An elderly waste picker with aphasia in Yushi Village, Xiuyan (Anshan, Liaoning) has spent years collecting discarded items like electric fans, plush toys, and lanterns.
After meticulously washing every piece, he creatively assembled them with his own hands to build a vibrant, multi-colored "art castle."
Once shared online, netizens dubbed it the real-life Howl’s Moving Castle.
Nowadays, many people take the initiative to bring food to the old man and give him financial help, which has greatly improved his living conditions.
Yoshinori Kitase says that his favorite Final Fantasy title is FF7 as he has been working on this title for almost 30 years now from the original game to the Remake series.
He also says that it’s definitely possible that Square Enix may think of remaking other Final Fantasy games, but at the moment he doesn’t see himself being involved. He thinks the teams would prefer to invest in new titles and new games instead.
However internally and among fans, many want an FF6 Remake, but well who knows? lol
Square Enix is also looking to go back into making films, so a Final Fantasy inspired TV series would be cool too.
Yoshitaka Amano has won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 Concept Art Awards.
He is only the third Japanese artist to receive it, after Hayao Miyazaki and Katsuhiro Otomo.
Amano, known for the early Final Fantasy concept art and logos, was honored at the ceremony in Pasadena on October 24.
He said the award recognizes “creativity and the people who create.”
He appeared the next day for a talk at LightBox Expo.