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Brian Ashcraft & Shoko Ueda 
Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential 
How Teenage Girls Made a Nation Cool

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‘The schoolgirl is the main driver of Japan’s Gross National Cool, and Brian Ashcraft’s book is the best source for those hoping to understand why.’ –Chris Baker, WIRED Magazine


Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential takes you beyond the realm of everyday girls to the world of the iconic Japanese schoolgirl craze that is sweeping the globe.


For years, Japanese schoolgirls have appeared in hugely-popular anime and manga series such as
Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and
Blood: The Last Vampire. These girls are literally showing up everywhere–in movies, magazines, video games, advertising, and music.
WIRED Magazine has kept an eye on the trends emerging from these stylish teens, following kick-ass schoolgirl characters in videogames like
Street Fighter and assassin schoolgirls in movies like Quentin Tarantino’s
Kill Bill.


By talking to Japanese women, including former and current J-Pop idols, well-known actresses, models, writers, and artists–along with famous Japanese film directors, historians and marketers–authors Brian Ashcraft and Shoko Ueda (who have both contributed to
WIRED’s ‘Japanese Schoolgirl Watch’ columns) reveal the true story behind Japan’s schoolgirl obsessions.


You’ll learn the origins of the schoolgirls’ unusual attire, and how they are becoming a global brand used to sell everything from kimchi to insurance. In
Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential, you’ll discover:

  • Sailor-suited pop-idols

  • Cult movie vixens

  • Schoolgirl shopping power

  • The latest uniform fashions



Japanese schoolgirls are a symbol of girl empowerment.
Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential shows why they are so intensely cool. Don’t miss this essential book on the Japanese youth culture craze that is driving today’s pop culture worldwide.


‘Whether your preferred schoolgirl is more the upstanding heroine Sailor Moon or the vengeful, weapon-wielding Gogo Yubari of Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill, Vol. 1, you’ll come away well versed.’ –Publishers Weekly
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About the author

Brian Ashcraft and
Shoko Ueda are a husband and wife team from Osaka, Japan, now based in Dallas, Texas. Brian is the author of
Arcade Mania!, a senior writer for Kotaku.com, and was previously a contributing editor at
WIRED Magazine. He has written for
Metropolis Magazine,
Popular Science, Otaku USA, the British tech magazine
T3, and
The Japan Times, as well as writing countless ‘Japanese Schoolgirl Watch’ columns. Shoko has been a research assistant for
WIRED and is a former Japanese schoolgirl.
Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 208 ● ISBN 9781462914098 ● File size 54.4 MB ● Publisher Tuttle Publishing ● Published 2014 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5515651 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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