This wallpaper captures the urban essence that proliferated the art of Ghost in the Shell in every incarnation of the series. Phill does an amazing job of capturing a moment of surrealism.
While there are a few, stray building angles and shadows, you find that your eye forgives the minor details and instead focuses on the overall scene that is larger than life, with lights trailing off into infinity.
"This is the best! the color's so rich, it's that really deep & calming blue that I really like.
I also like how there are no corny phrases like lovely wind, everyday is a step nearer toward you,
It's rated E, for everyone. added as my favorite. thank you so much." View
H.N.G.V.R
4 months 6 days ago
"You scanned just the 2 guys in the middle & the rest are your creations! Really great job!
I'm happy for you that your exams are finally over, this should be featured,
uh.... which program did you use to create the rest of the wallpaper? " View
Totoro's Magic Sprout
4 months 2 weeks ago
"Perfectly, this reminds me of an illustration from a kids book- playful swirls & colors
These really good wallpapers make me wonder how much of it was scan & how much was artist's own rendering - I'd be amazed to find that except for the characters themselves the background & setting were done entirely by the artists - gabychan
actually as i read author's comments - he vectored and then smeared with brush, i think - isnt that right? pretty good
"Ok, no spamming - i dont think that above was spamming, but i'll add here,
i was listening to halo 3 sound track, and with the ahhh ahh ahh chorus music this wallpaper seemed realy really really good & mysterious to me when I saw this "highlighted" on the right side of the page
thats what prompted me to click & write
I'd be very impressed if you did all this by hand on the computer" View
A Wish Upon A Shooting Star
4 months 3 weeks ago
"Commenting to add this onto my favorite. great job - i downloaded it & enjoyed it a while ago. " View
Kiru ga suki~♥ (I love killing~)
4 months 3 weeks ago
"I'm commenting to add this on to favorite. great job" View
Galaxy Angel
4 months 3 weeks ago
"I tried galaxy angel & it wasnt my type of anime, and i usually dont like the fairy tale magic warrior girls..
but this wallpaper is truly amazing! the color & the whipping of the starry substances are fierce
congratulations
this purplish crimson red is perfect for the mood" View
Escaping Freedom
5 months 17 hours ago
"Great idea with removing the texts. i hate wallpapers with cheesy texts
thank you, great job, congratulation, hard work w/ the clouds" View
Tada oshigatte
5 months 17 hours ago
"Texturize? thanks for the link. great job on the wallpaper" View
in Love
5 months 1 week ago
"I think that this wallpaper gets an A, not C+!I bet you did a lot of work with the background. It's better than the other wallpapers that have single-color transparent shade as background by 10 fold. GJ " View
Warrior
6 months 1 week ago
"It's a very good wallpaper - you added even better things than the stuffs i suggested. good thinking with getting rid of the teal figure completely - also it's much neater with the white circles rather than red circles. GJ" View
Under the Blue Sky
6 months 2 weeks ago
"Amazing, very good job. again, follows my philosophy that you don't need sailor fuku & half nude girls to make a good wallpaper. Very good & rich color combination - safe to the eye - it doesn't blind me like some other wallpapers.
It's something that I can use without worrying if I'd be seen as a freak or not. " View
Hakanai Yume
6 months 2 weeks ago
"It's very good. good color scheme - safe to the eye, usable as a background
it has some sort of story to it - i can imagine her in restive mood in the afternoon staring emptily at something.
it's very different from the other anime wallpapers that have anime girls in nude or bikini in full body display pointlessly staring back at you. & they have no story to their existence except it's just nude display & that's all it is. or like it's "hey, i'm cute."
"It's good but i wouldn't use it as my desktop - it'd fry my eyes b/c of the strong red. gj" View
Operation: Ouran Christmas...SUCCESS!~
6 months 2 weeks ago
"Great wallpaper. it's nice to have anime wallpapers that are
1) pleasant to see
2) good to the eye, sound colors, good for long exposure, good as a background
3) " View
Musical Abstractions
7 months 2 days ago
"This wallpaper is very good - i wonder if the artist drew the background (5 lines of the music, the radiating lines of the piano) by himself or got it off a magazine & just adjusted the color." View
It will be hard for us to find anything as good as this in the next 5 years
Equally as hard for fire and storm to make a better one. Let's keep our hopes up - this is much better than the previous "Proper Education"
Again, this wallpaper follows my philosophy -
* The character is actually doing something, like playing guitar (actually a weapon, in shape a of a guitar), instead of making cute poses
* The background and all else around the anime character have substance & details - floor, door, wall, shadow, lights, unlike some lame wallpapers with some blank transparent fill of random colors as if the character was floating in empty space
*No completely random or blatantly romantic phrases like "Summer Love" or "Fiery blaze". The drawing speaks for itself.
