Yugen Studio Magazine
Yugen Studio Magazine, 2022–, is an Italian magazine in the bakushi / kinbaku ecosystem.
Era: 2020s
Milan-based Yugen SM / Yugen Studio Magazine publishing line connected to Yugen Studio. The official Yugen Studio magazine category says the magazine features shootings made in Yugen Studio and cultural articles by Japanese and Western connoisseurs; current product pages show a recurring print format with shootings, backstage sections, interviews, viewpoints and original illustrations around kinbaku and its underground culture. SMpedia lists Ema Kuroko as chief editor, Marta Tenshiko as editorial director and Federico Kirigami as shooting director. King Koala documents Issue #0 in 2022, and Yugen Studio lists product pages through at least #14; the official #14 product page and a 2026 Yugen Instagram post support the mid-2026 N14 continuation, with Ema Kuroko again credited as chief editor, Marta credited for editorial direction and Federico Kirigami / Rope Tales credited for art direction, shooting and cover-rope work. A separate Yugen product page documents Tsubaki Kanda's concise text about Naka Akira, curated / edited by Yugen Studio.
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Sources
- Yugen Studio: Yugen Studio Magazine category catalogue record
- King Koala: Yugen SM Issue #0 catalogue record
- Yugen Studio: Yugen SM Issue #13 catalogue record
- Yugen Studio: Yugen SM Issue #14 catalogue record
- Yugen Studio Instagram: Yugen SM N14 pre-order post catalogue record
- SMpedia: Yugen Studio Magazine catalogue record
- Balotta: E ora parliamo di P0RN0 - con Yugen Studio catalogue record
- Yugen Studio: Whispers in the Rope by Tsubaki Kanda catalogue record
- Instagram: Yugen SM 13 Lola Sapieha and VAEGABOUND credits catalogue record
- Instagram: Yugen SM 13 Kitaro, Tenshiko and Rope Tales credit catalogue record
- Rope Tales by Kirigami catalogue record
- Yugen Studio homepage catalogue record
- Yugen Studio Instagram: YSM #8 Knot Really Dead model credit catalogue record
- Yugen Studio Instagram: tagged Yugen SM print image with Knot Really Dead catalogue record
- Yugen Studio Instagram: YSM #7 Knotreallydead shooting credit catalogue record
People associated with Yugen Studio Magazine: Lola Sapieha, VÆGABØUND, Kitaro Kasukabe, Ema Kuroko, Federico Kirigami, Marta Tenshiko, Naka Akira, Knot Really Dead, Happa, Gordias, Anna Aurora, Morgana, Monad, Manush, Cath After Dark.