#ep61

goo dansoo + feed your girl

Part 1 (Part 2 can be found here)

K: Its a bit sudden, but this week...where are we?

J: Here.

T: Look around, its amazing.

K: Where are we? Its pretty obviously though.

T: Haha. Uh, so this is Hardcore Chocolate in Higashi Nakano. We finally made it. We came here on location to this store which is famous for making really cool tshirts.

J: Yehy! *clapping* We finally made it, right? I forgot how many times we've been out on location before, but this has been long-awaited. We've come to buy some tshirts today, right?

T: Yeah, we'll look for some ones we like.

K: It doesn't feel like we are doing the show at all. We are not even looking at the screen.

J: Kaoru, you can't take your eyes off them, can you?

K: Haha, right.

J: You are in regular tshirt shopping mode.

K: Yeh.

J: Well, we are on location, so lets have a quick interview with the store owner. And after that we can search for our favourite tshirts.

T, K: Yeh.

J: Its like a dream.

T: Well, lets introduce the store owner, Munakata san.

J: Munakata san, please stand next to Kaoru.

M: Ah, hello.

K: Thank you so much. Im always wearing this kind of thing.

M: Ahh, hunting for trouble.. from Bebop..

K: Yeah, haha.

J: You really like this store, don't you, Kaoru?

K: Yes, I have loads from here.

J: Do you?

K: Yeah.

M: How did you find out about us?

K: It was your homepage..I saw your page tagged somewhere, and thats how I discovered you.

M: I see. Thank you. By the way, what tshirts do you have from here?

K: Uh, Bebop..and...Tiger Mask..

M: Ah, Tiger Mask! The first generation Tiger Mask.

J: Ahh, Sayama Satoru?

M: Yeah.

K: And also..some Hanshin Tigers ones.

M: Oh, yes. Are you a Hanshin fan?

K: Yes.

M: Ah! So am I.

T: ??*1

K: Haha

M: Yeah, so I only make Hanshin ones.

T, J: Oh really?

M: Yes

J: There's no way you would do a Giants one?

M: Yeah, I won't sell my soul.

K: Haha

J: People might buy Giants tshirts though, as we are in Tokyo.

M: Yes.

J: But you don't want to lower yourself to that level?

M: Thats right. I'll persevere.

J: Of course.

T: Er, excuse me, but when did you start this store?

M: Uh, the store itself I started in 2003, but we've been consistently online since 1999.

T: And you opened the store in 2003?

M: Yes.

J: Well, Kaoru is wearing this Bebop tshirt today, and you do pro-wrestling shirts, and...what else?

M: Live action shows, Movies, manga..

J: You have some core themes that you use, did you decide to specialise in these because they are your own weird interests?

T: Haha

M: Yeah, Im just going with things I've liked since I was small. I don't really have any strategy.

J: Ahh, so you are not really thinking about marketing, you are just making things you like.

M: Yes.

T: Brilliant.

M: Its like giving something back to the things I love. So we also made Tokyo Sports tshirts.

T: Yes, Im grateful we collaborated. Thats how we ended up here.

K: Its good, this. (*T's tshirt*)

T: Yes, its good. Thanks.

J: Im also wearing one of the Tokyo Sports collab ones, but how did this come about? Did they pay you?

M: Haha, no no

J: Like, ¥70,000 for a set?

M: I just suddenly though I wanna do a collaboration with Tokyo Sports. An aquaintance said they would make Tokyo Sports stickers and stuff, so we wondered if tshirts would also be ok. So, I asked the headquarters..

J: I see. How are they selling?

M: They are doIng great.

T: Oh, thank you. Thats good, thank you. Well, we introduced these tshirts on this show, and a lot of fans said they liked them.

K: I think they liked it as soon as they heard there has been a collaboration, without even seeing the item.

T: Oh, thank you.

M: The back print is something..I spent half a day in a warehouse going through old Tokyo Sports editions, picking out headlines I liked.

J: Ah, you design them all youself?

M: Yeah..about 90% of the time.

J: How many designs do you currently have in the store here?

M: Hmm, maybe about 300 or 400?

J: Oh, that many? We're gonna browse them in a minute, but can you tell us roughly what each zone is?

