WACOM CREATES, WE DROOL
A step up from the Cinti21UX. Looks perfect for manga artists and animators.

Hands on video shared from Engadget...thanks Engadget!

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Rebuilding Japan - Artwork

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ART HEART JAPAN
Artists continue to express their support for the people of Japan through their work.  Here's an original created by one of the best Singapore-based graphic designers we know. (Who also happens to be a good friend of the Institute)

HERR DIREKTOR - MAKOTO SHINKAI

MAKOTO SHINKAI INTERVIEW ONLINE Credit goes to Youtube user, TABRISRP, for posting this video online.

Makoto Shinkai

Date of Birth: March 9, 1973
Place of Birth: Koumi-cho, Nagano Prefecture

Best Known For: Voices of a Distant Star, 5 Centimeters Per Second, The Place Promised in Our Early Days

1 Makoto Shinkai graduated from Chuo University, majoring in Japanese literature. 

2 He admires the work of Hayao Miyazaki, particularly Laputa - Castle in The Sky.

3 Learned CG when he worked at a Japanese gaming company.

4 He did all the animation in his early films--most notably the anime short, Voices of a Distant Star.

5 Most of his films have themes about long distances (physical) and its effects on the relationships, wants and dreams of people.

GUNDAM & NISSIN CUP NOODLES UNITE!

GUNDAM & NISSIN CUP NOODLES UNITE!

Here's a little tie-up between one of the biggest anime franchises and the biggest instant cup noodle manufacturer.  Something to pick up the hopes of the Japanese people.

That cup was released last year though...it's a must have.

(Thanks to the Halcyon Realms blog)