Things Make People Happy

An archive of my personal collection and library. instagram: otakufeverdream

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Casual Portraits - Comickers 1995

This issue of the popular japanese magazine Comickers features personal portraits and interviews with some of the most famous mangaka of the 90s, Naoko Takeuchi (Sailor Moon) during the series' serialization, Kosuke Fujishima (Ah! My Goddess, You're Under Arrest) with his motorcycle collection, Reiko Okano (Fancy Dance, Onmyoji) discussing her creative process, and illustrator Ayumi Kasai breaking down her color manuscript techniques with markers.

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Cosbon Fantasy Vol 2, 2008

This independent japanese magazine captured early 2000s cosplay culture and photoshoots from local smaller cosplayers, in this issue a wide range of anime and video games such as Gurren Lagann, Dragon Quest, Cutie Honey and the classic Galaxy Express 999 were brought to life.

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Faye Wong photographed by Leslie Kee for 90s Japanese fashion magazine SO-EN.

Prior to her spring Tokyo tour, the singer shared her thoughts on staying true to herself in the entertainment industry.

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Tadanobu Asano and Shie Kohinata as 90s Bonnie and Clyde - SO-EN Magazine, 1999

Tadanobu Asano and Shie Kohinata discuss the relationship between Samehada and Toshiko, the characters they both portray in the cult classic Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl.

Highlighting some of the amazing outfits from the movie, which were all entirely designed by the collaborative efforts of Japanese director Katsuhito Ishii and legendary J-pop stylist Ikuko Utsunomiya (known for styling SMAP and Kyoko Koizumi)—with the exception of Samehada's costume, designed by famous Japanese designer Takeo Kikuchi.

"I wanted to create costumes that were completely over the top, something a normal yakuza would never wear," Ishii said.

Scans from SO-EN Magazine, 1999 Text by Mari Hagiwara, Photography by Hiroshi Nomura

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Cool Girls Patio Vol. 8 - "Catch The Harajuku Street Princess" 1996

This small but fun editorial captures the raw energy of Takeshita Street during the one of the golden ages of Harajuku youth culture. Street interviews with girls rushing between shops, styling everything from D&G pieces to emerging streetwear brands like XGIRL.

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Work probation is over

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Cool Trans - Fashion Shooting 1996

Tokyo vs Osaka vs Fukuoka - three cities, three distinct approaches to summer street fashion in this series. Each city showing their best fits: Airwalk and Nike sneakers paired with everything from American classics like Ralph Lauren to popular Urahara brands like Bape.

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Back to regular scans schedule tomorrow!

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Small Update

Currently figuring out a solution for my broken scanner, just a small delay but I'll be uploading some old backlog stuff while I work it out!

Sorry for the inconvenience!

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Wearable Company: Corporate Logos in Street Fashion - Brutus 2001

Corporate logos transformed from business identifiers into street style pieces, This editorial reflects a fun intersection between commercial branding and personal style, where logos transcend their original corporate meaning.

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MASAMUNE, TORTOISE & PUFFY SPEAK LIKE A CHILD, H-MAGAZINE 1998

This colorful editorial captures Puffy AmiYumi alongside Masamune Kusano of the japanese band Spitz and Tortoise Matsumoto of Ulfuls conversing about their collaborations on the massively popular album by Puffy Amiyumi titled "Jet CD".

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Super Hakka x Miwako Ichikawa, Olive Magazine 1997

Miwako Ichikawa embodies Super Hakka's signature relaxed vintage dresses in this earth tone focused editorial, where desert town backdrops enhance the vintage aesthetic that Japanese womens fashion brand Super Hakka became known for.

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Kansai Night Snap [Street & Club] - January 2007

SpyMaster's nighttime editorial series documents the local styling of the Kansai region's fashion crowd through street snaps, capturing their movement between street corners and club districts in this Japanese fashion showcase.

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Peace Now x Cyborg 009: Brand Collaboration Archive

This catalog documents Peace Now's collaborative collection with Cyborg 009, combining the Japanese brand's iconic aesthetic with Shotaro Ishinomori's legendary anime characters. Photographed by IIDA Nobuo, the catalog presents the full range of pieces from this unique release.

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I.S. Spring File 3: MariMari for I.S. Sunao Kuwahara, 1997

This editorial from I.S. Sunao Kuwahara's (Sunao Kuwahara under Issey Miyake.) Spring File series spotlights Japanese vocalist and model MariMari (Mari Nakazato) wearing the label's distinctive spring pieces.

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Girls' Style - Winter Snaps, Winter 2010

This collection from Girls' Style magazine showcases street snaps in a different way with detailed close-ups of accessories alongside full page spreads, offering an close look at a sample of the winter street fits seen in Tokyo at the time.

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