Japanese Painting-Style Creator Art Launches to Celebrate Inuyasha’s 25th Anniversary and the TV Anime MAO Premiere

Bandai Namco Filmworks will release a series of “Japanese Painting-Style Creator Art” products to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the TV anime Inuyasha and the premiere of the TV anime MAO. The artworks are newly drawn by Setta, who handles brush-lettered subtitles and talisman designs appearing in MAO. The lineup includes “Japanese Painting-Style Creator Art: Inuyasha” from the TV anime Inuyasha, available in two versions for 49,500 yen each including tax; “Japanese Painting-Style Creator Art: Sesshomaru,” also available in two versions for 49,500 yen each including tax; and “Japanese Painting-Style Creator Art: Mao and Byoki” from the TV anime MAO, available in two versions for 49,500 yen each including tax. Preorders will be accepted through Bandai Namco Filmworks’ official online store A-on STORE and other retailers. Preorders open at 12:00 noon on May 15, 2026, and close at 23:59 on July 31, 2026. Delivery is scheduled for November 19, 2026. The Inuyasha artwork pursues a Japanese painting aesthetic through detailed line texture and coloring, depicting Inuyasha in his iconic red Robe of the Fire-Rat, holding Tessaiga with a sharp expression. The framed panel is available with two fabric styles, Kyoto damask and gold brocade, and includes a plate engraved with a serial number. Serial numbers cannot be selected. The Sesshomaru artwork also emphasizes Japanese painting-style linework and coloring, showing Sesshomaru holding Tokijin with a dignified expression. The framed panel is available in damask and gold brocade versions and includes an engraved serial-number plate. Serial numbers cannot be selected. The Mao and Byoki artwork depicts Mao holding the Hagunsei sword as the ominous Byoki looms toward him. The framed panel is available with Kyoto damask and Kibune damask fabric styles and includes an engraved serial-number plate. Serial numbers cannot be selected. All items are limited-quantity products. Each item is priced at 49,500 yen including tax, or 45,000 yen before tax. The illustration measures approximately 458 mm high by 190 mm wide, while the full product measures approximately 580 mm high by 310 mm wide. The products are released and sold by Bandai Namco Filmworks. Inuyasha, based on the manga by Rumiko Takahashi, was serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday from 1996 to 2008. Set between the demon-filled Sengoku period and the modern era, the fantasy action series also portrays the relationships and romances of its characters with nuance. The TV anime began airing in 2000, followed by Inuyasha: The Final Act in 2009, along with four theatrical films. The series remains widely loved by fans. MAO is Rumiko Takahashi’s latest work, serialized in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday since 2019. Set in the Taisho era, the story follows Mao, a young onmyoji, as he meets Nanoka Kiba, a girl who has wandered in from the Reiwa era, and confronts a 900-year-old curse. It is a dark fantasy and time-slip mystery centered on love and hatred. The anime adaptation is produced by Sunrise, the studio behind the Inuyasha series, and airs every Saturday at 23:45 on NHK General.