#Tetsunori Tawaraya art

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Crystal Bone Drive by Tetsunori Tawaraya

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#repost @tetsunori @tetsunoritawaraya Tetsunori Tawaraya aka 俵谷 哲典 (Japan, 1979-). I am a fan of the work of this artist and musician, which in this case includes canine representation.

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Animehouse at TCAF 2023

So for the uninitiated, TCAF is the Toronto Comics and Arts Festival, and it was held this weekend from Friday to Sunday. Sadly, I could only make the Sunday so I was unable to attend Mayuzuki's panel on the Saturday, but at the very least I made the signing on Sunday morning! All that said, this is just a little post sharing my thoughts and purchases from the festival as I had a great time and wanted to share that with people that were unable to make it there.

I'll get the boring stuff out of the way, my thoughts on it. It's a really cool and fun festival, I got there a half an hour before it opened since I had travelled from outside of the city, so I got myself a really nice spot in line. I was really surprised at how lax it was lining up, there were maybe a dozen people total in front of me, and the line only really started piling up in the last 15 or so minutes to get in.

Once I was in I got to take in the layout, which was rather cramped. I get it, they're operating it out of a library, there's not a whole lot of space. But I do still think it made for a bit of a suffocating experience when squeezing past people to walk in the narrow pathways between booths and bookshelves. Given the attendance, and the fact that it's free entry, I feel like they could really afford an upgrade if they required purchasing a pass for the festival. I'd 100% support it because it means the people that are behind it and participate in it as exhibitors could expand what they're doing and offer even cooler stuff.

Now, this is a comics and art festival, so I don't quite have a right to complain or voice my opinion, but I'll do it anyways. I love how they're integrating manga into the festival and using it to pull in people that might not otherwise experience comics in the more genuine sense outside of what's marketed by Marvel and DC. But I do also feel like they might try a little more to get a stronger response from that demographic. Both Denpa and Glacier Bay Books were there, and I feel like it's a bit of a missed opportunity to not have had them run a panel or anything for manga fans.

And last but not least, programming. I think it's really awesome that they're being proactive in getting younger audiences engaged in comics that exist outside of those big name ones like I said earlier. It's great to see them foster and encourage an interest that will help keep an industry going in the face of being overtaken in the public eye by superheroes.

Alright alright, manga stuff! Jun Mayuzuki was obviously the main attraction for me at the festival, so I made a B line for the signing table right when the festival opened. While I was there I bought this poster.

And I got this one for free with the signing.

And then of course there's the actual signature. I'm a bit (well really a massive) geek for this stuff so you know I had to get Mayuzuki to sign a JP copy of Kowloon Generic Romance volume 1 (real name omitted/edited out). It was a really great experience and Mayuzuki was incredibly nice, and seemed happy/surprised that I brought a JP volume to get signed.

Now, following that I've still got some cool stuff. Glacier Bay Books had a booth there and were selling some of the volumes they carry, so I picked up a pair I didn't have. Their quality really is incredible. Such a nice weight in the hands, the binding is tight without being rigid, and the paper quality when comparing to something like Viz is just stellar. Oh, and the color of the paper is dependent on the volume (Karman Line is blue/white while Mermaid Town is black with a red trim on the edge so the pages look red from the outside)

And Hollow Press came by and surprised me! These dudes are from Italy and are a horror publisher so I was super surprised to see them come all the way to Toronto for the festival, so I 100% had to pick up some stuff from them (not pictured are Grayworld & Crystal Bone Drive by Tetsunori Tawaraya because Tumblr is squishing the image horizontally for some reason). They've got really similar quality to Glacier Bay but put out a lot more smaller books than them. Still, great stuff (and for those in Canada, both Glacier Bay and Hollow Press titles are carried through The Beguiling!)

So yeah, a really awesome day where I got a lot of really awesome stuff. Being in Canada, there's not a lot of conventions or festivals that are easy or affordable to access, so a very grateful hats off to the team for bringing stuff to the general population that they can experience both in person and online!

