15 Years of Gratitude. Playback of HOUYHNHNM's first urban festival, HNF!

HOUYHNHNM's (HOUYHNHNM's festival) was held on October 13 (Sun.) at "Shibuya Stream" and "Shibuya River Street". The day before, a large typhoon hit the area, forcing the event to be held in the afternoon, but when the lid was finally opened, the day was clear and sunny. The event was a great success, with approximately 8,000 people in attendance. The festival, held to commemorate the 15th anniversary of HOUYHNHNM's first issue, was an opportunity to express our gratitude to all those who have been involved and to our readers. For those of you who were unable to attend the festival due to the typhoon or living in the countryside, this report will help you soak up the aftermath of the event together. Let's get started!

Edit_Akiko Maeda, Kai Naito

By Special Guests
A gem of a performance.

From left: Mr. Gorilla , Mr. Fraidy,
Naokaku Shibuya

Naokaku Shibuya presents a live performance as a traveling version of his popular "I want to be just like you" Series in the magazine "Huinamu Unplugged". The person called in as a look-alike was Freddie Mercury's lip-sync performer, Mr. Fraidy. He performed a perfect copy of the legendary live performance that became the last scene of the movie "Bohemian Rhapsody. The excitement of the audience was at its peak.

The event started at dusk with an impromptu pre-pasting by contemporary artist Ken Kagami . Moreover, since this was a free opportunity to experience drawings by a world-class artist, a long line of people instantly formed!