Talented Sketch Artist Turns Strangers Into Anime-Inspired Caricatures

Ely Bulnes • Writer and Editor

Nov 20, 2024 1:00 PM EST

Welcome, anime fans and stans. We've all had the experience of falling in love with an anime and wishing we could be isekai'd into it. Perhaps the world-building is so incredibly rich and well thought-out that you could easily imagine yourself dwelling there. Maybe characters are so interesting, unique, and realistic that you wish you could actually meet them and be friends with them. Whatever your reason may be for becoming captivated by an anime world, you've also probably pondered what you would look like as an anime character. Those gifted with artistic talents may have actually gone the extra mile, sketching themselves as a pirate in the world of One Piece or as a powerful ninja from the Hidden Leaf Village. The rest of us have had to settle for our vivid imaginations. Well, almost all of us.

Those lucky enough to have been drawn by the talented Banzchan get to know what they would look like as big-eyed anime characters. These sketches aren't your average, mean-spirited caricatures that you might come across on your trip to Italy; they are drawn to make the subject as cute — or kawaii — as possible. Check out a sampling of his work down below!