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Just back from the typography, we are glad to inform you that tomorrow night the new book, “Dimensional Flat” by Tetsunori Tawaraya will be available on our shop. It will be also possible to buy the third printing of “Crystal Bone Diver” and the second printing of “Grayworld”.

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[triste-le-roy]

Art by Tetsunori Tawaraya (21st century).

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hi! want some stuff?

starting off with some recolors of guatla’s fusteria build set. i’ve included the master meshes, but you’ll have to go to the original download for the add-ons. these don’t look great on a couple of the meshes with longer fabric sections because i didn’t take the time to make my fabric tile properly. i think they look pretty good on the majority of the pieces though so i’m sharing them as is.

meshes & textures: guatla

color actions: kinu, remi, and eversims

three recolors of cerquinho sofa

mesh: beautifulnerdkitty

art: indipixi, megan monismith

eleven recolors of maxis robot lunch

art: kate dehler, tetsunori tawaraya, clare byrne, be the light, nhung le

eight recolors of maxis civil idol

art: mollywritings, meghan wallace, exquisite paradox, kate dehler, michela picchi

four recolors of maxis pineapple

art: xaviera altena, peculiar manicule, kate dehler

a few random things on maxis meshes (bella², two dogs, cantankerous splatters)

art: allison filice, dawn aquarius, bene rohlmann

more neons because i can’t be stopped

mesh: dot

art: lesbianboy

three recolors of back to retro

mesh: veranka

art: agathe singer, cat finnie

two recolors of red hearts, white diamonds

mesh: nuttydazesublime

art: josefina schargorodsky, sonia lazo

two recolors of wooden disc

mesh: mustluvcatz

*edit* it occured to me that mlc’s edited tassel-free mesh is the one i recolored (and included in the zip). they’ll work for either mesh? but you cannot have both the one i included and princessbliss’ original in your game. sorry if there was any confusion!

art: shop shoal, frog & toad press

some recolors of kim’s square rug

art: haley wood, adam nathaniel furman, custom tufted rugs

also, conversions!! i had reblogged this on my simspo blog, so when i saw that vroshii had created it for ts4, i had to convert it immediately. turns out i’m rusty as hell, but i managed to pull it together eventually. i think.

froggy pc: 2164 polys - $300

froggy desk mat: 36 polys - $15 - found in electronics misc.

noya desk: 334 polys - $80 - includes original recolors

meshes & textures: vroshii

that’s it! swatches & meshes included - enjoy!! 🛸🐸✨👽💐

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Tetsunori Tawaraya -

Original skate drawing for @volcom is kickin in my brain today💥

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Tetsupendium by Tetsunori Tawaraya

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Symmetry is beautiful, but asymmetry is why the Universe and life exist

Thanks to ATMA

art by Tetsunori Tawaraya

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We are proud to announce our three guests for this TCBF:

Tetsunori Tawaraya, Daisuke Ichiba, David Genchi.

Two Japanese and one Italian artist sharing the amazing exhibition “True Underground Manga”

Daisuke Ichiba:

Daisuke Ichiba started painting seriously in the eighties and in 1990 self-published his first book entitled 37 Year Old Bastard. Since then, he has continued to release a book a year, and was noticed by the great manga artist Takashi Nemoto, as well as Pakito, from the outsider art gallery, Le Dernier Cri based in Marseille, France. Since 2006, Ichiba has held solo shows in Paris, Marseille, and Switzerland, and in recent years has been pursuing photography.

Tetsunori Tawaraya:

He started drawing portraits of people and musicians in San Diego, CA in 1999. Obsession of Silkscreen, comics, and music were slowly started being his important output simultaneously. Tokyo based noise rock duo 2up was formed in 2002.

Prolifically made Sci-Fi/Experimental comic books, and they were mainly sold at the gigs. 10 years amount of handmade comics were compiled and released in 400 page book “Tetsupendium Tawarapedia” by Hollow Press (Italy) in 2015. Thee Oh Sees featured his character Mr. Rotten Donuts from the comic “High Bridge” (it was published as the compilation comic series U.D.W.F.G.) for their album “Mutilator Defeated At Last” (Castle Face). Followed by soft vinyl figures made by Unbox Industries (U.K.) in 2017. His recent works have been published on Hollow Press, Le Dernier Cri (France), and Colour Code (Canada). Apparel brands such as Braindead (Los Angeles), and Volcom (Costa Mesa) featured his work respectively as an artist collaboration. His work continues to be highly influential.

