Takehiko INOUE Bringing Characters to Life.

[@torgan]

Vagabond was dropped due to the mental strain it caused Inoue. Seeing this, I completely understand. How does one man even begin to put this painting together?

[@amykopman2495]

What……!

[@Alan-gu1hp]

Vagabound was dropped because he chose basketball as his priority in life

[@torgan]

@@Alan-gu1hp Inoue was ballin, ong🙏

[@fay4956]

So....new slam dunk?

[@exsyaoktavian9581]

@@fay4956 there's a manga of wheelchairs basket ball that he created. I forgot the title tho sorry

[@digimei2143]

The longer he spend time inking, is perfection . I am inspired and now i felt like painting again

[@nikn.s9934]

How lucky

[@Sh3ail]

I just realized his characters look like him! He probably studied his face and used it as a reference a lot when started his art journey.

[@ray.n_l]

He looks more like Takuan haha

[@jakep5451]

@@ray.n_l oh wow i can see it now!

[@hr3nk]

@@ray.n_l actually, after finishing Vagabond I googled author and that was my first thought

[@u.kw1461]

You tend to draw your face (or just certain features) without really noticing though

[@eliot6989]

Yup! You can see it a lot in the eyes, even in his other manga

[@stonedsage111]

Truly a pleasure to see a master at work. Those smiles toward the end were everything.

[@mentor_niko]

without doubt one of the best mangakas to exist. he's such a hardworking person

[@Dhruv-wv9ck]

One of the best mangakas along with eichiro oda

[@poorlydigitallydrawngigachad]

@@Dhruv-wv9ck one does not simply forget kentaro miura

[@Dhruv-wv9ck]

@@poorlydigitallydrawngigachad I wouldn't consider Miura to be one of the best mangakas. Sure, he wrote a really good story and berserk art is easily top tier but he just wasn't consistent with chapter releases, unlike the two mentioned above. Also the story degraded in quality after conviction arc

[@poorlydigitallydrawngigachad]

@@Dhruv-wv9ck you do know that the reason he wasn't releasing chapters frequently is because of his health which lead to him dying right?

[@Dhruv-wv9ck]

@@poorlydigitallydrawngigachad False, he died of acute aortic dissection, a condition which can happen to anyone at anytime and you can't know about it before hand. His health was completely fine, he was just lazy

[@infinitygauntlet101]

We need an Inoue Takehiko Museum like what we got with Kentaro Miura.

[@JongsungChoi]

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[@artprincess3996]

OMG. That would make me want to go to Japan even more 😊😭

[@JustifyTheseHeathens]

mf isn't even a mangaka at this point. this is museum quality art right here. what a master of his craft.

[@JustifyTheseHeathens]

just read the description, stating this piece was for a museum exhibit, but my original comment still stands. this dude is next level when it comes to mangaka, even standing out amongst the greats like Oda and Miura dare I say.

[@chainjail4834]

1. Miura 2. Inoue 3. Oda

[@josephine1465]

@@chainjail4834 eww not Oda 🤡 Have you even heard of Naoki Urasawa?

[@nownothingwillbewrong2958]

@@JustifyTheseHeathens oda☠️☠️☠️

[@JustifyTheseHeathens]

@@nownothingwillbewrong2958 dude has an imagination larger than ant artist out

[@allekid]

I just finished reading Vagabond till the latest chapter 327 and it is really beautiful. Almost every panel was like a traditional Japanese painting. Although the story isn't complete and I know it is at a very long hiatus or dropped, it is one of the best manga I have ever read. This man really deserves a break

[@Foogi9000]

probably dropped

[@Doflaminguard]

He stopped working on it but I heard theres an sketch panel ending.

[@arunnaruka6874]

i was literally confused if its just tachiyomi which was not showing any further

[@Ceclickswindows]

@@Doflaminguard more so ended with an art gallery of his with a bunch of paintings from vagabond

[@cruessli]

i just ended vagabond last week end and i totaly feel you. What a treat !

[@جويرية-ق7د]

Idk why but I can see Musashi in his eyes and the way he's looking at the painting makes me smile

[@balladin9200]

Him smiling from his hard work makes me smile damn

[@wiss256]

Creating something makes you feel really proud of yourself. All that hard work amounting to something so amazing is an addictive feeling. Makes you really wanna give it your all everytime.

[@balladin9200]

@@wiss256 I will take your word for it, I have yet to experience that hook but when I'll perform my first piano piece that took me half a year of struggling to perfect then i'm sure I'll feel huge relief, then I'll move on to the next project till I die. I won't have it any other way either.

