Sony Music Leisure (Japan) Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Consultant Director: Syunsuke Muramatsu, hereinafter known as “SMEJ”) is happy to announce the launch of an Artwork × Leisure mission.
This is part of SMEJ’s new “Artwork Leisure Challenge,” which goals to increase the worth of artwork in beforehand unexplored instructions, honor distinctive skills, and create a platform for expressing particular person “essences,” very like ripples spreading by water.
The inaugural mission, titled “SHIGETO KOYAMA CCMS experiment OBAKE,” might be held in New York, USA, on the modern artwork gallery NowHere from November ninth to November twenty second, 2023.
By this mission, we intention to domesticate an setting the place artwork can thrive and discover uncharted territories, leading to a vibrant intersection of artwork and leisure.
Idea&Exhibition contents
On this exhibition, Mr. Koyama goals to give attention to the animation works and tasks he has been concerned in, in addition to the hidden intermediate processes inside them. The aim is to convey new views and worth to the realm of animation.” As the principle artist, Mr. Koyama has been actively engaged in a variety of fields, together with character design for animation, manga, video games, and figures. His contributions span numerous roles, resembling idea, coloration design, and artwork path. Concurrently, his creations transcend the boundaries of animation and supply insights into the values of artwork and design.
Through the first half of the exhibition, the emphasis might be on Mr. Koyama’s distinctive “multidisciplinary actions”. The first function is to supply a deeper understanding of animation works as “mass-produced merchandise born from collaborative efforts.” Then again, the latter half will make clear the inventive unit often known as CCMS, permitting guests to savor their progressive pondering and expressions. By this ”experiment,” we aspire to not solely share the attract of animation and its new potential and worth with a broader viewers but additionally to increase the realm of expression and potentialities.
About CCMS:
CCMS is a gaggle of creators shaped in 2010. The members are Shigeto Koyama, Tsuyoshi Kusano and Ai Nonaka.
The three, often known as professionals in animation and design, started producing authentic works by a sequence of zines known as “dojinshi,” that are spinoff works of their authentic creations.
In 2015, their quick animation work “Obake-chan” was proven on the “Japan Anima (tor) ‘s Exhibition,” and now they produce not solely books but additionally merchandising items, authentic merchandise. Along with CCMS’s personal works, they often collaborate with different artists in manufacturing, artwork path, and creating illustration books.
CCMS has a strong underground and experimental character. Since 2021, the group has opened an e-commerce web site known as “SHOP CCMS” to promote authentic merchandise produced in restricted portions.
About Shigeto Koyama:
Designer
Shigeto Koyama was born in Tokyo in 1975. Koyama participated in “Intention for the Top2! DIEBUSTER” in 2004 and, since then, has labored on many animation tasks.
Along with character design, he has additionally labored on mechanical design for animations. He’s at the moment concerned in design, artwork path, coloration management, and so on., for a lot of tasks along with animation works.
Works during which he has participated embrace:
“HEROMAN”
“STAR DRIVER”
“Psalms of Planets Eureka seven”
“GURREN LAGANN”
“Rebuild of Evangelion”
“Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt”
“Kill la Kill”
“Gundam Reconguista in G”
“BIG HERO 6”
“Promare”
and so on.
At CCMS, Koyama is in control of illustration and path.
About Tsuyoshi Kusano:
Graphic designer
After working for ASCII Company, Kusano established Tsuyoshi Kusano Design Workplace in 2003. He has been concerned in artwork path in numerous fields, from animation, manga, and light-weight novels to company identification, trend, and artwork exhibitions.
He’s additionally a part-time lecturer at Musashino Artwork College’s Faculty of Artwork and Design Design Informatics division and Chuo College’s College of World Informatics.
Since 2015, he has additionally served as a board member of the JMAG (Japanese Affiliation of Manga, Anime, Sport Creators) Creators Affiliation.
Works during which he has participated embrace:
“BLEACH”
“Fullmetal Alchemist”
“THE IDOL M@STER”
“Re:ZERO -Beginning Life in One other World”
BEAMS-T
MANGA Metropolis TOKYO Exhibition
and so on.
At CCMS, Kusano is especially in control of design and path.
About Ai Nonaka:
Artwork director
Nonaka studied modifying and producing at Membership King Inc. and joined Tsuyoshi Kusano Design Workplace in 2005.
She has labored as an animation and two-dimensional content material designer and is at the moment lively primarily in artwork and content material path.
Works during which she has participated embrace:
“Cell Go well with Gundam Unicorn”
“WORKING!!”
“A Channel”
“Berserk: The Golden Age Arc”
“Sword Artwork On-line”
“Blast of Tempest”
“Area Patrol Luluco”
and so on.
At CCMS, Nonaka is especially in control of modifying and administration.
About “Obake-chan”:
“Obake-chan” is CCMS’s first authentic work.
Tsuyoshi Kusano wrote the story, and Shigeto Koyama drew the illustration for this image guide for adults.
Three titles have been distributed as doujinshi on the Comedian Market.
“Obake-chan” was first revealed in 2012, adopted by the second title, “Obake-chan desu,” and the third title, “Obake-chan,”
In 2015, Shigeto Koyama directed and produced a brief animation, “Obake-chan,” for the quick animation distribution mission “Japan Anima (tor) ‘s Exhibition,” introduced by khara, Inc., and Dwango.