Julian Gnam
October 17, 2017 It seems Japanese Twitter artist @bankokukun was killing time with a Pokémon coloring book last week, when he decided to spice things up by practicing a “serious” shading style he hadn’t used in a while. This resulted in a hulked-out Pikachu with hyper-defined musculature in sharp contrast to the soft, cuddly look the Nintendo mascot is known for. The contradictory portrayal of the electric mouse puts the “monster” back in “pocket monsters” and inspired 200,000 likes worth of shock and awe across Twitter in just a few days.
久々に本気で塗り絵しました pic.twitter.com/GnhJDwqYEt
— オクタキ トンペティ (@bankokukun) October 12, 2017
It turns out this isn’t the first time @bankokukun has taken such an approach to Pikachu. A few more of his monstrosities surfaced from 2016, further exploring the concept of swole Pokémon:
サトシとピカチュウの塗り絵です pic.twitter.com/v0KFELwJiy
— オクタキ トンペティ (@bankokukun) October 27, 2016
本気で塗り絵しました pic.twitter.com/l3XJnOWMzB
— オクタキ トンペティ (@bankokukun) July 9, 2016
本気で塗り絵したときの pic.twitter.com/pvXHWRlvQS
— オクタキ トンペティ (@bankokukun) June 21, 2016
The last one includes an in-process snap which gives some insight into his working method. He starts by lightly sketching his added anatomical features within the outlines of the original coloring book art, before flashing it out with dramatic shading. It’s a pretty clever way to re-purpose the original line work in completely the opposite direction from what Nintendo intended.
Source: SoraNews24
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