藝術

If you look closely there’s a chance you’ll be able to see it…

• 10 years ago

Yakushima feels as if it's suspended in time, eternally shrouded in mist and covered with craggy, moss-covered rocks and towering, ancient trees.

• 10 years ago

Here at Tokyo Otaku Mode we are really excited to introduce you to the winner of the Otaku Room Photo Contest we recently ran on the Tokyo Otaku Mode Facebook page! What’s an otaku room?

• 10 years ago

An exhibition titled “Reflection: A Creator’s Vacation” was held in Harajuku from Nov. 13–15, allowing visitors to take a peek into a private aspect of creators through the countless works on display.

• 10 years ago

There’s lots of “crazy” Japanese stuff on the internet, but most people probably don’t know that the language itself is a little unhinged.

• 10 years ago

Includes 100 pieces of artwork including manuscript pages used on the big screen.

• 10 years ago

The 41st Tokyoten art festival was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Ueno, Tokyo from Sept. 9–16.

• 10 years ago

TOM Special Creator Tatsuya Takahashi who has been attracting a lot of attention for his paper sculptures lets us in on his creative process with a brand new work.

• 10 years ago

Hey everybody! How you are enjoying summer? Are you in the middle of an adventure right now? Or are you indulging in marathons of anime and manga?

• 10 years ago

In June, Gadget Tsushin went to the spot where the rice paddy art was being created to get the details. Fighting game commentator Sentosu also took up the challenge of planting rice!

• 10 years ago

Hitting the mark on popular illustrator pomodorosa’s feelings about his first commercial book of works.

• 10 years ago

Using state-of-the-art technology, an entertainment theater to be used exclusively for 3DCG holograms will be built in Yokohama.

• 10 years ago

There is a word called “subculture”. According to the dictionary Digital Daijisen, it’s explained as, “Against the orthodox or traditional culture of society, a unique culture only belonging to a certain group of people.

• 10 years ago

Everyone is talking about Nintendo’s newest TPS (third-person shooting) game *Splatoon* that has sold over 145,000 copies in its first week of sales.

• 11 years ago

Bodies in 8-Bit: The Art of Ichitarō Suzuki

• 11 years ago

In foreign countries, street art like graffiti are part of urban culture, but in Japan, there are original art forms born out of otaku culture like “itasha” (cars decorated with anime or game characters) or “ita-nail” (nail art with anime or game characters).

• 11 years ago

Pakutaso - the free web-based stock image service, has released a new series of dreamlike photos recreating an after school date with a high school girl titled “Koi Suru Houkago Date” (Romantic After School Date).

• 11 years ago

We explored the creative activities and the source of inspiration of Laica Chrose, winner of 2014’s TOM Prize and ARTs*LABo Prize.

• 11 years ago

We spoke with illustrator Yuu, who designed “ita-curtains” featuring a Japanese-style *Alice in Wonderland*.

• 11 years ago

It has been confirmed that an art collection of the TV anime *Cardcaptor Sakura* containing three books–– *Revised Key Frames by the Animation Director*, *Animated Artworks*, and *Character Designs [Full Scale Drawings]*––will be re-released on the online store Anime Style Online Shop beginning on Friday, Feb. 13.

• 11 years ago