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riyu 🐟🌙

@sakanaito.bsky.social

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yokai + fish pixel artist. ✉️ sakanaito.designs@gmail.com comms; vgen.co/sakanaito portfolio; sakanaito.com its my job to bring characters to life! 🚫no NFTs or AI here.🚫

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riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

talking to the void

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🐟 keep going 🐟

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

i still love the abandoned subway theme ngl #pixelart #ocsky

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

good morning, can't believe the weekend is over already

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

i have officially peaked at character design meet my new mascot

A small pixel reference sheet of Riyu's mascot; Masu. To the left is an unshaded pixel of a green trout-like fish. It has two fins down it's back, two under it's belly and an almost mirrored tail-fin, all of which are a slightly darker color than it's main body. It's main body is divided horizontally in half, with the top half being a midtone green while the bottom is a lighter shade, a fine pink line separating the two.

It has two exclamation-like markings down it's side, followed by a dot towards it's tail fin. It's eyes are ever staring, straight at you and there isn't a hint of a thought in them.

Text to the right;
Header: MASU (The fish's name)
Subtext; Mascot | Fish
Description Text: It is just a fish.

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

fun fact, my banner art was supposed to be animated

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

thank you for letting me float back onto your feeds 💚

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

hello world, it's been a while (again) new break new me

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

⚠️ PSA! ⚠️ Someone is impersonating me on discord as @/sakanaito_ , to scam recent and past clients. Please do not interact with this user and block them instead. It is not me.

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

👻💫 || #pixelart #pixel_dailies #oc

Static pixel art featuring a gray-tipped white haired ghost girl who is in the center of the canvas, slightly turned towards the right. Her left eye is covered with a talisman that reads 'life', and she has one of her oversized black sweater sleeves up towards her face as she looks blankly towards the 'camera'.

Silly little ghost spirits fly around her.

For the pixel daily theme 'ghostly'

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

📃🪑 || #pixelart #pixel_dailies #oc

A pixel art composition, Leading in a curve from the top left to the bottom right are origami manta rays, flying rather peacefully towards the main part of the composition.

Sitting in an expertly folded origami armchair is Kami, a blue-haired exorcist. He is positioned somewhat lazily, sitting facing the left side, his left hand is on his chest with his left leg dangling haphazardly off the chair's armrest. His free hand has just launched an airplane which is defying the flow of the piece as it is the only thing headed left.

Underneath the chair is the words 'Design it yourself!' along with a few mathematical symbols.

For the pixel daily theme 'designer furniture'.

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

🌈🐉 || #pixelart #pixel_dailies #oc

Static pixel art, set in the sky. A wave colored in with the colors of a rainbow swishes across the screen from left to right.

A white iridescent fish jumps out of it on the left side, while a white-haired dragon kemonomimi character appears to be racing headfirst into the wave, hand out to try to catch up to a rainbow colored fish which is already starting to disappear into the crest of the wave.

For the pixel art theme 'rainbow'. Also happy pride month guys <3

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

📄🦋 || #pixelart #pixel_dailies #oc

Static pixel art, featuring a blue-haired oc, who is wearing a white kimono top with poofy black shorts, standing on a pile of paper while holding out his left hand to allow an origami hummingbird to fly away freely amongst other animals that are headed towards the right.

From left to right there is an origami whale, fox, fish, and two butterflies.

There is small text which says 'make something cool'

For the pixel daily theme 'origami'.

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

🍑🦊 || #pixelart #oc

A full body splash art styled pixel of a kitsune character named 'Momoka'.

She stands in the middle of the screen as if she's falling, holding a peach-patterned fan slightly away from her face with her left, sleeveless hand, her pink skirt and ribbons trail behind her. Her attention is on the left of the screen where a cloud fox leaps behind her into action.

For the pixel daily theme 'video game study' , I've been wanting to try splash art tbh.

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

☂️|🌊 || #pixelart #oc

A static fullbody pixel art sprite of a short- oranged haired fish gijinka named 'Umiko'. Their body is facing to the left though their head is turned tilted towards the camera. They are holding a blue umbrella to theirself with their oversized sleeves.

