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The Ghost Beneath the Smile Among Pokemon’s most mysterious designs, Mimikyu 198/SM-P stands apart — a 2018 Japanese promo from the Sun & Moon Promos collection, drawn by the talented Saya Tsuruta. It’s not a powerful GX, nor a flashy EX. It’s quiet, pink, and unsettlingly sweet — and that’s precisely what makes it unforgettable. While collectors chase Charizards and […]
The Curtain Rises on Emotion The 2025 Labubu “Why So Serious” series by Kasing Lung is more than a new collectible release — it’s an invitation into the artist’s mind. Lung, known for blending childlike innocence and eerie humor, transforms the simple figure of Labubu into a symbol of emotional duality. Each piece feels like it’s stepping out of a […]
The figure that turned fear into tenderness Not every monster is born to frighten. Some are created to heal. Labubu, the strange little creature imagined by Kasing Lung, is one of those rare figures that bridge the gap between darkness and affection — a handmade piece of emotional design that has quietly shaped the world of […]
When the moon rises over the world of Pokemon TCG, few cards capture the spirit of Halloween quite like Gengar from the Fossil Set (1999). Illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi, this card isn’t just a collectible — it’s a portal to the eerie, playful darkness that defined an era of art in trading cards. It’s not just about […]
How Ken Sugimori designed the most powerful Pokémon ever created a story where science met art. The Pokemon That Was Never Born Mewtwo wasn’t born it was manufactured. In the ruins of a lab, scientists used Mew’s DNA to create what they believed would be the ultimate Pokémon. It was humanity’s attempt to design perfection a fusion of biology, […]
The 1996 Bulbasaur card, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, marked the true beginning of Pokemon’s visual universe. Before Charizard’s flames or Pikachu’s sparks, there was life, green, calm, and quietly powerful. It was the moment when the Pokemon Trading Card Game (TCG) found its artistic soul. The first breath of Pokemon TCG art The Bulbasaur Base Set card […]