Turning bonus stickers into eternal heirlooms that transcend time. We dream of turning every warlord from the 'Gekito Sengokuden' sticker series into 'pure gold plates' to preserve them for the future!
Gekito Sengokuden Honjin has announced a dream project to immortalize their Sengoku warlord sticker collection by crafting them into pure gold plates. This initiative aims to preserve the modern sticker art culture as a lasting cultural legacy for future generations.
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We support 'April Dream,' an initiative that aims to make April 1st a day for sharing dreams. This press release is the dream of 'Gekito Sengokuden Honjin.'
Gekito Sengokuden Honjin (Lead Organizing Company: Physio Co., Ltd.) dreams of realizing the 'Golden Sengoku Soul Project (tentative title),' a new development for our 'Gekito Sengokuden' Sengoku warlord stickers—palm-sized pieces of art—by turning every warlord from the series into pure gold.
■ 'Thoughts that transcend time' packed into a 48mm sticker
Through 48mm square stickers, 'Gekito Sengokuden' has expressed the lives and historical anecdotes of Sengoku warlords. The core theme of Gekito Sengokuden is that these stickers, as they pass through people's hands and are exchanged, allow thoughts and feelings to connect across time and space. The bonus sticker culture of the 1980s was not just a passing fad; it is still loved by many today and passed down through generations. We have come to strongly desire to preserve this charm and passion—born from the lineage of illustrators who worked on the hit works of that era—for the distant future.
■ From Ukiyo-e to 48mm stickers: Connecting modern 'Musha-e' (warrior prints) to the future
Sengoku warlords have been depicted in various media throughout history, such as Ukiyo-e and Musha-e, and passed down to posterity. We believe that the Sengoku warlords, depicted in deformed style on 48mm square stickers, are also a fine form of 'contemporary art.' The illustrations for 'Gekito Sengokuden' are created by Studio Merfan, which led the 1980s bonus sticker boom and produced major hits like 'Gamura Twist' and 'Ramen Baa.' The children who were obsessed with them back then have now grown up and continue to love this sticker art across the eras.
■ Passing the baton from the past to the present, and into the future
We want to be the ones to pass this passionate baton, inherited from the 80s to the present day, into the future. We have come to strongly desire to preserve the wonderful techniques and illustrations of the era we live in for future generations in a form that will never fade. 'Pure gold' has fascinated people since ancient times and continues to shine forever. Our ultimate dream is to change the form from paper to pure gold, engraving these illustrations into the future as 'heirlooms' that transcend time. We will pursue this romance not merely as merchandise, but as a cultural inheritance that conveys the splendor of our current era for hundreds of years to come. From the Taiko Toyotomi Hideyoshi to famous warlords and princesses, all characters will be imbued with eternal life in the glow of gold. We will continue to run toward this dream until the day they reach the hands of people in the future.
■ Project Team Introduction
Organization Name: Gekito Sengokuden Honjin
Production Oversight (Lead Organizing Company):
Physio Co., Ltd. (Toshima-ku, Tokyo)
Illustration Production:
Studio Merfan Co., Ltd. (Toshima-ku, Tokyo)
Planning and Public Relations:
YS Corporation (Ageo-shi, Saitama)
Sticker/Regional Introduction Ambassador: 'Gekisen Girl' Rika Sonoda
God Field Promotion Co., Ltd. (Toshima-ku, Tokyo)
Golden Soul Project:
Planning:
Zuko Kobo (Funabashi-shi, Chiba)
Manufacturer:
RAIN Co., Ltd. (Taito-ku, Tokyo)
Gekito Sengokuden Honjin (Lead Organizing Company: Physio Co., Ltd.) dreams of realizing the 'Golden Sengoku Soul Project (tentative title),' a new development for our 'Gekito Sengokuden' Sengoku warlord stickers—palm-sized pieces of art—by turning every warlord from the series into pure gold.
■ 'Thoughts that transcend time' packed into a 48mm sticker
Through 48mm square stickers, 'Gekito Sengokuden' has expressed the lives and historical anecdotes of Sengoku warlords. The core theme of Gekito Sengokuden is that these stickers, as they pass through people's hands and are exchanged, allow thoughts and feelings to connect across time and space. The bonus sticker culture of the 1980s was not just a passing fad; it is still loved by many today and passed down through generations. We have come to strongly desire to preserve this charm and passion—born from the lineage of illustrators who worked on the hit works of that era—for the distant future.
■ From Ukiyo-e to 48mm stickers: Connecting modern 'Musha-e' (warrior prints) to the future
Sengoku warlords have been depicted in various media throughout history, such as Ukiyo-e and Musha-e, and passed down to posterity. We believe that the Sengoku warlords, depicted in deformed style on 48mm square stickers, are also a fine form of 'contemporary art.' The illustrations for 'Gekito Sengokuden' are created by Studio Merfan, which led the 1980s bonus sticker boom and produced major hits like 'Gamura Twist' and 'Ramen Baa.' The children who were obsessed with them back then have now grown up and continue to love this sticker art across the eras.
■ Passing the baton from the past to the present, and into the future
We want to be the ones to pass this passionate baton, inherited from the 80s to the present day, into the future. We have come to strongly desire to preserve the wonderful techniques and illustrations of the era we live in for future generations in a form that will never fade. 'Pure gold' has fascinated people since ancient times and continues to shine forever. Our ultimate dream is to change the form from paper to pure gold, engraving these illustrations into the future as 'heirlooms' that transcend time. We will pursue this romance not merely as merchandise, but as a cultural inheritance that conveys the splendor of our current era for hundreds of years to come. From the Taiko Toyotomi Hideyoshi to famous warlords and princesses, all characters will be imbued with eternal life in the glow of gold. We will continue to run toward this dream until the day they reach the hands of people in the future.
■ Project Team Introduction
Organization Name: Gekito Sengokuden Honjin
Production Oversight (Lead Organizing Company):
Physio Co., Ltd. (Toshima-ku, Tokyo)
Illustration Production:
Studio Merfan Co., Ltd. (Toshima-ku, Tokyo)
Planning and Public Relations:
YS Corporation (Ageo-shi, Saitama)
Sticker/Regional Introduction Ambassador: 'Gekisen Girl' Rika Sonoda
God Field Promotion Co., Ltd. (Toshima-ku, Tokyo)
Golden Soul Project:
Planning:
Zuko Kobo (Funabashi-shi, Chiba)
Manufacturer:
RAIN Co., Ltd. (Taito-ku, Tokyo)