Illustrations Of The Strange, Mysterious & Bizarre For Kids Of The Showa Era

Seigensha

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A vivid visual record of the occult and bizarre scenes that permeated Japan’s popular culture in the 1960s and 1970s. It presents a wide selection of print media - magazines, comics and promotional visuals - featuring supernatural creatures, strange phenomena and mythic iconography. The text places these images in the context of the era’s youth culture, showing how fascination with the eerie and unexplained became a creative engine in Japan’s graphic and entertainment markets.


Paperback
Publisher: Seigensha Art Publishing
Year: 2014
Size: 11x15cm
Pages: 256