Oracle Seal × RAIKOU · Collab 01
Three Hours of the Floating World
Oracle Seal created three original characters for RAIKOU, a German homewear and lifestyle brand — Bo He at dusk, Yun Gui at midnight and Xin Yi at dawn — along with the collaboration mark and hang tags. RAIKOU will use these designs on apparel and packaging.
About this collaboration
About this collaboration
Oracle Seal created three original characters, the collaboration mark and two round hang tags for RAIKOU: one for RAIKOU, with Yun Gui by the moonlit waterfall; one carrying the Oracle Seal mark, with two small charms reading “wisdom” and “protection”.
At dusk, the lanterns come on one by one;at midnight, fireflies keep watch over dreams;at dawn, the flowers wake in the wind.Three hours of a floating world — each a way home.
- PARTNERRAIKOU
A German homewear and lifestyle brand — sleepwear, bathrobes, loungewear, slippers and home accessories.
- ORACLE SEALCharacters & design
The three original characters and their artwork, the collaboration mark, and two hang-tag designs.
- RAIKOUApparel & packaging
Applying these original designs to RAIKOU apparel and packaging.
- STATUSSigned · designs delivered
Which products carry the designs, and when, will be announced by RAIKOU.
Bo He
NO.1 · DUSK · Dusk
薄荷 · Mint
“You’re back? The tea’s still warm.”
She keeps a small garden house by the lake. Each dusk she lights the lanterns along the veranda one by one, brews a pot of mint tea on the heated low table, and waits for whoever comes home late.
She is never without Yinyin, a soft, warm little seal pup and her closest companion. They say that as long as you hold it, you won’t forget your way home.
- Scene
- A lakeside garden at dusk — lanterns and a heated low table
- Personality
- Gentle and slow to warm up, softly spoken — cool like mint, yet calming
- Belongings
- Yinyin the seal pup, a pearl necklace, mint tea
Coming home
Yun Gui
NO.2 · MIDNIGHT · Midnight
云归 · Clouds Returning
“Don’t wake me — I haven’t finished the road in my dream.”
A wanderer who has walked through mountains and towns, and always comes back to the old pine by the moonlit waterfall to sleep the whole night through, wrapped in his fur-collared robe.
While he sleeps, the forest’s fireflies keep watch for him. His name means “clouds returning”: however far clouds drift, they come back to the mountains.
- Scene
- A waterfall and forest under the moon, scattered with fireflies
- Personality
- Unhurried and at ease, well travelled — a man of few words when awake
- Belongings
- A fur-collared robe, a gold-embroidered sash, a jade bead chain
Deep rest
Xin Yi
NO.3 · DAWN · Dawn
辛夷 · Magnolia
“Good morning! Let’s bloom our best today, too.”
The first to wake in the little house by the flower field. At first light she puts on her dress, ties every bow just so, and runs out to wake the flowers that are still asleep.
She is named after the magnolia, the first flower to open in early spring, and believes every day deserves a proper start.
- Scene
- A field of flowers and distant mountains in the dawn light
- Personality
- Bright and earnest, a little particular — her bows must always be symmetrical
- Belongings
- Rabbit ears, rose bows, a ruffled dress
Waking up
Motifs
Four motifs
All three cards share one collaboration mark, and these four things are hidden in it.
A star chart on the fan, carrying Oracle Seal’s astrolabe and star-chart language.
A bell tied with a cord knot seals the name in place — the “Seal” in the mark.
One mark, recoloured: blossom pink and violet for Bo He and Xin Yi, pine green and gold for Yun Gui.
Ukiyo-e mountains, pines and seigaiha waves in the background — patterns that print well on fabric and packaging.
Three hours of a floating world — each a way home.
Want characters of your own? From character concepts and artwork to tags and packaging, we can build a full set of original characters for your brand.
Characters, artwork and the collaboration mark are original works by Oracle Seal. The RAIKOU name and logo belong to RAIKOU; products and release timing are subject to RAIKOU’s own announcements.