Really enjoyed all of these trips down memory lane! It's so cool to see those vintage images - I have a very vague memory of seeing the Galaxy Express 999 anime on TV during my childhood.
The one about the Ramune pen case, coupled with the story, was extra memorable. And I love the fun case that the Pilot Custom Urushi is in. I'm still in my TSL pen case, but may need a single pen sleeve soon for something fun that's being worked on! Thank you so much for sharing this piece - it was a treat to read.
I used to shy away from nostalgia. This has slowly changed since I started writing here. In hindsight, I am surprised by how much manga and anime have shaped some early worldviews.
Knowing what I know about your upcoming fountain pen plans, many Japanese pen makers often include beautiful single pen fabric kimonos.
I grew up in Moldova and the hard cases with many compartments triggered nostalgia for me! I also had many and delighted in new ways of storing stationary supplies. Wonderful post as always! The mokeke sounds so fun!
Wow, Moldova. I assumed it was in my own tiny corner of the world and never suspected hard cases to be as far reaching. I am curious, do you have a favourite? I don't want to infer from your famous art kit.
Really enjoyed all of these trips down memory lane! It's so cool to see those vintage images - I have a very vague memory of seeing the Galaxy Express 999 anime on TV during my childhood.
The one about the Ramune pen case, coupled with the story, was extra memorable. And I love the fun case that the Pilot Custom Urushi is in. I'm still in my TSL pen case, but may need a single pen sleeve soon for something fun that's being worked on! Thank you so much for sharing this piece - it was a treat to read.
I used to shy away from nostalgia. This has slowly changed since I started writing here. In hindsight, I am surprised by how much manga and anime have shaped some early worldviews.
Knowing what I know about your upcoming fountain pen plans, many Japanese pen makers often include beautiful single pen fabric kimonos.
I grew up in Moldova and the hard cases with many compartments triggered nostalgia for me! I also had many and delighted in new ways of storing stationary supplies. Wonderful post as always! The mokeke sounds so fun!
Wow, Moldova. I assumed it was in my own tiny corner of the world and never suspected hard cases to be as far reaching. I am curious, do you have a favourite? I don't want to infer from your famous art kit.