This month CD-ROM Journal takes a dive into modern art with a look at Takashi Murakami's controversial sculpture Hiropon - and his rare early digital work from 1993.

I've always found Hiropon baffling and struggled to get a sense for what he's communicating, but looking at a rarely-seen digital version helped me finally understand what he's getting at and what exactly it is he's saying about otaku sexuality.

With huge thanks to Nice Gear Games for providing a translation to the audio in the digital work.