Traditional shojo manga journal Ribon companions with 3 Coins for nostalgic way of life items sequence

Set your coronary heart aflutter with a powerful 92 items from six nostalgic and beloved tales that first ran in Ribon.

Japanese price range chain 3 Coins is dropping a brand new collaborative lineup on September 6 with Ribon (“ribbon”), a month-to-month shojo manga journal now in its seventieth 12 months of publishing. The sequence will provide an unimaginable 92 house and way of life items impressed by six traditional manga that have been initially serialized in Ribon‘s pages as many as 40 years ago. If 3 Coins’ earlier collaboration with shojo manga mega-hit Sailor Moon is any indication, this new lineup, with many objects costing as little as 330 yen ($US2.25) with tax, can be going to fly off the cabinets, particularly amongst these of a sure age searching for a visit down reminiscence lane.

The in depth lineup consists of quite a lot of useful objects comparable to pouches and reusable luggage designed within the fashion of a Ribon journal cowl, stickers and mugs that includes well-known scenes from the respective manga, and items with unique bonus illustrations reprinted from the manga journal freebies referred to as furoku of the time–some not printed once more for many years. Below are the six featured manga, in chronological order, and a sneak peek at a few of the items.

Tokimeki Tonight (ときめきトゥナイト) by Koi Ikeno (unique sequence 1982-1994)

A supernatural fantasy romance, this manga explores the budding romance between half-vampire, half-werewolf woman Ranze and her aspiring boxer classmate. It spawned a well-liked anime sequence and a handful of manga continuations which proceed to this present day.

Chibi Maruko-chan (ちびまる子ちゃん) by Momoko Sakura (unique sequence 1986-1996)

Although creator Momoko Sakura sadly handed away in 2018, her legacy will reside on ceaselessly within the type of this semi-autobiographical work following the on a regular basis antics of mischievous third-grader Maruko. A family title in Japan, the sequence’ anime adaptation continues to air immediately and is approaching its 1,five hundredth episode.

Hime-chan’s Ribbon (姫ちゃんのリボン) by Megumi Mizusawa (unique sequence 1990-1994)

What woman wouldn’t need using a magical crimson ribbon that enables her to rework into another person for one hour? This work is a traditional magical shojo manga full with an animated stuffed lion mascot character.

Marmalade Boy (ママレード・ボーイ) by Wataru Yoshizumi (unique sequence 1992-1995)

Wonky household dynamics don’t get any weirder than this when step-siblings Miki and Yu’s respective mother and father resolve to divorce, swap companions, remarry, after which all transfer in to the identical home collectively. Love triangles abound as Miki makes an attempt to navigate her new regular on this slice-of-life highschool story–and you’ll most likely guess whom she slowly begins falling for.

Lunatic Acrobatic Team (ルナティック雑技団) by A-Min Okada (unique sequence 1993-1995)

Perhaps a bit extra underneath the radar for western audiences, this romantic comedy follows junior highschool pupil Yumemi when she has to unexpectedly transfer into the home of the boy that she likes when her mother and father go abroad. However, her keep doesn’t go as easily as she’d hoped when she encounters every kind of challenges along with his household and rivals for his love.

Neighborhood Story (ご近所物語) by Ai Yazawa (unique sequence 1995-1997)

While manga artist Ai Yazawa is probably greatest recognized for her later hits Paradise Kiss and Nana, this earlier work was additionally extremely widespread amongst readers. The story focuses on fiery and aspiring clothier/artwork academy pupil Mikako and her emotions for her childhood neighbor/pal Tsutomu, whom she begins to view in a unique gentle.

In addition, every featured manga sequence can even have its personal “Special Box” out there for two,750 yen, packed stuffed with much more small way of life items.

The Ribon x 3 Coins collaborative lineup may be bought at 3 Coins shops and online from 6 September, though entry to buy the objects at shops on opening day September 6 might be by a lottery-based, timed entry system solely. Purchase limits for particular person objects can even be enforced all through the collaboration’s availability. The utility to enter the lottery is open by way of August 26 at 3 Coins’ Pal Closet website.

While you’re visiting your native 3 Coins department, you may additionally need to think about selecting up the chain’s electrical cotton sweet maker to stretch out the final days of summer time for so long as you possibly can.

Source, photographs: PR Times
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