[@MOJAHED-XAN]

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[@footgremlin]

Thank you for posting videos of Takehiko, they're kind of hard to find and I just absolutely love watching anything he does lmao

[@ProphetOfCringe]

The song in the background is “Toshifumi Hinata-Reflections” slowed down.

[@CIBO21]

Thx alot

[@mr.moulefrite3636]

Thanks you

[@kabokoloi5484]

Nice

[@zimabluecascade]

Thank you v much

[@gestalt1101]

where i can find this version?

[@femto7579]

the joy on his face the look of a man doing what he truly loves

[@IPlayKindred]

and then he immedietly lost his smile bc he saw a mistake or two (that only he can see)

[@Derg2003]

@@IPlayKindred hahaha, the curse of being a perfectionist artist

[@tan-yildiz]

That there is truly a priceless piece of art.

[@shakespie]

only one man did this. inoue is a monster

[@AzA609]

Words cannot describe how special this guy is. He's that great.

[@ConspiracistLizardMan]

When I was reading Vagabond, I was constantly thinking about the artwork and the ungodly amount of effort it took to draw those pages. From the background to the characters moving, clothes, weapons, vegetation, it was all done without a single drop of lazyness. Literally the "sweat, blood and tears" quote came to mind.

[@GameArts1]

If I recall an interview of him, he said that each panel needed to be an artwork like a painter does for his canvas. I don't think it was just an expression :p

[@saintxly6070]

His art belongs in a museum, like you can't say something like this isn't on the same level as some legendary artists of the past like da vinci. Edit: I get y'alls point, I just meant Da Vinci's artistic values, I know he was much more than that.

[@vasoline5811]

if anyone says anything differently i will refer them to this video

[@adityawankhede7260]

Looks way more interesting than da vinci's art.

[@ilpomaitre2929]

You can't really compare them, different times, different known techniques, available materia...

[@sanddristini6555]

Da vinci wasn't just a painter tho, he was also a mathematician, architect, statue carver, philosopher, physician and a chemist. So it really isnt fair to just compare these 2

[@foxynie.5861]

Yall going to far comparing these two , Vinci was not just a normal painter but way more than this he was literally a genius . if you did just a little research you will know the difference between these two .....

[@snubnosedmonke]

the scale of this canvas is massive, its amazing how he pulled off such a large piece

[@sleep-deprivedalien]

mad respect for this guy. he has so much confidence in his skills and you can see that with every brushstroke.

[@chickenorris1877]

The god of arts

[@syedsyclone6827]

He made the most realistic and inspiring sports anime of all time, to me that is. Slam Dunk is still one of my all time favs.

[@shijimuh]

being an artist is the most underappreciated profession in society that we take for granted

[@cl1nt34stw0od]

i can relate to that last look he made of seeing something you just drew and immediately finding something that you don't like, even though people wont realize it, it would stick with you every time you see the drawing/painting.

[@pulse2408]

ngl if takehiko grew his hair he would look exactly like musashi

[@DTBluesreviews]

This is what I want my drawings to look like to not only be realistic yet stylized but also beautiful and inspirational inoue is a master of his craft

[@Taradoxxi]

I’d seen Inoue’s art before and been impressed but I had no idea he’d ever worked at this massive scale. absolutely incredible display of skill and dedication to his craft. I love watching artists work like this-whatever he’s doing now, I hope he’s just as satisfied as he seems in this video

[@7ak]

5:09 - Original text translation (I used Google Translate) For the first time, I faced a picture that I had been drawing while standing on top of it. it was a strange feeling I couldn't see it anyway She thought that there would definitely be some parts that needed to be reworked (although she actually thought so in her head), The picture I made looked like something I shouldn't touch anymore after that. I felt like it wasn't mine anymore Come to think of it, the whole time I was drawing this, I didn't get angry at all. After finishing drawing, I don't feel strangely "I did it myself" Thank you again for your valuable experience. Takehiko Inoue Excerpt from 2009.11.05 INOUE NEWS (original text) それまで上に乗っかって描いていた絵と、初めて正対した 不思議な気持ちだった 何せ引きで見ることができなかったのだから 必ず手直しをしなくてはならない箇所があるだろうと思っていたが(実際頭でそう考えた箇所はあったが)、 立てた絵はそれ以後もう僕が手を入れるべきものではないように見えた すでに僕のものではないような気がした 思えばこれを描いている間中、ほとんど心がとがることがなかった 描き終えて、不思議なほど「自分で成し遂げた」という感じがない またまた貴重な経験をさせていただきまして有難うございます。 井上雄彦 2009.11.05 INOUE NEWSより抜粋

