dark. Twisted: The insane detail he uses, especially for the fight scenes, is pretty graphic at times. As well as the way he makes the villains look so deranged. And finally, Beautiful: As I've said, his artwork is breathtakingly amazing. As dark and twisted as some of his artwork is, there is no denying that that is what makes it so great.