Greetings and welcome to my animation project page. 3D animation is something I've always wanted to take a serious hack at, and given the recent advances in inexpensive animation authoring software - specifically Animation:Master from Hash Inc. - it's now something which is within the budget of the solo artist. Like my fan fiction writing, I have way too many ideas for my own good ... but it wouldn't be fun any other way.
Unfortunately, since I also have a Real Life™ which consumes the vast majority of my time, these "Projects For Fun" get the leftovers in my work & home schedule. In other words, don't expect frequent or timely updates ... they'll come out when they come out, and no sooner. You've been warned <g>.
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For a glimpse on what has been a major part of my married life over these last twenty-six plus years, visit http://straussdancers.com and take a look at the Gallery. You'll see why my wife has priority claim on my schedule outside of my work life.
- Bishoujo Mahou Senshi Ranko
- "FAnime" based on the Ranma ½ anime series
- Bishoujo Mahou Senshi Ranko is a "fanime" which was originally conceived as a Ranma crossover fan fiction - one that puts a real twist into the whole "Ranma as a Magical Girl" genre. Instead of the tried and true gimmick of having girl-form Ranma turn into a Magical Girl, BMSR is based on the idea that a normal high-school girl - Yuka Ichigawa - turns into Pretty Magical Guardian Ranko.
- BMSR will have all of the "typical elements" of a Mahou Shoujo story, but everything gets twisted around the insane asylum rules of the Ranma-verse. What Fun.
- Ryuusenshi
- Original anime
- Ryuusenshi is mix of the Magical Girl and KungFu Fighter genres, with bits & pieces of 'other' thrown in for good measure. The story is set in Tokyo, and follows the exploits of the five Ryuusenshi, or Dragon Warriors, as they struggle to save the world from being conquered and destroyed by the Q'nar (a race of gengineered bio-mimics who are 'looking for a new home').
- Warriors of Wu-Tai
- Original animation
- Warriors of Wu-Tai (aka "Project Miko-chan") is the story of the adventures (and misadventures) of Hasegawa Nomiko, a young female warrior monk from the Green Dragon Temple. Set in an alternate-Earth / fantasy world which resembles portions of 10th century Asia, it chronicles her journey from her isolated temple through the outlaw-infested countryside to the court of the Jade Emperor in search of the stolen Ch'ing Long Tao, or Green Dragon Saber, an artifact with mysterious ki enhancement powers. Miko-chan is intended to be an action-adventure comedy with a definite adult theme.