The free stock photo site specializing in e-sports and games, "Pakutaso," has celebrated its 13th anniversary.

"Pakutaso" launched its service in 2011. The operator, Susipaku, laments that many other companies' free stock photo sites have shut down or stopped updating. Amid this, "Pakutaso's" achievement in continuing its service is immeasurable.

2024年5月にぱくたそが13周年を迎えました。皆さんのおかげで中学生です。成人するまでがんばるぞい！😊

祝・ぱくたそ13周年！｜ぱくたそブログ#ぱくたそ #フリー素材
 https://t.co/QxxJZZIGRX

— すしぱく (@susipaku) May 28, 2024

13 Years of Continuous Change

2011 was the golden age of blogs. Free stock images were utilized in many blogs as eye-catching images or accents within articles, and there was high demand.
Subsequently, with the popularization of smartphones, the development of social media, and YouTube, the demand for photo assets also changed.

When "Pakutaso" was established in 2011, many users still had feature phones, and I recall the gadget scene was exciting with the launch of the "BlackBerry Bold 9900" from NTT Docomo.
"Pakutaso," which is at the forefront of the times, has photo assets for the BlackBerry Bold 9900, as well as the BlackBerry Q10 and BlackBerry Passport.

"Pakutaso" has always kept an eye on these changing needs of the times and continuously distributed highly convenient photo assets for free.
Recently, they have also been actively creating AI-generated free assets, and it is no exaggeration to say that they are pioneering the era rather than just keeping up with it.

Plenty of E-sports and Game Photo Assets

There are many photo assets that are welcome to those involved in e-sports, such as collaborations with e-sports facilities in Japan and Hong Kong, and models playing games.

New E-sports Photo Assets, Too!?

While discussing his thoughts on the 13th anniversary, Susipaku reported that he recently filmed e-sports-style photo assets using the model Reika (@SoprettyGyudon).
It is highly likely that many new e-sports and game-related free stock photo assets will be released in the future.

Please look forward to "Pakutaso" as it moves into its 14th year after celebrating its 13th anniversary.