Pick Your Favorite Illustration and Print It Yourself — "CUSTOM TEE FES." at Kinko's Shibuya Sakura Stage

From Saturday, July 4 to Sunday, July 19, 2026, Kinko's Japan is hosting an interactive T-shirt sales event called "CUSTOM TEE FES." at its Shibuya Sakura Stage store. The concept behind the event is "Choose it, make it, take it home." — visitors select an illustration by one of the featured artists, print it on a T-shirt themselves, and walk away with a one-of-a-kind item.

Choose, Create, and Take Home — A New Way to Enjoy Original Merchandise

At the event, visitors can choose from 30 illustrations by five popular artists — まのでまりな, Spin, まころん, 中村杏子, and サタケシュンスケ — and create their own original T-shirt.

Participants pick a favorite design, decide on the front-and-back combination, and then operate the printing equipment themselves, delivering a hands-on creative experience that goes beyond simply buying finished goods. All five artists have previously collaborated with Kinko's through solo exhibitions and merchandise sales. This event takes that partnership a step further by inviting visitors to actively participate in the creation process, bringing artwork and fans closer together.

Background and Future Plans

Kinko's has worked with artists over the years to share their work and creative visions through exhibitions and merchandise production. Through those collaborations, the company has come to see direct engagement with the production process as a new form of value for visitors. This event uses on-demand printing technology to offer an experience centered on the joy of making and the moment an idea takes physical form — a new point of connection between art and people. Kinko's plans to continue expanding this kind of hands-on approach as a way to co-create with artists and generate new value.

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Artist Profiles

まのでまりな

Born in Mexico, based in Tokyo. An illustrator known for simple, stylish expressions. Active both in Japan and internationally, まのでまりな handles creative work spanning IP collaborations, music, and fashion.

• Web: https://mrn-art.myportfolio.com/
• X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/mrn0093
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrn0093/

Spin

An illustrator based in Tokyo. Spin creates work centered on the theme of magic, while also producing original merchandise and holding solo exhibitions. Author of この魔法は美しく儚き君へ and 杖よ、もしも明日が来るなら (both published by KADOKAWA).

• X (Twitter): https://mobile.twitter.com/hareroom1
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marchhare244/

まころん

An illustrator and landscape painter with a background as an anime art director. Since 2021, まころん has worked under the theme of "ocean stories floating in the sky," depicting vivid sea creatures swimming freely through the air, and is primarily active on social media.

• X (Twitter): https://x.com/makoron117117
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makoron117/

中村杏子

An illustrator based in Kyoto. 中村杏子 creates colorful, nostalgic retro-pop works, including isometric-style room and shop illustrations and poster-style layouts reminiscent of new-retro aesthetics. Her art book ノスタルジック来福 is available from Sikaku Publishing.

• X (Twitter): https://x.com/n_muragoya
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/n_muragoya

サタケシュンスケ

An illustrator and character designer, representative of Hitotoe Inc., and lecturer at Kyoto University of the Arts, based in Kobe, Hyogo. サタケシュンスケ specializes in flat, deformed depictions of animals and people. Working under the theme of "connecting people and society through illustration," he is active primarily in the fields of education, parenting, community development, and disaster prevention. His publications include サタケシュンスケ作品集 PRESENT (Genkosha) and iPadアプリ Adobe Fresco イラストテクニック (Genkosha), as well as picture books published in Japan and abroad.

• X (Twitter): https://x.com/satakeshunsuke
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shunsuke_satake