[@Gabe_D_]

Gosh I love this man. Generational artist man

[@ceciliarodriguez3197]

the visual spatial memory he has is otherworldly, the amount of mental energy required to do this is something not just anyone can do

[@eizwaneiz]

this masterpiece must beworth more than 10 million

[@sahlibrahimi]

that smile at the end when he saw the final result ... made my day

[@unfortunatetiming4169]

My back hurts watching this

[@snubnosedmonke]

this man is such a master in his craft. one of my favourite manga artists

[@sparkerov]

"Reflections" playing in the background is perfect. I can see him actually listening to it

[@Xeni1243]

simply astonishing

[@musa8693]

03:54 his happiness is priceless

[@Riten.]

He truly is a master at what he does

[@joaopedrodeoliveiracampos7067]

Watching him work is in itself an inspiration to seek something bigger that can fill my soul. Every time I feel lost I come back to this video to get me back on track.

[@lanzer22]

His true talent is in how he avoiding making footprints on that giant painting. :)

[@fobo3361]

"Wow thats looks pretty good, yea i'll watch the video i love vagabond" *sees the size of the paper*

[@shadov2737]

It’s so goooooood!😭😭🤩

[@lunhing5308]

Please continue the series it’s so good thank you for the art my guy

[@valyeonvy]

This guy is a legend.

[@enjoyer6198]

His smile is just too beautiful ❤️

[@Rusmix]

This is pure Mastery, such a confindent stroke

[@catsozen]

I got chills when they show the finished painting for the first time. That imagery of Musashi enveloped by that evil aura with his right hand reaching out for the light is so powerful.

[@vampirehunter_lee]

Slam Dunk is amazing and Vagabond is straight GANGSTAR! Thank you for being so breathtaking!

[@Sphinxus]

Inou Take ... im always gonna be thankful for the great childhood he gave me for creating SlamDunk.

[@moji96]

327 chapters of pure genius. While i'm sad that it will probably never return, i'm glad i got to experience this masterpiece up to this point.

[@bilgicbilal]

Music on background is "Reflections" by Toshifumi Hinata

[@shahzadkheros]

amazing

[@MIN-jf3sg]

He was so much into mushashi's charector , that he draw himself on vol.37 cover page as mushashi.

[@griffin1095]

They rlly dropped the ball with the camera quality, sucks cause the art is beautiful

[@vasoline5811]

eh could be worse

[@zxz2563]

This was filmed nearly a decade ago

[@freezedriedfruits]

this was filmed a long ass time ago bruh

[@gosu6594]

I don't think HD video was a thing when this was filmed and 360p or 480p was probably the max resolution in KZbin videos back then

[@alfredokyor1093]

Cara e tão impressionante ver ele desenhando na calma ouvindo música, como se ele tivesse algo do cotidiano realmente esse cara pra e o top 1 mangaka

[@TinhhDam]

his creative mind is INSANE

[@evantheoven7808]

oh my god this is the best video on the internet

[@jojobizadTRASH]

I liked the way he placed his canvas Pollock style, it must feel like a journey to paint like this tbh.

[@sirtitan3338]

Takehiko inoue master of the brush

[@antonice7658]

Such a beauty

[@sanjo2884]

This is gold at it's purest form

[@Mo_2077]

His work is amazing

[@elaenim]

He is a great inspiration. Lots of respect towards him and his works

[@bharat5194]

Pure art

[@randomfellow1483]

Such beauty cannot be described.

[@vagarifiansyah2992]

Bruh, that's some next level shit right here...

[@morningstar7470]

That's just beautiful

[@Rohxntharealest]

he's so godamn talented

[@JustAsh001]

Hardworker*

[@yangana4099]

I really love Vagabond and I‘m awestruck at its art Does anyone of yall have an idea what could be small tattoo out of the manga art from Vagabond? Could be anything

[@jay.ostojic]

omg yes get me in on this if u ever get an answer or an idea!! :D

[@vicepresidentblankets1554]

The buddhas he makes from wood would be great to have, and maybe from those buddhas comes out that black ink of rage that mushashi has. Any face shot would be epic too, i personally love the look of how musashi was when he begged that one superior lord to provide the village with food.

