Heisei Retro is a term that refers to the very bright colours and non-internet excess of early-mid Heisei years.
If anyone can claim authorship of the term Heisei Retro, it’s Mero Yamashita, a collector, exhibition curator and writer. He argues that the early Heisei years belong to a distinct cultural epoch, as different from today as Showa was from the Taisho Era (1912-26).
by Snapper2001 January 12, 2026
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