Not too sure if I’m understanding it all but the choices they had were:
• Standard sized Shikishi
• Mini sized Shikishi
• Business card sized drawings
• Autograph on a small print
What exactly is an autograph on a small print? Like something smaller than a business card? Or a business card without anything sketched on it?
A small print with signature would be a print of one of her original works with her signing it.
The size of a print can vary, so I don’t know how big a small print would be in comparison to other things she’s offering.
Ah thanks for that! Guess I first need to see if I even make it through that lottery
Off topic here , has anyone got their psa slab signed by an artist ? I am really thinking about asking a friend of mine to have one slab signed by mister Arita at his Hawaii event as I believe they are attending but not sure if the signature stays on nicely or fades away with time on a psa slab. Maybe mister Arita refuses to sign psa slabs 
He’ll sign it. You definitely have to keep the slab protected or it will scratch off. Overall I’d recommend getting the card signed instead
Thank you 
They have some great selection ! Not sure if mister Arita will use a marker the fan will ask him too sign with though , as I am assuming he will have many of his own
He is very accommodating. I think he always obliges to most things fans ask him within reason of course. So if you choose to bring some specialized markers for slab signatures he should agree to it.
Cheers!
Pokecolor exhibition in Shanghai (September 2024)
"I’ll be going to Shanghai again in September! This time it’ll be a solo exhibition of my original works!!!
Along with the exhibition and sale of works, there will also be a “signing commission”…
I will try to draw an illustration based on your request as much as possible, so please bring a “colored paper” or something to draw on 
o0 (Note: As usual, I cannot draw copyrighted works such as Pokémon)
I will not be signing Pokémon cards at original events. I apologize for disappointing you.
(I can only sign Pokémon cards at official events that have been approved by the company.)
However, I will sign original event cards, so please come along if you’d like!
"
Was Himeno’s event separate from Worlds? I thought it was like a side event and would be weird that she couldn’t sign anything, but then Furusawa and EGAWA could only sign posters - at least it was posters of their own work.
Not that I was there, but seems weird that Regionals in the US can get signature events but Worlds cannot. Unless it’s just a blanket ban moving forward like how much Japan has nerfed its own exclusive cards and art in SV.
It was indeed, and it was convenient for attendees of both events. Her event was for original artworks and merchandise only, nothing related to Pokémon
Ah she actually had it pre drawn, but addressed it to you and signed it on the spot. What was interesting was that a lot of the big E4 folks were running the show.
My mini shikishi which Himeno said was perfect for me since it was the most “Hawaiian themed” of the work she brought. She said her others were all creatures.
Ah ya it seems they dont want to sign cards at worlds for the time being. The autograph event was just signing posters. The two TCG artists did signatures on a poster of one of their cards and the other two signed on a Worlds poster.
They also had handlers/body guards that prevented people to get signatures. But if you got lucky and found them without their bodyguard then anything is possible I suppose. I did see a few interesting things signed.
On a side note someone mentioned Tokiya and Akabane was supposedly on site at Worlds. The only thing is that its hard to spot them unless you knew what they looked like.
This was my Akira Egawa poster I got and I was actually first to get her signature she said. I was technically second in line but the guy in front wanted me to go so he knew what he could do to prepare. She was so cool and I was a bit starstruck. My Japanese was super rusty but she mentioned this was her first time in Hawaii and she loves it here. She also mentioned her favorite Pokemon is Mewtwo. I hope she one day returns and can sign an actual card. Imagine having that terra shiny charizard card signed to go along with that poster!
"Today was the first day of the exhibition. We had a lot of visitors and had a lot of fun talking with them. Thank you very much.
By the way, I am very disappointed and saddened that there were many people today who had different intentions than I had in mind. I told them that I wanted everyone to view the exhibition with good manners, but about half of them did not. This is very hurtful to the artist. It is only the first day of the exhibition, but I am very afraid that there will be more such people in the future, and I cannot continue the exhibition with the same policy as before. I am sorry, I was not aware of this.
I am sorry, but from now on, I will not sign anything other than original works. Even if you bring them to the gallery, I will not sign them. I will not disclose the time when I will be at the gallery. Thank you very much for your understanding.
Miki Tanaka"
https://www.instagram.com/p/DAsT14aPHaX/?igsh=dHV1bG5hc3E3NGYy
Just to add context, Tanaka’s exhibition in Tokyo (October 4-24) showcases her original work only. I assume that for her to be approached to sign, supposedly Pokémon cards, the individuals she mentioned were likely not interested in the gallery at all ∴ “This is very hurtful to the artist”
Claiming half the people had bad manners seems like a big ratio. I wonder what Tanaka means by bad manners also. Like were they harassing for signatures on pokemon cards or just politely asking and getting refused? It seems like they only want people to be there for original art and not ask about Pokemon at all.
It’s a shame that more and more artists are refusing signatures of Pokemon items because of bad actors.
Does really seem like more and more artists are refusing to sign cards. It’ll be interesting in the coming years if this trend continues.
Such a bummer to see artists refusing to sign at all. At the same time I applaud the artists for not letting rabid fans harass them in areas that are not appropriate but there should be a middleground that is made.
Pokemon probably would need to hold an event and put it into their contracts that they must appear for at least 1 public event within a year of production of one of their works for fans in order to change the signature culture for the better. Even if signatures were split between free time and charged per card, it would allow artists to showcase their art and sell prints but also be an appropriate time to give signatures.
Not that it would help flippers but putting out information about what artists think about giving signatures might also curb the rabid fans who just see dollar signs. Hearing how they are special or how much energy/effort goes into them might deter those who get caught in the hype.
This is pretty normal from her