David Genchi:

David Genchi, 1995 D.C. after several prints and self-produced little books he made his debut in the world of comics with outERoticspace, a split-book designed in collaboration with Miguel Angel Martin.

With "Lo Fallo Perduto", published by Hollow Press (2018), he started a cycle of tales he defines as a grotesque chivalric genre and is nominated for the best first work at the Micheluzzi of Napoli Comicon 2019.

After atrocious production vicissitudes he succeeds in concluding his first and at the same time last work "La Gameti", which will be presented at the TCBF of 2019.

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Japanese Artists Show Selected by Tambourin gallery ［NISHINOUMIKAJIROU - 西ノ海嘉治郎］

SCHEDULE: 8/2/2018(thu)～8/26/2018(sun)

LOCATION: ◎ HELLO! GOOD MORNING! 2419 NE Broadway Street Portland, OR 97232 www.hellogoodmorningkids.com Hours: Wednesday-Sunday, 11-5pm

◎ CARGO 81 Yamhill Street Portland, OR 97214 www.cargoinc.com Hours: Every day, 11-6pm

ARTIST: ◎ HELLO! GOOD MORNING! ・Kenichiro Mizuno - 水野健一郎 ・Masanori Ushiki - 牛木匡憲 ・Motohiro Hayakawa - 早川モトヒロ ・Takuto Adachi - 足立拓人 ・Tetsunori Tawaraya - 俵谷哲典 ・Toru Ogasawara - 小笠原徹 ・Yasuhide Uemura - 植村泰英 ・Yurika Uchida - 内田百合香 and ・Sawako Ninomiya - 二宮佐和子

◎ CARGO ・Hana Hotate - 保立葉菜 ・Naoyuki Minamide(NANDE) - 南出直之(NANDE) ・Tae Takegami - 竹上妙 ・Tomoki Watanabe - 渡邉知樹 ・Tomoko Usami - 宇佐美朋子 ・Yuuka Miyajima - 宮嶋結香 and ・Sawako Ninomiya - 二宮佐和子

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＜ステートメント＞ アニメ、ヒーロー、民芸、文様など、現代の日本を 思わせる表現を行う作家を紹介するため、2017年8月 アメリカはポートランドにて、最初のエキシビジョンを 行ないました。 2018年、よりプリミティブな表現を行なう新メンバーを 加え、North EastのHELLO! GOODMORNING!と South EastのCARGO、2会場にて開催いたします。

日本人のDNA、精神、多様性を、どうぞお楽しみください。

＊NISHINOUMIKAJIROU - 西ノ海嘉治郎 第16代横綱。西の海を超えてポートランドへやって来た 日本人の象徴として、歴史上のリアルパーソンの名前を タイトルに起用。

＜STATEMENT＞ In August 2017 we had our first exhibition in Portland to introduce artists who express expressions reminiscent of Japan, such as : animation, hero, folk art, pattern, etc. These artists will return to our Broadway location this year with new work. We will also show 6 new artists whose work demonstrate more traditional folk art techni ques. This show will be at our Cargo location on Yamhill.

Please enjoy the DNA, spirit and diversity of the Japanese who you have not seen yet.

