Episode #106 Kawaii-for-Rent?! 〜Japan’s Unique Rental Services!〜
Episode #106Kawaii-for-Rent?! 〜Japan’s Unique Rental Services!〜
Long ago, before the advent of streaming services, watching a movie at home was prefaced with a rental. Those days are long gone. However, Japan’s rental service game is growing stronger every day! What’s for rent? Pretty much everything! From a limousine party to that designer handbag that suits your look but not your budget. When it comes to rentals, the sky’s the limit!
What else is for rent, in Japan? Tune in to find out!
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May 10, Fri. 0:30 / 6:30 / 13:30
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COSPATIO
A cosplay costume brand that has been producing high-end garments for 24 years. They offer a wide range of characters and sizes, including the Cardcaptor Sakura costume featured in the episode.
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ACOS
The official cosplay brand of Cardcaptor Sakura. They create detailed replicas of garments shown in the anime, allowing cosplayers to fully realize the character. Various props and accessories are also available for purchase.
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CARDCAPTOR SAKURA
The story of a girl, Sakura, who gathers magical cards that are scattered around the world. Released in 1998, it was hugely successful in Japan and around the world. In 2018 a new and highly anticipated series was broadcasted in Japan by NHK. The series were also made available for global viewing via streaming video services listed below
Ani-one, bilibili, Crunchyroll, friDay影音, iQIYI TW, KT Olleh, LG U+, mango.TV, MIGU VIDEO, My Video, Netflix, qq, SK Btv, sohu, WAKANIM, youku, 中華電信MOD
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Pasela Resorts
This time Yabatan chose the "Girls' Limousine Party" plan! The 90-minute tour takes you around three spots in Tokyo perfect for photos. After that, you can enjoy a meal in a restaurant or karaoke room.
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StudioBe
This rental studio made of three separate buildings lets you experience various environments, such as a prison or church. Each month, the studio organizes numerous events open to the public.
Place: Itabashi-ku,Tokyo
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Kazumi
Kazumi likes Harajuku fashion. For this photo shoot, she carefully selected locations in her home country of Bolivia that match with the scary/kawaii fashion.
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Cyocobi
A model that has over 100,000 followers on a fashion-posting app. She loves the fluffy style so much that her hats, coats, and even her bags are fluffy. She gave us some tips for fluffy style fashion.
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Julie
A student from France who attends a Japanese school. She loves the girly style fashion, and will try the fluffy style for the first time..
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Kawaii.i Fashion Contest 2017 “My Kawaii Personal Style”
All is revealed. The 5th Kawaii Leader has been chosen! Thank you to everyone for their participation!
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Eva Cheung
One of the first Kawaii Leaders. She introduces us to her Kawaii Life with her husband who she got married to last year, and her one year old son.
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Dream Wand Necklace: cocotte
This time, she showed us how to make a very original, cute cane-shaped necklace using two types of resin.
A handmade artist. She has been gaining popularity thanks to the success of How-To books that teach how to make Yume-kawaii resin accessories.
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Yuya Nara
Yuya Nara is a popular hair stylist from SHIMA Harajuku, located in the hair salon mecca of Harajuku. He started many hairstyle trends, and has styled many celebrities. This time, he told us how the hairstyle trends have changed in Harajuku starting the late 90's.
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Xie Anran
China
Chinese Lolita Fashion-Situation
A famous Lolita fashion model in China. She introduces Chinese Lolita culture from her room to some popular shops.
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Ken Sasaki
A man for rent known as "the violin-playing IT ojisan." In the studio, he explained the "Ossan Rental System" to us. The system lets you rent an ojisan (a Japanese word for older man) at the rate of 1,000 yen per hour.
To our viewers:
neither this program nor website endorse any specific products or shops. If you have any questions or concerns about the details behind the various products/services, please contact the product maker/sales office/service provider directly.
The information on this website is current as of May 2019.
