# Anime Simpsons/Futurama: Cool pictures, even cooler story **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 21, 2007, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anime-simpsons-futurama-cool-pictures-even-cooler-story/388895 "2007-01-21T23:13:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2007, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anime-simpsons-futurama-cool-pictures-even-cooler-story/388895/1 "2007-01-21T23:13:16Z")
Remember when 20th Century Fox was shutting down _Simpsons_ websites left and right for unauthorized use of their copyrighted characters? It looks like their attitudes have changed. A user on a popular art site posted these two drawings she did of characters from _The Simpsons_ and _Futurama_ in semi-realistic anime style. Someone at Bongo Comics (Matt Groening’s comic book company) saw the anime Simpsons picture and liked it so much, he printed it out and put it on his desk for display. Folks at Fox liked it, too. Did they sue? Nope- they hired her! She’ll be working on an anime-inspired Simpsons story for Bongo and possibly work for Fox on the _Futurama_ revival. Why can’t all studios be like this? In your face, \*spacecoyote! And by “in your face,” I mean “congratulations!” [The Simpsonzu](http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/46036660/?&q=Simpsonzu&qh=boost%3Apopular+age_sigma%3A24h+age_scale%3A5) [Futurama Super Happy Fun Show](http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/46124117/) (I love the realistic Zoidberg!) ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2007, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anime-simpsons-futurama-cool-pictures-even-cooler-story/388895/2 "2007-01-21T23:19:12Z")
These pics have been going around for a while now but I really, really wish there were larger/higher res versions. Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2007, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anime-simpsons-futurama-cool-pictures-even-cooler-story/388895/3 "2007-01-21T23:42:36Z")
I saw these pics, had no idea she got hired because of them! Cool story indeed. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2007, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anime-simpsons-futurama-cool-pictures-even-cooler-story/388895/4 "2007-01-21T23:45:19Z")
[QUOTE=jnglmassiv] These pics have been going around for a while now but I really, really wish there were larger/higher res versions. Anyone? [/QUOTE] They’re plenty big for my tastes, but I assume you could always e-mail her asking this question. According to her website, the address is spacecoyote-at-gmail-dot-com (you know what to do to make this usable). ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2007, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anime-simpsons-futurama-cool-pictures-even-cooler-story/388895/5 "2007-01-21T23:55:18Z")
[QUOTE=jnglmassiv] These pics have been going around for a while now but I really, really wish there were larger/higher res versions. Anyone? [/QUOTE] Did you click on them? They do expand. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anime-simpsons-futurama-cool-pictures-even-cooler-story/388895/6 "2007-01-22T02:23:40Z")
That’s some great work. She really brought out some of the personalities - Zoidberg looks more disgusting and Cthulhoid than he does on the show, and Smithers has a great expression on his face. Krusty kinda looks like the Joker. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anime-simpsons-futurama-cool-pictures-even-cooler-story/388895/7 "2007-01-22T02:52:42Z")
I like the Futurama one…not so keen on the Simpsons, though. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anime-simpsons-futurama-cool-pictures-even-cooler-story/388895/8 "2007-01-22T02:55:05Z")
The funniest thing is that the realstic/anime Hypnotoad doesn’t really look that much different from his 2-D counterpart. All glory to the Hypnotoad! ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anime-simpsons-futurama-cool-pictures-even-cooler-story/388895/9 "2007-01-22T03:19:40Z")
I meant to edit this in, but I also like what she did with Flanders. ---
**Author:** ![BluePitbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9bcb4/32.png) [@BluePitbull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BluePitbull)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anime-simpsons-futurama-cool-pictures-even-cooler-story/388895/10 "2007-01-22T17:17:00Z")
Look awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anime-simpsons-futurama-cool-pictures-even-cooler-story/388895/11 "2007-01-22T17:52:21Z")
I liked most of the characters. Patty and Selma were especially well rendered. I liked the new Lisa and Marge looked like a much more believable dishy wife than the Groenig version. Bart was a little undefined, I thought. Otto looked much more authentic as a total stoner. And Homer didn’t look enough like a jerk. As for the Futurama crew, I thought they were mostly improvements, except for Leela. I think in her attempt to make Leela look tough she went to far – Leela didn’t just look tough, she looked stringy. I think the less stringy Leela is a better call. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anime-simpsons-futurama-cool-pictures-even-cooler-story/388895/12 "2007-01-22T18:18:10Z")
[QUOTE=Evil Captor] Leela didn’t just look tough, she looked stringy. I think the less stringy Leela is a better call. [/QUOTE] You sound like Lrrr. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anime-simpsons-futurama-cool-pictures-even-cooler-story/388895/13 "2007-01-22T22:25:49Z")
> [@](#): > > Bart was a little undefined, I thought. Yeah, everyone else gets a lot of texturing and detail in their hair (especially Lisa and Marge), but in Bart, for whom it’s probably his most distinguishing feature, there’s nothing. And Homer needs a bit more five-o’clock shadow. In that picture, what he has looks like it could just as easily be from the lighting, making him look a lot more clean-cut. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anime-simpsons-futurama-cool-pictures-even-cooler-story/388895/14 "2007-01-22T23:16:20Z")
[QUOTE=Evil Captor] Otto looked much more authentic as a total stoner. [/QUOTE] Otto wearing a Spinal Tap t-shirt is a nice in-joke, too.