taiho jutsu

Animated illustration for an article in Tofugu about the Japanese police and the martial arts they practice. For some reason the two men in the middle reminds me of a fresh-faced policeman Akihiko (from P3/P) and a surprisingly young and yet still gruffy Ryotaro Dojima (from P4). I guess this is what happens when you go over Soejima's art books over and over and over again... You can read more about the whole thing here.

perspective

Animated illustration about Japanese documentaries for Tofugu. Read about it and watch the documentaries here.

locking horns

Animated illustration I made for a Tofugu article about bullfighting in Japan. You can view the hi-res version of this and read more about it here.

teen probz

Animated illustration on underage drinking & smoking in Japan for Tofugu. You can read the article and download the wallpaper of it here.

golden week

Animated version of the illustration I made about Golden Week for a Tofugu article. You can read about it here. Always a lot of fun doing these. :)

sometimes i cry because art

These may just be the greatest motivators I have at the moment. Been over Hellblazer and I'm just going through it over and over again for reference.

yer a gangster, harry

Illustration for Tofugu's Sunday News roundup. I turned Harry Potter into a member of the yakuza! Ain't that something? Read more about it here and view the super hi-res version of the illustration under the cut.

convenient censorship [nsfw]

It's three in the morning and I'm drawin' bewbs

trains

An animated illustration for a recent article on Tofugu about train safety in Japan. Read about it here.

ump bump

I drew a doodle of Kiyoshi Nakahata, the current Yokohama Baystars manager, bumping an ump (that resulted in his ejection), for my friend Dennis a few weeks ago. A few days ago, he came back after a game with this photo of him and Nakahata-san with the signed doodle! He told me Nakahata-san thought it was funny and was grinning throughout when he signed it. And now I can't stop grinning myself because this is amazing and kind of awesome.

happy birthday sho!

Happy birthday Sho! Super late I know, aw. :) I made this a day ago for Sho Nakata, one of my favourite players in the NPB. He just became a new papa this year with a lovely baby daughter (that I hope he takes to games in the future). :) Hee, I know she's just a wee little baby right now, but it's how I imagine her when she grows up with Papa Sho by her side. :) Best wishes on you and your family, Sho! I'll be cheering you on always. :)

i say 'papa' you say 'oh'

Did this over the weekend -- supposed to be a landscape/painting thing (as you can see on the back, ahaha) but it ended up as Otani Shohei instead. :) I can't express how much I love the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. I've been a fan since 2008 (this was before I started following the Giants) and it just makes me happy that I'm still here cheering them on. Ah, and you can also see it here, in a recent Tofugu article, about what else, yakyu. :)