Why is this young man riding the horse bicycle around Bangkok? We have no idea, but we can’t stop watching this video!
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This is what happens when you combine centuries-old traditional Japanese painting with modern anime, and we love it!
An amazing scale model artist has created a rideable steampunk mecha for a Sylvanian Family doll, out of… a tub of chewing gum?!
In 1957, Macoto Takashi revolutionized the manga world. Now, the 81-year-old artist continues to produce astounding art and shares it in an annual one-man exhibit.
An artist tweeted a photo of “the process of turning a mushroom into an owl,” and commenters were amazed. But should they have been more skeptical?
Check out this unbelievably simple yet detailed “three paper cup One-Punch Man cartoon art!”
Internationally acclaimed contemporary artist Takashi Murakami has returned to Japan with a long-awaited exhibition and Tokyo’s Roppongi Hills is celebrating with a cafe that offers up his art in edible form.
“Just keep drawing.” To improve his skills, a striving artist takes this advice and runs with it… to a rather unlikely place!
Japan’s rabbits, frogs and monkeys from a long, long time ago are collecting goodies from a galaxy far, far away.
Lovers of science, color, and pretty, shiny things in general will also love this beautiful “Spectrum Cube” necklace!
What do you do when you want a Lamborghini but can’t afford one? You make one out of cardboard!
A junior high schooler displays his artistic ability by creating a jaw-dropping animation using nothing but Flipnote Studio for Nintendo 3DS.
Can’t get enough of bishonen (beautiful boy) manga characters? Look out for the new book, Boy Meets…Graph, featuring work from famous illustrators.
Whether the near future or the distant past, Evangelion Units look pretty fearsome in whatever era they appear.
Fairy tales are certainly timeless classics, but I’m sure we’ve all felt that they could have been just a little better had they only featured pugs instead of people.
We’ve showcased a number of calming videos featuring traditional craftsmen at work, but this clip has the added bonus of suspense.
A 343 Industries render artist shows us what Link might have looked like if The Legend of Zelda had been in a western developer’s hands.
Check out one Japanese Twitter user’s adorable vision of what her home would be like if Eevee actually existed in real life!
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