The Hunt For Heart-Man

Virtual Carbon
17 Aug 202427:18

Summary

TLDRThe video script delves into the enigmatic 'Heartman,' a heart-shaped mascot whose images have circulated online for five years without known origin. The narrator's accidental discovery on SoundCloud leads to an extensive investigation, uncovering a connection to a Japanese archivist and hints of a 'lost media' case. Despite numerous leads, the true identity and purpose of Heartman remain shrouded in mystery, sparking an ongoing quest to solve this internet enigma.

Takeaways

  • πŸ” The script discusses an internet mystery surrounding a heart-shaped mascot known as 'Heartman', which has been circulating online for five years without a clear origin or purpose.
  • πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ The narrator and others have been on a quest to uncover the origins of Heartman, which is believed to be connected to a lost media case from over 40 years ago.
  • 🎢 The narrator's initial encounter with Heartman was through a music video on SoundCloud that featured the mascot's image, sparking curiosity but no concrete information.
  • πŸ“š 'Doc Pile' is identified as an archivist who scanned images of Heartman from old magazines and uploaded them online, but the original source of the images remains unknown.
  • πŸ€” Despite Doc Pile's involvement, he is not interested in revealing the origin of the Heartman images and seems to prefer them remaining a mystery.
  • πŸ” The script mentions nine known images of Heartman found scattered across the internet, with little information about their origins.
  • πŸ“ˆ The investigation into Heartman's origin includes analyzing the images for clues, such as CMYK printing patterns and VHS distortion, suggesting they may come from a video source.
  • πŸ™οΈ The images are believed to be from a fashion-related project due to Doc Pile's focus on archiving fashion and the images' appearance in fashion magazines.
  • πŸš— The script details efforts to date the images by identifying vehicles within them, suggesting a timeframe starting from the late 1970s.
  • πŸ“ The location of some images is identified as the Ginza area of Tokyo, Japan, providing a geographical clue to the mystery.
  • 🎭 A connection is made to the Kabukiza Theater in Tokyo, with the images possibly being related to a performance there, but the exact year remains uncertain.

Q & A

  • What is the central mystery of the video script?

    -The central mystery of the video script revolves around the origins and purpose of a heart-shaped mascot known as 'Heartman,' whose images have been circulating online for years without any known background or context.

  • How long have the images of 'Heartman' been circulating online?

    -The images of 'Heartman' have been circulating online for 5 years.

  • What is the significance of 'Doc Pile' in the mystery of 'Heartman'?

    -Doc Pile is an archivist who runs an online archive of fashion collections. He is significant because he scanned and uploaded the images of 'Heartman' online, but he does not know or is unwilling to reveal the original source of these images.

  • What is the 'Mother Culture' website mentioned in the script?

    -The 'Mother Culture' website is an online AR Gallery that featured scans from Doc Pile and also 'Heartman.' However, the site is no longer active, and its connection to the origin of 'Heartman' remains unknown.

  • What printing process is mentioned in the script that could explain the patterns seen in the 'Heartman' images?

    -The script mentions the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black) printing process, which can result in dot-like patterns when viewed closely, as a possible explanation for the patterns seen in the 'Heartman' images.

  • What clues about the age of the 'Heartman' images were discovered from the vehicles in the images?

    -The vehicles in the images, including a Toyota Light Ace M10, an Isuzu Elf, and a Nissan Gloria 330 SGLE, suggest that the images could be as old as the late 1970s, with the newest model being from 1979 to 1980.

  • What is the significance of the 'Kabuku-za Theater' in the location of the 'Heartman' images?

    -The 'Kabuku-za Theater' in Ginza, Tokyo is significant because it is the exact same location where three of the 'Heartman' images were taken, providing a potential clue to the origin of the images.

  • What is 'Design Festa' and how is it related to the new 'Heartman' images found?

    -Design Festa is an international art event hosted annually in Tokyo. It is related to the new 'Heartman' images because one of the images was found to be from a performance at Design Festa in 2009.

  • Who is 'I Love UDA' and what is his connection to the new 'Heartman'?

