This is Chibi Nacs, an animation featuring Yo Oizumi and other famous talents from TEAM NACS. This popular piece was not only aired on TV, but released as a picture book.
Baku headed the character design portion of the project, which helped him widen his scope of creativity.
“I was involved for three years in a project as part of a large team. It was a first for me to participate in a project that involved a TV station, advertising agency, editing team, and animators. Thanks to this experience, I saw how businesses run and how products are sold in society today.”
Baku not only creates countless characters and illustrations, he continues to evolve by recreating his own unique style.
His first wish was to become a comic book artist, but he became interested in computer graphics in college. During his senior year, he designed a piece for Town Magazine, a network of publications featuring local attractions in Japan. That was his first paid job. “I was overjoyed with the knowledge that I could get paid to do something fun. I thought I could do it forever.”
After a period of working for a website production company, he became independent. Some of his recent designs have been for magazine covers, web pages, and tickets for Consadole Sapporo.
His first solo exhibit, “No Concept” took place in April of this year. He says he looks forward to working in a team again, as he did for Chibi Nacs. What sort of artwork will come out of his “drawer” of creativity next? We all look forward to his future works.
