Acquired from M back in 2024 during my trip to Hyogo, this hails from the collection of his deceased friend who gave M these works. M gave them to me in turn so long as I documented them for others to see as they were beginning their clean out around this time. Their friend was once a relatively notable member in the Brave Raideen F.C. Mutron as well as a major Akira Kamiya & Makio Inoue fan, belonging to their respective fanclubs as well. This particular book is a standard, run of the mill data book though has real time documentation of Kamiya's activities as a voice actor alongside his role within the band Slapstick. There are tons of comments on his past television roles, correspondene requests from likeminded fans, personals and meeting information.

Considering that this is all pre-internet, the fanclub zine was an integral part of fandom culture. Many voice actors had official fanclubs and oftentimes officiated events / helped fund meet ups with fans, which in turn bolstered their fame and support. This book has never once gone to auction and is exceedingly rare. Vol. 16 is also in my possession.

The main editor, Yoko Takeuchi (竹内洋子) hailed from Osaka.

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