B.LEAGUE ALL-STAR GAME WEEKEND 2024 IN OKINAWA Participating Players Line Art Photo Spot | NOMURA Co.,Ltd. x MQ

NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Co., Ltd. was responsible for the planning, design, layout, and installation of the "Participating Player Line Art Photo Spot" installed at the Okinawa Arena, the venue for the "B.LEAGUE ALL-STAR GAME WEEKEND 2024 IN OKINAWA," the first-ever three-day interior execution. In collaboration with graphic designer MQ, who has been working on illustrations of NBA (National Basketball Association) players since 2018, NOMURA Co.,Ltd. created a life-size line art monument featuring dynamic illustrations of 10 participating players selected by fan vote, drawn in a single continuous line.

Together with the players, staff, and fans, we are breaking the mold of the B.LEAGUE ALL-STAR GAME and expressing the world of "Kokoro, Tagiru."

Line Art Photo Spot Overview
Name: Participating Players Line Art Photo Spot | NOMURA Co.,Ltd. x MQ
Number of production: 10 pieces in total
Material: T9 steel plate, NC processed / painted finish
Player name:
B.BLACK Makoto Hiejima (Utsunomiya Brex), Ryuichi Kishimoto (Ryukyu Golden Kings), Josh Hawkinson (Sunrockers Shibuya), Keita Imamura (Ryukyu Golden Kings), Yudai Nishida (Seahorses Mikawa)
B.WHITE Yuki Togashi (Chiba Jets), Yuki Kawamura (Yokohama B-Corsairs), Yudai Baba (Nagasaki Velca),
Ren Kaneko (Chiba Jets), Perrin Buford (Shimane Susanoo Magic)

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Maaya Kinoshita / MQ
Graphic designer. Graduated from the Department of concept design, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts, and completed graduate studies at the same university.Since2018, under the nameMQ, has been active mainly creating illustrations ofNBA (National Basketball Association) players. As an officially recognized super fan of the NBAWashington Wizards, he produced original Wizards merchandise and officialSNSgraphics, and held a gallery displays in the hotel for the NBA Japan Games 2022heldinSeptember2022. He works on artwork for NBAcontent andprofessional sports teams such asthe B.League. He broadcasts weekly NBA news on the YouTubechannel "Basketball Diner" with Sohei Oshiba, publisher of the magazine "Dabudori," andReo Onishi, senior editor ofNBA Japan.