Akiman

News

Stupidly Low Salary Offered To Street Fighter II’s Iconic Artist

12:00AM October 18, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Akira Yasuda, better known as “Akiman” is about as big as they come among Japanese game designers and illustrators. More »


In Real Life

What Is Japan’s Fetish This Week? Glasses

5:00AM April 22, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

In game after game, comic book after comic book, manga after manga, there they are: characters with glasses. And Japan is totally gaga for them. More »


In Real Life

The Wild, Sexy World Of Japan’s Biggest Amateur Pin-Up

6:00PM January 28, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

“I’m just a regular, amateur cosplayer,” says Ushijima Ii Niku, or Ushijima “Good Meat”, in a swish Tokyo hole-in-the-wall eatery. By day, she has an office job, photoshopping adult-related pictures, and in her free time, she cosplays. She’s anything but ordinary. More »


News

IDOLM@STER Rakes In Your DLC Money

2:00PM May 12, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Japanese illustrator and designer Akiman is famous for his Street Fighter II and Final Fight character work. Now that he’s freelance, his designs pop up in all sorts of places. More »