Gashicon
Fashion Designer
Japan
Biography:
GASHICON is the illustrator and character designer for hANGRY&ANGRY, a character brand which features grotesquely cute cats named Hangry and Angry. Much like twisted versions of Sanrio's Hello Kitty, Hangry and Angry are used in a vast array of eclectic contexts. They are featured on a line of Japanese fashions by h.NAOTO which display a unique style known as "gro-kawa" (grotesque-cute). They are the main characters in a comic strip published in visual kei magazines such as CURE. Hangry and Angry also adorn merchandise such as plush characters, bags, and trinkets. In 2008, the J-rock duo, HANGRY&ANGRY FUTURE, was created with former Morning Musume members Hitomi Yoshizawa as Hangry and Rika Ishikawa as Angry. The Death Note live action movie also involved the hANGRY&ANGRY brand.
Convention Guest Appearances
- Anime Central 2013 - May 17-19, 2013 in Rosemont, IL
- Sakura-Con 2013 - March 29-31, 2013 in Seattle, WA
- Otakon 2012 - July 27-29, 2012 in Baltimore, MD
- Anime Central 2012 - April 27-29, 2012 in Rosemont, IL
- AM2 2011 - July 1-3, 2011 in Anaheim, CA
- FanimeCon 2011 - May 27-30, 2011 in San Jose, CA
- New York Comic Con 2010 - October 8-10, 2010 in New York, NY
- AnimeNEXT 2010 - June 18-20, 2010 in Somerset, NJ
- Pacific Media Expo 2009 - November 6-8, 2009 in Los Angeles, CA