butterfly stroke inc.

Katsunori Aoki exhibition at Ginza Graphic Gallery
By reaching beyond the boundaries of graphic design and advertising, Katsunori Aoki came up with the new field of character creation. On view will be Kami-Robo and other intriguing characters he produced.

Katsunori Aoki XX
Date: March 3 (Thu)~March 28 (Mon), 2005
Venue: Ginza Graphic Gallery
DNP Ginza Building,7-7-2,Ginza,Chu-o-ku,Tokyo 104-0061
TEL:03-3571-5206 FAX:03-3289-1389
Entrance fee: Free
http://www.dnp.co.jp/gallery
A gallery talk between Shigesato Itoi and Katsunori Aoki is scheduled during the exhibition.
“Katsunori Aoki: ggg Books-69” will be published to commemorate the exhibition.
Planned and created by: butterfly stroke Inc.

Kami-Robo exhibition at Parco Museum
For over 23 years, Tomohiro Yasui created and developed the world of Kami-Robo for his own entertainment. Katsunori Aoki, a leading young talent in the creative sphere, understood the magic the moment he saw the wrestlers. Yasui, a seeker of solitude, has teamed up with Aoki, a man who basks in the limelight, to show the public the grand world of Kami-Robo professional wrestling. Don’t miss the action!

Kami-Robo Expo 2005----The Grand World of 15cm-tall Paper Robots
Date: April 1 (Fri)~April 25 (Mon), 2005
Venue: Parco Museum, 7th Floor of Parco Part 3, Shibuya, Tokyo
03-3477-5873, http://www.parco-art.com/
Admission: 500 yen for adults, 400 yen for students in middle school and up, free for elementary school students and younger children
Organizer: butterfly-stroke inc. and Parco Co.
Planned and created by: Haction Co.

Participation in “Tokyo Designer’s Week 2004: Container Ground”
btf puts together a mobile museum of design for “Tokyo Designer’s Week 2004: Container Ground,” an annual design festival that showcases works of some of the world’s hottest creative talents. The btf’s design consists of three caterpillar-shaped cargo containers devoted to “COPET,” “Kami-Robo,” and “GAL TACO.” Inside the body of a bug, visitors are hardly surprised to find that walls are not simply well decorated. Participants get to climb, peek into and sit in displays designed to reveal adventure and discovery in daily life.

“Tokyo Designer’s Week 2004: Container Ground” is held from Oct. 2 to 11. For more information, visit the Tokyo Designer’s Week 2004 official website.

Let's go and see [Kami-Robo] and [Copet]!!
Short films of [Kami-Robo] and [Copet] will be shown at La forlet Museum during the [NUEVA-].
NUEVA (Spanish word for " new ") is a future oriented film festival of blending image, music, design, fashion, photographs and spatial art. With theater installed, there will be showings of 120 unreleased Japanese films and latest short films, exhibits of hot N.Y. artists' works, performance of sound and image, installation of image and fashion. There also will be artists' talk show, so if you are a fan of films and art, don't miss it! More importantly, those of you who are interested in[Kami-Robo]and [Copet], please drop by.

Opening date & time: 10th Dec. 2003 (Wed) - 25th Dec. 2003 (Wed) 11am - 9pm ( last entry till 8pm ) Open everyday during the exhibition.
Place: La forlet Museum Harajyuku 6th Floor, 1-11-6, Jyngumae, Shibuya - ku, Tokyo
Access: Subway - 1 min walk from Meijijyngumae Sta. Chiyoda line. JR - 5 min walk from Harajyuku Sta. Yamanote line.
Entrance fee: 1.500 yen (adult) / 1.200 yen (advance ticket) / 1.200 yen (student).
Contact: NUEVA planning committee office
Phone: 03-3574-8281 ( Mon to Fri, 10am - 5pm )

LICENSING ASIA 2003 EXHIBITION
The exhibition is scheduled to be held on 4th, 5th and 6th of November. We will participate by showing the Kami-Robo and COPET.
The Kami-Robo and COPET will be shown for the first time in public at btf's booth. There would be graphics and goods on display to introduce the world of Kami-Robo and COPET. Feel free to drop by, our staff would be delighted to see you.

14th LICENSING ASIA 2003 EXHIBITION
Duration: 4th November to 6th November 2003 10:00-18:00( 6th closing time 17:00 )
Place: Tokyo Big Sight No.4 hall west side.
Sponsor: Nihon Keizai Shinbun Inc.
Entrance Fee: 1.000 yen ( tax included )
LICENSING ASIA 2003 is an exhibition to introduce national and international company's copyrighted work and properties ( characters, brand - logos, illustration and photos )

If you are thinking about being the licensee for Kami - Robo and COPET, please contact us.

Kami - Robo ->kami-robo.com
The artist Tomohiro Yasui's portfolio is at the moment in the process of production.

Copet ->copet.net
Seijiro Kubo's animal characters are at the moment in the process of production.

butterfly Stroke Inc.'s photo album on sale
Publisher: Sendenkaigi Inc.
ISBN:4-88335-098-3 C0072

Having established the department of licensing management at the Kastudoki office on January 2003. We have been providing copyright management and licensing services for artists and their works. In order to provide better services, we have artistic staff qualified in character designs, story writing and figurative arts, which would enable to bring out completely new and unique qualities to the client's work. This photo album includes our works, introduction of new employees and photos of our working environment

The Doraemon Exhibition
The exhibition was held at Suntory museum in Tenhozan. Character goods were sold at the exhibition. ->goods

<A conversation one day no. 1> Bunpei Yorifuji and Katsunori Aoki
<A conversation one day no. 2> Scheduled to be appeared by the end of November.