Aleksi Remes

tender memories #ff7

It always pains me to see how many insanely skilled artists charge way too little for their work. So many of them go below minimum wage. Don't do this to yourself.

Zenos yae Galvus / Final Fantasy XIV (2022)

Jack Garland / Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (2023)

The menus between the two cafes actually offer different options, so I think that itself makes it worth visiting both if possible. If I had to choose one though, it would definitely be Akihabara – it has better mood and decoration while the Osaka cafe is more of a ”lite” version of the experience.

Alphinaud-themed drink

Starbird cheesecake

Tacos for the main dish

In Osaka right now, so I went to check the Eorzea Cafe here as well 🌮

Thank you! 🙏🙏

Yuki-onna / 雪女

My artwork for a Yōkai-themed zine and group exhibition by the artist collective Pelätyt ja Palvotut ❄️

A display of N64 game manuals.

Souvenirs: a museum book and a Gamecube mug, to warm my millenial soul.

Mario at the flagpole and a castle in SMB1 style outside the museum.

I also went to check out the Nintendo Museum while in Kyoto. Unfortunately most of the interesting areas with prototypes, original paintings and concept sketches were photo-restricted, but I had a great time – definitely worth a visit!

Kinkaku-ji, Golden Pavilion

A dragon statue at Kiyomizu-Dera

A pagoda in Kiyomizu-Dera

Ginkaku-ji, Silver Pavilion

A few pictures of my weekend in Kyoto 🌸

Inside the SAI interface, we see a sleeping woman with long gray-white hair, halo and veil. She has wings with sprouted flowers and a reptilian tail. Her black and white dress is also decorated with flowers. She is surrounded by mysterious scaly arms resembling the paws of a dragon.

wip 🌸

minaide

ポケモンXD 闇の旋風ダーク・ルギア/Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
最高だ...ポケモン30周年...嬉しすぎる💜☺️💜
ルギアがダーク...？！って大興奮した記憶が一気に😭
#ポケモンプレゼンツ

Gastly, Haunter & Gengar / Pokémon (2022)

Old sketches of my faves 👻

Golbez / Final Fantasy IV (2021)

Yeah I get this feeling often after Japan trips too 🙈 in the end importing the stuff is so much more expensive, so better make use of the deals while here.

They were quite good! My favorites were definitely the desserts, loved the pancakes at Artnia today 😋

It shocks me a bit how cheap everything is here in Japan right now. Due to yen’s low value stuff just costs half the amount it would back at home. But it can also be a trap that way, easier to overspend if not watching the budget…

Porion and strawberry pancakes.

Crystal inside the figure display room.

Made a visit to the Square Enix Artnia Cafe today too.

Art by • Kuroki Mitsuko

Castlevania 🦇

Ah so they are still being sold there :o I’d imagine it must be a very niche Finnish market, though I still sometimes see small and independent artists make their own projects with cassettes.

Seems like Japan still has a very healthy market for music in physical media, which makes me happy. Don’t think I’ve ever seen cassettes being sold in Finnish music shops anymore, let alone a full floor dedicated for them alone…

These! The Y’shtola one was my pick while the rest were gachas.

Jetlagged doodle of Zenos which I left at the cafe.

Moogle steak

Dessert

Visited the Final Fantasy Eorzea cafe in Akihabara yesterday!

😂😂😂 this has now convinced me, best way to kill 6 hours in the middle of the night.

Yeah, they’re usually open around the clock! Might visit one if I go out very early.

Will note this down 📝! And thank you, will do 🙏

Landed in Tokyo yesterday but the jetlag got me quite bad this time. Woke up in the middle of the night with too much enegy, now I’m supposed to kill 6 hours before morning 😅