Yuka morii binder

Yuka Morii is a 3D modeling artist and designer. Each of her Pokemon are hand-sculpted from polymer clay, placed into a carefully designed miniature set, and then photographed. This process gives her work a tactile, storybook quality that sets it apart from traditional illustration.

Her Pokemon feel alive, as if they exist in a real, tiny world just beyond the frame. Every figure is charming and expressive, and her scenes radiate warmth and playfulness. Looking at her cards makes me feel like the Pokemon are calling out, “Hey! Let’s play together!” They capture the childhood wonder of imagination, play, and discovery, which I feel is at the very heart of what Pokemon means to me.

These are the Yuka Morii cards I’ve collected so far. I would love to own all of her work someday, because each piece feels like a small, joyful moment frozen in time. 

Tomokazu Komiya binder

Tomokazu Komiya is an illustrator and painter. He primarily works with acrylic gouache, while adding touch ups with pencils, colored pencils, ballpoint pens, and markers. His style is influenced by Primitivism, drawing inspiration from children’s art, tribal aesthetics, and raw, instinctive expression.

His Pokemon often appear distorted, with exaggerated features, vibrant colors, and rough, textured strokes. The artwork feels imaginative, chaotic, and slightly surreal, like a child’s drawing brought to life. His cards transport me to a strange, untamed world that feels both unfamiliar and deeply nostalgic, a place I once belonged to and can briefly return to through his art.

These are the Tomokazu Komiya cards I’ve collected so far. While owning all of his work would be wonderful, I’m especially drawn to the pieces that fully immerse me in the wild, dreamlike world he creates.

Shinji Kanda binder

Shinji Kanda is a painter, illustrator, and mixed-media artist known for his intense and experimental art. He works with pen and pencil, incorporating manga-inspired techniques and collage-like compositions. Kanda has said that his work comes from a desire to record the disconnected words and images that appear in his mind and vanish throughout daily life.

His illustrations are surreal, vivid, and almost psychedelic. Looking at his art feels like seeing the world with the contrast turned all the way up: colors are sharper, movement is amplified, and every piece hums with energy. His Pokemon seem caught mid-motion, existing in a heightened reality where everything feels urgent, emotional, and alive. The color and movement in his work feel tangible, as if they might spill out of the card at any moment.

Shinji Kanda has only illustrated 29 cards, each one a striking masterpiece. These are the cards from his work that I’ve collected so far.

Asako Ito binder

Asako Ito is a fiber artist best known for her crocheted Pokemon card art. Each Pokemon is carefully hand-crocheted and placed into a soft, handmade environment constructed from felt fabric before being photographed. This process allows texture, warmth, and craftsmanship to take center stage, transforming yarn and felt into a living, tactile world.

My love for Asako Ito’s cards is deeply personal. I’ve always felt a strong connection to fiber art, a medium too often dismissed as “craft” rather than celebrated as art. Because fiber art has long been intertwined with women’s creativity and expression, that dismissal carries real weight. In Asako Ito’s work, fiber art is treated with the care and reverence it deserves. Each piece feels lovingly made, and that love is unmistakable to anyone who encounters her cards.

Asako Ito illustrated 35 Pokemon cards in total. These are the ones I’ve collected so far, and I would love to one day own every piece of her gentle, heartfelt work.