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The latest summer release of Takara’s Neo Blythe Dolls features Can Can Cat is now in stock! She has cute cat ears and a cute French can can dress to kick up her heals!

Can’t make it to the store?  Buy it now on our online website, ningyoushi.com!

We also have a nice selection of the classic Ashton Drake Blythe editions in stock as well.

Contemporary Fine Art, Prints, and Books Opening Reception: Sat, July 26th @ 7pm-9pm

Records of Time is a show inspired by the structures of San Francisco, using figures in industrial landscapes to create modern narratives. Brad Wilson’s intricately detailed canvases have a depth that is achieved through his unique style of layering and incorporation of patterns. Brad lives and works in the city and holds a Bachelor’s of Fine Art from The Academy of Art University. His work is available as prints as well as in a book, also titled “Records of Time”.

Join us on Saturday, July 26th at 7pm for the opening of Brad Wilson’s show: “Records of Time”. Get there early for food, drinks, a chance to chat with Brad, and a first look at this show.

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Last Sunday, Double Punch hosted a book signing with Lisa Katayama (of TokyoMango and Wired Magazine) for her new book, Urawaza: Secret Everyday Tips and Tricks from Japan. Friends and fans turned out to meet Lisa, have their books signed, and try out some of the urawaza in the book! <center< Ryan draws smudge-free on fabric, thanks to Lisa’s book and a can of hair sparay. Ben and Jeremy show off their their signed copies of the handy household book.

Join us on Sunday, July 13th @ 1pm! Double Punch will be hosting a book signing with Lisa Katayama (tokyomango.com, Wired Magazine), author of Urawaza: Secret Everyday Tips and Tricks from Japan. Get your copy of this handy household book at Double Punch, have it signed by Lisa, and stay and hang out with her in our gallery space where you can check out our latest art show, “Say Hello to Piximix!”

Melissa sends up word of coverage of the Piximix and wrap up the Piximix show.  You can check it out right at this link or read it below.

If you weren’t at Double Punch this Friday, you missed Piximix’s opening reception, “Say Hello to Piximix”. Not to worry, though, I’ve got the scoop on the show, including pictures of the night’s festivities, which will be up through the month of June.

Piximix is character art gone wild. Kyle Hoyt, Catherine Maske, Garth Webb, and Rhandee Leaño combine their collective backgrounds in web design, animation, toy design, (award winning) character development, and general computer savvy to bring us such character lines as Pixipets, The Kaboom Bros., The Appley Rotten Gang, and The World of Minimids. Plus, they’re constantly conspiring to bring us new lines, which you can check out as they are released to their website.

“Say Hello to Piximix” showcases the group’s character lines through fine art prints and one-of-a-kind plush collectibles, handmade by Catherine. The show, which will remain up through the end of the month, also uses the gallery space as a pop-up shop complete with tee shirts, comic books, stickers, and the “Buttom-O-matic”, a capsule vending machine, which gives the gang’s new school designs some old school charm. The prints, which are made to order, were selling like hot cakes last Friday, and can be ordered through Double Punch, or special ordered to arrive right at your front door via Ningyoushi[dot]com.

Up next for Piximix, who are regulars at San Jose’s AnnualFanimeCon and San Francisco’sCapsule Design Festival, is a trip down south this July 4th weekend for LA’s Anime Expo 2008. Check out their newly remodeled website to keep up with future events, both locally and abroad.

Double Punch’s gallery is open during all regular store hours, and is located in North Beach at 1821 Powell (at Washington Square Park).

For questions, comments, or submissions regarding this or any future shows, email melissa@doublepunch.com

For more info about Piximix, be sure to check out their website.