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Volume 3, Issue 8

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Shojo Beat - In the Magazine

Vol. 3, Issue 8

 
Letter From The Editor

Cute Overload?
SB on the power of cute.

 
Fashion & Beauty

The Hot List: Fashion & Beauty
Try these on to feel fabulous: A starry pearl strand and the scent of Kimono Rose.

Get This Look
Eve's ultra-feminine air is achievable in just a few easy steps.

High Style, Low Budget: Live Lolita
SB expert Vivien Hoffpauir explains Lolita looks and lifestyles

 
Culture & Trends

DIY: Obon Lanterns
Make your own floating lanterns for Obon.

The Hot List: Culture & Trends
A cute Japanese drawing tool, manga-inspired products with a DIY backstory, and more!

Cooking: Ohagi
A sweet treat for a lovely holiday.

Bon Voyage Nana!

Where our favorite stylish BFFs are headed next.

Cute-o-meter
Are you a Baby & Me fan? Take the Minoru matching quiz!

Tanemuraland
Arina Tanemura's charcters suffer in beauty.

Hula and the Secret of Life
The director of Hula Girls chats with SB.

Local Lingo
A Tokyo-based videogame industry insider tells how she got there.

Features

River of Spirits
All about the Japanese holiday of Obon, when relatives both living and dead gather to celebrate!

Gackt Speaks
J-Pop idol Gackt chats with SB about music, life, and American girls.

 
SB & You

The Beat
Meet two more members of the all-girl Japanese group ORESKABAND.

Drawing With Yuu
Draw what you know (with Yuu Watase's help!).

Fan Art
SB fans' renditions of their favorite characters.

Letters and Contests
A longtime Nana staffer sends a letter of farewell, plus a Hula Girls giveaway.

Beat Box
A new place for SB readers to shine!

Street Seen
Philly's the place to be seen this month.

Horoscope
Leos are living it up.

Manga News

Manga Spotlight: Millennium Snow
Vampire drama and bittersweet love is the flavor of the day in Bisco Hatori's Millennium Snow volume 2.

Manga Spotlight: Ouran High School Host Club
There's more delicious Bisco Hatori goodness on offer this month with Ouran High School Host Club volume 9.

Manga Volume Update
The Shojo Beat Manga train keeps chugging along with a healthy selection of manga volumes out this month.

Coming Next Month
Check out what's coming up in our August issue.

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