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Chambara Hero Justice League.

The sum of a fair amount of work, and a very fun project. I recommend reading the individual deviations if you haven't yet and are interested in the back-stories. I tried to include a lot of the themes and tropes of the jidaigeki heroes, while also staying true to the core elements of the various superfolk. There are lots of anachronisms in the designs and back-stories, but I'll claim that most of that is true to the genre.

I know my translations aren't always great, and I am not a certified expert on Japanese language or culture, I know enough of both to get myself into trouble. The romanization scheme is a mess, and I was totally inconsistant, haha. There are loads of hidden references in names and characters and what-not, some that I'm sure anyone could spot and others that will likely remain hopelessly obscure (because even I forgot what I was thinking).

The Team:

Fishman (Aquaman)
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Chinese Mountain Monk (Martian Manhunter)
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Lady Incredible 'Lady Hero' is a better translation... (Wonder Woman)
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Steel Man (Superman)
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Bat Demon Warrior (Batman)
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Lightning Yuu (Flash)
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Lantern Bearer (Green Lantern)
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There is a ghost of a possibility that I might do a villain group deal, but only if there is a fair amount of interest. These, while fun, take a pretty long time to make!

EDIT: The download is big, but fun to compare design details.
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~RoseSaiyan77 Dec 29, 2012
amazing, I don't know if anyone else has asked, but will you be doing a Chambara Hawkgirl, cause it would be neat to see her wielding a Kanabo or some other samurai bludgeoning weapon
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*Strangerataru Dec 22, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
Somehow imagine a few others to go along with these, like maybe a courtesan/singer Black Canary or a scientist/insect collector Atom.
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~HeroesFanboy138 Dec 19, 2012
Honestly, I'd love to see this elseworld story. I can see this working as anything from a miniseries to an ongoing.
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Mood: Love ~TDS1 Oct 21, 2012
AWESOME beyond words!
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~BlazingFist Oct 14, 2012
Oh this is sick! I would love to see this story.
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Mood: Joy ~veekaizhanez Sep 18, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Japanese verse of Justice League? Unique~~
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~HeroXero Sep 7, 2012
Awesome work!
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*G0dZ3ro Aug 31, 2012
Kuroichi (Black Canary)
Ogress (Zatanna)
Blodd Tsunami (Red Tornado)
Jade Bowman (Green Arrow)
Hayabuhime (Hawkgirl)
Hyabusan (Hawkman)
Indigo Kabuto (Blue Beetle)

I could go on; these are only suggestions but, I understand that pulling off such talented works does take time uh?
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~HeroesFanboy138 Dec 19, 2012
What would this verse's Booster Gold be called? (strangely, I imagine him having the same backstory, only from moddern time wanting to make a name for himself in the feudal times)
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*G0dZ3ro Dec 22, 2012
Booster Gold, I would name him Gold Rush; and he would be from the Steampunk era that transported back in time to the feudal era of Japan.

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