Since we’re fans of fetish and Japanese culture, we’re super excited Gata Magazine introduced us to Japan’s BIZARRE MAGAZINE. Manga publisher Tsukasa Shobo put this magazine out bi-monthly during the 1990s and early 2000s. They made it clear this was not an S&M magazine with the following disclaimer on the front of every issue:
BIZARRE is not S&M. For the above reason, we produced this magazine. This magazine is the first magazine of BIZARRE in Japan. BIZARRE is based on FETISHISM. Bondage, too, is a kind of fetishism in the field of BIZARRE. Costume and material are the most important. For instance, they are leather, rubber, P.V.C. and satin corset, high heels, boots and so on.
Check out this gallery of Bizarre Magazine Japan covers:
