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PS4 Lineup Music Video Plagiarized Artwork
By Kasaix • 5 years ago
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Not our usual fare around these parts, but it's related to games, anime, and watching lazy artists get caught in their shenanigans and get their comeuppance. So what's the story here? Well, PlayStation put out an artsy video showing off what games they have coming up, like Final Fantasy VII Remake. Since PlayStation took the video down after it came out that the artwork was a ripoff, what we have below is someone who thought ahead and downloaded the video for prosperity.





Remember, that's the reupload. The downvotes there aren't warranted. All said, the video actually looks good. Damn shame it was traced. Kevin Bao, a Canadian artist living in Japan, traced certain elements from other series, as you'll see below, to set the video up. When it came to light that the art was traced, he went dark. Apparently he had an official JP PlayStation page, which is now gone. That follows his own Instagram page, and something called the CONNECTION agency appeared to sever ties with him. 


Twitter user @catsuka caused some waves by outlining where everything was traced. Take a look below.


The video he uploaded is a side-by-side comparison of where art was traced for the PS lineup video. It is really shameless. The twitter thread explains it all in some detail, including Bao's former pages, and apparently the fact that this isn't his first time ripping off other artists. 




MrObvious 5 years ago
The in house animation strongly resembles the frantic and psychedelic/trippy style of FLCL in general(as pointed out here)the most for me. Still, it goes to show that originality doesn't really matter while censorship is the mainstay. Interesting story Kasaix.
Anon - anon 5 years ago
I originally was going to ask "are we sure it's just not a coincidence? I mean the "tentacle" images for the video at the bottom resembles many other ones I've seen in hentai". Then i actually played the video at the bottom. While some of them i can say that about others even i can't help but say copy and past. There just too similar and too many too be anything other then a coincidence.
Oddest Ball 5 years ago
Who traces Steven Universe? That dumpster fire of a series is well-known for having the most inconsistent art and animation.
Anon - Bigbro 5 years ago
A big corporation disrespecting copyright while aggressively censoring and litigating against grandmas and babies for even daring to look at their IP for a moment? If they didn't have hypocrisy, they wouldn't have any morality at all.
Hectotane 5 years ago
Well Damn.
Anon - Anonymous 5 years ago
This is the Incarnate all over again.
Anon - anon 5 years ago
Be honest how much trouble whoever own the video is in?