📖 Product Description 🗞️ About the Magazine
The Japanese version of Playboy was first published under official license from the American magazine Playboy in 1975. As a sexy and intellectual culture magazine for men, it provided a wide variety of content, from gravure photos and fashion to movies, music, modern thought, and social commentary, bringing a breath of fresh air to Japanese media culture.
PLAYBOY Japan Edition launched in 1975 as the official Japanese version of the iconic American magazine. It combined sensual photography with sharp cultural insight—featuring fashion, cinema, music, social commentary, and more—becoming a symbol of sophisticated masculinity in Japan.
📘 Feature: "Second Issue"
The second issue was published in August 1975, just after the magazine's launch. It was a compilation of the American version of Playboy's worldview, further developed for a Japanese audience, and contained themes that captured the times and cutting-edge pictorials. This is a valuable volume that clearly shows the direction of the editorial department and the magazine's layout in its early days.
The second issue, published in August 1975, continues to expand on the vision of PLAYBOY in Japan. With gravure photography and timely editorial themes, it offers a deeper look into the early direction of the Japanese edition—making it a valuable issue for collectors and fans of cultural publishing.
📚 About the condition of the product
There is some fading and scuffing on the cover due to age, but the pages within the book are generally in good condition.
Some age-related yellowing and minor cover wear, but the internal pages are in good condition.
🚛 Shipping & Inventory
The item will be carefully packed and shipped from Japan with a tracking number.
Shipped from Japan with careful packaging and tracking number.
This is an important book for understanding the early days of Playboy culture in Japan. Recommended for collectors, magazine researchers, and culture lovers.
