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7/26/2025, 4:30:20 AM
>>149556125
As this anon said >>149559341, it presumably can vary significantly depending on the region and on the endemic demographic proportions of ancestral Yayoi and Jomon admixture.
The Jomon people (despite what /pol/tard memes and shitposting might lead someone to believe) were genetically closer to Austronesians than to Caucasians, and generally had darker complexions than the Yayoi, an ethnic group related to the ancient Koreans.
To cut to the chase, the rs1800414 G allele of the OCA2 gene, which is associated with lighter pigmentation among East Asians, is actually quite widespread in Japan, having a frequency of 79%.
Of course, that percentage also means that more than a fifth of the Japanese population is likely to have noticeably darker skin tones.
As this anon said >>149559341, it presumably can vary significantly depending on the region and on the endemic demographic proportions of ancestral Yayoi and Jomon admixture.
The Jomon people (despite what /pol/tard memes and shitposting might lead someone to believe) were genetically closer to Austronesians than to Caucasians, and generally had darker complexions than the Yayoi, an ethnic group related to the ancient Koreans.
To cut to the chase, the rs1800414 G allele of the OCA2 gene, which is associated with lighter pigmentation among East Asians, is actually quite widespread in Japan, having a frequency of 79%.
Of course, that percentage also means that more than a fifth of the Japanese population is likely to have noticeably darker skin tones.
7/25/2025, 8:53:07 AM
>>7657191
My advice is that you search online for rough key animation drawings (i.e., genga 原画) and production sketches in general, the rougher and sketchier the better. The Mandarake website is a good place to start.
The reason why (in this particular case) I recommend genga instead of settei is that the latter, while very helpful, nonetheless are usually quite cleaned up already, so it can be hard to decipher the underlying construction process of the character designs just by looking at them.
Judging by what I have seen so far, many (if not most) anime artists, especially those working in moeblob-type shows, tend to approach head construction in a rather intuitive and streamlined way: barring things such as tufts, locks, ponytails, and accessories, the cranium shape often encompasses most of the hair silhouette. So, for all intents and purposes, these artists seem to treat the cranium and the hair as a combo, instead of as fully separate entities.
That said, on occasion you can find sketches that display more modular types of head construction (some of them even resembling the Loomis method), although, with some exceptions, they appear to become more frequent the more you depart from the moeblob aesthetic.
https://img.mandarake.co.jp/aucimg/2/2/9/6/0000712296.jpeg
My advice is that you search online for rough key animation drawings (i.e., genga 原画) and production sketches in general, the rougher and sketchier the better. The Mandarake website is a good place to start.
The reason why (in this particular case) I recommend genga instead of settei is that the latter, while very helpful, nonetheless are usually quite cleaned up already, so it can be hard to decipher the underlying construction process of the character designs just by looking at them.
Judging by what I have seen so far, many (if not most) anime artists, especially those working in moeblob-type shows, tend to approach head construction in a rather intuitive and streamlined way: barring things such as tufts, locks, ponytails, and accessories, the cranium shape often encompasses most of the hair silhouette. So, for all intents and purposes, these artists seem to treat the cranium and the hair as a combo, instead of as fully separate entities.
That said, on occasion you can find sketches that display more modular types of head construction (some of them even resembling the Loomis method), although, with some exceptions, they appear to become more frequent the more you depart from the moeblob aesthetic.
https://img.mandarake.co.jp/aucimg/2/2/9/6/0000712296.jpeg
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