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By a curious twist of fate, NishimuraYuji discovered a mysterious world called "Animal Kingdom," which exists right next to the human world, and set off on an adventure to explore it.
During his journey, he met many new friends, including "GOKIGEN PANDA", "KONEZUMI", and "LOVE RABBIT." Together, they created a secret hideout called "studio UG."
Meet the Friends of Studio UG
"GOKIGEN PANDA"
Full of curiosity and incredibly free-spirited, "GOKIGEN PANDA" is always in a good mood.
It loves traveling and going for walks.
Always trying to lift its own spirits and stay cheerful, "GOKIGEN PANDA" lives each day with a positive attitude, because life is simply more fun that way. Without even trying, it sometimes puts those around it in a good mood, too.
Habitat: PANDA country・MINNANO country
Full of curiosity and incredibly free-spirited, "GOKIGEN PANDA" is always in a good mood.
It loves traveling and going for walks.
Always trying to lift its own spirits and stay cheerful, "GOKIGEN PANDA" lives each day with a positive attitude, because life is simply more fun that way. Without even trying, it sometimes puts those around it in a good mood, too.
Habitat: PANDA country・MINNANO country
"KONEZUMI"
There are many different kinds of "KONEZUMI", each with their own unique personality. Just like people, they have all sorts of jobs, so their outfits and favorite phrases vary depending on what they do.
Some "KONEZUMI" live in the KONEZUMI country, while others live in the human world.
Many are friendly and love being pampered, which makes them especially popular with people.
Habitat: KONEZUMI country・human world
There are many different kinds of "KONEZUMI", each with their own unique personality. Just like people, they have all sorts of jobs, so their outfits and favorite phrases vary depending on what they do.
Some "KONEZUMI" live in the KONEZUMI country, while others live in the human world.
Many are friendly and love being pampered, which makes them especially popular with people.
Habitat: KONEZUMI country・human world
"LOVE RABBIT"
A rabbit overflowing with all kinds of love.
"LOVE RABBIT" simply can’t resist expressing its overflowing affection to those it loves. It believes that expressing love openly and directly is the best feeling in the world.
Day and night, "LOVE RABBIT" is always searching for something worthy of all that affection.
Habitat: USAGI country
A rabbit overflowing with all kinds of love.
"LOVE RABBIT" simply can’t resist expressing its overflowing affection to those it loves. It believes that expressing love openly and directly is the best feeling in the world.
Day and night, "LOVE RABBIT" is always searching for something worthy of all that affection.
Habitat: USAGI country
"WARUMENONEKO"
Never does anything truly bad, but does like to get up to a little mischief.
Every day is spent coming up with and trying out mischievous tricks that are just barely forgivable. It loves to confuse people a little or lead them into harmless misunderstandings just for fun.
It never plays tricks on children or the elderly.
Habitat: Neko country・sometimes human world?
Never does anything truly bad, but does like to get up to a little mischief.
Every day is spent coming up with and trying out mischievous tricks that are just barely forgivable. It loves to confuse people a little or lead them into harmless misunderstandings just for fun.
It never plays tricks on children or the elderly.
Habitat: Neko country・sometimes human world?
"SAENAI KONEKO"
A little kitten who may not be very good at anything, but always gives everything its best.
Usually goes for walks with its good friend, "POKE POKE KAERU."
It loves unusual things and enjoys picking them up during its walks to add to its collection. Unfortunately, it often loses them on the way home, so its collection never seems to grow.
Habitat: NEKO country・MINNANO country
A little kitten who may not be very good at anything, but always gives everything its best.
Usually goes for walks with its good friend, "POKE POKE KAERU."
It loves unusual things and enjoys picking them up during its walks to add to its collection. Unfortunately, it often loses them on the way home, so its collection never seems to grow.
Habitat: NEKO country・MINNANO country
"POKE POKE KAERU"
A very gentle and kind-hearted frog with tadpole little brothers.
"POKE POKE KAERU" usually goes for walks with "SAENAI KONEKO", but also enjoys going out and having fun with "GOKIGEN PANDA."
Thoughtful and attentive, "POKE POKE KAERU" is especially good at helping others.
Habitat: KAERU kingdom・MINNANO country
A very gentle and kind-hearted frog with tadpole little brothers.
"POKE POKE KAERU" usually goes for walks with "SAENAI KONEKO", but also enjoys going out and having fun with "GOKIGEN PANDA."
Thoughtful and attentive, "POKE POKE KAERU" is especially good at helping others.
Habitat: KAERU kingdom・MINNANO country
"KANEDA KON"
A fox who absolutely loves money.
Its dream is to become rich someday. For now, it lives in a run-down apartment surrounded by towering skyscrapers, steadily saving up money little by little every day.
The thought of running out of money is scary, so it tries not to spend anything until reaching its savings goal. But every now and then, it gives in and spends a little.
