The Story

化け物

In Japanese, it’s the thing that changes form. In English, there’s no clean translation — closest is monster, but that misses it. A bakemono isn’t born monstrous. It was something else first.

The brand is named after that. So is the work.

We take Japanese tattoo tradition — irezumi flash, hannya masks, kaiju, geisha, dogs styled like Edo-period prints — and let it change form. Onto premium paper. Onto walls. Onto whatever surface the demon needs.

What you won’t find here:

• Anything restocked once it sells through

• Anything pretending to be from Tokyo when it’s from the Gold Coast

What you will find:

• 200gsm semi-gloss paper, Australian A-sizes A3 through A0

• Australia-wide shipping, rolled in tubes, 3 to 5 business days

Born on the Gold Coast. Raised on Japanese ink and the monsters that come up at the tide line.

化け物

Old myths. New skin.