[With card] PokoPii / HANA "Quick Japan" vol.177

*Includes a B8-size bonus mini card featuring the same design as the cover

In 2017–2018, a ninja tanuki named “Ponpoko” and a peanut fairy named “Peanut-kun” appeared on the nascent VTuber scene.
Over the next seven years, the duo, known as “Poko-Pee”, continuously transformed beyond conventional boundaries into 2D, 3D, puppet, and mascot forms.

Born from animation, the two have continued to change their forms and venture beyond YouTube.
They have participated in the Yuru-Chara Grand Prix, embarked on a tour as rappers, built a theme park in a virtual world, and traveled across Japan...
While protecting their activities as independent creators unaffiliated with any company, they have continued to expand their creative horizons, eventually attracting allies who resonated with their DIY spirit.

This feature in “Quick Japan” vol. 177 highlights Poko-Pee’s one-of-a-kind creative spirit.
From multiple perspectives—including Ponpoko & Peanut-kun, their creative team, artists from other fields, and fans—it explores Poko-Pee’s expressive world and their lives as creators.

Also featured: a long interview with Poko-Pee, a special guest interview, and
fans’ “Top 50 Favorite Videos”!

The cover features original artwork by nabekatsu (Tsurube Tokyo), a creator who has produced numerous Poko-Pee works.
The opening feature includes an extra-long interview in which Ponpoko & Peanut-kun reflect on their past activities while discussing their beliefs about life and creation, as well as their future prospects.

The issue also features special guest interviews with artists whom each of the two deeply admires!
Peanut-kun chose actor Masahiro Higashide, a devoted fan who became a huge fan through movies and YouTube.
Ponpoko chose video creatorKanta (Mizutamari Bond), who had a major influence on Ponpoko’s activities as a VTuber.
Each visited the guest’s home to discuss the theme of “living and creating.”

The issue also features over 80 pages of content, including fans’ “Top 50 Favorite Poko-Pee Videos,” interviews with surrounding creators, a photo gallery of Ponpoko’s “days off” captured on film, and 10 cultures that have influenced Peanut-kun so far.

The visuals also include a puppet photo spread shot in Koga City, Shiga Prefecture, Poko-Pee’s base of operations, newly drawn original illustrations, and a mascot costume photo spread from “Poko-Pee’s Circular Bulletin,” allowing readers to enjoy the duo’s many forms.

HANA appears on the back cover and in the second feature!

The 17-page back cover feature introduces HANA, a girl group consisting of seven members—CHIKA, NAOKO, JISOO, YURI, MOMOKA, KOHARU, and MAHINA—who were formed through the audition program “No No Girls,” produced by Chanmina.

“My Voice, My Story” is the theme for the seven members on the back cover, which also features interviews and newly shot photo spreads with three units: CHIKA & KOHARU, NAOKO & JISOO & MAHINA, and YURI & MOMOKA.
The issue also features signatures written by each member as a single kanji character representing “how they express themselves.”