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Famous Myth of Tomorrow mural inside Shibuya Station to undergo significant restoration work

• Krista Rogers
  Sep 26, 2023
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A crowdfunding campaign is also in full swing to support the efforts.

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• Japan
• (art • artist • Asu no Shinwa • mural • Myth of Tomorrow • painting • public art • Shibuya Station • Taro Okamoto)

Second series in Uniqlo’s “Pokémon Meets Artist” collection of graphic T-shirts revealed

• Krista Rogers
  Feb 28, 2022

New designs by artist duo Magma will feature Pikachu, Charizard, and other fan favorites composed from collages of objects.

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• Japan
• (artist • fashion • graphic T-shirts • magma • Pikachu • Pokemon Meets Artist • Uniqlo • UT)

Japanese Twitter artist gives hilarious suggestion for when you can’t draw a character’s body

• Scott Wilson
  Nov 13, 2021

“Genius!”

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• Japan
• (art • artist • drawing • funny • how to draw • Twitter comics)

Fossilized forms of Pokémon found in Uniqlo’s Daniel Arsham x Pokémon T-shirt collection【Photos】

• Krista Rogers
  Apr 28, 2020

The contemporary artist’s unique concept of “fictional archaeology” paves the way for these new illustrations of Pokémon monuments lost to time.

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• Japan
• (artist • clothing • collaboration • collection • Daniel Arsham • design • photos • Pikachu • Pokemon • Uniqlo)

Animated manga about an old woman caring for husband with dementia has us reaching for a tissue

• Koh Ruide
  Aug 5, 2019

A touching story made using a few pencils, paper, and a sprinkling of ingenuity.

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• Japan
• (artist • dementia • emotional • fireworks festivals • Japanese Twitter • manga • screen • touching)

This isn’t a Harry Potter photo – it’s an incredible colored pencil portrait from a Japanese fan!

• Shannon McNaught
  Jun 6, 2019

Even magic couldn’t make this picture look any better.

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• Japan
• (art • artist • awesome • colored pencils • drawing • Harry Potter • illustration • portrait)

Talented illustrator gives cast of Dragon Ball characters amazing samurai warlord makeovers

• Koh Ruide
  Mar 25, 2019

We never thought a sword-wielding Goku and ninja Trunks would look so cool.

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• Internet
• (artist • deviantART • Dragon Ball • Goku • illustrator • samurai • Vegeta)

Artist blows our minds by swapping clothing between Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball characters

• Koh Ruide
  Mar 20, 2019

These look so cool, we wonder why there isn’t a crossover anime like this yet.

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• Japan, S America
• (anime • Anime Fashion • artist • crossover • Dragon Ball • illustrator • Sailor Moon)

Pixiv to release modeling software that lets you easily create gorgeous 3D anime characters【Vid】

• Koh Ruide
  Jul 1, 2018

Design stunning characters and show them off to the world. Best of all, it’s absolutely free!

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• Japan
• (3D • 3D model • art • artist • Pixiv • YouTube)

Chinese artist transforms herself into 2-D masterpieces with only the use of makeup【Video】

• Krista Rogers
  May 21, 2018

See the Mona Lisa and another Renaissance-era classics come to life…in vivid 2-D! 

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• China, Internet
• (artist • Leonardo da Vinci • makeup • Mona Lisa • painting • video)

One-Punch Man artist to draw new Back to the Future manga, promises to deliver a hell of a ride

• Koh Ruide
  Feb 4, 2018

One of the best illustrators in Japan drawing one of the best movies of all time. Great Scott!

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• Japan
• (artist • back to the future • Japanese Twitter • manga • One-Punch Man)

Watch this renowned Japanese calligrapher effortlessly write “the hardest kanji ever”【Video】

• Scott Wilson
  Sep 28, 2017

She makes all 56 strokes look easy.

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• Japan
• (art • artist • beautiful • biang • calligraphy • kanji • video)

One Piece, Star Wars and other characters come to life with mind-bending art within art 【Photos】

• Richard Simmonds
  Jul 16, 2017

Can you identify Ah Leung‘s gorgeous Magic Eye-style film and anime characters?

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• Japan
• (ah leung • art • artist • Dragon Ball • Instagram • Mazinger Z • One Piece • Star Wars)

Artist gives new life to old Pokémon cards with gorgeously painted alters 【Pics】

• Scott Wilson
  Mar 19, 2017

The sun isn’t setting for this Lapras, it’s rising again!

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• (art • artist • awesome • card games • fan art • Pokemon)

Iron Man masterfully rendered in suiboku-ga style evokes ancient feelings

• KK Miller
  Feb 27, 2017

Even in ink-wash, this Marvel hero looks ready to rumble.
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• Internet, Japan
• (art • artist • Iron Man • Marvel • suiboku-ga • sumi-e)

Artist who knows nothing about Pokémon draws pictures of them based only on names【Pics】

• Scott Wilson
  Aug 30, 2016

If you’d never heard of a “Snorlax,” what would you think it looks like?

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• Internet
• (art • artist • drawing • drawings • funny • Pokemon)

Artist’s interpretation of Pokémon GO: we’re the ones being caught and trained

• Scott Wilson
  Jul 29, 2016

This painting is darker than an Umbreon.

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• Internet
• (artist • control • depressing • Pawel Kuczynski • Pokémon GO • Poland)

That moment when one successful manga artist quakes in the presence of another

• Krista Rogers
  Jul 25, 2016

Even professional manga artists are in awe of the legendary Rumiko Takahashi.

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• Japan
• (artist • Chihayafuru • Lum • manga • Rumiko Takashi • twitter • Yuki Suetsugu)

Miss Hokusai anime film receives distribution rights for North America, screenings begin in fall

• Krista Rogers
  Jul 12, 2016

The little known daughter of ukiyo-e legend Hokusai is the main character in this animated featured film.

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• Japan
• (anime • artist • Edo • film • historical • Miss Hokusai • North America • painting • ukiyo-e)

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