SoraNews24 —Japan News—

Bringing you yesterday's news from Japan and Asia, today.

RocketNews24 Japanese

Featured

Japanese company’s 3-D printed. disembodied faces and hands are both amazing and disturbing

TF 1

Relax, no tiny people were dismembered in the making of this article.

As Japan’s premiere model and figure exhibition, you can find all sorts of creative wares on display at Wonder Festival. Some of them might be cool, some might be sexy, and still others might be funny.

And then, there are those that are just terrifying.

Bihou, based in Tokyo’s Nerima ward, is primarily a provider of backgrounds and CG effects for animation projects, and has previously contributed to anime hits such as Evangelion and Kuroko’s Basketball. The company was among the presenters at the recent Winter Wonder Festival, where its booth included this Umbrella SWAT team member from the world of Resident Evil.

もう人間と全く区別がつかない3Dプリンタ出力の仮面 pic.twitter.com/6iAD2wJQWW

— まえこっかくのSUZUKIさん (@create_clock) February 7, 2016

That’s not a cosplayer, though, but a costumed mannequin wearing a mask made with Bihou’s 3-D scanning and printing techniques.

▼ Real person on the left, freakishly realistic mask on the right

Bihou has gotten frighteningly good at 3-D printing, in the literal sense that displays of its non-assembled components instill a sense of overwhelming fear.

As a matter of fact, Bihou’s Wonder Festival Booth almost looks like the twisted trophy room of a serial killer with a very particular taste for preying on undersized victims.

Disturbing or not, there’s no denying that Bihou has done some fine work here. Considering the company’s ties to the animation industry, it’s assumed that eventually Bihou’s technicians and artists will be putting their skills to use for projects such as making figures of anime characters, which sounds like a much more lucrative endeavor than the nightmare-provision going on here.

Source: Cupo
Top image: Facebook/3D printer face （株）美峰 Japanese animation company Bihou

Like this:

Like Loading…

Related Stories

Trackbacks

  1. There are no trackbacks yet.
  2. Trackback URL

Trending Today

  1. Ichiran releases an at-home counter kit that turns your desk into a ramen restaurant
  2. Yesterday’s cooking oil powers 410,000 pink winter sakura lights along Tokyo’s Meguro River
  3. Starbucks Japan releases new Bearista glass tumbler that changes character with every drink
  4. Tokyo police arrest the Ame-zing Spider-Man
  5. Ichiran Japan is giving away free 2027 desk calendars, and here’s how to get them
  6. Life-size Gundam head going on display in Osaka, hopefully will find permanent home
  7. Starbucks Japan reveals new Joyful Capsule gacha toy release date
  8. Move aside, Asahi Super Dry – Asahi Spice Beer is in town, and it’s hotter than you think
  9. KFC now sells takikomi gohan rice boxes in Japan, if you know where to look for them [Taste test]
  10. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan

© SoraNews24 —Japan News— / SOCIO CORPORATION

Powered by WordPress VIP

%d