Giro Magazine from Japan

This is so good it deserves a post all on it's own...via http://mamapussycat.tumblr.com/post/20737470347#

More Japanese Adverts

More gold from http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/thatseurobeat/GALLERY/gallery.html?fid=0&p=1

Old 'n' Groovy Japanese Fashion Commercials

Space 1978 Japanese Commercial

Groovy 1960s Japanese clothing commercial 'YeYe'

Electric Psychedellic Clothing commercial 1978

100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience | Trailer

via vimeo.com

Can't wait for this to come out - 100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience is a 75 min. historical documentary about the evolution of Japanese arcades and the culture surrounding it. Found via http://prostheticknowledge.tumblr.com/

Le Totoro Noir Poster

Just found a cool Totoro version of Le Chat Noir...

...here's a working sketch for it...

...and here's the original Le Chat Noir

Source:
http://ghiblicon.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/poster-totoro-noir.html
http://bioskoopcine.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/totoro-noir.html
http://www.artimpression.co.jp/img-exhibition/img22/chatnoir.jpg

Fictional Japanese Character Illustrations by Juan Molinet

Argentina-based artist Juan Molinet's fictional Japanese ads featuring a retro range of characters...see more illustration by Juan here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/reymisterio/