    -I Love UDA is a performer and street artist who was found to be connected to the new 'Heartman' images. He is known for spreading positivity and awareness about the environment through his performances.

  • What was the outcome of the search for the original 'Heartman' after the discovery of the new 'Heartman'?

    -Despite the discovery of the new 'Heartman' and the uncovering of I Love UDA, the search for the original 'Heartman' remains unresolved, with many leads and dead ends, and the mystery continues.

Outlines

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πŸ” The Enigma of Heartman

The script introduces the mysterious character known as Heartman, a heart-shaped mascot with no official name that has been circulating online for five years. Despite the character's online fame, the origins and purpose of these images remain unknown. The narrator recounts their accidental discovery of Heartman on SoundCloud and subsequent unsuccessful search for the character's origins. The script mentions a Reddit post that also inquired about the character, indicating a shared curiosity. The narrator and others have been on a quest to uncover the mystery behind Heartman, with some leads suggesting a connection to a lost media case from over 40 years ago.

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🌐 Tracing the Digital Footsteps of Heartman

The investigation into Heartman's origins leads to the discovery of nine known images scattered across the internet, with little information on their source. The narrator explores the possibility that these images are from a magazine, as suggested by the CMYK printing pattern visible on them. The connection to Doc Pile, an archivist who uploaded some of the images as part of his online archive, is established. However, Doc Pile's unwillingness to reveal the original source of the images complicates the search. The script delves into the technical aspects of printing and the potential for the images to be from a VHS tape, hinting at a larger project possibly related to fashion.

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πŸš— Uncovering the Timeframe of Heartman's Appearance

The search narrows down the timeframe of Heartman's existence by identifying vehicles in the images, suggesting the photos could date back to the 1970s. The identification of a Toyota Light Ace M10, an Isuzu Elf, and a Nissan Gloria 330 SGLE hardtop sedan helps to establish a minimum date of 1970 and a more specific timeframe of 1979-1980. The script also discusses the possibility that Heartman could be part of a fashion-related project, given the connection to Doc Pile's fashion archive and the setting of the images in Tokyo's Ginza district.

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🎭 The Kabuku-Za Theater Connection

The script identifies a specific location in the images as the Kabuku-Za theater in Tokyo's Ginza area, providing a potential timeframe of July for the images based on a sign advertising an upcoming performance. Despite efforts to contact the theater for more information, the search hits a dead end. The narrator then seeks help from a Japanese YouTuber, Tuar, who posts about the mystery on social media, sparking interest and discussion among Japanese netizens and leading to new insights about the possible date and context of Heartman's appearance.

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πŸŽ‰ Emergence of a New Heartman and Unraveling a Different Mystery

The search takes an unexpected turn with the discovery of new images featuring a different Heartman character from 2007, found in a Flickr collection and linked to a Japanese fashion model and musician. The script explores the possibility of a connection between the original Heartman and this new character, suggesting a predecessor or an evolution of the mascot. The investigation leads to the Design Festa art event and the character 'I Love UDA,' who shares a similar appearance with the new Heartman but has no direct link to the original mystery. The search for the original Heartman continues, with the hope that the spread of information will eventually reveal the character's origins.

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πŸ”„ The Ongoing Quest for Heartman's Identity

The script concludes with an acknowledgment of the ongoing search for Heartman's origins and an invitation for others to join the investigation. Despite the discovery of a new Heartman character and the uncovering of an unrelated internet legend, the original mystery remains unsolved. The narrator expresses gratitude for the community's help and the spread of information in Japan, maintaining hope that the enigmatic mascot's origins will eventually be revealed.

Mindmap

Keywords

πŸ’‘Heartman

Heartman is a central character in the video, described as a heart-shaped mascot without an official name. The term is integral to the video's theme as it represents the mysterious figure at the heart of the investigation. The script discusses the various sightings and images of Heartman online, which have been circulating for five years without a clear origin or purpose.

πŸ’‘Lost Media

Lost Media refers to a category of content that has been forgotten or is difficult to trace back to its source. In the context of the video, Heartman is considered part of a lost media case, as the origins and purpose of the images featuring this character have remained unknown for over 40 years, sparking an investigation to uncover its history.

