Welcome to Keisuke Iwahata's web site! Here you can explore paintings and characters created by Keisuke Iwahata, an illustrator born in Numazu City, Shizuoka, Japan.

Today, I’d like to introduce an original character “K-chan” to you.
This cute character represents kappa (water imp), which is displayed in the Web Gallery.

K-chan has many friends: a merman Gyosuke, a little bird Pinky, a bear Donbei, a dinosaur Nossy, a crab Akamaru, a turtle Kamekichi, a frog Pyonta, and an earthworm Mimizu-kun.

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Friday, September 9, 2011
K-chan, water imp
· He has a family, but lives by himself.
· He has a family, but lives by himself.
· He lives in a house on a big floating lotus.
· He has many friends.
· His favorite food is a cucumber.
· He is a water imp.  So he is good at swimming.

Let me introduce an original character “Punk Crocodile” to you.

This character looks like a bad guy, but has something in his nature that we can’t hate.  It is hard for him to be obedient, but we know he is kind and warm-hearted.
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Friday, September 9, 2011
Punk Crocodile

Let me introduce an original character “Pocket Pokemaru” to you.

Pockemaru is a prince that comes from the Kingdom of Pockery.  Pockery is a coined word, which is a combination of pocket and fairy.
He has been training himself in the world of humans to be a great king in the future.

I like fantasies very much, which served as an inspiration for Pockemaru.
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Friday, September 9, 2011
Pocket Pokemaru
Pokemaru
He is a prince that comes from the Kingdom of Pockery (combination of pocket and fairy).

Today, I’d like to introduce a cute character “Ten-chan, guardian deity of children” to you.  Ten-chan has come to the world of humans and been practicing asceticism to be a great guardian deity of children.

Thursday, September 8, 2011
Ten-chan, guardian deity of children
· Ten-chan has come to the world of humans to be a great guardian deity of children.
· His favorite food is kitsune soba (soba noodles with a fried bean curd).

This is the fourth new character named “Teke Teke.”  Teke Teke is a Japanese onomatopoeia to describe a person or animal running around restlessly.

Thursday, September 8, 2011
Teke Teke
This is an odd character that is running around restlessly.