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Working with friends to turn culture into apparel
Takano: You often work on music projects, but I heard that you are working on a project with fellow anime lovers.
Kanazawa: That’s right. We are making clothes. Like the “Baki” T-shirt I am wearing right now.
Takano: If you look closely, you can see that it says “BAKI” on it.
Kanazawa: It’s a brand called MEQRI, which makes apparel in collaboration with manga, anime, and video games. Instead of using illustrations as they are, they create graphic logos from scratch. They are quite cute.
Celeina：Wonderful.
Kanazawa: Just yesterday, a collaboration with “Tamagotchi” was released. It’s really cute. The pop-up is also amazing, isn’t it?
Celeina：Where will it be held?
Kanazawa: It will be at MIYASHITA PARK. And for two weeks.
Takano: When does it start?
Kanazawa: From September 2 to 14.
Celeina: This weekend (at the time of broadcast).
Takano: Very timely!
Kanazawa: That’s right. I was invited to the program at this time, so it’s very hot.
Takano: It’s like, “Thank you, ARUMANA.
Kanazawa: It’s true.
Celeina: I understand that the collaboration pop-up between MEQRI and “Tamagotchi” will be held at THE [ ] STORE in MIYASHITA PARK from this weekend until the 14th. I hope listeners will check it out.
Kanazawa: By all means.
Celeina：For “FIST BUMP,” or Circle of Friends Connected by Gutai, we are asking you to introduce us to your friends.
Kanazawa: I am Ryo Fukuchi, an ordinary office worker, but I am also a media artist.
Takano: What is a media artist?
Kanazawa: I do all sorts of experimental things, and I do things with video. I am really an artist.
Celeina: How did you become friends?
Kanazawa: We have known each other for more than 10 years, and I really don’t know. I don’t know how we became friends with this guy. I think we are probably fellow geeks.
Celeina：Do you usually work together? Or as playmates?
Kanazawa: We are playmates. We go camping and mountain climbing together.
Celeina : You are very active.
Kanazawa: Even though I’m a nerd.
Celeina : That’s great.
Takano: If you had to describe Mr. Fukuchi in one word, how would it be?
Kanazawa: A fellow geek.
Takano: Thank you very much. Tomorrow, I will connect you to Ryo Fukuchi, who is also a media artist while working as an office worker.
Celeina: “FIST BUMP”, today we welcome Mr. Yasuyuki Kanazawa, photographer and president of “Oni” Inc. Thank you very much.
