{"product_id":"popeye-951","title":"Popeye #951","description":"\u003ch6\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e236 x 296 mm, 258 pages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTokyo, Japan (Japanese-language)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished monthly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst published 1976\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditor-in-chief:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yuji Machida\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArt director: \u003c\/strong\u003eTaro Kambe\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e‘Magazine for City Boys’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis is the bumper-sized 50th anniversary issue of the Japanese men’s magazine. With a cover parodying the influential late sixties publication ‘Whole Earth Catalog,’ the issue is perhaps the most complete guide to its City Boys aesthetic to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIt begins with a series of seven statements about the magazine; noting the origins of its name, referencing a US title, \u003cem\u003eSki Life\u003c\/em\u003e, and highlighting its unique writing style and dense page layouts. From there, the issue opens out into a three-section guide to the City Boy and his life, covering fashion, lifestyle and a Tokyo city guide. In the process it redefines what the City Boy is, while acknowledging the difficulty of doing so, harking back to the description in issue one: ‘If you live in an urban environment, even a week away from the city will make you miss the atmosphere.’ It also contains a typically busy guide to culture and media, covering 50 years of Japanese magazines as well as contemporary publications like \u003cem\u003eDelayed Gratification\u003c\/em\u003e and websites including—blush!—magCulture. The crossover between east and west cuts both ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/magazineworld.jp\/popeye\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emagazineworld.jp\/popeye\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"magCulture","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45353652519021,"sku":null,"price":26.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/7889\/files\/Popeye_95150thanniv_e239dddc-2727-4482-8ec9-f37615ab334f.jpg?v=1781799594","url":"https:\/\/magculture.com\/products\/popeye-951","provider":"magCulture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}