Breathtakingly beautiful artwork combines illustration, photography, and the Japanese art of kirie.
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A gorgeous take on the character that’s worlds apart from the Disney version, and can be read in English or Japanese.
Critics are calling the modern anime aesthetics “inappropriate,” but publisher says they’re missing the point.
Never would we have thought that characters designed by AI programs jumped from rudimentary to ultra-advanced in the space of three years.
Twitter debate shows that one person’s eye candy is another’s visual garbage.
13 years later and an ocean away from where he grew up, this illustrator proves the seed of greatness was always present in his artwork.
Ken Sugimori, art director and character designer for the Pokémon franchise, reveals the link between pocket monsters and wabi-sabi.
Japanese Twitter gets a good laugh out of these great examples of a common elementary school exercise. Happy Father’s Day!
Nikko Nikolai: Cutest shadow ever?
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Monkeys with typewriters can write Shakespeare but can machines create anime as well as humans?
When Mom is a professional-level illustrator, mother/daughter art projects can be truly incredible.
Decades’ worth of anime moms assemble for amazing group shot that even features an Undertale shout-out.
Illustrator says one group loves Uniqlo, asks women to split the bill on dates.
Panties and socks also part of the deal that’s made the book Amazon’s number-one best-seller in its category.
Their authenticity is debatable, but their cuteness is unquestionable.
You can skip buying that expensive graphic drawing tablet as long as you’ve got the ubiquitous spreadsheet program and some serious skill.
A whole new way for one of Japan’s favorite chocolate snacks to look tasty.
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Foreign passenger shoves conductor on one of the last full runs for Japan’s Thunderbird train
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Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
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