Purikura

In Real Life

Mona Lisa, Made Cuter

9:00PM August 24, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Mysterious. Enigmatic. Mona Lisa might called a lot of things, but cute isn’t one of them. Until now. More »


In Real Life

Atlus Leaves Sticker Picture Business

3:00PM April 2, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

In 1995, video game Atlus maker changed game centres forever when its first sticker picture (called “purikura” in Japanese) machine Print Club exploded onto the arcade scene.

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Fashion Model, Sticker Pictures, Infrared

7:30PM May 26, 2008 | Brian Ashcraft

*Sigh* Yes, that’s a sticker picture of me and Koakuma Ageha fashion model Rina Sakurai. Interviewed her in late April for work! Nice girl, very smart. Her blog is here. Wondering what the latest purikura (sticker pictures) trend hitting Japanese arcades is? Click over to Wired for a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it short piece I wrote about downloadable sticker picture machines.

Downloading Sticker Booth Pics [Wired]

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