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While Tokyo is busy preparing for the 2020 Olympics, people are already psyched for it. A few Japanese artists have come together to create an unofficial promotion campaign for the big event, drawing inspiration from a subject they're incredibly passionate about. Anime.

In these stressful times, nothing takes my mind away like the Olympic games. It’s a form of entertainment which for me goes beyond sports (which I never understood nor liked). In these…

Official history of the Turin 2006 medals, designed by Dario Quatrini

By now, you've probably already heard that Tokyo will be hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics. To celebrate this upcoming event, a handful of Japanese artists decided to team up and reimagine some of the participating countries as badass warriors.

While Tokyo is busy preparing for the 2020 Olympics, people are already psyched for it. A few Japanese artists have come together to create an unofficial promotion campaign for the big event, drawing inspiration from a subject they're incredibly passionate about. Anime.

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A group of Japanese artists are hoping to help people embrace both the Olympic spirit and Japanese culture by reimagining flags of competing countries as samurai characters. This is their vision of Hungarian samurai women! Love it! #anime @Tokyo2020 #womenempowerment

Queen Mathilde of Belgium , King Philippe of Belgium , Princess Astrid of Belgium and athletes who won medals during the Rio Olympic games and paralympics games with Belgian athlete Nafissatou 'Nafi'...

The creators have used the flags of competing nations as inspiration to design Japanese warriors.

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