This July 2024 issue of the Japanese fashion magazine ‘Men’s Fudge’ (メンズ ファッジ) is a special feature on the apparel of the characters from Taiyo Matsumoto’s manga universe, from PingPong, Tekkon Kinkreet to Tokyo Higoro. The cover itself is a very stylish illustration painted by the artist himself.

I know absolutely nothing about fashion and also have zero fashion sense, so I’m not sure if the apparel featured in the magazine are indeed stylish or not. The magazine’s contents do include other interesting stuff like a handy chronological chart of Taiyo Matsumoto’s bibliography ( manga ) as well as an interview with the artist about manga and fashion ( in Japanese language only ).

But, mostly I bought the magazine purely because I was enticed by the very pretty cover art. Yep.

Thankfully, this magazine is priced quite cheaply ( 800 yen / about $6 USD ), so it won’t hurt your wallet too much if you interested in getting it just for the cover, like me. Japanese periodicals usually sell out pretty fast and do not get reprints, but this one seems to be in stock still at the time of me writing this post.

If you’re looking for a more substantial art book collecting Taiyo Matsumoto’s illustrations, TAIYOU (2018/ image below) is the book you want. I highly recommend it.

“Men’s Fudge – Taiyo Matsumoro Special Magazine “ details :

Dimensions – 0.28 x 9.13 x 11.69 inches
Softcover, 160 pages
Full color, In Japanese language

  
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