Habitat: human world (a run-down wooden apartment in a prime area of the city)
Originally from INU kingdom
A fox who absolutely loves money.
Its dream is to become rich someday. For now, it lives in a run-down apartment surrounded by towering skyscrapers, steadily saving up money little by little every day.
The thought of running out of money is scary, so it tries not to spend anything until reaching its savings goal. But every now and then, it gives in and spends a little.
Habitat: human world (a run-down wooden apartment in a prime area of the city)
Originally from INU kingdom
"KAPPA & TANUKI"
The two usually live deep in the mountains of the countryside, but their fascination with the big city often brings them into town for sightseeing. Their favorite treat is pancakes. One thing they struggle with is figuring out how to ride the train.
"KAPPA" is energetic and likes to do things its own way. The dish on its head is always slightly damp.
"TANUKI" is easygoing but surprisingly dependable. Its nickname is "TANUU."
Habitat: Deep in the mountains of the human world (commonly known as deep forest)・human world
The two usually live deep in the mountains of the countryside, but their fascination with the big city often brings them into town for sightseeing. Their favorite treat is pancakes. One thing they struggle with is figuring out how to ride the train.
"KAPPA" is energetic and likes to do things its own way. The dish on its head is always slightly damp.
"TANUKI" is easygoing but surprisingly dependable. Its nickname is "TANUU."
Habitat: Deep in the mountains of the human world (commonly known as deep forest)・human world
"Thinking too much PIKO-chan"
A soft and fluffy, gentle-looking creature. It is often mistaken for a pig, but apparently, it is not one.
It tends to think very, very deeply about everything, only to end up overthinking things in strange directions. Extremely negative by nature.
Its friend is a little bat. It often turns to the bat for advice, though the bat never really says much in response.
Habitat: YOUSEI country
A soft and fluffy, gentle-looking creature. It is often mistaken for a pig, but apparently, it is not one.
It tends to think very, very deeply about everything, only to end up overthinking things in strange directions. Extremely negative by nature.
Its friend is a little bat. It often turns to the bat for advice, though the bat never really says much in response.
Habitat: YOUSEI country
"KOBITO"
Most "KOBITO" live in KOBITO village, but they sometimes visit the human world for fun.
The triplet "KOBITO" brothers, PIN, PON, and PAN, live with a human girl named Hana.
PIN (pink hat) is curious and adventurous, PON (green hat) is cautious and careful, and PAN (yellow hat) is free-spirited and likes to do things its own way.
Habitat: KOBITO village・YOUSEI country・human world
Most "KOBITO" live in KOBITO village, but they sometimes visit the human world for fun.
The triplet "KOBITO" brothers, PIN, PON, and PAN, live with a human girl named Hana.
PIN (pink hat) is curious and adventurous, PON (green hat) is cautious and careful, and PAN (yellow hat) is free-spirited and likes to do things its own way.
Habitat: KOBITO village・YOUSEI country・human world
"PISUKE & ZOMBIE-kun"
They are young monsters who attend monster elementary school. At school, they are taught that humans are dangerous to monsters, but they are actually friendly and kind-hearted toward humans.
"PISUKE" the pumpkin-head youngster, may still be young, but it can use an ocarina passed down through generations to control dragons.
"ZOMBIE-kun" is immortal, so even if it gets completely flattened, it won’t die. It can also take out its eyes and use them to peek at things from far away.
Habitat: MAZOKU country
They are young monsters who attend monster elementary school. At school, they are taught that humans are dangerous to monsters, but they are actually friendly and kind-hearted toward humans.
"PISUKE" the pumpkin-head youngster, may still be young, but it can use an ocarina passed down through generations to control dragons.
"ZOMBIE-kun" is immortal, so even if it gets completely flattened, it won’t die. It can also take out its eyes and use them to peek at things from far away.
Habitat: MAZOKU country
The Story of NishimuraYuji and studio UG
studio UG was made just like that.NishimuraYuji Profile
"Creator in several fields"(Illustrator, Manga Artist, Animator, etc.)
NishimuraYuji is a creator who has produced numerous illustration, manga, and animation works, mainly featuring the characters from studio UG, such as "GOKIGEN PANDA," "KONEZUMI," and "LOVE RABBIT."
Beyond sharing his illustrations and manga on social media, he is also actively involved in publishing books, creating merchandise, and organizing events. On YouTube, he regularly releases animated works that he directs and animates himself, demonstrating his ability to work across multiple artistic mediums.
In addition to publishing his own works, he also creates and manages character collaboration projects.
e.g.
・「宇宙なんちゃら こてつくん」the web manga series, later adapted into a TV anime on NHK E-Tele
・「とうふ係のくま」the official character for Nissin Cup Soup
・「クランキーぼうや」the official character for LOTTE CRUNKY
Furthermore, he has worked on collaborations with "Sanrio" and other globally popular characters, drawing them in his unique NishimuraYuji style.
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