Quote from JomboSorry to say, but there are still stolen scenes from this movie taken straight from anime. You guys have mentioned that he rotoscoped 2 explosions from Naruto. But there's more.
http://dheekei.deviantart.com/art/DKmagician-Version2-367878718
Here's DK's "uncopied" version of DKMagician where he even writes "i replace the 2 rotoscoped efx with new and original ones but still credit the maker of my video reference..". and here he says "but all the remaining effects are made by my own hands..."
At the very beginning of DK magician he does this charge-up spinny animation and then shoots a beam.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWLjQoX8htU
Now go to 0:15 in this video and compare it to the beginning of DK Magician. It's the exact same scene. You can't even argue with it, the way she rotates her arms, turns and puffs out his chest and shoots her beam.
And there's nothing in any of his credits say anything about Diebuster, yet the scene is taken exactly off of it. Maybe not rotoscoped frame by frame, but no doubt copied.
It seems like DK hasn't taken off all the stolen clips and has not learned anything. There may still be more in there, I don't know. I haven't watched the full thing. I just saw the Diebuster scene and flipped out and posted it. DK shouldn't have gotten money from this and should have admitted to stealing all his clips once he's got busted for 2. But he didn't. I can't trust him.
lol I KNEW it was Imaishi... He's known for that exaggerated style.. especially with that trademark wind up kick thingy he always does... I was too lazy to look through all of diebuster though =\.. Good catch jombo.