M: Yes (*points out sections*) Pro-wrestling, live action shows, movies...then over here, manga, and also western comics....and at the back, we have games, and Mu magazine.

J: Mu magazine?! Even that..

T: Yeah, haha

J: Right?!

M: Those ones have always been popular.

J: Really? Kaoru, which zone are you interested in?

K: All of them.

J: All? haha

K: I get drawn in no matter where I look.

J: Its incredible, isn't it? Ok, should we get started?

K: How many can we pick?

J: Well, Kaoru, you should decide that, being the host of the show. What should we do?

T: How about our best one first?

J: Ok, we'll decide our faves. 

K: Each choose our favourite one?

T: Yeah, your own.

J: Ok, I got it. Lets get digging and find our favourites. We can ask Munakata san if we need help.

M: Yes.

K: Ok, should we get started?

J, T: Yes.

K: Ok, lets do it....Im never gonna get round the store, I keep stopping to look at things.

T: Hehe.

(*Joe asking about Giants tshirts in the background*)

K: Masa Saitō..ah, this is good.

M: There are a lot of tshirts with a backprint too.

J: Yes. Ah! Here are some Tokyo Sports ones.

M: Yes.

T: Oh, yeah. Thank you.

J: It looks like they are selling.

M: Yes, there are only a few left.

J: Right.

T: Oh, Im so happy.

J: They are large size, that might be in inner diameter. Do you tend to sell bigger sizes?

M: Yeah, like L or XL are the biggest sellers.

T: Ahh. If a woman wore this kind of thing, you'd fall straight in love with her, right?

J: You would.

M: Really? Like, Edogawa Ranpo or something.

T: Yeah, you'd think she has great hobbies.

J: But if a woman wore something like this in a bar or somewhere, she would stand out. You could cut out a lot of the small talk, right? You'd know she has similar interests to you.

T: Yeah.

J: You could start talking to her with ease.

(*Cut to K looking quietly at tshirts*)

K: Ah, isn't this great? This might be the one.

Fujieda: That was quick.

K: It might be this one.

(*Cut back to J*)

J: Tasai, have you found anything you like?

T: This 'Naniwa Kinyūdō' one is good. This is that famous scene.

J: Oh yeah

T: Yeah, like 'Do you want this?

M: Its his girlfriend.

T: Yeah, its the main character Haibara's girlfriend. He'd never seen her skin before, but she showed him and asked him, like, 'Do you want me?'

J: Yeah, then on the back is this image.

T: Yeah, haha.

J: Like, 'Akemi san, I love you!'.

M: He worries about it first.

J: Oh, really? Ah, I see, he was a bit scared at first, but in the end...he came round.

T: So you collaborated with the writer for this?

M: Yes, well, he has already died, so we collaborated with his wife.

J: This would be a good birthday present for someone. Like, for your boyfriend or girlfriend or something.

T: Are there any women who like Naniwa Kinyūdō? Haha

J: No, its like saying this is how much I love you, or something.

T: Shall we see what Kaoru is doing?

J: Oh, yes.

M: He's really looking.

T: Haha, yeah.

J: Kaoru is a real enthusiast.

K: I've already found three I could choose.

J: Really? Three already?!

K: Yeah.

T: We've left him alone since we started filming.

J: Which are the ones you like?

K: Oh, the ones over here. Already.

J: You're quick!

K:  I know my favourite already, I think I found it.

J: No, but there's still loads back here.

K: Yeah.

J: Just look at them in order....How about this?

K: Oh, that looks good.

J: There's only this one left.

K: That will get attention.

J: Yeah, haha

K: You'd have to ask about it.

J: Yeh, haha. Like, all of a sudden ???*2, or not...Oh, whats this? The Sheik?

M: Its Sabu

K: Sabu?? Ah, nostalgic!

T: This is great.

J: Its amazing.

M: There's another type here too.

K, J, T: Ahhh.

K: Thats a great expression on his face.

(*Cut to Kaoru looking at Mu magazine tshirts*)

T: Ah, Mu, right?

K: These ones are all good.

(*Cut back to J looking at pro-wrestling tshirts*)

J: This is amazing. Ah, Bruiser Brody, Butcher..

Takabayashi: Its nostalgic.

Fjord: I feel kinda stupid