A drama on Fuji TV, "Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu" With Shonan as the backdrop, this is a drama that captures the essence of a teenage summer. The main character, an eccentric teacher transferred to a famous school in the seaside town of Shonan meets a group of students fully indoctrinated into the supremacy of the grading curve and the overriding importance of entrance examinations. Hot and steamy, this is a perfect drama for the summer. Monday from 9PM on Fuji Television "Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu" official website		Tokyo Picnic Club In collaboration with a variety of creative individuals and groups, the 'Tokyo Picnic Club' is pursuing a free and refined modern style of picnicking. Focusing on the 'right to picnic' as a basic right of all urban dwellers, this group is campaigning for greater access to public space in the city. "Tokyo Picnic Club" official website

CHERRYBLOSSOM Nagoya-based CHERRYBLOSSOM is a five-member rock and techno-style group whose colourful sound features powerful and cute twin vocalists who sing in unison, in harmony, and generally have a lot of fun. After beginning their assault on the music scene in the spring of 2007 CHERRYBLOSSOM set out on a nationwide tour, which led to the release of their first major label single "Dive to the World" in December of the same year (a surprise smash hit for the newcomers). Continuing on from the release of their second single "Harukaze Lovers Song", their powerful and positive third single "Cycle", is a dazzling high-speed track featuring off-kilter rapping and singing - throw off the chains of your tortured youth and give your troubles the boot! Watch out for CHERRYBLOSSOM this summer! CHERRYBLOSSOM official websit		Tokyo Onlypic "Tokyo Onlypic" is a new kind of tournament for the 21st Century. Using anime, computer graphics, puppets and live action, 15 groups of unique international and domestic creators under the direction of Majima Riichiro (of half a million copy selling 'Ski Jump Pair' DVD fame) create an 'unbelievable' and 'unprecedented' make-believe sports tournament where everything goes and generally does. The virtual sports tournament from another planet starts now! "Tokyo Onlypic"Official website

FUNKIST With half-South African, half-Japanese vocalist Someya Saigo at their core, FUNKIST is a seven member (including percussion and flute) group with an original style that defies categorisation. This hard-working live band is constantly on the move, playing over 100 shows a year throughout Japan and around the world. In addition to their live performances they also participate in events promoting peace and environmental awareness. July 16th, 2008 sees the much-anticipated FUNKIST major debut maxi-single "My Girl". Moving lyrics and melody combine with dense beats that come straight out of Someya Saigo's alternate homeland of South Africa to evoke an 'Afro-Punk Beats' passion that will bring you to your knees! The hottest sound to hit the streets this summer! "FUNKIST"Official website		Backdrop Kurdistan "Backdrop Kurdistan", a documentary about Kurdish asylum seekers.A 24 year old youth from a family of Kurdish refugees jumps the border and goes for it! 
Showing at PorePore Higashi Nakano from July 5! "Backdrop Kurdistan"Official website

The Russian Avant Garde　From Chagall to Malevich Exhibition of Moscow Museum of Modern Art which owns works by the key painters in “Russian Avant-garde” which flowered in the first half of the 20th century. A collection of 70 works by 30 artists including ten works of each of Malevich and Pirosmani will be on display. Official website		BUG A new film by director William Friedkin.An astounding strange thriller that pursues the limit of human mind. A lone film maker, William Friedkin, who has revolutionized the history of film several times with his films such as “The Exorcist”(’73), the most frightening film in history, and “The French Connection” (71), the Academy Award-winning cop action film, is shaking the world with this new film. Based on the off-Broadway version of a theatrical play “Bug” he fell in love with, Friedkin has collaborated with Lionsgate, which is known to the world for “The Saw” it presented in the past, to produce this sensationalizing film. A world where uncontrollable delusion drives you insane.The legend of “The Exorcist” is finally being replaced by a new legend. "BUG"Official website

