Hello, Please!

Very Helpful Super Kawaii Characters from Japan By Matt Alt
and Hiroko Yoda

4-1/2 x 5-7/8 in; 240 pp ; 225 color images
Paperback
Published in August, 2007
ISBN 0811856747
ISBN13 9780811856744

$14.95

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Hello, Please! -- A menagerie of mascots and characters inhabit the islands of Japan, cheerfully guiding citizens through all sorts of daily activities and situations. Hello, Please! collects photographs of hundreds of the these cute (or kawaii) creatures in their native habitats, which are virtually everywhere: from public street signs to supermarket shelves, in doctor's offices and instruction manuals—even emblazoned on the sides of Tokyo's emergency vehicles. Authors Matt Alt and Hiroko Yoda explore the cultural context of these ubiquitous, hard-working critters and their relationship to anime and manga, commercial characters like Hello Kitty, and the cult of cute, while introducing readers to a host of adorable new best friends they never knew they had.

Matt Alt is the co-author of Super #1 Robot. He and Hiroko Yoda live in Tokyo, where they run the translation company AltJapan.

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