The World of Ai Yazawa’s NANA (Special Edition Taiyo – Taiyo no Chizucho 42)

Description A special publication commemorating the 40th anniversary of Ai Yazawa’s artistic career, featuring an in-depth exploration of the world of the masterpiece “NANA” through fashion and music. Includes 110 questions for Ai Yazawa, a special newly drawn illustration, and contributions from Mizuki Tsujimura, Kurumi Nakata, and more. [Table of Contents] ● Special Front Pages “NANA” Illustration Gallery with Ai Yazawa’s Drawing Comments ● Foreword “The Standard Given to Us by Ai Yazawa’s Works” (Text by Mizuki Tsujimura) ● Special Features * “110 Questions to Know Ai Yazawa” * “Secrets of Drawing” in Ai Yazawa’s Own Words ● Introduction to “NANA” A legendary 2000s girls’ manga portraying the dreams and realities of two girls with the same name Character Correlation Chart & Character Encyclopedia ● Traveling Through “NANA” via its Characters [1] Nana Komatsu Hachi’s fashion swaying between trends and conservatism [2] Nana Osaki The illusion of Nana seen in “Girls’ Punk” that led British punk [3] Ren Honjo Sid Vicious as a fashion icon and his way of life [4] Nobuo Terashima Punk culture as seen in Johnny Rotten-inspired fashion [5] Yasushi Takagi “Rude Boys” and “Skins”—Yasu through the lens of British youth fashion [6] Shinichi Okazaki Shin’s “lip chain” and body modification [7] Takumi Ichinose Takumi and Malcolm McLaren—Common traits of band creators ● Essays * London Punk and the Era of the Sex Pistols * Everyone Wears Their Own Battle Clothes — The Eternal Vivienne Westwood * “NANA,” Sheena Ringo, and “July 1999” * “NANA” as a Successor to the “Tokyo Story” Genre * Why Was the Live-Action Film “NANA” an Epoch-Making Work? ● Deep-Dive Columns into “NANA” * Shoji Endo and Grunge Fashion * Room 707 and New York’s Chelsea Hotel * Misato Uehara (Mai Tsuzuki) Saved by “Gothic Lolita” and Music * “Layla” and Persian Literature * Ren’s Beloved Car: The 1965 Shelby GT350 ● Me and “NANA” Actress Kurumi Nakata — I Learned Fashion and Music from “NANA.” It’s the Standard of My Life. ● Masterpiece Map Walking Through 1970s London, the Cradle of Punk Spirit ● Visiting the Setting of the Masterpiece Nana and Hachi’s Life in Tokyo at Age 20 ● Complete Data on All of Ai Yazawa’s Works: First Publications, First Collected Editions, and Chronology Text by: This Masamasa Uno / Takeshi Okazaki / Noriko Onohara / Seijiro Sato / Ryoichi Sugiyama / Tetsuya Taguchi (Titles omitted) Category：Japanese Fashion Book, Japanese Illustration Book, Japanese Manga Tag：Ai Yazawa, girl, NANA Pages： 112 ISBN： 9784582946345 Release Date: August, 2025 Language: Japanese Publisher: Heibonsha Author profile Reviews There are no reviews yet Thank you for viewing this product. If you wish to leave a review, please consent to GDPR. Click this link to accept GDPR. Q & A are disabled in the settings Related products Toshiyuki Fukuda Works – PortfolioRated 5.00 out of 5 ¥2,200 Add to cart Tokyo Storefronts – The artworks Mateusz UrbanowiczRated 5.00 out of 5 ¥2,530 Add to cart How to draw attractive backgroundsRated 5.00 out of 5 ¥2,420 Add to cart Ilya Kuvshinov Art Works – MOMENTARYRated 5.00 out of 5 ¥2,178 Add to cart SHIGOTOBA 4 – Tokyo Skytree -The Working Place of Japan Professionals ¥1,870 Add to cart SHIGOTOBA 2 – The Working Place of Japan Professionals ¥1,870 Add to cart New retro illustration – Japanese illustration portfolio bookRated 4.67 out of 5 ¥2,420 Add to cart Mysterious antique shop by makura kuramaRated 5.00 out of 5 ¥1,980 Add to cart Real clothes illustration – Japanese fashion illustRated 5.00 out of 5 ¥2,200 Add to cart ASIAN ILLUSTRATION BOOK – Cover illust:GUWEIZRated 5.00 out of 5 ¥2,860 Add to cart