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Monster Roundup of Creatives' Workspaces in Japan

While the country might prize conformity, no two studios are alike

By Rain Noe - March 7, 2016

in Organization | Designer Profiles | Cartoons

Since discovering that there is a Japanese hashtag for revealing the workspaces of creative folks, I have fallen down the rabbit hole. This twitter hashtag roughly translates to "I want to see the anime artist's work environment," and each person who hashtags it then posts a photo of their own studio.

The range of workspace styles revealed is staggering. Some are impossibly tidy:

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Others, impossibly dense:

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This monster console appears to be set up for gaming, given the multiple monitors and interface rigs:

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While it's unsurprising that Wacom tablets abound…

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…it is surprising to see someone using one with an Apple II housing hacked up with Raspberry Pi:

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This artist's tablet features a convenient palm-warming device:

It's fun to see the cramped-yet-tidy space-tight solutions some people devise. Here we see the tablet jacked up at an angle and used as an impromptu headphone rest, while what appears to be a printer is being used as a laptop stand:

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I also like seeing the photos that reveal wide-angle shots of the space, providing a better sense of the environment:

Some workspaces are so minimal as to beggar belief:

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Others go even further, eschewing proper furniture and instead focusing on a deep beverage selection:

While the hashtag uses the literal word for "painter," not all of the painting, it appears, is anime-related:

Will the old-school drafting table make a comeback? Here we can see that some folks like the entire surface the Wacom is resting on to be angled:

And speaking of angled:

This person has helpfully added call-outs to explain the organization of their workstation. Well, it's helpful if you can read Japanese:

This artist has a lot of anatomical reference models within sight:

Whereas this artist's entire toy collection appears to be within view:

Some folks can't have anough monitors, and I love the randomness of the inconsistent sizes:

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Not all of the work is digital. Some people are still working on paper:

And doing old-school perspective drawings in pencil:

Or using watercolors:

Or ink and markers:

Or just everything:

This person has either just finished their project, or is about to start a new one:

Overall I can't decide if I like the digital or analogue spaces better. You?

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