"The schoolgirl is the main driver of Japan's Gross National Cool, and Brian Ashcraft's book is the best source for those hoping to understand why." -Chris Baker, WIRED Magazine
Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential takes you beyond the realm of everyday girls to the world of the iconic Japanese schoolgirl craze that is sweeping the globe. For years, Japanese schoolgirls have appeared in hugely-popular anime and manga series such as Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and Blood: The Last Vampire. These girls are literally showing up everywhere-in movies, magazines, video games, advertising, and music. WIRED Magazine has kept an eye on the trends emerging from these stylish teens, following kick-ass schoolgirl characters in videogames like Street Fighter and assassin schoolgirls in movies like Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill. By talking to Japanese women, including former and current J-Pop idols, well-known actresses, models, writers, and artists-along with famous Japanese film directors, historians and marketers-authors Brian Ashcraft and Shoko Ueda (who have both contributed to WIRED's "Japanese Schoolgirl Watch" columns) reveal the true story behind Japan's schoolgirl obsessions.
Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential đưa bạn vượt ra ngoài phạm vi của những cô gái hàng ngày đến với thế giới của cơn sốt nữ sinh Nhật Bản mang tính biểu tượng đang lan rộng toàn cầu.
Trong nhiều năm, các nữ sinh Nhật Bản đã xuất hiện trong các bộ anime và manga cực kỳ nổi tiếng như Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya và Blood: The Last Vampire. Những cô gái này thực sự xuất hiện ở khắp mọi nơi trên phim ảnh, tạp chí, trò chơi điện tử, quảng cáo và âm nhạc. Tạp chí WIRED đã theo dõi các xu hướng nổi lên từ những thanh thiếu niên sành điệu này, theo dõi các nhân vật nữ sinh đanh đá trong trò chơi điện tử như Street Fighter và nữ sinh sát thủ trong các bộ phim như Kill Bill của Quentin Tarantino.
Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential takes you beyond the realm of everyday girls to the world of the iconic Japanese schoolgirl craze that is sweeping the globe.
For years, Japanese schoolgirls have appeared in hugely-popular anime and manga series such as Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and Blood: The Last Vampire. These girls are literally showing up everywhere-in movies, magazines, video games, advertising, and music. WIRED Magazine has kept an eye on the trends emerging from these stylish teens, following kick-ass schoolgirl characters in videogames like Street Fighter and assassin schoolgirls in movies like Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill.
By talking to Japanese women, including former and current J-Pop idols, well-known actresses, models, writers, and artists-along with famous Japanese film directors, historians and marketers-authors Brian Ashcraft and Shoko Ueda (who have both contributed to WIRED's "Japanese Schoolgirl Watch" columns) reveal the true story behind Japan's schoolgirl obsessions.