＊NISHINOUMIKAJIROU - 西ノ海嘉治郎 The 16th Yokozuna（sumo wrestler of the highest rank） As a symbol of the Japanese who came to Portland beyond the west ocean, I appointed the name of the real person in history as a title. https://nishinoumikajirou.tumblr.com/

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today’s art
『interference』
acrylics on canvas
F30（910×727）
こちらの作品はwag galleryにて作品展示中です。 今回は、アート&カルチャーマガジン『HIDDEN CHAMPION』監修のもと、【西武渋谷店】および【WAG GALLERY】の2会場での共同企画となります。現在活躍中のアーティストの作品を一堂にご紹介しますので、この機会にぜひ足をお運びください。 ［紹介作家］
Beejoir | Calligrapher Mami | D*FACE | DEMSKY | DOLK | face | Houxo Que | Imaone | Mark Drew | Meguru Yamaguchi | MHAK as Masahiro Akutagawa | Nick Walker | SAND NAOKI | Shun Sudo | Tadaomi Shibuya | TENGAone | Tetsunori Tawaraya | Tohru Matsushita | Usugrow | WONABC | Yasumasa Yonehara | Yoon Hyup | YOSHI47 | Yudai Nishi | ZEDZ (A to Z) pop & street
-an annual 2017-
curated by Hidden Champion 【西武渋谷店】
会期：12月5日（火）～12月25日（月）
時間：【月～土】 10:00～21:00 【日・祝休日】 10:00～20:00
●12月23日（土・祝）・24日（日）は21:00まで営業いたします。
(12月は休まず営業いたします)
GALLERY & PROJECT SPACE 150-0001 東京都渋谷区神宮前4-26-28 JUNK YARD 3F 4-26-28 Jingumae Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-0001 www.wag-gallery.com #art #face #face_oka #faceoka #hiddenchampion ＃渋谷西武 #shibuya西武 ＃waggallery (Wag Gallery)

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Weekend Planner: 20 Awesome Events in Los Angeles, Jan. 12-14

Check out Pop Radar LA’s weekend event picks below. Want the 411 on additional events and happenings in LA? Follow editor @christineziemba on Twitter or Instagram.  

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FRIDAY, JAN. 12

THE FLORIDA PROJECT / SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE (Film)

There’s a double feature on Friday night of two films starring Willem Dafoe: The Florida Project, directed by Sean Baker, followed by Shadow of the Vampire, directed by Elias Merhige. 7:30 pm. Tickets: $15 general admission, $13 members. 

DINE LA (Food)

The winter edition of dineLA begins on Friday and runs through Jan. 26 with more than 300 restaurants participating in the dining event. Sample a diversity of cuisines with prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus from some of L.A.’s best restaurants, from 1 Pico (at Shutters) and a.o.c. to WP24 and Zinc. The special lunches cost $15, $20 and $25 with dinner menus priced at $29, $39 and $49. The Exclusive Series features fine-dining menus beginning at $95.

POETRY DEATHMATCH CABARET (Poetry + variety)

The Melrose Poetry Bureau and the Bootleg Theater present Poetry Deathmatch Cabaret at the Bootleg on Friday night at 7:30 pm. The night pits poets against each other in a war of words, with music, booze and burlesque (a striptease set to a typewriter) in between rounds. Poets include: Brian Sonia-Wallace, Aman Batra, Bobby Gordon, Nayeli Knudsen, Linda Ravenswood, James Gangl. The show runs for 11 shows, Thursday to Saturday at 7:30pm (no Thursday show opening weekend), with a Sunday matinee at 2 pm. Tickets $20/$40 VIP (includes drink & custom poem). 

TRUMP IN SPACE (Musical)

The musical Trump in Space, winner of the 2017 Hollywood Fringe Festival Encore! Producer’s Award, returns for another run on Friday nights at 8 pm, beginning Friday through April 27 at The Second City Hollywood Studio Theatre. With book and lyrics by Gillian Bellinger and Landon Kirksey, and music by Tony Gonzalez and Sam Johnides, think of Trump in Space as an epic space adventure—Star Trek meets Avenue Q meets Trump. Tickets: $12.

LUNA (Music)

The New York-based dream pop band Luna plays the Moroccan Lounge on Friday night. The band’s playing in support of A Sentimental Education and A Place of Greater Safety, which were released last year. Eleanor Friedberger opens. Tickets: $25-30. 21+. 7:30 pm doors. [Luna also plays on Thursday night.] 

