Is this where Kishi got inspiration for the Hidden Rain Village?

[Beans2]

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Scroll down to "Ghost in the Shell". It's an anime but based off a manga first published in 1989.

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^that looks uncannily similar to Amegakure, don't you think?

 

[Power Bottom]

It could, but to me I don't think so.

 

[A$AP Wap]

i just realized...
a strong magnet release user could potentially rek the entire rain village if they put a big ass magnet above it

 

[Ghost in the Shell]

Dayum beans, I'm a fan of Ghost in the Shell but I hadn't noticed this. The two settings do look strikingly similar, and I wouldn't be surprised if Kishi was influenced by that due to the popularity and ratings GitS received in Japan.

 

[Lightbringer]

Yeah most likely and Akira too.

 

[Beans2]

Dayum beans, I'm a fan of Ghost in the Shell but I hadn't noticed this. The two settings do look strikingly similar, and I wouldn't be surprised if Kishi was influenced by that due to the popularity and ratings GitS received in Japan.

I never seen ghost in the shell but i just watched a badass trailer so i think i will now! I really like the architectural design here

 

[PalazzoKefka]

Steampunk architecture.

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[A$AP Wap]

Steampunk architecture.

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kishi probably wanted amegakure to look very gloomy so he chose the mechanized route to make it stand out from other villages

 

[Nagi]

Ghost in the Shell is one of the best anime of all time! Gonna watch a few episodes before I knock out.

 

[A$AP Wap]

Ghost in the Shell is one of the best anime of all time! Gonna watch a few episodes before I knock out.

i couldn't watch it
it just looks like the same shit

missions and mechanized humans every episode

 

[Magatsu Izanagi]

They're definitely both using steampunk-type architecture, and given the critical acclaim/influence that GITS had in both Japan and the West, I wouldn't be surprised if that's where the inspiration came from.

It definitely wouldn't be the first time that Kishimoto was influenced by other Japanese media, either.

 

[Xlad]

I haven't come across that find. But it's pretty swell now that you mention it. I just love GITS. Lol

 

[To Whatever]

I watched a lot of the movies in that list...

 

[Ansatsuken]

I think Kishi got his inspiration for Hidden Rain village from BASF chemical complex, that complex or factory is huge.

OT, I can agree with that. Its normal for mangaka uses someone else art work or take that art for inspiration.

 

[Sugiyama]

The similarity is uncanny. Nice find.

 

[Xāvî1]

Maybe tho iam not so confident about it!

 

[Zealous Sparks]

Interesting, the similarities in architecture are too uncanny for it to be a coincidence.

Nice find!

 

[BenjerminGaye]

It's steam-punk.

 

[Tantalus Thief]

I've seen other interpretations of future cities that look like the Rain villiage. I don't think Kishi got inspiration from Ghost in the Shell but nice catch.