Re: Vintage Tokusatsu books
Banso made more than 100 different pop up books from the late 60s to the late 70s, in 4-5 different sizes. Some of the topics were truly random, like one on cute pets.
The reason those are interesting is sometimes the most random books (like one on volleyball!) contain some of the most spectacular pop ups.
One of these days, given the time and everything else, I'd like to do a proper write up or video on the line. My guess is they had one or two key designers during the decade, and their brilliance is immediately recognizable in some of the constructions, especially in the larger books.
Must be something with the early childhood education system or love of origami or something that raises the type of spatial geniuses that make items like the Banso pop ups, not to mention the Microman Microchange and Diaclone lines (later known as --> Transformers).
