Line #33 Creator/LynnOkamoto


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3	[[GenderBlenderName Lynn]] Okamoto is a Tokyo-based {{Seinen}} mangaka affiliated with ''[[Magazine/ShonenJump Weekly Young Jump]]'', and is known to be [[ReclusiveArtist an intensely private individual]]. He is best known for his famous work ''Manga/ElfenLied''. His works are famous for their {{Gorn}} and {{Fanservice}} content. He has drawn many one-shots, that are eventually released in a bundle of two collection books in 2008, and five series, with two of them having anime adaptations, both being made by the studio Creator/ARMSCorporation.
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5	!!List of Lynn Okamoto's works
6	* ''Flip Flap'' (his very first manga in his life, published in 2008)
7	* ''Lime Yellow'' (his first manga after quiting his job to become mangaka, published in 2008)
8	* ''Elfenlied'' (2000, his debut manga; not to be confused with the series ''Manga/ElfenLied'')
9	* ''Digitopolis'' (2000)
10	* ''MOL'' (2000)
11	* ''Memoria'' (2002) (his debut in ''Weekly Young Jump'')
12	* ''Manga/ElfenLied'' (2002 - 2005, BreakthroughHit)
13	* ''Carrera'' (2005)
14	* ''Registrar'' (2006)[[note]]the content was good enough to become a series, but Okomoto had no ambitions to do so, so he just drew only a one-shot[[/note]]
15	* ''Allumage'' (2006)
16	* ''EXEXE'' (rough sketch for a next series after ''Manga/ElfenLied'')
17	* ''Manga/{{Nononono}}'' (2007 - 2011)
18	* ''Manga/BrynhildrInTheDarkness'' (2012 - 2016)
19	* ''Kimi wa Midara na Boku no Joō''[[note]]"You are Dirty, My Queen"[[/note]] (2012, art by [[Manga/ScumsWish Mengo Yokoyari]])
20	* ''Manga/ParallelParadise'' (2017 - present)
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22	!!Tropes common in his works:
23	* AdaptedOut: In the anime adaptations of ''Manga/ElfenLied'' and ''Manga/BrynhildrInTheDarkness'', Nozomi (a main character) and Skadi (an ArcVillain) are excluded, respectively.
24	* EndearinglyDorky: Most of his characters. His male leads are often socially-awkward guys who have problems with women, while many of his female leads being {{Cloudcuckoolander}}s.
25	* ArtEvolution: An extreme case of evolution. His art style has changed drastically during the years. This is especially blatant if you read his ''Short Story Collection'' or ''Manga/ElfenLied''. He seems to have found a solid art style since 2005.
26	** The ''Lynn Okamoto Short Story Collection'' features a panel and a commentary of the author after every one-shot. Those panels show characters from the respective short story, but in Okamoto's recent art style.
27	* AuthorAppeal: Basically every trope listed here. Some of his {{Fanservice}} include foot fetish (very blatant in ''Manga/BrynhildrInTheDarkness''). He also seems to be inspired by German and Northern mythologies (as shown in ''Manga/BrynhildrInTheDarkness''). Additionally, [=MP5s=] are typically shown at least once.
28	* BittersweetEnding: Some of his works. They often border on {{Downer Ending}}s.
29	* BodyHorror: He seems to like drawing people melting to death. ''Manga/ElfenLied'', ''Manga/BrynhildrInTheDarkness'', and ''Manga/ParallelParadise'' all feature it.
30	* BreakTheCutie: A staple. In almost every work, a single or several characters are tortured, traumatized, {{Mind Rape}}d or etc.
31	* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Many of the romances began in childhood.
32	* ClassicalAntiHero: Many of his male heroes.
33	* CrapsackWorld: Both, ''Manga/ElfenLied'' and ''Manga/BrynhildrInTheDarkness'', are featured in such settings.
34	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Many of his female characters.
35	* DynamicEntry: [[Manga/ElfenLied In]] [[Manga/{{Nononono}} all]] [[Manga/BrynhildrInTheDarkness three]] series a characters enters in to save another character. The entries are shown in full double pages.
36	* {{Ecchi}}: And how! His works are famous for having NippleAndDimed. ''Manga/BrynhildrInTheDarkness'' seems to avert the latter (though the uncensored anime doesn't). ''Parallel Paradise'' takes this up to eleven, with explicit sex scenes making the manga short of being labelled {{Hentai}}.
37	* {{Fanservice}}: Aside from the ecchi content, he uses many other tropes of fanservice.
38	* GeckoEnding: Both of his anime adaptations.
39	* {{Gorn}}: Not only ''Manga/ElfenLied'' and ''Manga/BrynhildrInTheDarkness'' are famous for this, some of his other works work that way.
40	* GratuitousGerman: ''Manga/ElfenLied'' and ''Manga/BrynhildrInTheDarkness'' have some German phrases.
41	* FanDisservice: Many of his works feature barely-clothed females in disturbing situations.
42	* InterspeciesRomance: Some of his works have romances between an UnluckyEverydude and an unhuman girl. They usually end up tragically.
43	* MoodwhipLash: His works are famous for switching from extremely brutal scenes to very adorable scenes and back and forth.
44	* MysteriousWaif: The female leads are often this type.
45	* NoNameGiven: Many characters in his work do not have names, even protagonists, main antagonists, major characters or characters with a distinctpersonality or some role. This is also the reason why fans agree to call one specific unnamed character "[[Manga/ElfenLied The Unknown Man]]".
46	* ProductionPosse: Both ''Manga/ElfenLied'' and ''Manga/BrynhildrInTheDarkness'' were animated by Creator/ARMSCorporation and produced by VAP and Genco.
47	* ReusedCharacterDesign: Even with his ArtEvolution, many of his characters from different and the same works look similar to each other. In a nutshell, many characters from his different works look like [[Manga/ElfenLied Lucy, Kohta, Yuka, Kurama and Director Kakuzawa]].
48	* SlasherSmile: There is at least one character who smiles like that, even in his not brutal works.
49	* UnluckyEverydude: Many of his male heroes.
50	** ''Registrar'' averts this; the male hero has not only supernatural powers, [[spoiler:he's a CoolOldGuy]].

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