To the right of them is a koi fish jumping into the air, followed by a wave that leaves a trail of water and bubbles circling around the whole composition. Next to the wave is the words 'Make a splash'.

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

🐺💨 || #pixelart #pixel_dailies #oc

A static fullbody pixel of a gray wolf kemonomimi running to the left of the screen. They are wearing a tanktop with a print of three wolves howling at a moon, with techwear inspired shorts and shoes that look like wolf paws.

Beside them is a feral wolf, running along with. Below them both is a few lines with an arrow, above which reads the phrase 'keep going'.

For the pixel daily theme 'wolf'.

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

🏮🐟 || #pixelart #pixel_dailies #oc

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

🚧 ❗ || #pixelart #pixel_dailies #oc

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

🕹️🌟 || #pixelart #pixel_dailies #oc

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

🐟🌸 || #pixelart #pixel_dailies #oc

Simple pixel art featuring an orange and white goldfish surrounded by sparkles and cherry blossoms.

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

🌊🎏 || #pixelart #pixel_dailies #oc

Static pixel art with a bird's-eye view, looking down at Riyu who is at the middle left of the canvas. Riyu is standing while looking up at some koi fish that are seemingly migrating in the sky, all headed towards the left side of the screen.

The biggest of which, on the bottom right, has a wifi symbol in it's scales, as well as various computer nodes and graphs.

Behind Riyu's head is the hiragana 'kakkoii' (cool) with the koi emphasized with a slightly lighter color.

For the pixel daily theme 'coolest animals'

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

⛈️🐟 || #pixelart #pixel_dailies #oc

A static pixel art piece. Riyu stands to the left of the screen, standing in an offset pose, his right arm is by his side, his left is held out, holding a tuna fish as if it was a firearm.

A blast of light-magic comes from the tuna's mouth, speeding towards the right of the screen and lighting up the area it passes by.

There are fish joining the effort to help clear the darkness, including two betta, one at the bottom left and one at the top right.

Behind Riyu is some katakana reading 'sakana' three times.

For the pixel daily theme 'projectile'.

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

🧠⚠️ || #pixelart #pixel_dailies #oc

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

💫🔌 || #pixelart #pixel_dailies #oc

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

🌱🐈 || #pixelart #pixel_dailies #ドット絵

A static pixel art scene. The background is brown soil, in the middle of which is one sleeping tabby cat with it's tongue sticking out in the middle of a few plants that have just sprouted after winter's end.

To the bottom right, is another tabby cat, this time with a white chest and paws, sitting up in a guarded stance as it looks over at the camera.

There are patches of grass and flowers scattered around the two cats.

Based off a photograph I took of some feral cats I feed. For the pixel daily theme 'mini garden'.

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

🌧️🐾 || #pixelart #pixel_dailies #ドット絵 #oc

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

🍈🧃 || #pixelart #pixel_dailies #ドット絵 #oc

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

✨🖊️ || #pixelart #pixel_dailies #ドット絵 #oc

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

📸☁️ || #pixelart #pixel_dailies #ドット絵 #oc

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

🍞🍈 || #pixelart #pixel_dailies #ドット絵 #oc

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

💻💫 || #pixelart #pixel_dailies #ドット絵 #oc

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

✨🐈 || #pixelart #pixel_dailies #ドット絵

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

📵🔒 || #pixelart #pixel_dailies #ドット絵

Static pixel art piece featuring Riyu slightly offset to the middle right. His left eye is blocked by a glitching diamond warning sign that has a lock symbol on it, his red hair and pink scarf fly off to the left of the screen. He has an almost defeated look on his face.

He is surrounded in the foreground and the background by more errors and pop up messages. One on the left side: "Error; Sorry your request cannot be processed" with a "Try Again" button. The other one on the right reads "Error; Try again later?"

Not vent art, but for the pixel daily theme 'blocked'

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

🦊👟 || #pixelart #pixel_dailies #ドット絵

A static fullbody pixel sprite of Daru, a kemonomimi, two tailed red fox posing to show off their newly acquired shoes while somewhat annoyed. Their hands are folded over their chest as they turn slightly towards the 'camera' with their ears down.