A drama on Fuji TV, "Last Friends" "Last Friends" started as a TV drama on Fuji TV on April 10th featuring a selection of most popular & gorgeous stars today. It's a realistic human story of a group of people in the midst of their youth who are too frightened to fall in love but begin to live their own lives positively. It focuses on a variety of modern issues such as DV(=Domestic Violence), sexlessness, genderlessness and so on. Michiru (Masami Ngasawa), Ruka (Jyuri Ueno), Takeru (Eita), Eri (Asami Mizukawa) and Sosuke (Ryo Nishikido) who have their own problems learn the importance of friendship and human relationship through their lives in a shared house.		Bent Beat Special '08 "Bent", which has been planning a specially-ordered event as a bridge between fashionable and stylish music fans and artists, is holding an event to celebrate its second year! It's indeed a miraculous two-day event where a luxurious selection of artists gets together! Bent Beat Special '08 "BENT" Official site

MiM No 1 House DJ MAKAI arounses attention with his charity project MIM. The record sleeve of his first album "Face to Face" was a symbol of showing and giving love around the globe. His music are charming orginals, from an artist that earns more and more popularity among House Fans in Japan. "MiM"Official Site		modern conya A colorful sound, that echoes in your mind with its meaningful words.... graniph roudly presents a collaboration T-shirt for the CD release of Modern Conya: high class pop played by a high class orchestra! "modern conya" Official site

Lumiere This is a collaboration T-shirt with the new artist "Elmio" under the cover name "Lumiere". He has worked on remixes for i-dep, has been produced for Kaleido and various other projects. The T-shirt is sold with a 6-song-trial version of his works. "lumiere" official website (Japanese only)		Ryu-Ga-Gotoku Kenzan! The new game "Ryu-Ga-Gotoku Kenzan!" (Ready to face the dragon) for Playstation 3 on sale by March 6th! To make you feel the power of the dragon, graniph has visualised the original game logo on the T canvas. This collaboration T-shirt is available by Feb. 29th in the Design Tshirt stores graniph. "ryu-ga-gotoku" official website

HEY JAPANESE！ The year 2008, Tokyo suburbs along the highway 16. Shoplifters, old guys who like the high school girls like we do ourselves... young guys who call themselves "musicians" keen to go on stage in the far metropole, salrarymen who try to find their fun after their work, "NEET" not going to work, nor having a job, asking the parents for money to party along. Talking "straight", "What's cool" - "Hey Japanese!" A movie about a modern generation, tasting the salty everydaylife, spinned like a net, be annoyed by it, loving it.... "HEY JAPANESE！" official website		eighteen degrees. A new release of Ken Arai. He produced arlie, Maki Nomiya, Ryohei, moumoon and more extraordinary musicians. <eighteen degrees.> is currently his main project. He has produced 15 powerful pop tunes, based on Electro and House beats on his new album "Tokyo Boy, Tokyo Girl" at ODE Music. Release on February 6th and graniph realized a limited collaboration T!

CASH BACK A movie under the direction of Sean Ellis. A full-length feature developed from the Academy Award-nominated short film. When art student Ben Willis is dumped by his girlfriend Suzy, he develops insomnia. To pass the long hours, he starts working the late-night shift at the local supermarket. There he meets a colourful cast of characters, all of whom have their own 'art' of dealing with the boredom of an eight-hour shift. Ben's art is that he imagines himself stopping time. This way, he can appreciate the artistic beauty of the frozen world and the people inside it - especially Sharon, the quiet checkout girl, who perhaps holds the answer to the problem of Ben's insomnia. "Cashback" official website		Rock Rock Hello! "Rock Rock Hello!" was born with the intention to do an original carnival of Rock which is hosted by the artist group Sptiz. graniph will support this event with T-shirts for all event members, the staff, performers and all visitors too! Designed collaboration T-shirts are available in 4 different colors.

