OVER ALLs Depicts Boxer Junto Nakatani After Fierce Battle in Gaienmae
Mural art company OVER ALLs has completed a mural titled "Challenger" at TOKYO Mural Square, featuring boxer Junto Nakatani after his world super bantamweight four-belt unification title match. This artwork portrays both Nakatani and Naoya Inoue as "challengers," embodying art as news.
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OVER ALLs Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Taketo Akazawa; hereinafter "OVER ALLs"), a mural art company, announced that on Sunday, May 3rd, they completed a mural featuring boxer Junto Nakatani at TOKYO Mural Square in Aoyama, Tokyo.
Following the world super bantamweight four-belt unification title match held on May 2nd, the 19th work at TOKYO Mural Square was created, featuring Junto Nakatani, a three-division world champion.
The mural depicts Nakatani, but it is titled "Challenger" to portray both Naoya Inoue, who, despite being a champion, continues to challenge an unseen world, and Nakatani, who challenged Inoue, as "challengers."
TOKYO Mural Square will continue to depict the social atmosphere of the moment as murals, from the perspective of "art as news."
Comment from Representative Taketo Akazawa:
Junto Nakatani, who challenged "Monster" Naoya Inoue, experienced his first defeat. However, there is a story that begins after a loss. There are men who look good even in defeat. While it may be an unnecessary title for a fighter, I was strongly drawn to his figure and expressed it as a mural.
Furthermore, the title "Challenger" was chosen because we, as artists, are also challenging overseas, and we superimposed that feeling onto these two challengers.
Challenge, respect, courage, effort, smile, gratitude.
This world super bantamweight title match showed that martial arts are both a sport and a way of life.
Scenes during production
Overview of the Work:
Title: 19th Work "Challenger"
Location: TOKYO Mural Square (OVER ALLs Inc. Headquarters outer wall, 2-26-35 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Completion Date: May 3, 2026
TOKYO Mural Square:
OVER ALLs' headquarters building is located in the middle of the Gaienmae intersection. A dedicated mural wall was created on the building's Aoyama-dori facing side. Murals depicting topical figures and topics are repainted monthly as news. It was named TOKYO Mural Square from the image of the wall becoming a medium like Times Square in NY.
2nd work: President Trump mural (created November 2024)
4th work: Manga artist Akira Toriyama mural (created December 2024)
7th work: Tamori mural (created March 2025)
11.5th work: Shigeo Nagashima mural (created July 2025)
Future Repainting:
Around late May to early June 2026 (Note: Subject to change depending on current news for reporting purposes)
Artist: OVER ALLs
Formed in 2016 by Representative Taketo Akazawa (left in photo) and painter Yuki Yamamoto (right in photo), they are mural artists. Advocating "Make a beautiful noise from Tokyo," they have created over 300 works, including overseas, in about 10 years. They have worked on purpose art for leading Japanese companies such as Mizuho Bank and Sompo Japan, and murals for Es Con Field Hokkaido. They have made numerous media appearances on programs such as "Jounetsu Tairiku," "news zero," "Sunday Japon," and "WBS (World Business Satellite)." Painter Yuki Yamamoto is the "ART BATTLE JAPAN 2018" champion.
OVER ALLs Inc.
Address: 2-26-35 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Representative Director and President: Taketo Akazawa
Web: http://www.overalls.jp
Instagram: @overalls_art https://www.instagram.com/overalls_art
Following the world super bantamweight four-belt unification title match held on May 2nd, the 19th work at TOKYO Mural Square was created, featuring Junto Nakatani, a three-division world champion.
The mural depicts Nakatani, but it is titled "Challenger" to portray both Naoya Inoue, who, despite being a champion, continues to challenge an unseen world, and Nakatani, who challenged Inoue, as "challengers."
TOKYO Mural Square will continue to depict the social atmosphere of the moment as murals, from the perspective of "art as news."
Comment from Representative Taketo Akazawa:
Junto Nakatani, who challenged "Monster" Naoya Inoue, experienced his first defeat. However, there is a story that begins after a loss. There are men who look good even in defeat. While it may be an unnecessary title for a fighter, I was strongly drawn to his figure and expressed it as a mural.
Furthermore, the title "Challenger" was chosen because we, as artists, are also challenging overseas, and we superimposed that feeling onto these two challengers.
Challenge, respect, courage, effort, smile, gratitude.
This world super bantamweight title match showed that martial arts are both a sport and a way of life.
Scenes during production
Overview of the Work:
Title: 19th Work "Challenger"
Location: TOKYO Mural Square (OVER ALLs Inc. Headquarters outer wall, 2-26-35 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Completion Date: May 3, 2026
TOKYO Mural Square:
OVER ALLs' headquarters building is located in the middle of the Gaienmae intersection. A dedicated mural wall was created on the building's Aoyama-dori facing side. Murals depicting topical figures and topics are repainted monthly as news. It was named TOKYO Mural Square from the image of the wall becoming a medium like Times Square in NY.
2nd work: President Trump mural (created November 2024)
4th work: Manga artist Akira Toriyama mural (created December 2024)
7th work: Tamori mural (created March 2025)
11.5th work: Shigeo Nagashima mural (created July 2025)
Future Repainting:
Around late May to early June 2026 (Note: Subject to change depending on current news for reporting purposes)
Artist: OVER ALLs
Formed in 2016 by Representative Taketo Akazawa (left in photo) and painter Yuki Yamamoto (right in photo), they are mural artists. Advocating "Make a beautiful noise from Tokyo," they have created over 300 works, including overseas, in about 10 years. They have worked on purpose art for leading Japanese companies such as Mizuho Bank and Sompo Japan, and murals for Es Con Field Hokkaido. They have made numerous media appearances on programs such as "Jounetsu Tairiku," "news zero," "Sunday Japon," and "WBS (World Business Satellite)." Painter Yuki Yamamoto is the "ART BATTLE JAPAN 2018" champion.
OVER ALLs Inc.
Address: 2-26-35 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Representative Director and President: Taketo Akazawa
Web: http://www.overalls.jp
Instagram: @overalls_art https://www.instagram.com/overalls_art