*Very good combination of colors to express atmosphere & theme - much better than the other papers that have random fills & mixes of colors - safe for my eyes to rest on for many hours - acceptable as a background for my computer. In other words, other wallpapers usually have these really strong colors that would hurt your eyes if you were to stare at them for 10 minutes or more.
*'Good sense of realism, little trace of "worshiping anime goddesses" (i.e. wallpapers that have these half-naked female characters in cute poses & friendly smiles, makes you look like a complete weirdo if you were to set them on your desktop). Anyone can use this wallpaper without any fear of staining their personal reputation.
*Extra credit for trying to convey some deeper meaning or realization - I'm guessing that the girl with a saw-cutter in shape of a guitar "on the stage" reveals the reality that we ourselves, the anime fans, are really violent individuals - for the purpose of entertainment, we put a girl with a violent weapon on stage & cheer on. Anime audience is not exclusive to 3rd graders.
Apart from that, it's my assumption that the character was from a magazine, etc., but the background was totally the work of the author. I want to compliment the author for putting such a nice effort on the background - anyone can copy paste a character drawing from a magazine & then fill the backgroudn with some purple & blue & some "loving you" & circles, but this must have taken a lot of time & it really shows the difference between a great wallpaper maker & mediocre one.
" View
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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya: Pinku?
2 months 6 days ago
"Yea, red seems a bit strong, but i can tone it down myself.it's excellent work.
pinku - is japanese pronunciation of "pink" right?
where's grin?
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Euphoria
3 months 1 week ago
"Im adding this to favorites & requesting to be featured... finally, a pretty good (no, superb/excellent) wallpaper for Ayanami Rei"View
Manhua Manga Manwha
3 months 3 weeks ago
"Great job, it's as the other admin saysi appreciate your multicultural approach to the title - manhua, manga, and manhwa
sounds like a friendly gesture"
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Flyers of the blue sky
4 months 3 days ago
"This is the best! the color's so rich, it's that really deep & calming blue that I really like.I also like how there are no corny phrases like lovely wind, everyday is a step nearer toward you,
It's rated E, for everyone. added as my favorite. thank you so much."
View
H.N.G.V.R
4 months 6 days ago
"You scanned just the 2 guys in the middle & the rest are your creations! Really great job!I'm happy for you that your exams are finally over, this should be featured,
uh.... which program did you use to create the rest of the wallpaper? "
View
Totoro's Magic Sprout
4 months 2 weeks ago
"Perfectly, this reminds me of an illustration from a kids book- playful swirls & colorsThese really good wallpapers make me wonder how much of it was scan & how much was artist's own rendering - I'd be amazed to find that except for the characters themselves the background & setting were done entirely by the artists - gabychan
actually as i read author's comments - he vectored and then smeared with brush, i think - isnt that right? pretty good
added as favorite"
View
A Wish Upon A Shooting Star
4 months 3 weeks ago
"Ok, no spamming - i dont think that above was spamming, but i'll add here,i was listening to halo 3 sound track, and with the ahhh ahh ahh chorus music this wallpaper seemed realy really really good & mysterious to me when I saw this "highlighted" on the right side of the page
thats what prompted me to click & write
I'd be very impressed if you did all this by hand on the computer"
View
A Wish Upon A Shooting Star
4 months 3 weeks ago
"Commenting to add this onto my favorite. great job - i downloaded it & enjoyed it a while ago. "View
Kiru ga suki~♥ (I love killing~)
4 months 3 weeks ago
"I'm commenting to add this on to favorite. great job"View
Galaxy Angel
4 months 3 weeks ago
"I tried galaxy angel & it wasnt my type of anime, and i usually dont like the fairy tale magic warrior girls..but this wallpaper is truly amazing! the color & the whipping of the starry substances are fierce
congratulations
this purplish crimson red is perfect for the mood"
View
Escaping Freedom
5 months 17 hours ago
"Great idea with removing the texts. i hate wallpapers with cheesy textsthank you, great job, congratulation, hard work w/ the clouds"
View
Tada oshigatte
5 months 17 hours ago
"Texturize? thanks for the link. great job on the wallpaper"View
in Love
5 months 1 week ago
"I think that this wallpaper gets an A, not C+!I bet you did a lot of work with the background. It's better than the other wallpapers that have single-color transparent shade as background by 10 fold. GJView
Warrior
6 months 1 week ago
"It's a very good wallpaper - you added even better things than the stuffs i suggested. good thinking with getting rid of the teal figure completely - also it's much neater with the white circles rather than red circles. GJ"View
Under the Blue Sky
6 months 2 weeks ago
"Amazing, very good job. again, follows my philosophy that you don't need sailor fuku & half nude girls to make a good wallpaper. Very good & rich color combination - safe to the eye - it doesn't blind me like some other wallpapers.It's something that I can use without worrying if I'd be seen as a freak or not. "
View
Hakanai Yume
6 months 2 weeks ago
"It's very good. good color scheme - safe to the eye, usable as a backgroundit has some sort of story to it - i can imagine her in restive mood in the afternoon staring emptily at something.
