Stefan Riekeles
@reallyriekeles.bsky.social
Author and researcher of animation background art.
Director of Riekeles Gallery.
www.riekeles.com
Director of Riekeles Gallery.
www.riekeles.com
Shūichi Kusamori's original drawing for his graphic novel Fuyu no Ō (冬の王, Winter King, published by Graphic-Sha, 2018), page 1, pencil on paper, 407 × 321 mm.
Original artwork now available at Riekeles Gallery.
Original artwork now available at Riekeles Gallery.
November 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Shūichi Kusamori's original drawing for his graphic novel Fuyu no Ō (冬の王, Winter King, published by Graphic-Sha, 2018), page 1, pencil on paper, 407 × 321 mm.
Original artwork now available at Riekeles Gallery.
Original artwork now available at Riekeles Gallery.
Art for Animation: Shūichi Kusamori
October 16, 2025 – March 14, 2026
Riekeles Gallery, Potsdam
Opening reception: October 15, in presence of the artist.
www.riekeles.com/kusamori-exh...
October 16, 2025 – March 14, 2026
Riekeles Gallery, Potsdam
Opening reception: October 15, in presence of the artist.
www.riekeles.com/kusamori-exh...
September 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Art for Animation: Shūichi Kusamori
October 16, 2025 – March 14, 2026
Riekeles Gallery, Potsdam
Opening reception: October 15, in presence of the artist.
www.riekeles.com/kusamori-exh...
October 16, 2025 – March 14, 2026
Riekeles Gallery, Potsdam
Opening reception: October 15, in presence of the artist.
www.riekeles.com/kusamori-exh...
We are proud to announce the first solo exhibition of Shūichi Kusamori.
Art for Animation: Shūichi Kusamori
October 16, 2025 – March 15, 2026
Riekeles Gallery, Potsdam
Join us for the opening on October 15, 2025, 6:00 pm – in the presence of the artist.
www.riekeles.com/kusamori-exh...
Art for Animation: Shūichi Kusamori
October 16, 2025 – March 15, 2026
Riekeles Gallery, Potsdam
Join us for the opening on October 15, 2025, 6:00 pm – in the presence of the artist.
www.riekeles.com/kusamori-exh...
September 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
We are proud to announce the first solo exhibition of Shūichi Kusamori.
Art for Animation: Shūichi Kusamori
October 16, 2025 – March 15, 2026
Riekeles Gallery, Potsdam
Join us for the opening on October 15, 2025, 6:00 pm – in the presence of the artist.
www.riekeles.com/kusamori-exh...
Art for Animation: Shūichi Kusamori
October 16, 2025 – March 15, 2026
Riekeles Gallery, Potsdam
Join us for the opening on October 15, 2025, 6:00 pm – in the presence of the artist.
www.riekeles.com/kusamori-exh...
This background from In This Corner of the World shows Hiroshima after the atomic bomb. In the foreground stands the building that today serves as a memorial. Despite the destruction, the city is bathed in radiant light.
#この世界の片隅に #InThisCornerOfTheWorld
@k_hayashi_1202
#この世界の片隅に #InThisCornerOfTheWorld
@k_hayashi_1202
September 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This background from In This Corner of the World shows Hiroshima after the atomic bomb. In the foreground stands the building that today serves as a memorial. Despite the destruction, the city is bathed in radiant light.
#この世界の片隅に #InThisCornerOfTheWorld
@k_hayashi_1202
#この世界の片隅に #InThisCornerOfTheWorld
@k_hayashi_1202
Playing Time – an original painting by Kosuke Hayashi, created in 2018 with watercolor and Nicker Poster Color.
Shown at his solo show at our gallery.
Size: 23 × 34.5 cm.
This unique piece is now sold.
#KosukeHayashi #StudioGhibli #RiekelesGallery #OriginalPainting #アニメ背景 #君たちはどう生きるか
Shown at his solo show at our gallery.
Size: 23 × 34.5 cm.
This unique piece is now sold.
#KosukeHayashi #StudioGhibli #RiekelesGallery #OriginalPainting #アニメ背景 #君たちはどう生きるか
June 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Playing Time – an original painting by Kosuke Hayashi, created in 2018 with watercolor and Nicker Poster Color.
Shown at his solo show at our gallery.
Size: 23 × 34.5 cm.
This unique piece is now sold.
