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Club Activity Anime — After-School Life as a Genre

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledThere is a specific moment — replicated across dozens of anime, recognised immediately by anyon...
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Genshin Impact and the China-Japan Creative Relationship

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledIn September 2020, a game released globally by the Shanghai-based studio miHoYo (now HoYoverse)...
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Anime and Disability — Representation, Resonance and Honest Storytelling

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledThe first anime I remember watching that depicted a character who was deaf was A Silent Voice (...
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K-Pop’s Challenge to Japanese Idol Culture

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledIn the summer of 2012, the South Korean singer Psy released a song and music video called "Gang...
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Ninja and Samurai — The Jidaigeki Manga Tradition

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledThe sword is Japan's most symbolically loaded object. Not as a weapon — though it is certainly ...