πŸ’‘Archivist

An archivist is a person who collects, organizes, and preserves historical records or documents. In the script, 'Doc Pile' is mentioned as an archivist who runs an online archive called 'Document Pile,' which contains a collection of personal scans from various magazines. Doc Pile plays a significant role as he is the one who initially uploaded the images of Heartman to the internet.

πŸ’‘CMYK Printing

CMYK Printing is a color model used in printing that combines cyan, magenta, yellow, and black inks. The video explains that the dot-like patterns visible in the Heartman images are due to this printing method, which is a clue to the images' origin from a printed source, possibly a magazine.

πŸ’‘VHS

VHS stands for Video Home System, a recording technology used in older video cassettes. The script suggests that the Heartman images show signs of being taken from a VHS recording, indicated by ghosting, color bleed, and motion blur, which are common characteristics of footage from this format.

πŸ’‘Kabuki-za Theater

Kabuki-za Theater is a famous theater in Tokyo known for its performances. The script identifies it as a location in some of the Heartman images due to visible text and logos. This discovery helps to pinpoint the geographical context of the images and contributes to the timeline of when they might have been taken.

πŸ’‘Tokyo

Tokyo is the setting for many of the Heartman sightings and is significant to the video's narrative. The city's various locations, such as Ginza and Harajuku, are mentioned as places where Heartman has been spotted, suggesting a local connection and adding to the cultural context of the mystery.

πŸ’‘Design Festa

Design Festa is an international art event held annually in Tokyo. The script mentions it as the event where a performer named 'I Love UDA' was found, who is later considered potentially related to the Heartman character. This event is a key part of the investigation, as it uncovers another layer of the mystery.

πŸ’‘Internet Mystery

The term 'Internet Mystery' encapsulates the video's theme of an enigmatic figure whose origins are unknown and are being sought through online research and community efforts. The script uses this term to describe the collective quest to uncover the truth behind the Heartman images and their elusive origins.

πŸ’‘Discord

Discord is a communication platform used by the community in the video to collaborate and share findings about Heartman. It represents the online space where the research and discussions about the mystery are taking place, highlighting the collaborative nature of the investigation.

Highlights

The mysterious 'Heartman' mascot has been circulating online for 5 years without a known origin or purpose.

Heartman images have been found on various social media platforms, sparking curiosity and various reactions.

The search for Heartman's origins is part of a larger investigation into a forgotten media case over 40 years old.

The narrator's interest in Heartman began accidentally through a music recommendation featuring the mascot.

A Reddit post from June 19th, 2022, asked about the Heartman creature, indicating others' curiosity as well.

Jorge, a YouTuber, used Heartman images in a video without knowing their origin, further deepening the mystery.

Nine known images of Heartman have been identified and verified, scattered across the internet.

Doc Pile, an archivist, is linked to the images through his online archive, 'Document Pile', but the source remains unknown.

The images are believed to be from a magazine, but attempts to contact Doc Pile for more information were not fruitful.

Analysis of the images suggests they may have originated from a VHS due to signs of CMYK printing and other characteristics.

The narrator speculates that Heartman could be related to a fashion project, given Doc Pile's focus on fashion magazines.

Investigations into vehicle models in the images suggest that they may date back to the 1970s.

A specific location in Tokyo's Ginza district is identified as the backdrop for some Heartman images.

A Japanese entertainment conglomerate's logo is spotted in one of the images, providing a potential lead.

Email correspondence with Kabuki-Za theater provided four possible dates but did not conclusively solve the mystery.

Japanese online boards and a YouTuber named Taru helped spread awareness and gather more information about Heartman.

Two new images of a different 'Heartman' appeared, suggesting a possible evolution or reinterpretation of the character.

The second 'Heartman' was linked to a performer named 'I Love UDA', adding another layer to the mystery.

Despite uncovering information about 'I Love UDA', the original Heartman's origins remain unknown, leaving the mystery unsolved.

The search for Heartman has become a collaborative effort, with an active Discord community contributing to the investigation.

