Have you ever wanted to create your own Anime character? Well, today I have spotted an app that might spark your eyes to open even wider. VRoid Studio, created by Pixiv ピクシブ (A Japanese company built for the online artist community, it’s kind of like Deviant Art) is offering a free download app to the creative artist and anime fans. While at its beta stage, it still has amazing features without the complexity of learning a 3D package. The UI is simple to navigate through, majority of the menu is in English and if your not sure just guess. Currently there is a choice of 6 character templates (unfortunately at the moment they are all females) as a base for your avatar design. [...]

It is true that I’m very much fascinated with the Japanese culture, today I was scrolling though the Crackle website to see if there was anything interesting to watch and came across Tekkonkinkeet. You most likely have never heard of it but thought it’s worth sharing for those who are into illustration and anime.

Most of the time I don’t quite understand the complexity of anime storyline and much is the same with Tekkonkinkeet, however I watch to get wowed by the visuals.

The Tekkonkinkeet anime film was created by Studio 4°C, released on 22nd December 2006. Your jaw will probably drop when you come to watching it. The [...]