#KosukeHayashi #StudioGhibli #RiekelesGallery #OriginalPainting #アニメ背景 #君たちはどう生きるか
Shown at his solo show at our gallery.
Size: 23 × 34.5 cm.
This unique piece is now sold.
#KosukeHayashi #StudioGhibli #RiekelesGallery #OriginalPainting #アニメ背景 #君たちはどう生きるか
Now open: Art for Animation: Kosuke Hayashi at Riekeles Gallery, Potsdam.
Hand-painted backgrounds from In This Corner of the World & The Boy and the Heron, plus personal works.
Thu–Sat, 12–6 PM, until Oct 5
→ www.riekeles.com/hayashi-exhi...
#KosukeHayashi #RiekelesGallery
Hand-painted backgrounds from In This Corner of the World & The Boy and the Heron, plus personal works.
Thu–Sat, 12–6 PM, until Oct 5
→ www.riekeles.com/hayashi-exhi...
#KosukeHayashi #RiekelesGallery
June 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Now open: Art for Animation: Kosuke Hayashi at Riekeles Gallery, Potsdam.
Hand-painted backgrounds from In This Corner of the World & The Boy and the Heron, plus personal works.
Thu–Sat, 12–6 PM, until Oct 5
→ www.riekeles.com/hayashi-exhi...
#KosukeHayashi #RiekelesGallery
Hand-painted backgrounds from In This Corner of the World & The Boy and the Heron, plus personal works.
Thu–Sat, 12–6 PM, until Oct 5
→ www.riekeles.com/hayashi-exhi...
#KosukeHayashi #RiekelesGallery
Photos from the opening of our exhibition Art for Animation: Kosuke Hayashi are now online. Thanks to everyone who joined us for this special evening!
→ www.riekeles.com/hayashi-exhi...
#KosukeHayashi #AnimeBackgroundArt #ArtForAnimation #InThisCornerOfTheWorld #TheBoyAndTheHeron #RiekelesGallery
→ www.riekeles.com/hayashi-exhi...
#KosukeHayashi #AnimeBackgroundArt #ArtForAnimation #InThisCornerOfTheWorld #TheBoyAndTheHeron #RiekelesGallery
June 10, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Photos from the opening of our exhibition Art for Animation: Kosuke Hayashi are now online. Thanks to everyone who joined us for this special evening!
→ www.riekeles.com/hayashi-exhi...
#KosukeHayashi #AnimeBackgroundArt #ArtForAnimation #InThisCornerOfTheWorld #TheBoyAndTheHeron #RiekelesGallery
→ www.riekeles.com/hayashi-exhi...
#KosukeHayashi #AnimeBackgroundArt #ArtForAnimation #InThisCornerOfTheWorld #TheBoyAndTheHeron #RiekelesGallery
Art for Animation: Kosuke Hayashi
First solo show in Germany dedicated to a Japanese anime background artist — feat. works for In This Corner of the World, The Boy and the Heron & original artwork!
riekeles.com/hayashi-exhi...
#この世界の片隅に
#君たちはどう生きるか
First solo show in Germany dedicated to a Japanese anime background artist — feat. works for In This Corner of the World, The Boy and the Heron & original artwork!
riekeles.com/hayashi-exhi...
#この世界の片隅に
#君たちはどう生きるか
Art for Animation: Kosuke Hayashi — Riekeles Gallery
riekeles.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Art for Animation: Kosuke Hayashi
First solo show in Germany dedicated to a Japanese anime background artist — feat. works for In This Corner of the World, The Boy and the Heron & original artwork!
riekeles.com/hayashi-exhi...
#この世界の片隅に
#君たちはどう生きるか
First solo show in Germany dedicated to a Japanese anime background artist — feat. works for In This Corner of the World, The Boy and the Heron & original artwork!
riekeles.com/hayashi-exhi...
#この世界の片隅に
#君たちはどう生きるか
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The ‘Ghost In The Shell’ and ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’ posters are from the splendid @reallyriekeles.bsky.social collection btw - halcyonrealms.com/animation/ak...
AKIRA / Ghost In The Shell Background Art Posters - Riekeles Gallery - Halcyon Realms - Art Book Reviews - Anime, Manga, Film, Photography
AKIRA / Ghost In The Shell Background Art Posters - Riekeles Gallery
halcyonrealms.com
May 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The ‘Ghost In The Shell’ and ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’ posters are from the splendid @reallyriekeles.bsky.social collection btw - halcyonrealms.com/animation/ak...