LA ART SHOW (Art)

The 2018 LA Art Show continues this weekend at the Los Angeles Convention Center. There’s more than 200,000 square feet of booth space dedicated to artists represented by prominent art galleries, with DIVERSEartLA organizing performance art, installations, exhibits and programs curated by major museums and arts organizations such as LACMA, MOLAA, THE AUTRY and MUSA MUSEUM OF THE ARTS GUADALAJARA. Dialogs LA presents talks and panel discussions with curators, artists, designers, collectors, art influencers and museum directors. Single-day tickets start at $25. 

SATURDAY, JAN. 13

GR2 Gallery opens its first show of 2018 this weekend. | Image: Giant Robot

IN FLUX (Art)

Giant Robot presents: In Flux, A Group Exhibition at GR2 Gallery, featuring the works of Cassia Lupo, Tetsunori Tawaraya, Tim Furey and Yusei Abe. The opening reception takes place on Saturday at the gallery from 6:30-10 pm, and the exhibition remains on view through Jan. 31.

MACHINE PROJECT (Sale + wrap party)

If you haven’t heard, the beloved Echo Park art collective-space-gallery Machine Project is closing its doors. To commemorate the many events and exhibitions that Machine Project has fostered through its 15 years, there’s a print sale from 2-6 pm on Saturday, including the entire catalog of limited edition artist prints. It’s followed by a closing party filled with beer and special surprise performances. 

PICTURE THIS! (Comedy + animation)

Picture This!—a “live animated comedy show” with standup comedians performing while they’re drawn live by some of the best animators, cartoonists and other artists—is at the Virgil on Saturday night at 7:30 pm. Hosted by Brandie Posey, this weekend’s great lineup features comedy by Wild Horses (Lauren Lapkus, Mary Holland, Stephanie Allynne and Erin Whitehead); Whitmer Alexander Thomas; Ify Nwadiwe and Candy Lawrence. Animators/drawers include: Mike L. Mayfield, Mike Hollingsworth, Guillermo Martinez,Ashley Becerra and Kati Prescott. Free admission. 

Grill ‘Em All in Alhambra celebrates its fifth anniversary on Saturday. | Image: Courtesy of Grill ‘Em All

GRILL ‘EM ALL ALHAMBRA (Party)

Grill ‘Em All Alhambra celebrates five years on Saturday with all-day festivities running from 10:30 am until midnight. DJ Katon spins from 8-11 pm, with free cake from Dark Craft Desserts (6 pm until gone). The food/drink specials include a $15 Beer & GEA Pint Glass Deal, a$2 Blue Collar Brews and a one-day return of Duck Poutine and Gatecreeper Burg (dark ale habanero honey mustard, smoked ghost pepper jack cheese, sweet potato waffle fries tossed with smoked black salt & sugar, tomato, onion and arugula on a half-pound burger).

ECHO PARK FILM CENTER: NEW WORKS SALON XLII (Film)

New Works Salon is a forum for presenting and discussing new works in film and video art, sound and performance. The next salon—the 42nd installment—is on Saturday at 8 pm at the Echo Park Film Center featuring work by Jon Almaraz, Francesco Gagliardi, Karissa Hahn, Minjung Kim, Alee Peoples and Ariel Teal. Suggested donation: $5.

THE FROGTOWN SHOW (Comedy)

The Frogtown Show moves to new digs—the Spoke Bicycle Cafe—for its show on Saturday night. Comedians on the bill are Chris Garcia, Sheng Weng, Tim Dillon, Steve Hernandez and Beth Stelling. Doors at 7 pm, show at 7:30 pm, admission is still free. (It’s accessible by way of the LA River Bike Path.) 

NERDMELT LECTURE SERIES (Education)

The NerdMelt Lecture Series presents the program, Making Your Own First Big Break, on Saturday at 4 pm. The panel discussion features people who have walked the walk: Jamie Loftus, Allie Goertz, JC Coccoli and others. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the door. 

