Did you notice the explosion of Hatsune Miku fanart yesterday? That’s because March 9th is Miku Day! Since 3-9 can be pronounced “mi-ku” in Japanese, it’s a natural fit to celebrate the Vocaloid! It’s also the time of cherry blossoms, leading to lovely Sakura Miku pieces like this one below by one of my favorite… Read More Fanart Friday: Sakura Miku for Miku Day
Have you heard about the new Miku x Cinnamoroll collaboration? A pop-up in Shinjuku runs through the middle of the month, and has led to so many great pieces of art, like the illustration below! ★ 【Yolanda】「 ✨ 」 ☆
I revisited these lovely illustrations recently, which Popman3580 first posted around the time that Mary and the Witch’s Flower, now a kind of forgotten movie, came out—and it certainly makes sense with that film’s similarity to Ghibli fare and the director’s relationship with the studio. Thus, a virtually automatic comparison to Kiki should be drawn… Read More Fanart Friday: Kiki’s Revenge and Mary (the Other Witch)