Fuzz & Fur
Japan's Costumed Characters
With "Fuzz and Fur: Japan's Costumed Characters," Edward and John Harrison delve into another bizarre and cute niche of Japanese popular culture by interviewing and photographing the men and women that create a niche in the phenomenon of "kigurumi," which roughly means "dressing up as a stuffed toy." While adoration for mythical creatures and popular anime characters is nothing new in Japan, this pastime has created a new marketing tool for local government institutions: "yuru-kyara." Roughly translated as "amateur characters," "yuru-kyara "are costumes based on local attractions and points of interest that help define any given area. Through a strange amalgam of hometown pride and cost-saving measures, municipalities often tap their citizens to design the characters. The same citizen enthusiasts also convene "yuru-kyara "conventions of their own, and give life to another aspect ofJapan's enigmatic, yet utterly captivating, visual culture.
9781935613121
Book, Hardcover
Fuzz & Fur: Japan's Costumed Characters
- Author: Edward Harrison, John Harrison
144
English
7.5 x 6.9 x 0.7 inches, 1 pounds
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