Gallery Nucleus holds a Guillermo Del Toro-themed art show this weekend. | Event image by Maria Björnbom Öberg

IN THE NAME OF THE MONSTER, THE ROBOT, AND THE BLEEDING GHOST (Art)

Also in Alhambra on Saturday: Gallery Nucleus hosts Chogrin’s fifth and final exhibition that celebrates director Guillermo Del Toro (The Shape of Water) and his films. The opening reception takes place on Saturday from 7-10 am with the exhibition running through Jan. 28. For the show, Chogrin features more than 100 hand-picked artists. 

SOLIDIFY THE GESTURE: PAINTINGS & MIXED MEDIA BY CHAZ BEAR / TORO Y MOI (Art)

New Image Art presents an exhibition of new abstract paintings and mixed media works by Oakland-based painter Chaz Bear, also known as Toro y Moi. From the gallery, “Chazwick ‘Chaz’ Bear's paintings carry many similarities to his musical explorations. There is a feeling of space, joy and a natural purposefulness in the work. Chaz's color sensibility depicts a limited pensiveness; nothing unneeded just well balanced shapes and linear expression.” The exhibition opens with a reception on Saturday from 7-10 pm, and runs through Feb. 10. 

SUNDAY, JAN. 14

Smorgasburg LA returns this weekend to feed our tummies. | Image: Smorgasburg LA

SMORGASBURG LA REOPENING (Food)

After a lengthy winter break, Smorgasburg LA reopens on Sunday with a number of new vendors. Among the new stands are: Mideast Tacos: A Mexican meets Middle East concept from the family behind Glendale’s Mini Kebab; Daddy’s Chicken Shack: A chicken sandwich concept from Chef Pace Webb; Baohaus: Eddie Huang’s unique take on Chinese buns; Golden Clouds: An Indian street food snack stand; and Gentaro Soba: Japanese soba and ramen shakers with various toppings. The I Love Micheladas Beer Garden will be back as well. Smorgasburg hours are 10 am to 4 pm.

KOVAL DISTILLERY TASTING (Drinks)

Women Who Whiskey L.A. partners with the private whisky club Vestry on Sunday for Master Distillers Series welcoming Jamie Stout of Koval from Chicago. The brand ambassador talks about the Koval distillery and its portfolio. The event is a co-ed event that begins at 7 pm. Vestry is located on the second floor of Tom Bergin's Public House. Tickets: $20. Ages 21+. For more event info or to make a reservation, please email info@vestryla.com 

DTLA BREWERIES UNITED FEST '18 (Beer)

On Sunday from 1-5 pm, several DTLA-based breweries are teaming up for the Breweries United Fest ‘18 to support the nonprofit Keep a Breast. The event is being held at the Triangle Lot of Iron Triangle Brewery, the other participating breweries are Mumford, Arts District, Boomtown, Indie, Dry River and Angel City. The $45 ticket includes unlimited tastings and a commemorative glass. The day features limited-edition and specialty beers, including variations on Barleywines. Food trucks including Moo's Craft Barbecue will be on site. Designated driver tickets: $15. Ages 21+. No kids or pets. 

Advocartsy presents an art show by Pouya Afshar. | Image: En Masse (still from animation), 2017, video

EN MASSE (Art)

Advocartsy presents En Masse, a mixed media installation by Iranian American artist Pouya Afshar that features paintings, drawings and animation. The show opens on Sunday with a reception from 4-7 pm. The works explore the process of mourning using Persian and Muslim Shiite mourning rituals known as Ta’zie (a passion play) as a mode of contemplation. The works will remain on view through Jan. 28. 

BIG BOI (Music)

Big Boi brings his Daddy Fat Saxxx Tour, Sack 2 to the Regent Theater on Sunday night. The Cool Kids opens the night. Doors at 8 pm, show at 9 pm. 18+. Tickets: $35 advance / $42.50 day of show; $50 VIP advance / $57.50 VIP day of show. 

[leosofvibouya]

神宮前のTOXGOで、俵谷哲典さんのアートブックとインタビューが掲載されているフリーペーパーを手に入れる。 I got a art book of TAWARAYA TETSUNORI. #tetsunoritawaraya #art #hiddenchampion @vastieuramen