Cho-chan was born in 1981, she now resides in Osaka. She graduated from Osaka College of Art in March of 2002. She has shown work at Club NOON's event "cabaret" and "BOSSA NOVA UNDERGROUND" In 2004, she was involved in a T-shirt project called, "ARTIST DELIVERY SERVICE". While in high school she was influenced by graffiti paintings in the American village of Osaka where she was interested in the body type of Western people. Her artwork has a street feel mixed with sharp typography and figure drawing. The result is a western folk art style dripping in color and filled with curvy people.

Mitsuru Saigusa liives in Tokyo. After graduating from Art School, held solo show at Kyoto's T-shirts Design Store graniph in July of 2004. T-shirts are sold all over Japan. The artists female figures are contemporary urban contortionists. These beautiful distortions succeed in remixing the modern idea of cute.

Ryuji Ohtani was born in 1975. He uses a Macintosh to create monochromatic figures that are elegant and glamourous. Each hair and the detail of the costumes culminate in a sleek and solid style. Featured in digmeout #02 in 2002. The artist went on to do an album cover for Sony Music's "FADGE" and the Keihan group's "Moving Kyobashi" campaign in 2003. In 2004 his illustration was used in RESONA BANK's bank card promotion as part of "RESONART" project.

Born in 1974. The artists focus of work has been on illustration for magazines and advertising. His neon anime style art is filled with beautiful sythetic people. The artist has created ads for "Adidas japan" and "Big magazine" among others. His first exhibition, titled “100% boys and girls” was at the digmeout CAFE in 2004.

He entered the FM802 Art Audition in 1997 and participated in the FUNKY802 STREET ART EXHIBITION #3. He creates original Teriyaki characters with names like Oyorokobi-kozo, Mukademan and Rokute-kozo. The artist casts new eyes on traditional Japanese Shinto art. Each line of his work portrays an ancient tension.

Born in 1981, the artist lives in Okayama in western Japan. She started working as an illustrator while she was in college. Working mostly in Okayama area she has created everything from magazine illustrations and album covers, to postcard designs. The detailed innocence of her art stands out amongst many other "cute" illustrations.

Madoka Kinoshita was Born in 1980. Draws characters with big pupil. Show cased on digmeout 04 in 2003 and did huge 40 meter mural for "MOVING KYOBASHI"project, sponsered by KEIHAN GROUP. Her art works were used in many corporate advertising including character design for "Kansai walker"'s 10th anniversary event and cash card(ATM card) for "RESONART" project.

Neri was born in Okinawa Japan. She graduated Osaka University of Art with bachelors degree in Photography. She started drawing with a red ball point pen. With her delicate flowing lines Neri's work redifines mid century art for a modern audience. Since 2005 she been working as an artist/illustrator. She currently contributes an illustration column to the Magazine “Tatsumaki”.

Makiko Kishino  was born in 1986. She is the winner of the Digmeout 2007 audition. Her work is full of youth and each precise line invites curiosity.

Kana Ohtsuki lives in kyoto. She started her career making cover art for the Free Paper while she was attending Sei-an University of Art and design. Her work is not the typical big eye Japanese girl art. The tone is soft with dark undertones. Her subjects are innocent teenagers whose feeling cannot be expressed in words. There is a mystery hidden behind the eyes of these girls.

Yoshihisa Nakai was born in 1980. He has worked as a designer for 10 years. He graduated Tokyo Polytechnic University, where he w\majored in product design as well as graphic design. He also attended one of the most prestigious design schools in Japan, Kuwazawa Design institute. He is a winner of 2004 and 2005 Tokyo Type Directors Club. He uses a needle like pen to draw an extremely thin line in the tradition of European intaglio prints. In his case the computer substitutes for a copper plate as each piece is rendered on a Mac. Each piece is a modern interpretation of the “Kakejiku” (scroll) that hangs in a “Tokonoma” (alcove) of a traditional home.

Nishi-shuku was born in 1983. She graduted from the Kyoto International Academy of Illustration. The artist employs a simple hand in creating her vibrant works. The striking color used in each piece highlights the detail of each line.

She graduted from the Kyoto International Academy of Illustration. Primarily she works in print making. The artists work is created with a childs eye. Each work is simplistic and full of life.