it's very different from the other anime wallpapers that have anime girls in nude or bikini in full body display pointlessly staring back at you. & they have no story to their existence except it's just nude display & that's all it is. or like it's "hey, i'm cute."
large resolution - that's good. gj"
View
Fires of Passion
6 months 2 weeks ago
"It's good but i wouldn't use it as my desktop - it'd fry my eyes b/c of the strong red. gj"View
Operation: Ouran Christmas...SUCCESS!~
6 months 2 weeks ago
"Great wallpaper. it's nice to have anime wallpapers that are1) pleasant to see
2) good to the eye, sound colors, good for long exposure, good as a background
3) "
View
Musical Abstractions
7 months 2 days ago
"This wallpaper is very good - i wonder if the artist drew the background (5 lines of the music, the radiating lines of the piano) by himself or got it off a magazine & just adjusted the color."View
Eat (Hit) it with a smile
7 months 2 days ago
"Absolutely amazing wallpaper. A + +"View
Interwined Destinies
8 months 1 week ago
"Must be age 18 or older to see this image. ESRB rating"View
Wooo!
8 months 2 weeks ago
"It's very good. GJ."View
:::[Take Flight]:::
9 months 5 days ago
"The best wallpaper...... but can't use it as my desktop - too girlygj"
View
:::[Take Flight]:::
9 months 5 days ago
"The best wallpaper...... but can't use it as my desktop - too girlygj"
View
Kiru ga suki~♥ (I love killing~)
10 months 3 days ago
"It will be hard for us to find anything as good as this in the next 5 years
Equally as hard for fire and storm to make a better one. Let's keep our hopes up - this is much better than the previous "Proper Education"
Again, this wallpaper follows my philosophy -
* The character is actually doing something, like playing guitar (actually a weapon, in shape a of a guitar), instead of making cute poses
* The background and all else around the anime character have substance & details - floor, door, wall, shadow, lights, unlike some lame wallpapers with some blank transparent fill of random colors as if the character was floating in empty space
*No completely random or blatantly romantic phrases like "Summer Love" or "Fiery blaze". The drawing speaks for itself.
*Very good combination of colors to express atmosphere & theme - much better than the other papers that have random fills & mixes of colors - safe for my eyes to rest on for many hours - acceptable as a background for my computer. In other words, other wallpapers usually have these really strong colors that would hurt your eyes if you were to stare at them for 10 minutes or more.
*'Good sense of realism, little trace of "worshiping anime goddesses" (i.e. wallpapers that have these half-naked female characters in cute poses & friendly smiles, makes you look like a complete weirdo if you were to set them on your desktop). Anyone can use this wallpaper without any fear of staining their personal reputation.
*Extra credit for trying to convey some deeper meaning or realization - I'm guessing that the girl with a saw-cutter in shape of a guitar "on the stage" reveals the reality that we ourselves, the anime fans, are really violent individuals - for the purpose of entertainment, we put a girl with a violent weapon on stage & cheer on. Anime audience is not exclusive to 3rd graders.
Apart from that, it's my assumption that the character was from a magazine, etc., but the background was totally the work of the author. I want to compliment the author for putting such a nice effort on the background - anyone can copy paste a character drawing from a magazine & then fill the backgroudn with some purple & blue & some "loving you" & circles, but this must have taken a lot of time & it really shows the difference between a great wallpaper maker & mediocre one.
"
View