Pinned Up ink  is our insane manifestation that fell in love with art, early 80’s cartoons, martial arts, monster movies and of course the big action movies of the era. But nothing influenced us more than anime when it hit the shores of the U.S. Anime has influenced American films, music. As kids in the eighties many of us traded anything and everything for the latest Fist of the NorthStar VHS, yes VHS, or hurried home to catch Americanized anime, Voltron, Tranzor Z (Mezinger Z in Japan) or G-Force/Science Ninja Team Gatchaman on T.V. It wasn’t until Robotech was released in 1986 that we were exposed to what animation could be. Gone was the innocence of the Saturday morning cartoon. We were exposed to realistic themes of love, anger, revenge, xenophobia and death.

Today these themes are a part of our daily lexicon and we manifest that energy on hoodies, t-shirts, mugs, pillows etc. 

We take this time to thank you for supporting the Pinned Up Ink communities and showing your love by wearing and interacting with our anime themed art.