THE HAKONE OPEN-AIR MUSEUM The Hokone Open-Air Museum is the first outdoor museum in Japan where visitors can enjoy sculptures and art surrounded by nature changing through the four seasons. "A world where nature and person are coexisting with art" is the theme of the collaboration of The Hakone Open-Air Museum and graniph. The museum will hold an exhibition of graniph T-shirts and 50 various designs will be available in the cafe and museum store from the 7th of September though the 30th of November 2007. →www.hakone-oam.or.jp		the young punx The Young Punx are London based Hal Ritson and Cameron Saunders. Over the past few years they have firmly established themselves as the new darlings of UK dance music, with many of the world’s top DJs championing their records and over 100 BBC Radio 1 plays to date. The duo are at the forefront of the UK dance scene, and their cheeky pop culture mentality has seen them catch the headlines in mainstream media as diverse as The Sun, The Mirror, La Stampa, Radio 4 news and even BBC 2 Newsnight! →www.theyoungpunx.com/

Bokkou - Battle of Wits He is fighting alone against 100 000 enemies. This legendary japanese Comic "Bokkou- Battle if Wits" has now been produced as a grandiose movie. China in the times of war--- he has to protect his army. The genious tactic leader Kakuri, ones worshipped then forgotten. →official site		THE PIXIES ／ loudQUIETloud The movie about the American independant and alternative rockband The Pixies "Loud Quiet Loud" is released in Japan. graniph highly recommends this hommage for a band that is known as the immediate forebearer of the alternative rock boom. →official site

indigo jam unit The Jazz unit founded in 2005 by Sasai Kazuhiko, Toshihika Tarue, Wasano Isao and Shimizu Takehiro.They just released their first album "Demonstration" with is sold as a 12 inch Vinyl in the DMR record shop in Tokyo. You can also find the Jazz compilation CD "Jazz Dancer" and "Palette" at Tower Record.		ecole Deep in a thick forest, behind a high fence, hidden for the normal world is a secret school (ecole). Only small girls are alowed to enter. But where do this little girls come from - and where are they going to? This aesthetic fable is the beautiful story of a dream and guides us into a world of pureness and peace.

flex life Flex life sublimes various essences of Soul, Funk, Raggae and Jazz to an original style. The gathering of Takeshi Okura's extravagant music and Aoki Satoe's message shows a japanese poetry, combines strengh and fickle. →flex life official site		Morning 25th Birthday! The weekly comic "Morning" celebrates its 25th Birthday! graniph congratulates and collaborates for a limited T-shirt edition with the illustrations of one of the most popular cartoonist in Japan. Watch out to catch one!

HEAVENLY FOREST The book named "Now, I'll go to meet her." is the masterpiece of Takushi Nishikawa. Now the long awaited literary film about the a love at the end of the rainbow. (Author: Takushi Nishikawa, Director: Takahiko Shinshiro, Casting: Hiroshi Tamaki&Aoi Miyasaki, Music: Ai Ozuka "Photo of Love") →Official site		TERRY & FRANCISCO It's like driving down the seaside, it's like fresh and warm wind -it's the charme of the singer and songwriters Terry & Francisco.Their album in an Indies mood was sold out shortly after the release! graniph has designed a T-shirt for them that reminds of an old 70's vinyl record logos.

Ants The atrocity of the 2. World War was over, but they had to remain in China and fight sedulousy like Ants. This documentary about the truth of japanese soldiers in postwar China has written a page in history that was to be forgotten. →official site		The Educators A German movie that deals with a protest against the social inequalities, a love of two men and one women and the dreams of revolution. Director Hans Weingartner created a masterpiece in the genre of "Transpotting" and "Run, Lola, Run!"

Zanzow Cafe These three young musicians with the finest melodic and sentimental sense of the Rock and Pop scene in Japan have founded Zanzou Cafe in 2001. Blooming melodies of their handmade sounds create he atmosphere that pierces your heart. →Zanzow-Cafe