Sallasenien
SALLASENIEN: A SMALL GLIMPSE INTO THE AMAZING WORLDS OF AKIHITO
“AKIHITO is a superbly talented sculptor and makeup artist. He is proficient at both the artistic and the technical. His artworks exhibit a matured sense of grace and flow and his linework is a roadmap evident of fearless exploration – a trait that is intrinsic to a gifted master.”
– Steve Wang
Founder of Elite Creature Collectibles
AKIHITO is a uniquely talented character designer and sculptor. He has done spectacular works at KNB, ADI and Legacy Effects since 2002, and has worked on many great movies, including Transformers, Alien vs. Predator, Alice in Wonderland, Terminator 4, Pacific Rim and World War Z. The Queen Alien in Alien vs. Predator was designed and sculpted by AKIHITO.
“When I was just starting out in the industry, there was a legendary sculptor in Japan named Mr. Yusuke Takayanagi. I still vividly remember how shocked I was at the design sense of his work “Sallasenien,” which was published in Creature Core by the late Mr. Yasushi Nirasawa. I admired him, and now, nearly 30 years after I started working in the same industry, I wanted to revive a new “Sallasenien,” incorporating my own style into the work. The back story is that the original piece was broken before it was molded, and I learned that no one had a copy of it with a high quality of perfection, which gave me the impetus to re-create it.
“I hope that the late Mr. Nirasawa and Mr. Takayanagi would be pleased with this work. I would also like to thank Kimiko Nichisawa for granting me the copyright to this work.”
– AKIHITO
Specifications:
- Approximately 27.2 inches in height.
- Approximately 13.1 inches in width.
- Approximately 12.6 inches in depth.
- Themed display base
- Each Certificate of Authenticity is signed by AKIHITO
- Limited in production to 99 units worldwide.
- Estimated shipping: 2025 Q3
*IMPORTANT* Whether we reach our edition size or not, on the cutoff date of January 15th, 2025, the pre-order window will be permanently closed. There will be no more editions made. We will not do a second run, so don't miss out!
The PRE-ORDER may be closed without prior notice once we reach our edition size