Showa Secret Literature - SM Fan Special (1983) tattoobooks bears and many birds

bears and many birds

Unlike most magazines that appeared in your local newsstands

art galleries

this book compiles a variety of illustrations and paintings Ade painted over an 18 month period

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Showa Secret Literature - SM Fan Special (1983) tattoobooks bears and many birdsAt the peak of erotic publishing in Japan in the late 70s and 80s, SM Fan was a popular magazine that ran for about 17 years. This special edition book, put together by the team at SM Fan, features several illustration galleries, photo galleries of kinbaku and short stories by Japan's very best creatives. These special edition books were put together with high quality covers and meant to stay on bookshelves for a lot longer than regular monthlies.