Something interesting and incredible has happened for the renowned 23-year-old American singer Billie Eilish, who recently, in her tours around the world, has touched Japan. In this visit to the Nippon country, the artist herself could not imagine what awaited as a surprise for her, as she was the target of gifts, the most prominent one an Artbook of Sailor Moon manga signed by the mangaka Naoko Takeuchi. Also, as part of this, the mangaka Hajime Isayama, creator of Attack On Titan, offered a signed illustration to the singer where she is the protagonist.
Surprising gift to Billie Eilish by Attack On titan and Sailor Moon mangakas
In a recent social media update regarding the world-renowned Billie Eilish, her visit to Japan has been highlighted, where she not only went sightseeing to enjoy the Nippon country, but received something that many would covet for its value. Billie Eilish was welcomed with a Sailor Moon artboook signed by its author, Naoko Takeuchi. As an added bonus for this visit, it was confirmed that Hajime Isayama, award-winning mangaka with an extensive career, recognized for his work Attack On Titan, also added a gift of his own creation, this being an illustration where the artist is part of the world of Shingeki no Kyojin.
This was revealed in a Japanese program that interviewed the singer, and Billie Eilish looked very excited about this fact, remember that the young woman is a fan of anime and manga. Something interesting is that in her arrival in Japan she has wasted no time, signing autographs and supporting local artists who want to become young artists, reminding her of herself a few years ago. We know that the singer is part of the anime community for her appearances with outfits or clear references to certain series, as in this note where she shows us her style inspired by Fire Force.
Billie Eilish has shown Jojo references many times or customized anime t-shirts, in addition to her way of talking about the subject, we know that going to Japan, as part of her tour, can be more than a working day, a sightseeing tour. Detailing a little the illustration made by Hajime Isayama, we see that the mangaka made a very nice drawing of Billie along with characters from the show, as the singer also enjoys this one. Let’s just hope that in the remaining time she will be given even more details of her favorite series in the land of the rising sun.
The singer has had a great run in her career with great hits of equal genius: “Everything I Wanted”, “When the party is over”, “Bad guy” or her recent album “What was I made for?”. This has made her name shine on its own from an early age, being a charismatic girl in the way she dresses and is. Seeing that her likes and dislikes have become something she can enjoy on tour, receiving gifts from the figures she most admires in the media, makes this a very satisfying surprise for fans of the artist and anime. If you want to take a look at the singer’s discography, you can go directly from this link.
We have seen how even the biggest artists in music today are anime fans and they are eager to receive this kind of details that, hopefully, are given by the authors of the works, who wouldn’t want a detail signed by their favorite mangaka? Now we can understand that our favorite artists have people to admire and that anime has already crossed many borders around the world.
