1st Jan 2019 - Happy New Year again!!! 1st Jan 2018 - Happy New Year!!! 22nd March 2017 - New Episodes are added to Pankichi-Ken 22nd Feb 2017 - Pankichi-Ken now reached episode No 11 28th Jan 2017 - New Episodes are added to Pankichi-Ken 1st Jan 2017 - Happy New Year!!! 20th Nov 2016 - New Episodes are added to Pankichi-Ken 20th Nov 2016 - New Items are added to Zentangle 16th Nov 2016 - New Items are added to Pidan Calendar #WHATSNEW

Pankichi is the Owner of a Chinese Restaurant "Pankichi-Ken". This is where residents of Pidan Alley gather and enjoy their favourate dumplings. Let's have a glimpse of their peaceful, everyday life. * Still work in progress, there will be some updates from time to time. ぱん吉は、ぱん吉軒という立ち食いギョーザ屋さんのオーナーです。 ピータン横丁の住人達は、このお店に立ち寄っては、美味しいギョーザをほおばります。 そんな彼らの平和な生活を、覗いてみましょう。 Residents of Pidan Alley - who's who #WHATSNEW

NAKANISHI MANATEE is an illustrator who created me. Currently, she and two of her friends are holding exhibition at Uzura Gallery in Kyoto from 15th to 17th July 2017. Apologies, all the literature is in Japanese. The title of the Exhibition is: ハスハジメテヒラクコロ (HASU HAJIMETE HIRAKUKORO) In English, this means : When the first Lotus flower of the year blooms Kyoto in July is very, very humid and uncomfortable, as the sunshine suddenly gets stronger after the rainy season and heat

Nakanishi Manatee's Exhibition - Pidan Island - is now on at Factory:m in Osaka. From 15th Nov 2016 to 30th Nov 2016 (Closed on Sundays) #WHATSNEW

3rd January 2016 Pidan Odyssey Start! #WHATSNEW