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…Where has the rainy season gone?

It’s been so hot that I’m starting to doubt whether the active memories I have of this time of year are even real. On sunny lunch breaks at school, I used to catch lizards near the chicken coop, and when it was cloudy or rainy, I’d search for geckos in the gap behind the gym’s fire door. Those memories are really mine… right? (´・ω・｀;)

Japanese summer is only going to get hotter from here. And just like a cumulonimbus cloud rapidly swelling in the sky, these fast-developing headlines keep me buzzing with excitement.


I was deeply moved, so I create it in a traditional Japanese lettering and ukiyo-e style.
Turning 77“七七歳” is called Kiju“喜寿” in Japan, which comes from the variant character 㐂 used for “joy” (喜).
So, This time, I chose the phonetic kanji “喜一” as a poetic rendering of July 1st“一日”. For us as website designers and content creators, it’s truly a joyful day!

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I painted Summon: Anima Magic: The Gathering®—FINAL FANTASY™ Borderless Art!

The iconic summon of Final Fantasy X, isn’t it?

I’ll be mindful of spoilers since some might be experiencing the game for the first time, but this Summon’s deep backbone truly embodies how Japanese games naturally found their place in the global gaming scene.

I put everything into this piece, hoping that longtime MtG fans, Final Fantasy series fans, and those discovering it for the first time will feel compelled to own this card.
I sincerely thank Square Enix and Wizards of the Coast for giving me this incredible opportunity.
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Hi!
I have updated the SHOP page and added items such as can badges and waterproof, weather-resistant stickers.
Currently, goods can be purchased through the product list or product pages on STORES and BASE.
For the latest self-made can badges and stickers from recent works, please purchase them on STORES.

I am currently studying payment systems, with plans to eventually complete all transactions within this site and introduce Bitcoin LN payments in the future.

Hello!
Continuing the series of updates—here’s the next one!
The ultimate summon of Final Fantasy a tremendous responsibility!

‘Every single line must be absolutely cool!’


I put everything into this piece, hoping that longtime MtG fans, Final Fantasy series fans, and those discovering it for the first time will feel compelled to own this card.
I sincerely thank Square Enix and Wizards of the Coast for giving me this incredible opportunity.
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Hello there.
In a previous article, I mentioned buying a can badge machine and producing badges using my own artwork. Since then, customers have purchased them, and they’ve been well received—things are going very well!

This article is about surviving the Reiwa era through desktop manufacturing, aiming for even greater heights.

As the title suggests, I wanted to incorporate gold into my can badges using special printing techniques.

Initially, my plan was to print the design with an inkjet printer, then print the gold areas with a monochrome laser printer, and finally use a hot stamping paper to transfer the gold foil with an iron. However, the 14,000-yen laser printer I bought last year failed to align the print correctly, whether using the paper tray or manual feed, so I had to abandon that approach.

Then, I came up with the idea of creating a gold-specific printing plate to ensure proper alignment—essentially a Reiwa-era update on traditional Ukiyo-e registration. In traditional multi-color Ukiyo-e woodblock printing, “見当 (kentō)” refers to the carved registration marks that ensure precise alignment of different color layers. By combining this concept with the “R” from Reiwa, I named the system “KENTOR.”

There were no rough sketches or detailed design plans—I had everything mapped out in my head.

For the printing plate, I wrote the characters in Procreate and exported them as a PSD file. Then, I used Illustrator’s image trace function to convert the design into Bézier curves and exported it as an SVG file. Finally, I extruded the design in BambuStudio and 3D-printed it using the A1 mini.

This step went smoothly.


When I looked up how to make stamps with a 3D printer on YouTube, I noticed that many people forget to flip the design horizontally during the first print. Well, as someone who calls myself an Ukiyo-e artist, that’s a mistake I wouldn’t make!
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