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Can you really learn to draw Totoro from that 61-second Studio Ghibli producer video?【Experiment】

Casey Baseel
May 18, 2020
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Legendary anime producer Toshio Suzuki makes it look easy in his video lesson, but is our worst artist on staff beyond help?

Japan
(art • drawing • experiment • how to • illustration • SNJO • Studio Ghibli • Toshio Suzuki • Totoro • video)

Anime pro’s awesome video shows how to beat stay-at-home boredom: Imagine you’re fighting a ninja

Casey Baseel
May 6, 2020

Dragon Ball and Fullmetal Alchemist veteran mixes real-world environment with amazing hand-drawn animation.

Japan
(anime • art • clever • cool • illustration • Ninja • video)

The 13-year-old video game contest winner who became one of Japan’s greatest manga artists

Casey Baseel
May 4, 2020

Once he was just a junior high kid who drew a Mega Man robot, but now he’s one of the most beloved comic artists in the world.

Japan
(anime • art • awesome • Capcom • cool • Eyeshield 21 • illustration • manga • Mega Man • One-Punch Man • Yusuke Murata)

Demon Slayer manga creator offers a motivational illustration during the pandemic

Krista Rogers
Apr 29, 2020

The cast of Demon Slayer is the latest to encourage good hygiene habits (not counting the boar’s head) in this humorous illustration.

Internet, Japan
(coronavirus • Demon Slayer • illustration • Kimetsu no Yaiba • Koyoharu Gotoge • prevention • twitter • Weekly Shonen Jump)

One-Punch Man artist shares 10-year-old daughter’s drawings online

Oona McGee
Apr 7, 2020

Manga art looks like it’s drawn by someone twice her age.

Japan
(anime • art • artists • children • drawing • illustration • manga • One-Punch Man • twitter • Yusuke Murata)

What if One Piece was a girls’ comic? Shojo manga artist produces character redesign【Pics】

Casey Baseel
Mar 18, 2020

Yoko Maki comes out of retirement to reimagine Luffy as the only boy at an all-girls high school.

Japan
(anime • art • COK • illustration • manga • One Piece • shojo manga)

Anime dating simulator girl gets turned into horrifying monster by “image improvement” AI【Video】

Casey Baseel
Feb 21, 2020

Anime characters are known for their big eyes, but this time it’s some tiny ones that are causing terror.

Japan
(AI • anime • crazy • dating simulators • deep learning • funny • illustration • romance games • scary • tokimeki memorial • video • video games • weird)

Gorgeous Japanese Twitter art depicts the charm of everyday household life…with Pokémon

Katy Kelly
Feb 14, 2020

This talented artist let the sweet escapism of the Pokémon world seep into her real life living space.

Japan
(anime • art • cute • illustration • Pokemon • video games)

Eevee cafes and Pokémon therapy: Artists imagine “living with Pokémon” pets【Illustrations】

Casey Baseel
Jan 25, 2020

Japanese fan artists give us a glimpse of what a normal life would be like in the amazing world of Pokémon.

Japan
(anime • awesome • cool • cute • fan art • illustration • Pokemon • video games)

According to this encyclopedia of Japanese otaku fashion, which one are you?

Dale Roll
Jan 22, 2020

Are you the one in a shirt from junior school, the who wears an all-black outfit, or someone else?

Japan
(COK • fashion • funny • illustration • otaku)

Nintendo’s employee recruiting pamphlet is a full-color Super Mario storybook【Photos】

Casey Baseel
Jan 14, 2020

No boring charts or dull text for video gaming’s most playful AAA publisher.

Japan
(awesome • clever • cool • illustration • nintendo • Super Mario • video games • working in Japan)

Can you guess which world children’s literature stars these awesome “anime” characters are?

Casey Baseel
Dec 24, 2019

From The Chronicles of Narnia to Anne of Green Gables, Japanese children’s book publisher’s artwork shines.

Japan
(anime • Anne of Green Gables • awesome • books • COK • cool • illustration • manga • The Chronicles of Narnia)

Ultimate way to treat otaku ashes: Cremation into a pencil?

Casey Baseel
Nov 26, 2019

Japanese artist explains why turning your ashes into a pencil is a better choice than turning them into a diamond.

Japan
(anime • art • ashes • COK • cremation • death • illustration)

New anime AI program animates your art for you when you add a voice clip【Videos】

Casey Baseel
Aug 16, 2019

DeepAnime is the attest attempt to raise the heights of automated anime production.

Japan
(AI • anime • art • awesome • COK • cool • deep learning • GANs • illustration • manga • technology • video)

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.

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

Pokémon Company loosens copyright grip, starts free-to-use-art program for schools, day care

Casey Baseel
Jun 6, 2019

Over 100 illustrations allow kids, teachers, and children’s hospital staff to create smiles and curiosity with the beloved anime/video game characters.

Japan
(anime • art • cool • education • illustration • kids • moving • nintendo • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Illustration Lab • schools • society • touching • video games)

Half-dozen of manga’s greatest creators have at-home drinking party, make one-of-a-kind artwork

Casey Baseel
May 10, 2019

Creators of One Piece, Naruto, and My Hero Academia got together at friend’s place to get tipsy, created piece of manga history while they were at it.