When you think of 1976, what do you think happened?
1976 was the year that subculture was born.
Looking back on the decade of the 1970s, I recall that changes unlike any that had occurred up until that point were unfolding in many different directions. I will now sketch out the main new things that occurred and were born.

The breakup of the Beatles, Yukio Mishima's suicide, Kamen Rider, the United Red Army incident, the Vietnam Peace Accord, Nostradamus's Prophecies, Space Battleship Yamato, Made in USA Catalog, the Ramones, Comic Market, Rock Magazine, Bessatsu Takarajima, POPEYE, Chikyu Roman, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Murakami Haruki...

If we narrow it down to 1976, overseas, the Sex Pistols released their first album, Anita Rodet opened the Body Shop, and Jobs and Wozniak founded Apple Computer. The hippie/counterculture era that had continued since the 1960s came to an end in the mid-1970s, and the "era of subculture (and economic globalization)" arrived to replace the counterculture that had existed up until then.
The turning point was 1976, the year when punk and personal computers emerged simultaneously around the world. In this sense, I think it is possible to broadly interpret 1976 as the year of a paradigm shift in youth culture.
So why did 1976 become a big year for subculture?
Based on the hypothesis that "1976 is the birth year of subculture in Japan," we attempted to uncover the moment when subculture in this country was born by closely examining four categories: anime, occult, punk, and mook.

-----Featured Contents-----
◆Illustrated "PLAY BACK 1976" Illustrations by Miyu Sekine
◆Chronology of events 1970S
◆Essay: Another Spirit of 76
"What is the '76 Spirit?" Written by Takeo Udagawa
◆Interview (1) with Ryusuke Hikawa (anime and special effects critic)
Space Battleship Yamato and the History of its Fandom
◆Interview (2) with Takamoto Takeda (Owner of Yahata Bookstore)
"Chikyu Roman" and the Rediscovery of Japanese Occultism
◆Contribution (1) Punk's Arrival in Japan as Seen in Rock Magazine Written by Satoru Higashiseto
◆Contribution (2) "Bessatsu Takarajima" launched as a textbook for self-education Written by Yukitaro Naganuma
Manga "Soul of the Night" by Kazuya Madono

【content】
Basic knowledge of culture war terminology
Manga Riots IN USA: The suffocating reality emerging at American universities
〇Essay: PC debate and culture war
An introduction to political thought that explains the difference between liberals and conservatives
Illustrated guide to the differences between liberals and conservatives
Interview with Sammy Maeda: Japanese rock that has flowed into Santama
Manga: Liberals and Conservatives: 50 Years of American Politics
A guide to reading for understanding current American political thought
Manga Criticism: WAKE UP! Discover Wakeness in Fukushima Manga
Interview with Hirotaka Inoue, a researcher of American political thought: American conservatism that Japanese people don't know about
Interview with journalist Hiroko Kono on the origins and roots of the "Culture War"

[Staff review]

staff:nma
Point: This is a book that will let you know about the subculture that was born in 1976. I feel like I haven't heard the word "subculture" much lately. If you're curious about what subculture is, pick up this book.

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