Important Importables: Finding video game fan-art

This week Important Importables continues the whole fan-creation theme. Last week we looked at video game doujinshi, which are fan-made comics inspired by video games. This week, we’re moving onto video game fan-art, the other way fans can express their devotion to a particular game. In particular, we’re going to be going over how to find fan-art drawn by Japanese artists.

Since it can be difficult to find art by Japanese artists, this week’s column is devoted to searching for it using two tools. First, we’ll see how to effectively use Google.co.jp to find images or artist websites. Then, we’ll learn how to make an account at and search the Japanese image site Pixiv.

So, let’s learn how to find some fan-art…