skankerzero;169337
As I stated over in GBfans, this is a very insulting and closeminded point of view.

Who really cares what other people think? To me, if you're so insecure about owning a molded piece of plastic then there are bigger issues at hand.

I love Shunya Yamashita and all the character designs he does. I know I would have bought this no matter what she was wearing as long as it had his name on it.

Also, to be perfectly honest, this would not have sold well at all if her uniform was intact. The flight suit is not very flattering.

And as I stated over there, that is not my viewpoint. That should be very clear from my post. I said it furthers the stereotype, not that I believe in that stereotype.

And I'm not insecure about owning it. I have no interest in owning it as I think its a piece of garbage, and I don't see the point in owning a scantily clad figure that has absolutely nothing to do with Ghostbusters.

And I'm quite clear on the fact that it wouldn't sell well if she was wearing a flightsuit. Thank you for making my point for me, lol. If you want scantily clad, or nude Ghostbusters, go buy the Hustler porn, lol. There is no point to this figure in my eyes as it has nothing to do with Ghostbusters, and is just capitalizing on the “near naked” boner inspiring “art” that some people like to collect. I am not one of those people, and I think its insulting to the franchise to capitalize on it like that, since this character has not appeared in Ghostbusters, and this artist just slaps on any uniform of a superhero or comic hero and calls it “art”.

Doctor Venkman;169338
And as I stated over there, that is not my viewpoint. That should be very clear from my post. I said it furthers the stereotype, not that I believe in that stereotype.

If you don't believe in it, they why bring it up?

And I'm not insecure about owning it. I have no interest in owning it as I think its a piece of garbage, and I don't see the point in owning a scantily clad figure that has absolutely nothing to do with Ghostbusters.

What's funny is that it has everything to do with Ghostbusters as it's an officially licensed product. It has nothing to do with Ghostbusters in terms of canon on the other hand, unless it's officially the artists's interpretation of Janine. (I can't remember if it is or not, but I seem to recall the display card saying it's her)

If you want scantily clad, or nude Ghostbusters, go buy the Hustler porn, lol.

Damn man, are you really equating ‘scantily clad’ with Hustler porn? Spread eagle she is not. This is just cheesecake. Something like this would barely get you a PG-13 in a movie.

…since this character has not appeared in Ghostbusters, and this artist just slaps on any uniform of a superhero or comic hero and calls it “art”.

Again, I think that's his interpretation of Janine.

I won't argue ‘what is art’ here, but just because you don't like a particular style a character is rendered in doesn't invalidate the artist's interpretation of that character. Especially in an officially licensed product.
As far as I'm concerned, this is Shunya Yamashita's artistic interpretation of Janine.

If you don't like it though, that's fine. To each their own.

No hurt feelings here.

skankerzero;169340
If you don't believe in it, they why bring it up?

Because its still a valid point.

skankerzero;169340
What's funny is that it has everything to do with Ghostbusters as it's an officially licensed product. It has nothing to do with Ghostbusters in terms of canon on the other hand, unless it's officially the artists's interpretation of Janine. (I can't remember if it is or not, but I seem to recall the display card saying it's her)

They've already flat out said its not Janine. It being an officially licensed Ghostbusters product does not mean it has everything to do with Ghostbusters. If you take a Hello Kitty backpack and put Ecto-Goggles on her that doesn't mean that Hello Kitty suddenly has everything to do with Ghostbusters. My point is valid that this does not have anything to do with Ghostbusters and is just capitalizing on people who will buy it because its a scantily clad woman.

skankerzero;169340
I won't argue ‘what is art’ here, but just because you don't like a particular style a character is rendered in doesn't invalidate the artist's interpretation of that character. Especially in an officially licensed product.
As far as I'm concerned, this is Shunya Yamashita's artistic interpretation of Janine.

Again, its already been said its not. If it was, we'd be talking about something very different. We're not. This is random GB girl chick who looks hot.

skankerzero;169340
If you don't like it though, that's fine. To each their own.

