Atsushi Sasaki SOFT & HARD Radical Pop Critic 1995-2005 This weighty volume, exceeding 380 pages, offers a comprehensive critique of J-POP, films, literature, and more from the 90s to the 2000s. This selection gathers carefully chosen reviews written for various magazines between 1995 and 2005. From the 80s to the 90s, and into the 2000s, the complex interrelationships of three decades are unraveled through the diverse subjects born during this tumultuous era. From the 90s through the end of the century and into the 2000s—critic Atsushi Sasaki fearlessly dissects and boldly connects J-POP, comics, novels, films, and more! Includes conversations with Kazushige Abe and Shinji Aoyama, as well as interviews with Tsunku♂ and Tetsuya Komuro!! Key figures discussed: Minoru Furuya / Otaru Maijo / Shinro Ohtake / Eye Yamantaka / YOSHIMI / Seiichi Yamamoto / Kazushige Abe / Shinji Aoyama / Masaya Nakahara / Mitsuyo Kakuta / Nisio Isin / Santa Inoue / Naruyoshi Kikuchi / Denki Groove / Scha Dara Parr / Kenji Ozawa / Yasuyuki Okamura / Halcali / Tsunku♂ & Tetsuya Komuro... Condition is similar to that of a used book.