# Anime Planters Koshi Kawachi's 'Manga Farming' Uses Comics as Soil By Marissa Brassfield | Published 2009-07-09 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/koshi-kawachi-manga-farming References: [behance.net](http://www.behance.net/Gallery/MANGA-FARMING/261207) & [blogs.yahoo.co.jp](http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/hona504/) After seeing Koshi Kawachi's 'Manga Farming,' I'm convinced that my plain old planters are officially insufficient. These bad boys use old anime comic books in place of a traditional soil bed to sprout seeds. We know that comic books feed the mind and stimulate creativity; with Koshi Kawachi's Manga Farming,' it's clear that anime also is quite good at stimulating seeds to grow. **Implications** - Gardening is a task that may not be appealing to all, but can easily be jazzed up to attract a larger groups of consumers. Companies should be conscious of the emergence of a target demographic concerned with infusing style and flare into their lives. All industries should pay attention to altering existing product packaging and branding as to add excitement to basic products. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.7/10 - Popularity: 11% | Activity: 31% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Comic Book Planters:** Incorporating comic books into gardening could be a disruptive innovation opportunity for the gardening industry. - **Anime Farming:** Using anime as soil for growing seeds presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the farming industry. - **Stylish Gardening:** Tapping into a demographic interested in infusing style and flare into their lives could present an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the gardening industry. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Gardening:** The use of unconventional materials for planters and soil could be a disruptive innovation opportunity for the gardening industry. - **Farming:** Incorporating new and unconventional materials into the farming industry such as anime as fertilizer could present an opportunity for disruptive innovation. - **Packaging:** By altering existing product packaging and branding for everyday products such as planters, companies can add excitement and attract a larger demographic interested in style. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Digital Interaction Planters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/planta-planter.md) - [Multifunctional Plant Pots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/face-plant-planter.md) - [Virtual Pet Planter Pots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plant-pot-concept.md) - [Furniture-Inspired Indoor Gardens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/indoor-garden-system.md) - [Anime-Inspired Restaurant Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wcdonalds-1.md) - [Monitor-Mounted Vine Planters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/monitree.md) - [Compact Canned Houseplants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trader-joes-mini-can-foliage.md) - [Anime-Themed Sake Cans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moyashimon.md) - [Architecture-Inspired Indoor Gardens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vegetment-vegetable-cultivator.md)