[@GBlockbreaker]

Invincible under the sun

[@bilalahmedsiddiqui9639]

@@GBlockbreaker unrivaled under the heavens

[@mixlife7955]

Takehiko Inoue is a legend... He created the masterpiece

[@Sam-ht4og]

Translation of what’s on screen at the end There was a strange feeling when I came to face the painting that I was drawing by stepping on it Since I couldn’t see the whole thing from distance, I thought there must be a parts I needed to adjust (There was places I was actually planning to) But the when drawing stood up it didn’t seem like something I should touch It felt like it wasn’t mine anymore Now that I think back, I barely got frustrated drawing this Strangely, it doesn’t feel like “I’ve accomplished this” at all Thank you for giving me chance to experience something unique

[@starwaypathmaker6817]

There is a reason why takehiko is so definition with his art, willpower, sweat, humanity, fun with drawing, repetition, life calling to himself, wanting to leave himself here, and just enjoying life as it is, striveing, thats why i respect him!

[@tuahsakato17]

Truly, invincible under the heavens

[@edwardcrow6385]

Absolute master piece. I hope that I can achieve an ounce of this in my life time

[@asherlillicraplangford3722]

Incredibly that he did this very every page

[@waxymusnohr3004]

He was listening to the Only thing I know for real while painting

[@hollowsid9623]

There will be bloodshed..

[@roccygnus2570]

I can't wait for this to blow up

[@goodbye1056]

that was so beautiful.

[@TheChosenFailure]

nice to hear the toshifumi hinata music in the background.

[@megakoni1]

Now i know why it sounded so familiar

[@Thecrazymerio]

I wish he would allow some small faults to exist within the work in order to feel he can move forward again…

[@lulzacite697]

This painting is indeed.. Invincible under the Sun.

[@juls_berd]

so beautiful, it takes my breath away

[@dfarah18]

Love him so much 🖤

[@inakicia9966]

THIS is art

[@Alienreggaereggaeradio]

I have all of vagabond. This was epic

[@blickman5090]

This was something I have luxury in watching envelop infant of my eyes, thank you

[@Corition]

How can a person be a legendary artist and story writer at the same time 💀

[@skywker1]

Tysm for uploading these

[@ban66a1]

I feel he is one of mangaker who draw a character close to real human, no oversize eyes for female character or big jugs and feel some of drawing were inspired by Manhwa(chinese comic)

[@seyyedmohammadaminbineshta8822]

I mean, it's fuckin great. Would love it if he drew the manga too

[@seyyedmohammadaminbineshta8822]

@miyamoto continue vagabond

[@tuahsakato17]

Lmao spitting facts

[@tsukuyomi4207]

He is writing another manga called REAL which had a break but now he is putting out chapters every few weeks

[@tsarmond]

holy damn thats a master in his craft. love to see.

[@izharfatima5295]

So he transforms magic of his mind on paper through hands. Wow!

[@tonywayne1431]

Probably best Artist in Japan

[@zuul81]

this man is an absolute genius.

[@unrivalled834]

Goat painting a Goat.

[@pas7araag]

incredible, this man is proabply the better mangaka ever

[@yosuhiso2493]

one of the best not "The best"

[@pas7araag]

@@yosuhiso2493 ..i think in term of draws hes m'y favourite, and musashi is my favourite protagonist and just him, IS incredibld, but i can understand yur pov

[@ridleyrickmanreduz2196]

@@yosuhiso2493 what about, boy miura and araki?

[@femto7579]

@@ridleyrickmanreduz2196 in terms of detail he’s slightly above Miura. and by slightly i mean very very very slightly. they’re both amazing

[@hellodigitalworld8224]

@@ridleyrickmanreduz2196 araki is good but not on the level of the other two

[@MrCjg1024]

What a nice masterpiece

[@kosuzu_]

The music that is playing while he paints with ink is serene and majestic. No doubt that that was what Inoue was listening to for the process.

[@sirasack-chan659]

What’s the song

[@assurgentg4113]

@@sirasack-chan659 Toshifumi Hinata - Reflections

[@billderhunter6414]

That one little smile made me feel happier then ever in my life

[@らぷ-e8x]

He is a very fine cartoonist and artist. His technique is definitely one of the best in Japan. His mentor, Tsukasa Hojo, is also a very fine manga artist. I love City Hunter.

[@pabloarce6378]

this is truly awe inspiring. I really wonder what is he listening to during the process.