Transcripts

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have you ever seen this man

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before you might have come across some

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of these images online in passing images

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showing this heart-shaped mascot we call

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him heartman but he has no official name

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yet these images have been circulating

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the internet now for 5 years and in that

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short time they have been reposted all

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over social media on almost every

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platform

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some find them cute some find them

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unsettling and some find them

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curious yet as famous as his character

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is online the origins or purpose of

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these images has remained completely

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unknown what people don't know is that

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these images are some of the last

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remaining evidence of a lost media case

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has been forgotten a time for more than

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40 years and for the past year I as well

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as many others that have been intrigued

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by these images have been a search for

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the origins of this unknown figure no

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one seems to know where this character

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came from this is the hunt for Harman

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[Music]

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I first stumbled upon Hartman by

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accident one day while listening to

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music on SoundCloud a random song popped

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up in my recommended list featuring a

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heartman picture as an art

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cover the image instantly grabbed my

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attention it looked both familiar and

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strange sparking my curiosity enough to

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look it up but to my surprise I found

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nothing I did however come across

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someone asking about a similar image in

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a Reddit post made on June 19th 2022 on

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the blame it on hor subr can anybody

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tell me what's up with all the pictures

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of this weird heart creature that

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appeared in his latest video it never

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comes up again in the video and it's

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driving me crazy is this another piece

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of lost Media or

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something just like me they found

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themselves curious and intrigued by

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Harman when they first encountered these

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images but couldn't find any info about

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them online searches for Harman man in

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pink heart suit or reverse image search

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yields

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nothing this B was about a video that H

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uploaded titled lost media Case Files

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volume 4 in it Jorge flashed these

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images at the very start without giv

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giving any context or extra information

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before continuing on the video's topic

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like nothing had happened this

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rediscovery of this post picked my

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interest enough to send Jorge a

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message hey I know you briefly featured

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this character in an old video of yours

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in the intro I'm curious to know if you

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know anything about

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it oh cool yeah I found that from an old

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Reddit post let me see if I saved

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it yeah that's all I know thought those

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photos would make for a cool intro to

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that

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video while the redditor was right that

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it is a piece of lost media turns out

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Jorge himself didn't really think twice

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about where the images came from and

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just thought they would make for a cool

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intro little did anyone know how deep

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this Rabbit Hole truly goes since that

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time many discoveries have come to light

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bringing us closer than ever to

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uncovering the mystery of the man in a

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pink heart suit

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[Music]

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okay so as of the time I'm recording

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this there are nine known and verified

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images of Harman that can be found

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scrambled all over the Internet some of

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them are of him walking around the open

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streets dancing at a local

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park finding friends at a sushi

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restaurant riding a

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Subway and entertaining a

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preschool like mentioned before when

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reverse image searching any one of these

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nine images you find very little info

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about their Origins just people

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re-uploading them online without knowing

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where they came from and a lot of Tumblr

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reposts if you trace these reposts back

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far enough however you eventually come

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across his name doc pile doc pile is an

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archist he runs an online archive

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fashion collection titled document pile

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an archiving side project it's a large

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repository of personal scans taken from

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real magazines ranging from the late'

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60s up to the early 2000s these

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magazines are mostly Japanese in origin

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like high fashion poey and soen magazine

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as well as a bunch of scans from a

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variety of fashion runway shows however

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if you scroll down far enough you

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eventually find our heartman hosted as a

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part of this online collection on

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February 8th

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2019 its description reads photos from

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my image dump for mother culture the

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mother culture part is an embedded link

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that that's

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clickable this site however is long gone

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thankfully though I still have a saved

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screen grab from last year that I took

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when it was still up with all the images

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still Sav this mother culture website is

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an online AR Gallery it features a bunch

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of scans from Doc palal himself and also

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Harman okay so if doc pile scanned these

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images himself then this is where the

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images came from right we've just

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discovered their origin well it's not

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that simple see dopel is simply an

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archist he buys old-fashioned magazines

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and takes scans of things he finds

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interesting he bought some old magazines

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found pictures of Hartman in them and

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decided to scan them and upload them

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online he was the reason why Hartman

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ever made it to the internet in the

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first place but the origin Source from

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where these photos came from from or

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even from which magazines these scans

