{"product_id":"zippo-shigeru-mizuki-be-lazy-80209","title":"ZIPPO Shigeru Mizuki “Be Lazy” 80209","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"73\" data-end=\"209\"\u003eThis ZIPPO lighter features one of the well-known quotes selected from several handwritten calligraphy boards created by Shigeru Mizuki.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"487\"\u003eThe design places his warm, humanistic words and signature onto the metal surface of the ZIPPO lighter, envisioned as if it were a traditional Japanese shikishi art board. It was created with the hope that this piece will continue to live on together with fans for many years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"489\" data-end=\"607\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe phrase is said to mean:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"516\" data-end=\"519\"\u003e“Work hard when you are young, so that you can live a relaxed life in your later years.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"805\"\u003eThe lighter itself is decorated with high-purity 99% pure silver plating.\u003cbr data-start=\"682\" data-end=\"685\"\u003eIt features detailed etching for a three-dimensional texture, combined with vivid graphic printing for a refined finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"70\" data-end=\"248\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"70\" data-end=\"84\"\u003eCase Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Regular Case\u003cbr data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"100\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"124\"\u003eFinish \/ Processing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Silver Plating | Antique Oxidized Finish | Clear Coating | Etching | Printed Design\u003cbr data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"211\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"225\"\u003eCopyright:\u003c\/strong\u003e © Mizuki Productions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"56\" data-end=\"79\"\u003eAbout Shigeru Mizuki\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"480\"\u003eShigeru Mizuki (March 8, 1922 – November 30, 2015) was one of Japan’s most influential manga artists and a renowned researcher of \u003cem data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"218\"\u003eyōkai\u003c\/em\u003e (traditional Japanese folklore creatures). Born in Osaka and raised in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, Mizuki developed an early fascination with the supernatural after listening to mysterious folktales told by a woman known as “NonNonbā” during his childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"482\" data-end=\"964\"\u003eDuring World War II, he was drafted and sent to the fierce battlefields of New Britain (Rabaul). He lost his left arm in an air raid, an experience that profoundly shaped both his life and creative work. After returning to Japan, he began his career as a \u003cem data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"749\"\u003ekamishibai\u003c\/em\u003e (paper theater) storyteller before making his debut as a rental manga artist in 1958. In 1965, he won the Kodansha Children’s Manga Award for \u003cem data-start=\"892\" data-end=\"908\"\u003eTelevision-kun\u003c\/em\u003e, which led to his breakthrough into major publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"966\" data-end=\"1322\"\u003eHis most famous works include \u003cem data-start=\"996\" data-end=\"1014\"\u003eGeGeGe no Kitaro\u003c\/em\u003e (originally titled \u003cem data-start=\"1034\" data-end=\"1049\"\u003eHakaba Kitaro\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem data-start=\"1052\" data-end=\"1063\"\u003eAkuma-kun\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1065\" data-end=\"1082\"\u003eKappa no Sanpei\u003c\/em\u003e, and the war memoir \u003cem data-start=\"1103\" data-end=\"1136\"\u003eOnward Towards Our Noble Deaths\u003c\/em\u003e. Mizuki portrayed yōkai not merely as frightening spirits, but as charming, deeply human characters—helping to firmly establish yōkai culture within modern Japanese popular imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1324\" data-end=\"1542\"\u003eHe received numerous honors throughout his life, including the Medal with Purple Ribbon (1991), the Order of the Rising Sun (2003), and recognition as a Person of Cultural Merit (2010). He passed away at the age of 93.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1544\" data-end=\"1684\"\u003eThe pen name “Shigeru Mizuki” is said to have been inspired by “Mizuki-so,” an apartment building he once managed in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"805\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Happy Laboratory Co., Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52969882124604,"sku":"4582406742099","price":8000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/0710\/3036\/files\/ZIPPOShigeruMizuki_BeLazy_80209.png?v=1772161601","url":"https:\/\/intl.shimanoya.co.jp\/en-jp\/products\/zippo-shigeru-mizuki-be-lazy-80209","provider":"Zippo Japanese Design Collection | Shimanoya","version":"1.0","type":"link"}