SAME HAT!

Mass plagiarism destroys the uniqueness of art, especially when considered as your own. Becomes vicious and repetitive to those who does not have enough room for self-expression / free-will. It has happened months ago

Comics for Choice fundraiser ends soon, on June 30th!

It’s a fantastic anthology of pro-choice comics, and all proceeds go to the National Network of Abortion Funds, a charity that helps remove financial and logistical barriers to abortion so that everyone can have full reproductive choice. Higher donation tiers can also get amazing patches, available exclusively through this fundraiser! 

Looks like Tokyo Otaku Mode has jumped into the coloring book craze! They’re now carrying Japanese coloring books aimed at adults, including ones based on older anime/manga such as Rose of Versailles, Gegege no Kitaro, horror manga by Kazuo Umezu, and Mobile Suit Gundam! You can check out these (and many more) on their website!

Sete Star Sept - Gero Me 10" e.p. 2011

Beatifully crazy cover artwork designed by underground manga artist, Shintaro Kago.

Blade Runner inspired sculpture by Yasushi Nirasawa.

Fujio Akatsuka (1935-2008) and his beloved cat Kikuchiyo (1979-1997)

The artist who created osomatsukun was a cat lover.

The manga HANA NO KIKUCHIYO was modeled on his furry son.

Later on the cat appered on several tv commercials (Japan Railway Company, Konica Minolta, etc.) , and became as famous as his owner. This feline star had his bank account full of performance fee, sometimes Akatsuka borrowed some money from his pet.

Since the cat passed away, his spirit has been enshrined at Fujio Akatsuka Memorial Hall in Ome city.