(C24) [Garma F.C.] Night Life Issue No. 9 - Vol. 1 (1983)

(C24) [Garma F.C.] Night Life Issue No. 9 - Vol. 1 (1983)
(C24) [GARMA F.C.] Night Life 9号(通巻1号) (1983) 昭和 58 年

An exceedingly rare, never before documented doujinshi from the Garma F.C. - while not the official Garma Zabi F.C., this particular circle comprised of several important Charma and Gundam doujin artists of their day, primarily fujoshi who were college age. This particular book is Issue 1 in a new series of works entitled 'Night Life' - other texts are mentioned, which give some context behind the group's activities and their key proponents / membership. Titles listed for eventual order/sale, such as Love Stepp, are aligned with the artists Hayato Naito as well as several members of the P.L.O, albeit indirectly.

"We will hold our second reunion in Hiroshima. Please come along in large numbers. It will be held around October 10th. (I hope that many people will come, because I'm sure the kids who know will understand). Please contact me by the end of September with a postcard and I will let you know the details and the date and time.

LOVE STEPP (around 100 pages, color cover, 800 yen (including postage). It will be published at the end of August. The cover was drawn by Makoto Nino, and I made it into a giant B3 poster. It's a little expensive, so it will only be sold at Comiket (about 400 yen). If you can only buy it by mail, please send it with 240 yen in postage + the cost of the poster enclosed (please write a letter first and I will tell you the amount). I will be exhibiting at Tokyo Comiket (8/6), Kumamoto Comiket (8/4), Fukuoka Petit Comiket (5/28), and Hiroshima Comiket (09/30)."

This particular text made it to Comiket as well as being sold via mail order to the fans who had already bought membership. This group boasted over 100+ members, many of which were contributors, though there isn't much available about the group outside of the commercials and editor's notes present, and many books are hard to source/locate at the moment. Many possibly also had small print runs.

This is a unique text in that it shows even more information and historical context about Gundam's popularity, primarily Charma, as well as some incest themes between Garma x Gihren by the P.L.O / Lectori Salutem... contributor Sowanna.

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