Is Japanese Society Ready for These Adults? Are You?
Brace yourself Japan! You have some new, fully fledged members of society with truly outrageous fashion.
The Successor to "Duck Lips" Is "Sparrow Face"
Remember when people were doing pouty duck lips? In Japan, the pouty-faced look has evolved. The result is "Sparrow Face."
Welcome to Hell. Big Eye Hell.
Over the years, sticker picture ("purikura" or "print club" in Japanese) machines in arcades have offered an array of features. They've removed blemishes for perfect skin and have even sported virtual hair extensions. But one trend hasn't gone away: big eyes.
Mona Lisa, Made Cuter
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Mysterious. Enigmatic. Mona Lisa might called a lot of things, but cute isn't one of them. Until now.
Atlus Leaves Sticker Picture Business
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In 1995, video game Atlus maker changed game centers forever when its first sticker picture (called "purikura" in Japanese) machine Print Club exploded onto the arcade scene.
No Men Allowed (For A Long Time Now...)
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Girls only. Japan's Asahi Shimbun has an article about how Japanese arcades are banning men from sticker picture machines. Why'd they do that?
Get Your Own Customized Japanese Arcade Chocolates
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Anyone who has been to a Japanese arcade has seen sticker booths. Popular with young girls, sticker pictures these days can be downloaded straight to cell phones. That, and put on chocolate wrappers. Yum.
Japanese chocolate maker Tirol has been offering its service since earlier this year. Users take pictures of…London Getting Sticker Picture Specialty Shops
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Cute, glossy and girly. Yep, sticker pictures! Back in the mid-1990s, game developer Atlus (along with Sega) introduced the world to Print Club. The arcade machine let gals take snaps with buddies and printed them out on glossy sticker paper. Huge trend throughout the rest of the decade! That pic up there? That's not…
Fashion Model, Sticker Pictures, Infrared
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*Sigh* Yes, that's a sticker picture of me and Koakuma Ageha fashion model Rina Sakurai. Interviewed her in late April for work! Nice girl, very smart. Her blog is here.
Wondering what the latest purikura (sticker pictures) trend hitting Japanese arcades is? Click over to Wired for a blink-and-you'll-miss-it short…