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TRPG and Replay Culture in Japan

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledIn 1985, a Japanese game designer named Hiroshi Yamamoto attended a session of Dungeons and Dra...
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Collaboration Cafés and Character Brand Ecosystems

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledIn the commercial district of Ikebukuro in Tokyo, within walking distance of the station, there...
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Sakuga Culture — The Art and Appreciation of Anime Motion

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledThere is a specific community within the anime fan world that watches anime differently from mo...
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Seinen Manga — Berserk, Vagabond and the Literature of Maturity

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledThere is a specific shelf in most well-stocked Japanese bookstores that I return to with a spec...
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Anime Feature Films — From Akira to Your Name

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledOn September 23, 2016, in cinemas across Japan, a film began its theatrical run that would beco...