We’re proud to present the first solo show outside Japan by background artist & art director Kosuke Hayashi, featuring work from The Boy and the Heron & In This Corner of the World and his personal work.
Opens June 5 at Riekeles Gallery, Potsdam.
🔗 www.riekeles.com/blog/art-for...
Opens June 5 at Riekeles Gallery, Potsdam.
🔗 www.riekeles.com/blog/art-for...
May 3, 2025 at 9:50 AM
We’re proud to present the first solo show outside Japan by background artist & art director Kosuke Hayashi, featuring work from The Boy and the Heron & In This Corner of the World and his personal work.
Opens June 5 at Riekeles Gallery, Potsdam.
🔗 www.riekeles.com/blog/art-for...
Opens June 5 at Riekeles Gallery, Potsdam.
🔗 www.riekeles.com/blog/art-for...
Reposted by Stefan Riekeles
First image from "Sunny" animated feature by @michaelarias.net ("Tekkonkinkreet").
Based on the manga by Taiyo Matsumoto (again).
Produced by GKIDS.
variety.com/2025/film/gl...
Based on the manga by Taiyo Matsumoto (again).
Produced by GKIDS.
variety.com/2025/film/gl...
April 17, 2025 at 9:54 AM
First image from "Sunny" animated feature by @michaelarias.net ("Tekkonkinkreet").
Based on the manga by Taiyo Matsumoto (again).
Produced by GKIDS.
variety.com/2025/film/gl...
Based on the manga by Taiyo Matsumoto (again).
Produced by GKIDS.
variety.com/2025/film/gl...
Reposted by Stefan Riekeles
I'm a sucker for long background paintings drawn in different perspectives that turn simple animation camera pans into an in-camera optical trick.
Katsufumi Hariu explained his work as the art director for Macross Plus. The background art for the series and feature film are of outstanding quality and conceptual depth. Digging into the artist's archive made me think it would be great to present these works to a larger audience.
April 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I'm a sucker for long background paintings drawn in different perspectives that turn simple animation camera pans into an in-camera optical trick.
Katsufumi Hariu explained his work as the art director for Macross Plus. The background art for the series and feature film are of outstanding quality and conceptual depth. Digging into the artist's archive made me think it would be great to present these works to a larger audience.
April 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Katsufumi Hariu explained his work as the art director for Macross Plus. The background art for the series and feature film are of outstanding quality and conceptual depth. Digging into the artist's archive made me think it would be great to present these works to a larger audience.
Reposted by Stefan Riekeles
"Handpainted backgrounds in modern animation films" workshop with Liu Yuxuan (Ghibli, Ponoc, Look Back, Hosoda films...) & Arnaud Tribout (Le Collège Noir, Scavengers Reign...).
May 8 & 9 in Bern, Switzerland (on registration / for pros).
>> www.catsuka.com/news/2025-03...
May 8 & 9 in Bern, Switzerland (on registration / for pros).
>> www.catsuka.com/news/2025-03...
March 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
"Handpainted backgrounds in modern animation films" workshop with Liu Yuxuan (Ghibli, Ponoc, Look Back, Hosoda films...) & Arnaud Tribout (Le Collège Noir, Scavengers Reign...).
May 8 & 9 in Bern, Switzerland (on registration / for pros).
>> www.catsuka.com/news/2025-03...
May 8 & 9 in Bern, Switzerland (on registration / for pros).
>> www.catsuka.com/news/2025-03...
Hiromasa Ogura was very busy with a current production. Nevertheless he was generous enough to let me browse his archive.
March 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Hiromasa Ogura was very busy with a current production. Nevertheless he was generous enough to let me browse his archive.
With Mika Nishimura I discussed the difference in style between the work of art directors Shinji Kimura and Hiromasa Ogura. Nishimura was once an apprentice of Ogura and is now working as a respected art director herself.
March 16, 2025 at 8:24 AM
With Mika Nishimura I discussed the difference in style between the work of art directors Shinji Kimura and Hiromasa Ogura. Nishimura was once an apprentice of Ogura and is now working as a respected art director herself.
Reposted by Stefan Riekeles
Wir freuen uns sehr, Künstler Kosuke Hayashi als Gewinner des NIPPON RISING STAR AWARD 2025 bekannt zu geben! 🏆 Die Preisverleihung findet am 1. Juni beim 25. Nippon Connection Filmfestival in Frankfurt am Main statt.
