Me and art at the Kobe Art Show in Kobe, Japan (May 2012 or so).

Me and art at the Kobe Art Show in Kobe, Japan (May 2012 or so).

What's a Riot Sugar?

Riot Sugar is Rob Wilkinson: an illustrator based out of Ohio who also spent the better part of his adult life living in Japan. Besides drawing, he sometimes plays video games, does sporty things, or studies foreign languages.

The name "Riot Sugar" is inspired by...okay, directly ripped from a song of the same name by Japanese heavy rock legends Boris. It's a really good song.

Email  wilkinson2@gmail.com

Instagram  riot_sugar

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