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?
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.
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.
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!
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.
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).
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).
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.