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were taken is still completely unknown

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an effort was made to try and get in

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contact with docp to get him to Aid us

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in a search to which he

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replied hi so the series of photos were

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intended to be uncredited and remain

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confusing additions to the internet

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annoying concept but part of this means

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I'm dedicated to not reveal much about

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these images aside from the image itself

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glad you enjoyed the photos though

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that message was a year ago since then

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we've sent more messages back and forth

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where he hinted at maybe trying to help

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in the future but it has become quite

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obvious that doc pile just isn't

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interested in a search he either doesn't

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have access to the original magazine

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anymore doesn't know from which one he

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took these images from or doesn't even

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want people to find these scans in the

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first place which is odd because if your

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hope page is about archiving fashion and

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history why would you then go and

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gatekeep that same information for

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yourself preventing others from

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accessing and preserving that history

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and

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artwork but it doesn't really matter at

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the end because we don't need to

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identify which magazine it is from we

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can instead go straight to the

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source here take a closer look peering

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deep enough into the images themselves

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we can see a pattern it's more obvious

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on some than others but it's this mui

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like pattern that's on top of the images

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this is due to a printing process called

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a four-color printing method or cmk

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printing see instead of using the more

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color accurate spa color printing or

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Pantone which is a lot more costly many

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commercial printers opt for CMYK

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printing CMYK combines four in colors

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cyan magenta yellow and black to produce

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a wide range of colors making it a

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versatile and cost effective choice for

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high volume printing however ever the

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tradeoff is that it can sometimes result

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in less precise color matching and also

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when viewed at a closer distance can

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result in these dotlike patternss that

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we see here okay so we already know that

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these images came from a magazine what's

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new but look deeper try to look beyond

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the pattern look at what's behind look

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at the images themselves notice the

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ghosting the color bleed the horizontal

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Distortion the motion blur and the fact

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that each one of these images just so

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happened to fit perfectly in a 3x4

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aspect ratio these are notable signs of

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VHS so where could this be

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from well from the fact this was

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mentioned on a notable magazine and the

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fact that Harman seem to be running all

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over the city different locations hints

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at this being part of a larger project a

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project that's most likely somehow

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related to fashion since that's pretty

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much all the doc pile collects some of

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his scans even come from mainstream

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fashion events that do in fact come from

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videos like this post

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here finally got around to digitizing my

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VHS of 1120 2047 spring 1998 runway show

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and BTS photos all available for

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download here

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I believe that just like this show was

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showcased on video and on print that

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Hartman also has a video segment from

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where these images came from during a

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lot of these shows they usually have

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some sort of introduction that's meant

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to be crazy or over the top to accompany

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them the Tokyo recycling project from

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2000 to1 by Masahiro nakagawa and Lisa

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was about traveling to various cities

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taking people's old clothes and

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reworking them into One of a Kind

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garments the opening of that show had a

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Godzilla like monster destroying Tokyo

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and causing a mess when a superhero

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recycling Man shows up and saves a day

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at first I suspected that our heartman

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could be a similar figure a part of an

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opener for a fashion show perhaps but

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other than this and a few other possible

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leads we know absolutely nothing about

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Harman where the images were taken when

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or any anything else finding ourselves

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at a standstill of information it was

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time to put on our detective hats and

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deduce as much information from the nine

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images as we could possibly get starting

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off with image dating currently these

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images could really have been taken from

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any decade starting from the late' 7s to

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even as late as the early '90s as the

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only thing we are sure of is that they

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were taken by a camcorder of

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sorts this is not good because it gives

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us a time frame that is too long to do

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any worthwhile research one of the first

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things thought up was to go after one of

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the easiest time tellers in the

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images the vehicles there are three

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vehicles overall across two images that

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are either clearly or somewhat visible

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knowing the exact make and year of these

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vehicles could give us at least a time

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frame to work off of a starting dat if

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we spot a vehicle whose model and make

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we can clearly pinpoint let's say a car

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that came out in 1983 for example that

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at least gives us a limit that tells us

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none of these images can be any older

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than that

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date okay the first one the truck to the

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right was quickly identified to be a

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Toyota light Ace M10 easily identifiable

