村上春樹ワンダーランドへようこそ！ Welcome to the Wonderland of Haruki Murakami! TOKYO – Haruki Murakami has held many identities in his 72 years of life: Student, Record Store Employee, Owner of the Jazz Bar and Coffee Shop PETER CAT, Radio DJ and – his claim to fame – best-selling and critically acclaimed author of surrealist Japanese fiction! All these selves are brought to life at a new library at his alma mater, Waseda University, in Tokyo. The Haruki Murakami Library […]
Mark Laliberte, over at the CAROUSEL Magazine Blog, recent published an exclusive interview they did back in 2013 with Author & Graphic Designer Chip Kidd. In the discussion, they talk about Chip’s long career at Penguin Random House (Then, just “Random House”) & the State of Graphic Design today. They also discuss such issues as: BAT-MANGA (Chip’s Book celebrating Jiro Kuwata’s Batman Art from the 1960’s), WATCHING THE WATCHMEN (Another Book by Chip where he documents the making of THE […]
The Japanese clothing chain, UNIQLO, has just unveiled its Haruki Murakami x UT collection, featuring eight men’s T-shirt designs inspired by Murakami’s works, aesthetic sensibilities, and philosophical musings, such as the Murakami Radio design that proclaims “Books, music, and cats have been my friends from way back” across its back. We’re showing just a few of the designs here but if you visit their website you can see way more. Plus, you might wanna buy one so people know you’re cool! Just, CLICK HERE! ————————————————————————————————————
The SNOOPY MUSEUM TOKYO was closed as planned on September the 24th, 2018. The store & cafe were also closed. But hold on, there’s some good news!! In December 2019, the Snoopy Museum Tokyo will be reopening at “Grandberry Park” in Machida, Tokyo. For Up to date info please visit: SNOOPY MUSEUM TOKYO! Brief History: In April 2016, the Snoopy Museum opened its doors in Roppongi, Tokyo. The Museum, along with its final exhibition, closed as planned on September 24th, […]
Time & Location: Friday, October 12th, 2018 (8:00pm to 10pm PDT) Strut 470 Castro Street San Francisco, California 94114 If you are a fan of Gengoroh Tagame, you will not want to miss this night! Join us for a wonderful evening where we will celebrate the release of Volume 2 of “My Brother’s Husband” (Pantheon – September 18th, 2018) by Gengoroh Tagame! Essentially the Tom of Finland of Japan, here Tagame wildly switches his highly erotic gears mid-career with […]
Here’s an older interview with CHIP KIDD that was featured on the VICE Magazine Website around the time of the publication of his “BAT-MANGA! THE SECRET HISTORY OF BATMAN IN JAPAN” Book that was released in 2008 featuring the 1960’s manga artwork of Jiro Kuwata. In the interview, Chip Kidd covers some issues with Graphic Design & his total obsession with BATMAN! To read the entire article, just CLICK HERE! ————————————————————————————————————
If you’re a serious Batman Fan, or just love the character, then you totally have to check out this preview clip from the new TOKYO TOY GUY 2 Movie! This is a fun documentary series all about extremely RARE Japanese BATMAN TOY Collectors from all over the world. In this clip from TOKYO TOY GUY 2 we get to see Chip Kidd’s secret visit to Nakano Broadway where he was able to find some of the rarest vintage Japanese […]
It’s official! The TOKYO TOY GUY 2 Movie, Special Edition, will be screened in Abu Dhabi on Oct 28th! For the people unfamiliar with this line of movies it’s a very serious series of documentary films covering the joy of collecting Vintage Batman Toys with an emphasis on the toys made in the country of Japan in the 1960’s. TOKYO TOY GUY 2 features an in-depth interview about Chip Kidd’s visit to Nakano Broadway where Chip Kidd and the Director, Yuji Ueda, got to […]
The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center and Sony Creative Products Inc. have announced that the SNOOPY MUSEUM TOKYO will be opening its doors on April 23, 2016 in Roppongi, Tokyo. This temporary museum, which will be open for two and one-half years, is the first outside of the United States dedicated to the art of Charles M. Schulz, with its founding museum—Charles M. Schulz Museum—located where Schulz lived in Santa Rosa, California. My Favorite Peanuts, […]
Long time fans of both Charles M. Schulz and the PEANUTS Comic Strip should be pretty excited about this news. In Japan they have plans to dedicate an entire building to the art of “Sparky”! This, of course, is the special nickname of the Cartoonist, Charles M. Schulz. This special place will be known as the SNOOPY MUSEUM TOKYO and it is opening on April 23, 2016 (architect’s rendering above). This new museum came about because of an exhibition of original […]