Should you happen to be in Tokyo this Golden Week, you have until Tuesday (May 7) to check out a free (!!!) art gallery displaying some beautiful works by Amano Yoshitaka. If the name doesn’t ring any bells, some of the projects he’s worked on surely will: Final Fantasy, Vampire Hunter D, Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, and the incomparable Sandman: the Dream Hunters.
And if you happen to have a few extra yen laying about, you can also pick up some original pieces! The least expensive one we found was only about 40,000 yen (US$402), and the most expensive we spied was about 3.8 million yen (US$38,381). Even if you can’t pick up the original art, you can still get postcards, posters, notebooks, and calendars with Amano’s brilliant art. And! You’ll get a poster just for coming by!
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Uniqlo announces first-ever collaboration with horror manga master Junji Ito【Photos】
J-pop mega star Ado reveals she’s been living in the U.S., may not understand language acquisition
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Studio Ghibli releases new range of cardigans for anime fans
Japan’s most popular castle raising ticket prices by up to 200 percent for non-local tourists
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Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
This downtown Tokyo cafe is like a time machine that takes you back 50 years into the past
Yubaba and Zeniba pen stands from Studio Ghibli capture the magic of Spirited Away
Singapore’s Home for Hope Campaign finds homes for shelter dogs…at IKEA!
Tokyo school teaches cross-dressing men, transgender individuals to move and speak femininely
The results are in! One Piece World Top 100 characters chosen in global poll
Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno is writing for the new Gundam anime TV series【Vido】
Mysterious light-up rainy night-sound Totoro figure doesn’t actually show a scene from the anime
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The good, the bad, and the ugly of a vending machine sushi meal in Tokyo【Taste test】
Burger King Japan’s Ugly Burgers go head-to-head in a battle for flavour
Immigration raid at anime convention ends with five Japanese cosplayers being arrested overseas
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One of Japan’s rarest sweets is a sell-out hit that looks and tastes like frost
Evangelion and McDonald’s Japan launch first-ever collaboration with transforming figures【Video】