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with the vertical design around the

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front headlights this design was mostly

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prevalent in the M10 line which was

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produced from 1970 to

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79 that doesn't give us much except a

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time limit of 1970 the second truck was

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identified as an Isuzu elf this line of

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trucks similarly begins in the early 7s

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but we were able to narrow it down to

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either the 1979 or 1980 model mainly due

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to this thick bit on top of the two

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headlights which can't be seen in any

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other models before

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that the third identifiable vehicle can

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be found in this image this was by far

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the hardest to track down as only the

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backside of the car is visible and there

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are many cars from this era with very

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similar looks this was found to be a

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1976 Nissan Gloria 330 sgle hardtop

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sedan very few images can be found

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online of this exact model which is why

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it was harder to track okay so now we

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have three vehicles that are all from

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the '70s with the most recent and newest

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model being the blue Isuzu elf dating to

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1979 to 1980 which could mean that the

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this heartman could be as old as

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1979 these images are way older than we

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initially

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thought with this knowledge we started

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looking into the location within the

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nine images Harman is seen at multiple

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different locations but there are three

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images where Harman can be seen at the

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exact same location these

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three we were able to find exactly where

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this was mainly due to this photo the

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only photo with visible text in the

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scene two large panels behind Hartman

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one of which has some large visible text

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with a logo on

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top this logo is from the chiku company

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limited and this text wrs

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kabua chiku is a Japanese entertainment

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conglomerate that manages and owns

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kabuku Za theater the famous kabuku Za

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theater located in the Ginza area of

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Tokyo a historical and cultural landmark

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and one which is still active till this

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day with life performances now we have a

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set location of Ginza Tokyo studying the

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rest of the sign it reads tickets

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currently on sale the screening of the

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drama will begin on the 1st of August

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these screenings usually begin at the

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end of the month lasting 3 to 4 weeks

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which means that these images were most

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likely taken in July of that year now

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that we have a date of a performance we

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could technically look back at The

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Archives of the kabuka website to see on

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which year there was a performance that

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began on August 1st sadly though the

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website was lacking of this information

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which prompted a member of the Discord

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zaved to email kabuka a theater and ask

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them directly and to our surprise they

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actually responded given us four

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different dates and four different

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years seems like another dead end with

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no more leads to follow we had no other

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choice but to spread this across the

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globe back to where it originated

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[Music]

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I we thinking was to get this in front

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of as many Japanese people as possible

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and see if anyone recognizes no know or

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recalls anything about this heart

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man Most Japanese online boards like

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tchan 5chan or futuba have certain Geo

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blockers that stop people outside of

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Japan from posting using a VPN or even

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routing a tour exit node to be Japanese

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can't get around this block zav the same

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person to email kabuka a theater

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suggested I reach out to a Japanese

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YouTuber instead named tuar

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I did and taru accepted to help posting

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a tweet about the mystery a few days

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after across these replies and comments

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besides the jokes about heartman how it

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looks creepy and cute at the same time

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and some awesome artwork from his

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community someone picked up on something

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that we all fail to see I think the

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original footage was taken in 1982 in

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the top right of the third photo this

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appears to be the road in front of the

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kabuka theater and a banner behind it

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says BT isn't this most likely the skd

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no subete performance at the kabuka

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theater in August of 1982 the opening

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day was August 1st this was huge because

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now we finally have a concrete year the

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photos are from 1982 tuu Then followed

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up with a full video about this mystery

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a week after bringing even more

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attention to it from the Japanese side

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of the

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internet for

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plenty of good observations and of new

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possible Leads Here worth looking

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into before we continue I want to take a

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quick second to thank everyone who's

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made it this far into the video every

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video I make is a passion project that

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takes a lot of time and effort to create

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and so I want to thank everyone who

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watches and supports my work because

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this truly would not be possible without

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you I also want to take a quick second

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to promote my socials it's where you can

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stay connected with upcoming project

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behind the scenes work and stay in

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contact with me as well as the Channel's

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patreon if you want to support us

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further and get access to more perks and

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exclusive content from the bottom of my

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heart thank you for watching

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a week had passed since tuu had uploaded