No hurt feelings here.

Fine by me.

I guess in my eyes, this has just as much to do with GBs as any cosplayer / propper.

In my opinion this is the same as those guys/girls that dress up and use their own name on the name tag. Original characters.

To invalidate this is like invalidating them or any real girl that has put on a sexy GB outfit just to be cute.
Nothing to do with GB:

Cosplay is different than creating a figure. You know that. I know that. Its not the same thing. Those are real people, acting like characters in a universe they are creating, for the purpose of having fun. This is creating a figure solely for the purpose of monetary gain.

And if you're honestly trying to tell me that a girl wearing a fully clothed uniform that covers the majority of her body, except for the fact that its a skirt is the same thing as wearing a uniform that has intentionally been shredded to bits to show off a thong and boobs, then you sir have problems.

You really need to let this go. You say “agree to disagree” over on GBFans, yet you keep posting stuff trying to argue with me. Just bored at work today or what? LOL. We disagree. People have different opinions, that's fine. We expressed them, and discussed it. Now you're just making yourself look foolish.

On her name tag on the illustration it clearly says “KOT”, which I think may say “KOTO” for Kotobukiya. I guess we'll see.


While we're on the cosplay thing. I think this girl needs better boots lol

Doctor Venkman;169343
You really need to let this go. You say “agree to disagree” over on GBFans, yet you keep posting stuff trying to argue with me. Just bored at work today or what? LOL. We disagree. People have different opinions, that's fine. We expressed them, and discussed it. Now you're just making yourself look foolish.

No, i'm just trying to wrap my head around what you consider acceptable in the GB universe. Why a sexy girl in a torn uniform is not acceptable.

And really, when you get down to it, GB was conceived in of itself for monetary gain.


I see absolutely no difference.

And yes, I'm foolish. I know how you are and I know it's like talking to a brick wall.

skankerzero;169347
No, i'm just trying to wrap my head around what you consider acceptable in the GB universe. Why a sexy girl in a torn uniform is not acceptable.

And really, when you get down to it, GB was conceived in of itself for monetary gain.


I see absolutely no difference.

And yes, I'm foolish. I know how you are and I know it's like talking to a brick wall.

Not like talking to a brick wall at all. That's just the statement of a man who can't hold the conversation. I made counter points to your points each time, without just constantly repeating myself. That's what a conversation is. I was defending my point, and you were trying to be clever and for some reason took offense to my statement and tried to get back at me. Its very clear to see you're just trying to be an ass for the sake of being an ass. There's a very clear difference between a voluptuous girl statue in torn clothing to show off a thong and boobs and a person who loves the franchise dressing up in an outfit that makes sense for a girl. Suggesting otherwise, and then trying to act like I'm the unreasonable one who's like talking to a wall? Yea, good luck with that slick.

You think you're clever, but really, you're just an ass. I will not discussing this any further with you, here or elsewhere, as there's no point in having a discussion with someone who is only out to play devil's advocate in an attempt to be clever and funny. You failed by the way.

Now that we're past that garbage, to clear up any confusion for anyone who may not have understood, I do not have the viewpoint that the only people who will buy this are nerds who can't get girls. I think it will further that perception for those who already have it.

I personally don't like it, because it is capitalizing on Ghostbusters when it really has nothing to do with it and is just an artist's rendering seemingly with the sole intention of making money off of slapping the Ghostbusters logo on a “sexy” thing. This is where my comparison to Ghostbusters porn came from.

It feels like it is exploiting the franchise to me, rather than supporting it.

But as I've said, to each their own. I just wanted to clear up any confusion for anyone else who didn't understand my post and decided to take it personally and then run off on a personal agenda that made no sense. I don't have the time or patience to deal with that crap.

I'm passing because bishoujo style statues don't appeal to me…especially the “young girl” face. Now, had it been a movie or RGB Janine, in a regular jumpsuit OR the skimpier one from the recent IDW comic, I'd be in for that one.