Gianni Simone is a Tokyo-based Italian freelance writer. A Japan correspondent for both Vogue Italia and Zoom Japon magazines, he regularly contributes to a number of Italian, French and English newspapers, magazines and websites including The Japan Times, Metropolis, Animation Magazine and CNN Go. A veteran mail artist and zine maker, he has made dozens of zines, chapbooks, artist books, and artistamps, and regularly covers the international DIY scene for Xerography Debt.