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his video and no new leads had popped up

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yet until something strange

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happened while doing a routine IM search

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checkup online to see if anything new

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had come up something must have

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triggered in the Google algorithms

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because For the First Time Ever two new

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images popped up I couldn't believe it

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at first but I was staring at a second

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heart man one link into an old blog from

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Japanese fashion model and musician Karu

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pamu pamu from 2011 a photo of her a

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friend and heartman with the description

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everything is pink the second image

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linked to a large flicker public photo

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collection titled 35mm film

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photographers with 1.2 million photos

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and 27,000

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contributors hidden amongst a million

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images we found our second heartman this

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image was from 2007 titled simply pink

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heart man how could we have missed this

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there's two images within this one with

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a much higher quality letting us take a

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closer look at our second heartman and I

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got to say as much as these two are

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different the resemblance is also

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uncanny the giant heart mask the two

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hearts around the chest and back the

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second pair of Hearts around the waist

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even down to the three sets of hearts on

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each leg and arm I mean besides the

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difference of the face hole / ey holes

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the missing bug-like heart antennas and

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the addition of a guitar this is by far

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the closest looking thing to the

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original Hartman costume that we've ever

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found if you look up Hartman costume or

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mascot you usually get images like this

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very different idea from our two

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characters they were so close that we

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seriously began thinking that these two

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had to be somehow linked maybe one

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inspired the other or maybe they both

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came from the same original source and

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both represent something else it's just

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a little bit too close to swipe it off

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as just pure coincidence right the

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search quickly switched from looking for

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the original heartman to this new

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heartman we had to follow this new lead

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to its conclusion just to make sure we

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started off by tracing the location of

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these two images quickly discovering

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that they were from Harajuku station in

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Tokyo which is a 20-minute drive from

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Ginza District where Hartman 1 was

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photographed almost 25 years before

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these new images soon more images began

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popping up around this time we began to

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think that maybe our heartman is a

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predecessor something that would develop

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over time into this and since their

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General locations are pretty close that

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maybe this is something local to the

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area as some sort of Tokyo Street mascot

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that's been in operation since the early

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80s revamped reworked and refined until

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we ended up with this eventually we

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found this picture

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it's from 2009 in it Hartman seems to be

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performing a song on a stage the name of

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this upload is design Festa

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294 design Festa is an international art

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event hosted every year in Tokyo think

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of it like a Japanese ComicCon but more

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focused on different forms of art

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sifting through videos from that design

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Festa around that year I found

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this we also found an archived copy of

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the designed festive site from that year

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with some more info on our

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performers there he is his page

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reads I

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his name is I love UDA searching for the

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term online we were able to find this

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old blog and website that had

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information that helped us get a general

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idea of who our har man is he seemed to

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put great care on spreading positivity

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and awareness of the state of the world

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showing great care for animals and

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nature his latest post from his website

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dated to 2014 is him performing for

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children in schools there was an email

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address that was posted we tried sending

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an email asking if he had any

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information or knowledge about the

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original heartman but this email has

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long been

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discontinued there was also an old video

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interview from 2008 in it he says that

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he was mainly inspired by duraman and an

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panan but no mention of any previous

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Harman okay so what started off as a

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search for one thing uncovered something

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completely different something that

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seemed related but actually had nothing

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to do with each other a story about a

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simple man who took it upon himself to

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try and spread love peace and awareness

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for environmentalism through the streets

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of Tokyo performing his songs along the

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way and the search for Harman 2 was just

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another dead end but not for nothing

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because we seemingly have just

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accidentally uncovered another internet

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legend that we just didn't know we were

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looking for

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well I guess we're back exactly where we

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started with many leads and many dead

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ends I want to thank tubo for his help

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his community has been extremely useful

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and because of them the word has finally

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began to spread about Harman in Japan

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soon it's just going to be a matter of

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time before we finally find our elusive

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unknown mascot as of now we'll keep

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looking on our end and if you're just as

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intrigued in who or where Harman came

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from you can join our research in

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cracking this internet mystery in our

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Discord until then the question still

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stands who is hman and I will see

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you very

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soon

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for fore

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