Magazine Rondo (Japanese Edition)

The ladies’ graphic magazine “RONDO”, a fictional creation of Hiromi Matsuo.

Magazines have always been filled with excitement and desire…
This full-color comic and illustration collection set in the women’s magazine “RONDO”, which is celebrating the 100th anniversary since its founding, depicts articles and advertisements from the fashion magazine that has colored each era, and features stories from the people involved using illustrations and manga. 

The inspiration and excitement that Hiromi Matsuo found in old fashion magazines from both overseas and Japan has been expressed in the form of the fictional magazine “RONDO”. 
Above all, this book communicates Hiromi Matsuo feelings of passion and enthusiasm for magazine culture. 

*This book is published by Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha, Ltd. PIE International handles sales and distribution outside Japan. 

Hiromi Matsuo is an illustrator. Her debut manga “Waltz of department store” (a Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha publication) published in 2016 was a big hit. Since then, her illustrations, which are created with an outstanding sense of color, refined composition, attention to detail, and a stylish sensibility, have gained popularity and acclaim as "strikingly beautiful”, with special exhibitions held at numerous art museums and events. Hiromi Matsuo won the Grand Prize (Manga Category) at the Japan Cartoonists Association Awards with “MAGAZINE RONDO” (Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha) published in 2022. Her range of activities is also expanding to include collaborations on products such as fans, women’s shoes, scarves, and merchandise for anime and popular musicians. (Details current as of June 2025.)  

Hiromi Matsuo is an illustrator. Her debut manga “Waltz of department store” (a Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha publication) published in 2016 was a big hit. Since then, her illustrations, which are created with an outstanding sense of color, refined composition, attention to detail, and a stylish sensibility, have gained popularity and acclaim as "strikingly beautiful”, with special exhibitions held at numerous art museums and events. Hiromi Matsuo won the Grand Prize (Manga Category) at the Japan Cartoonists Association Awards with “MAGAZINE RONDO” (Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha) published in 2022. Her range of activities is also expanding to include collaborations on products such as fans, women’s shoes, scarves, and merchandise for anime and popular musicians. (Details current as of June 2025.)