March 10, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Wir freuen uns sehr, Künstler Kosuke Hayashi als Gewinner des NIPPON RISING STAR AWARD 2025 bekannt zu geben! 🏆 Die Preisverleihung findet am 1. Juni beim 25. Nippon Connection Filmfestival in Frankfurt am Main statt.
Kosuke Hayashi presents his work for "In this Corner of the World" to select the best pieces for his upcoming exhibition at Riekeles Gallery and leaves me thinking.
March 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Kosuke Hayashi presents his work for "In this Corner of the World" to select the best pieces for his upcoming exhibition at Riekeles Gallery and leaves me thinking.
Reposted by Stefan Riekeles
Really, no one makes BG like this anymore 🪦
#Tekkonkinkreet BG crew at work 🏗️ Hideki Nakamura, Akemi Konno, Hiroyuki Itō, Keita Sakai, Makoto Shiraishi, and of course the great Shinji Kimura.
🎼 = #Plaid 🎉
#AmerBeton #鉄コン筋クリート #Anime #AnimeBG #HandPainted
#Tekkonkinkreet BG crew at work 🏗️ Hideki Nakamura, Akemi Konno, Hiroyuki Itō, Keita Sakai, Makoto Shiraishi, and of course the great Shinji Kimura.
🎼 = #Plaid 🎉
#AmerBeton #鉄コン筋クリート #Anime #AnimeBG #HandPainted
February 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Really, no one makes BG like this anymore 🪦
#Tekkonkinkreet BG crew at work 🏗️ Hideki Nakamura, Akemi Konno, Hiroyuki Itō, Keita Sakai, Makoto Shiraishi, and of course the great Shinji Kimura.
🎼 = #Plaid 🎉
#AmerBeton #鉄コン筋クリート #Anime #AnimeBG #HandPainted
#Tekkonkinkreet BG crew at work 🏗️ Hideki Nakamura, Akemi Konno, Hiroyuki Itō, Keita Sakai, Makoto Shiraishi, and of course the great Shinji Kimura.
🎼 = #Plaid 🎉
#AmerBeton #鉄コン筋クリート #Anime #AnimeBG #HandPainted
Reposted by Stefan Riekeles
It's incredible to watch a master artist work. So, in this issue, we bring together clips of the greats practicing their crafts -- Hayao Miyazaki using watercolors and beyond:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/watching-m...
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/watching-m...
February 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
It's incredible to watch a master artist work. So, in this issue, we bring together clips of the greats practicing their crafts -- Hayao Miyazaki using watercolors and beyond:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/watching-m...
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/watching-m...
Reposted by Stefan Riekeles
Call for papers: Kinema Club Conference for Film & Moving Images from Japan XXIII at the 25th Nippon Connection Film Festival in Frankfurt a.M., Germany
Dates: May 30-June 1, 2025
Proposal Deadline: Feb. 10, 2025
Info & Proposal submission: kc.at.nc.2025@gmail.com
Dates: May 30-June 1, 2025
Proposal Deadline: Feb. 10, 2025
Info & Proposal submission: kc.at.nc.2025@gmail.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Call for papers: Kinema Club Conference for Film & Moving Images from Japan XXIII at the 25th Nippon Connection Film Festival in Frankfurt a.M., Germany
Dates: May 30-June 1, 2025
Proposal Deadline: Feb. 10, 2025
Info & Proposal submission: kc.at.nc.2025@gmail.com
Dates: May 30-June 1, 2025
Proposal Deadline: Feb. 10, 2025
Info & Proposal submission: kc.at.nc.2025@gmail.com
First artbook of legendary animation art director Shuichi Kusamori! Featuring iconic works from Innocence, Metropolis, X: The Movie, PSYCHO-PASS, and more. A 40-year journey of crafting breathtaking, imagined worlds brought to life. Available from Feb 21st.
pie.co.jp/book/i/5987/
pie.co.jp/book/i/5987/
草森秀一アニメーション美術画集 | PIE International
アニメーション美術監督の草森秀一の初作品集
pie.co.jp
January 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
First artbook of legendary animation art director Shuichi Kusamori! Featuring iconic works from Innocence, Metropolis, X: The Movie, PSYCHO-PASS, and more. A 40-year journey of crafting breathtaking, imagined worlds brought to life. Available from Feb 21st.
pie.co.jp/book/i/5987/
pie.co.jp/book/i/5987/