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"Create, Connect, pixiv Exhibition" - The 6th POP-UP Space at "animate EXPO 2025 STORE" Open Until July 3rd!
By Toyabe Kohei, Animate Times - 19 minutes ago - 18:33 | All
The "animate EXPO 2025 STORE" is currently operating on the first floor of the West Ringside Marketplace in the "West Gate Zone" at the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan venue.
Inside the store, there's a special "POP-UP space" that features rotating themes with exhibitions and related merchandise sales. The 6th installment, "Create, Connect, pixiv Exhibition," is running until July 3rd (6 PM JST)!
In this article, we'll take you on a visual journey through the space with plenty of photos♪
Experience Exhibitions, Merchandise Sales, and the First-Ever Interactive Corner at the POP-UP Space!
This exhibition event celebrates the 18th anniversary of pixiv, the popular platform for sharing illustrations, manga, and novels in Japan. The venue showcases the appeal of pixiv as it continues to evolve as the "hub of creative culture," and introduces various initiatives being implemented both in Japan and overseas.
Furthermore, the event features 15 award-winning pieces from four student illustration contests held on pixiv in 2024 and 2025. Visitors can get up close to these powerful and uniquely expressive works by young creators.
The event also offers pixiv-related merchandise for sale, including the "VISIONS" artbook series curated by pixiv and the "ARTISTS IN" series, which introduces globally active creators. Additionally, some items from the "Meow! Exhibition in animate onlyshop," held at animate Ikebukuro Flagship Store from June 21 to June 29, are available for purchase.
Other highlights include an interactive corner where visitors can draw illustrations on wooden plaques (ema) for display, and a special gift of "pixiv original stickers" for those who download the pixiv app (while supplies last).
Photography is allowed throughout the space, including the contest-winning artwork displays. Don't miss this opportunity to visit and experience the creative world of pixiv!
