makaizou
October 4th, 1971 - September 13th, 2009
Artist and sculptor. Well known for his unauthorized figurine editing, specifically turning figurines into "razoku" figurines, which is a slang term for nudist ("naked tribe") in Japan -- specifically, turning otherwise clean figures into nudes. He released two books detailing the techniques he uses to edit figurines in this manner, one posthumously via his friends.
Passed away abruptly in September 2009. Several friends of his, working with his family, restored his website under a new domain name.
- Home page: http://www.makaizo.com/
- Pixiv account: http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=11697