Despite the rest of their outfit looking rather traditional, the shoes they are wearing are modern streetwear in nature and were likely a gift thrust on them rather than something they actually picked out.

For the pixel daily 'shoes'

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

farewell, hime

A pixel art tribute that I did for my pet fish.

To the left is my Koi Betta Fish named Hime, who has red, white and black dappled scales contrasting with her blue eyes and flecks of blue scales. Trailing behind her is bubbles as she swims towards the top left of the screen. Above her is the words 'Goodbye Now'.

To the right is my persona, holding out hands as I let her swim away.

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

🖼️🌳 || #pixelart #pixel_dailies #ドット絵

Anime styled pixel art of Riyu's Kitsune OC Daru, standing to the left of the screen, looking off into the distance with a serious, pensive look on their face as their red hair blows to the right. To the back is a forest which leads off into the horizon. It is fashioned in the way to make it reminiscent of a postcard or photograph.

For the pixel daily theme 'forest'.

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

🐸🗑️ || #pixelart #pixel_dailies #ドット絵

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

🌊🏖️ || #pixelart #pixel_dailies #ドット絵

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

💨🧣 || #pixel_dailies #pixelart #ドット絵

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

🎆🐟 || #pixel_dailies #pixelart #ドット絵

A pixel of Sakanaito's sona Riyu standing to the left of the screen late at night while wind blows his scarf, jacket and hair to the right. The source of the wind is a cluster of fireflies taking on the form of a ghostly fish.

For the Pixel Daily theme 'Fireflies'

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

⛩️💬 || #ドット絵 #pixel_dailies #pixelart

A pixel scene set at the top of a set of stairs. Sitting are two characters. To the left, leaning against a vermillion torii gate is a kitsune named Daru, with one leg propped up, and their hand under their chin, they are somewhat bored while entertaining the other character in conversation.

A few steps down to the right is a tanuki who twists their body to look up at Daru, talking about something probably mundane or boring though with a wonderous look on their face.

Quick art for the pixel daily theme 'steps'.

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

patience 🍵🦊 || #pixel_dailies #pixelart

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

too late 👒💨 || #pixel_dailies #pixelart

An anime-styled pixel art scene featuring a Tanuki kemonomimi character holding onto their hat while chasing after a bus that has left without them. Their shadow shows their true tanuki nature.

For the pixel daily prompt 'bucket hat'.

Reposted by riyu 🐟🌙

ShyBiite @shybiitevt.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Guess who finally got a brand new Starting Soon screen for their streams! Pixel art by @sakanaito.bsky.social! Thank you so much! I absolutely love it!

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Hello, I'm Riyu, an artist known for animated pixel art! ⭐ I work with a lot of Vtubers/Streamers/etc! ⭐ 🔗 personal site sakanaito.com 🔗 commissions vgen.co/sakanaito ✉️ business inquiries ➡️ sakanaito.designs@gmail.com

Anime-styled pixel art of Riyu's mascot character, a red-haired boy wearing a cat-eared hat with a fish bone symbol. He has his hand adjusting his star-tipped scarf as he falls into purple clouds with a fish swimming around him.

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

PSA; There has been an impersonator going around on Discord, targeting my past cIients to s/c/a/m them. @/Sakanaity is NOT me on discord, my only account is on discord is @/sakanaito . Additionally, I will NEVER reach out and ask others for money or freelance work.

A screenshot showing a past clients POV of their interaction with a scammer.

Reposted by riyu 🐟🌙

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

enjoying the view 🌠🌃 || #artpost #pixel_dailies #pixelart

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

enjoying the view 🌠🌃 || #artpost #pixel_dailies #pixelart

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

are you charmed?! 💜 ☁️ || #artpost #pixelart #pixel_dailies

An anime-styled pixel art scene featuring Riyu floating in a purple dream-like cloudy sky, making a heart symbol with one of his hands as he stares at the 'camera'.

For the pixel daily prompt 'charm'.

Reposted by riyu 🐟🌙

riyu 🐟🌙 @sakanaito.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

time to refuel 🔋⚡ || #pixelart #pixel_dailies #ドット絵