Otaku Culture The Anime Studio System — MAPPA, Bones, Madhouse and the Landscape
By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledAmong the many dimensions of anime appreciation that the global fan community has developed wit...
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Otaku Culture Josei Manga — The Literature of Adult Japanese Women
By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledThe demographic taxonomy of Japanese manga — the shōnen, shōjo, seinen, and josei categories th...
Otaku Culture Bakuman and Shirobako — Meta Works About Making Manga and Anime
By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledThere is a specific category of creative work — present in every creative tradition that has de...
Otaku Culture Shōjo Manga History — The Female Tradition
By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledWhen I describe the manga tradition to international readers, I notice a specific consistent pa...
Otaku Culture VTubers — The Hololive Phenomenon and Virtual Identity
By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledIn September 2020, a woman named Inugami Korone — or rather, a cartoon dog-eared woman whose ap...