Hentai Doujinshi.. Form of entertainment or waste of talented artist..?

This drawing almost never happen.. When I was nearly done with the shade, I went for a cup of coffee. Then I managed to gracefully stumbled and slashed a big thick line across her face with my darker pencil.. My reaction was normal... "AGHHH HOLY SH*T NOOO WHY MEEE?!!"

I tried to photoshop it but instead big ass black line, there was big ass white line.. I almost give up right then and there, but it was salvageable, although I have to sacrifice some dark tone.. But at least it's decent.. Check out my devart, it shows much better there than in facebook, more zoom in http://vividobscura.deviantart.com/#/d2tyczc

It almost FUBAR

From this image.. no improvisation this time.. although I had urge to draw suzume bachi or sharingan on her..

The world is indeed a vast place..
I saw KaedeKarasuma art and learn anatomy from there http://kaedekarasuma.deviantart.com/gallery/
Then I saw wackurhment0 and learn semi-realist http://wackurhment0.deviantart.com/gallery/
Recently I saw Arief Reifra from our own Indonesia soil http://riefra.deviantart.com/gallery/
This guy makes me proud to be Indonesian, as good as Nico Di Mattia. So talented yet so humble.. Truly a humbling experience.. TT

So enough sentimentil stuff.. I read an article about Queen's Blade yesterday. It seems after only one day in PSN (online for PS3) they pulled it off because the mature content. It seems USA is more concern about censorship and nudity from Japan. Well it has big boobs underage nympho whose hair form hands to cover her tits and fight by spewing acids from aforementioned tits. Japan has weirder.. appreciation of art..

Okay.. Right...

Now it's fun and games, but do you ever wonder why it mostly come from Japan? I mean not that I'm attacking Japan, I love Japan. But there are a bunch of crazy stuff from there, cat-girl, moe, yaoi and a bunch of other stuffs. The thing is they are actually good, aside from serious lack of any story depth or characters development, the art from some of this are great. Now if it's probably because there is a market for hentai in Japan and the artists look it as an opportunity.

I don't know if hentai can be considered as art, considering anime as whole still has childish stigma to be considered an art form. I have to give credit to the artist, it's not easy to make manga, let alone anime. It's hard and arduous, looking at the number they produced, there is bound to be niche genre fans. But why does it become cheap attempt to rake cash. Sex sells, I know, like Air Gear is more popular than FMA.

My favorite.. I meant Germany...

I'm not a hypocrite here, I'm not immune to temptation. It's been ages since I watched hentai, but this came along, it shaken my resolve. It's an attack to our primal weakness. They refuse to create anymore than flesh and absurd sex stereotype because WE ALLOW IT! Can it become art if the producer and consumer refuse to be more than that? Who's with me??!!... Who am I kidding here...

Recently I searched Bleach art to learn drawing. I found out Aki Akane or something, I thought it was a collection of award winning artwork or some collaboration since the art is so amazing. But it was not, it's hentai doujinshi and not your ordinary one, it's quiet sick hentai. Usually hentai just bare minimal or some perverse version of the anime / manga, but this one is superbly made, Tite Kubo would be proud (maybe) and superbly disturbing.

Sigh.. such a waste of talented artist..

Well I might as well ask why there is porn.. For any masterpiece like FMA : Brotherhood, there is bound to be one easy hentai cash in.. At least it provides some interesting cosplay though ^^