Yoko Tanji {+}
July 19th, 2010 // Comment on This?Yoko Tanji's fantastical works possess striking textures and colours, and are so diverse in content and style it is almost as if they have been produced by various artists. As well as creating her own illustration masterpieces, she works as an illustrator for both magazines and book covers.
Gez Fry {+}
July 14th, 2010 // Comment on This?UK-born but now based in Japan, Japanese-British artist Gez Fry applies both hand-drawn and computer-generated techniques to his anime-inspired style. The influence of several big manga artists, such as Masamune Shirow (of 'Ghost in the Shell' fame) can be seen in his work, as well as those ...
Yoko Tanaka {+}
June 1st, 2010 // 3 Comments MadeOnce based in Los Angeles and now in Thailand, illustrator Yoko Tanaka creates pieces that are adorable but slightly morbid and reminiscent of children's fairy tail books. The soft, limited palette combined with the medium of acrylic on wood lends her paintings a beautiful endearing texture and depth
Yoskay Yamamoto {+}
May 24th, 2010 // Comment on This?Born and raised in Toba, Japan, Yoskay Yamamoto moved to the United States at the age of 15. A self-trained illustrator, Yamamoto's artistic tastes expanded as he fell in love with the urban culture of the West coast
Katogi Mari {+}
May 17th, 2010 // Comment on This?Illustrator Katogi Mari's fantasy works bring to mind the traditional illustrations German fairy tail books would often contain, those many of us will remember from our childhoods. Her simple, pastel-based colour schemes are given an extra layer with intricate shapes and patterns
Spring 2010 Quick Opinions {+}
May 4th, 2010 // Comment on This?So far I've tried to be quite lean with what I pick up from the Spring 2010 season. I have mountains of recently purchased DVDs sitting on my bookshelves (Baccano!, Eureka Seven, Rahxephon ... the list could go on) and I'm trying to focus on series bought with hard-earned cash rather than 'free' fansubs ...
Dark Horse’s Re-releases of CLAMP’s Back Catalogue {+}
April 18th, 2010 // Comment on This?I'm not the biggest CLAMP fan. In fact, I used to be a more vocal fan, especially before I'd read the fast majority of their manga.
Kana Ohtsuki {+}
April 13th, 2010 // Comment on This?Born in Kyoto in 1984, Kana Ohtsuki began her artistic career by designing cover art while still at Sei-an University of Art and Design. Her paintings, with their delicate feel and soft colouring, focus upon normal high school girls with large, emotive eyes
I am a Cat {+}
April 12th, 2010 // Comment on This?I've really fallen out reading older novels. Lately I've been focusing on modern fiction, the likes of Haruki Murakami, Terry Prachett and Clive Barker, so now that I've gone back to an older novel, Soseki Natsume's 'I am a Cat' I'm finding my pacing much slower than normal
Loworks / Himuro Yoshiteru {+}
March 29th, 2010 // Comment on This?Loworks / Himuro Yoshiteru is a Japanese graphic designer and illustrator. He has worked with companies such as NIKE, Yahoo and Ford, and has sold his work on sites such as Tokyocube.
