About Harienju

Harienju opened on December 8, 2005. It is the reincarnation of my previous design site - Hikari Yume. Harienju mostly offers designs influenced by Japanese music, whereas Hikari Yume offered designs influenced by anime/manga. Those years when I ran the poorly designed HY, I hadn't discovered the wonders of the Japanese rock scene, and when my obsession with anime/manga slowly faded into a new obsession for jrock, I closed down HY and began working on a new project that would involve the Japanese rock music that I loved. There are plenty of wonderful design sites on the internet that may once in a while provide the visitors with a Jrocker on a layout or two, but at the time of Harienju's formation, there were few quality design sites that were almost entirely based on offering Asian music-influenced designs. Hence, the birth of Harienju.

Harienju does not, however, only provide Asian music designs. I have not given up my love for anime/manga entirely, and Harienju does have a small amount of designs centered around that genre. Harienju has seen every stage of my graphic design development, and though it may be neglected at times, I hope that it will always oversee this growth.

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