AnimeNews

Attack on Titan Ukiyo-e Will Cost Over $500

0
attack on titan ukiyo-e

Pre-orders for a wooden ukiyo-e art of Attack on Titan will open up from February 25, 2023. While there is no cut-off date, there will only be 300 copies available globally. They will also be on a first-come first-serve basis, with pre-orders closing once there are no more. A single Attack on Titan ukiyo-e will cost 66,000 JPY, which is around $502.20. [Thanks, Game Watch!]

Tokyo Dub Agent, which is the company behind the ukiyo-e, will have them available from the Akihabara Premium Collection site. The ukiyo-e depicts the main characters from the Survey Corps as they face off against the Colossal Titan. There is also a trailer showing off close-up details of the art, as well as a peek at how the artists brought the scene to life.

You can watch the trailer for the ukiyo-e here:

As for the art itself, it draws inspiration from “Souma no Furudairi,” which is a famous ukiyo-e art by artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Utagawa Kuniyoshi drew this piece during the Edo period (specifically the 19th century). Real modern ukiyo-e artists have worked on the Attack on Titan piece.

Ukiyo-e is a traditional Japanese art genre that was popular throughout the 17th to 19th centuries. Popular ukiyo-e subjects include folk tales, landscape, sumo wrestlers, and erotica. Artists usually used woodblock prints or paintings to produce their work.

Pre-orders for the Attack on Titan ukiyo-e will open up on February 25, 2023, and it will have a limited print run of 300 global units. Attack on Titan is readily available to stream via Crunchyroll and Netflix, with the first half of the last arc of Part 3 airing in Japan on March 3, 2023.

Stephanie Liu
Stephanie is a Canadian writer, translator, anime fan, and gamer who has been writing and gaming ever since she was four. She loves RPGs, simulations, and action games. Big animanga fan and was one of those girls who did school projects on anime. Only exhibits her true power at night. Aside from writing for Siliconera, she translates for light novels and video games.