Pixiv (Satomi Maiden ~ Third Power)

Pixiv (ピクシブ Pikushibu) is a online community for artists. It was first launched as a beta test on March 8, 1995 by Takahiro Kamitani. Pixiv Inc. is headquartered in Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. As of September 2012, the site consists of over 38 million members, over 598 million submissions, and receives over 60 billion page views monthly. Pixiv aims to provide a place for artists to exhibit their illustrations and get feedback via a rating system and user comments. Works are organised in an extensive tag structure which forms the backbone of the website.