A History of Zentai:
In 1980’s, Marcy Anarchy started to experiment with the full body tights inspired by a character ‘Ningen Modoki’ from cartoon 1966-67 ‘Maguma-taishi’. Along with the technology of Toray in Japan, the full body suit has developed. And he started to create a group ‘Pittari Fit Company (PFC)’ among like-minded friends. In 1995,
Marcy spreaded a news of ‘zentai’ using internet. The response was overwhelmed with much positive response from all over the world.
In 1980’s, Marcy Anarchy started to experiment with the full body tights inspired by a character ‘Ningen Modoki’ from cartoon 1966-67 ‘Maguma-taishi’. Along with the technology of Toray in Japan, the full body suit has developed. And he started to create a group ‘Pittari Fit Company (PFC)’ among like-minded friends. In 1995,
Marcy spreaded a news of ‘zentai’ using internet. The response was overwhelmed with much positive response from all over the world.
Beginning of 1980- Zentai first appeared in the reader’s column of Japanese porn magazine.
1992- Photography book ‘Body Discipline’ authored by Yumi and photographs by Shinji Yamazaki featured a female in zentai.
1994- Communities rapidly formed with the progress of the Internet.
1996- Magazine Friday (Koudansha) featured few groups of females and male in zentai. This may be the first appearance of zentai in mainstream media. The documentary shows a zentai party but it is not clear if it was for real.
2003-‘Tamori club’ (タモリ倶楽) (TV Asahi) featured zentai. A few zentai players appeared in the program and talked about their activities. They gave zentai suits to the main personality ‘Tamori’.
2004- Urajani (Terebi Tokyo), Poohi (TBS), Okami Shonen also introduced zentai in their program.
1992- Photography book ‘Body Discipline’ authored by Yumi and photographs by Shinji Yamazaki featured a female in zentai.
1994- Communities rapidly formed with the progress of the Internet.
1996- Magazine Friday (Koudansha) featured few groups of females and male in zentai. This may be the first appearance of zentai in mainstream media. The documentary shows a zentai party but it is not clear if it was for real.
2003-‘Tamori club’ (タモリ倶楽) (TV Asahi) featured zentai. A few zentai players appeared in the program and talked about their activities. They gave zentai suits to the main personality ‘Tamori’.
2004- Urajani (Terebi Tokyo), Poohi (TBS), Okami Shonen also introduced zentai in their program.
Zentai Art is an unique Singapore art form. Zentai has started in Japan. But with the very first zentai art festival, zentai art will develop in Singapore as an unique Singapore art form. This is something to export out to other country and not something that SIngapore imports like many other things. This art from will help Singapore to generate the creativity to make an unique identity in the community.
Zentai Fetishism.
Zentai Fetishism.
