Korean Artist Transforms Animals Into Anime-Like Characters While Keeping Their Features (23 Pics)

There's an unexpected benefit to Nitro's work that we don't think he considered. His OCs (original characters) raise awareness about certain wildlife species that have become endangered. For example, black leopards are quickly losing their territory, and northern bald ibises, which are native to Syria, have vanished from the wild due to hunting and habitat degradation. Cheetahs, East African lions, Damascus goats, macaroni penguins, and crested black macaques, among other species found in this post, are also endangered, some of them even critically.

Though Japanese-styled animation (anime) and classical Western animation have a lot in common, there are some key differences as well. For one, classical Western animation focuses more on character motion, while anime gives more attention to character and background design. The Western type of animation came into prominence a little bit earlier in the beginning of the 20th century with the cartoons of Walt Disney being the most notable. The Japanese-style animation was born around 1960 through the creative efforts of Osamu Tezuka. The most common way that people differentiate between these styles is by the way the eyes are drawn.

Anime is enjoyed throughout the world and isn't just a locally-known phenomenon like it once was. In the West, the greatest surge of popularity was in the late 1990s, when Sailor Moon, Gundam Wing, Evangelion, Dragon Ball Z, Rurouni Kenshin, and other world-renowned series hit the TVs of Western audiences. Even though it was very popular, it still wasn't considered a mainstream thing, and was compartmentalized under "geek" culture. But as geek culture became a part of mainstream after The Big Bang Theory became popular, watching anime became a widely accepted pastime.

If you want to check out more similar posts on Bored Panda, we've got you covered. For example, Brenni Murasaki used well-known characters as inspiration to create anime-like versions out of them. On the opposite end, another artist used AI to create realistic portraits of anime characters. After checking them out, if you're overloaded with anime style, Russian artist reimagined popular celebrities as if they were a cartoon. Viva la animacion!