Over the past decade, Tonkato has curated a unique visual language: . The “con Comics” series (the 25th iteration of which we are celebrating today) was born from a simple question: What if a painting could live like a comic panel, and a comic panel could breathe like a lifestyle brand?

The “con Comics 25” collection visualizes this philosophy. For example, one standout piece titled “Midnight Ramen & Weekly Shonen” shows a pair of chopsticks resting across a bowl, beside an open manga. The steam from the ramen curls up to form thought bubbles containing superhero silhouettes. It is a perfect encapsulation of how Tonkato sees lifestyle: the mundane elevated by the stories we consume.

Major lifestyle brands have taken notice. In early 2025, a limited-edition collaboration between Tonkato and a high-end audio brand produced headphones printed with panels from “con Comics 22.” For Volume 25, there are rumors of a partnership with a comic publishing house to release a “silent graphic novel”—a book with no words, only Tonkato’s progressive panels meant to be “read” like a jazz improvisation.

– now on tour and available for pre-order in limited-edition folio sets. For lifestyle and entertainment that thinks, feels, and remembers, there is no other name. This article is part of our ongoing “Art in Lifestyle” series. For more insights on pop surrealism and sequential art, subscribe to our weekly newsletter.