Is a young illustrator living in Paris, he started his career in the world of manga in 1997. That same year he showed his works for the first time at the Animated Movie International Festival "Cartoonist" in Toulon, France. He participates at the two sessions of this Festival, in Toulon and Paris, France, every year.

His high graphic quality, but also the sensibility and the originality of his works were unanimously acknowledged when he published two sets of postcards. Passionately fond of diving, Kinu works on an artbook and manga that will reveal all the mysteries of his universe.

                Karya

Is another fine young artist from Tokyo. Karya specializes in "cut-outs" - a traditional Japanese art where black paper is cut-out and laid over white. The images are astonishingly intricate and delicate.

                Kenya Shimizu

Is also a young Japanese artist steeped in the erotic artistic traditions of his country. Independently developing his style, he follows in the footsteps of great artists such as Sadao Hasegawa.

He has emerged to international notice following the success of his prize-winning entries to the Tom of Finland Emerging Erotic Artist Competition in 2001. His aim is to produce a best-selling book of his work. Kenya is also a fine linguist who studied Russian at university and always signs his work with his name in Cyrillic.

The black and white paintings are "kamon" or family crests for kimonos, painted in 1973 by my lover Yuki...