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Who is Jake?
Jake is an artist from the UK, although he has such a mixed accent he is often mistaken for a foreigner. Based in Manchester since 2023, Jake has lived all over the UK and also abroad.
In his own words, Jake began making his fun, homoerotic colouring books as a response to gay Asian comics he came across while in Japan, and also in response to sex shops across Germany. For customers and art collectors who like to pick up cheeky yet affordable mementoes, he felt like there was something missing.
Are his characterful designs the answer? You decide!
Just Jake and
Chibi Bara
Jake says: "I always wanted to be an artist, and what I've learnt is that you can't wait for money or other people to validate your efforts. To do something with purpose is to live, so that's what I do. Chibi Bara is the company that I set up to support my business.
Chibi is an art style from Japan, characterised by small bodies, large heads, eyes etc, making the figures as cute as possible. It's well-known worldwide, which is how I heard of it.
Bara is another Japanese art style, less well-known. Drawn for men, by men, Bara is characterised by buff, bear-like men that look like they ate a rugby team. Excess muscles, with faces ranging anywhere from rounded and vulnerable to ruggedly handsome. Also, you can sure expect them to be hairy!
One way I differ from traditional Bara is that, in sexual expression, my characters are open, unabashed- even a little exhibitionist. There's no censoring, pixelating or blurring- as there is in Japanese pornography. Everything is bare and open for the informed viewer to enjoy. So please, enjoy
-Jake"
Places from the past
Jake is reported to have lived in the following locations
Dover
overlooking the sea
Düsseldorf
house Brenner
Ogose
rural Japanese town
West of Glasgow
undisclosed location