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PAC-MAN MIKOSHI

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Expected Ship Date: Early November, 2026
PAC-MAN™& ©Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.

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Artwork Details

PAC-MAN MIKOSHI

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What if PAC-MAN wasn’t just a game character, but a sacred object?

PAC-MAN MIKOSHI is a metal artwork by Japanese artist Akiyoshi Mishima, who reinterpreted the world-famous character “PAC-MAN” as a portable shrine for a Japanese festival. By reconstructing the former symbol of nostalgia as a symbol of memory, prayer, and festivals, the work attempts to “reboot the soul” of the city of the future.

The work contrasts two visions of urban life: a monochrome maze, representing the mechanical routines of city living, and the vivid, glowing PAC-MAN, who becomes a mythic presence—a god carried not by shoulders, but by data, memories, and longing. The ghosts, once game enemies, now drift like ancestral spirits through a pixelated metropolis.

Rooted in the Japanese concept of hare and ke—the sacred and the everyday—this piece invites us to treat the act of play as ritual, and the festival as a moment of resistance against disconnection. It doesn’t just revive a character; it revives the spirit of communal celebration in a hyper-digital age.

By turning game into shrine, and nostalgia into mythology, PAC-MAN MIKOSHI asks:
“In a world of systems, can you carry your own story?”

Detail Information

Size: 33.11 × 23.39 in [framed size] 37.60 × 27.87 in

Technique: Metal Canvas Art(MCA)

Material: Metal and Painting

Total Editions: 20

Weight: 5.2 kg

Framing: Included

Frame Type: Framed With a Mat

Certificate of Authenticity: Included

GAAAT's unique art expression: Metal Canvas Art

What is Metal Canvas Art?

Metal Canvas Art is a new art experience proposed by GAAAT. Each piece of metal canvas art is carefully handcrafted by expert artisans to provide an unique immersive experience that accentuates the three-dimensionality of the artwork while possessing the weight and beauty of metal materials. In addition, it offers superior durability, resisting sunlight and humidity, allowing its beauty to be enjoyed over a long period of time.

Outstanding expressiveness through proprietary technology

The special data design technology that divides digital data into 32 layers is utilized to achieve subtle expression of unevenness and color. As a result, you can feel the deep texture and three-dimensionality that you cannot find in conventional art works.

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