Yep, he's not nearly pretty enough - almost a chibi version, it comes off flat compared to the way Arina draws him. She's my favorite dj artist for the way she draws Hiei. But Tide's version of Hiei isn't nearly as bad as some others. I have a few that are nearly shota - they draw him like he's 6 instead of a demon who has the face of a 15 year old (he *does* have a very young face when he's wide-eyed in the series - the ep when he finally finds Yukina and she asks who he is - that's where the 'childlike' face comes from in most djs, his 'startled' young look - it's his extra wide eyes and elfin face shape, along with his small stature).ryuu_hime13 wrote:Kurama looks good in those doujinshis, especially as the youko (yum!!!) but doesn't Hiei look a bit more child-like than usual?
But as long as they don't give him the shape of a pre-adolescent (he is nicely shaped in the anime, even if he is a little thin at times), I don't mind much. Arina Toshimi is one of the only dj artists who make him look his age - the rest of the ones who draw him as very masculine are the ones making him seme - in which case Kurama tends to look like a slutty redhaired Botan. o.O
I've never seen a single dj where Youko Kurama was uke to Hiei, but I imagine he'd be made into a slutty white-haired 'girl' with a tail and fox ears. It's hard to find a middle ground for any yaoi dj - the ukes will look either childish (overly so) or female - or they'll all be 'FAKE' style men with weird faces and broad bodies.
Plus, keep in mind the djs I've been showing were light ones - there are lemon scenes in Tide's 'Youko' arc, but they aren't explicite. They draw Hiei looking younger because it's funnier that way. I'm just glad he isn't drawn overly effeminate as well as young. I think Fuji Shinichi or Maya are the ones who do the shota little-girl version of Hiei...now that is disturbing. >.< I only have those for how pretty yet not *too* pretty Kurama is done.
