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Posted: Sun 3:54, 21 Jul 2013 Post subject: What's the charm |
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aren’t the toys you played with as a kid.Saito: No! I started as an adult. I loved the shows as akid. Like a lot of kids raised in the “golden age” I was mesmerized by them.But I wasn’t really into the toys back then,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], more into building model kits.Years later, as an adult,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], I read an article about vintage toys in a magazine.That really piqued my interest. So I went to a specialty store in Shimokitazawathat sold them... And now here we are today. (Laughs) CNNGo: What's the charm? What do you think gives these toys their power?Saito: Well, they come from a powerful era. The immediate postwar period was tough, and these toys represent Japan making it through that. It was an era of rapid growth, not only economically but for popular culture such as children's shows as well. The expressiveness and technology of anime and live-action shows was growing in leaps and bounds. The toys were born of that. I think they're powerful because they came from a powerful time.CNNGo: What’s your single favorite piece on display
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