Culture
Manga & Anime
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‘Umi ga Hashiru Endroll’ Depicts Life of Filmmaker More Than Elderly Person
With society growing older and graying, “Umi ga Hashiru Endroll” (End credits roll showing the ocean...
July 22, 2023
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Mangaka Kazuo Umezz Reunited with Works from Teen Years
Legendary mangaka Kazuo Umezz has been reunited with the works he drew when he was a teenager — befo...
June 27, 2023
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Taiyo Matsumoto’s Realistic and Poetic Touches Shine in ‘Tokyo Higoro’
In the previous installment of this column, I introduced Fujiko F. Fujio’s “Mirai no Omoide” (“Remem...
June 16, 2023
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AI Version of Osamu Tezuka’s ‘Black Jack’ Manga Series Planned
“Black Jack,” one of the most famous manga series by Osamu Tezuka (1928-89), will return in a “new w...
June 13, 2023
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‘IDOLiSH7’ the Movie: ‘Ainana’ Enters New Stage
“IDOLiSH7,” which began as a smartphone game and was followed by anime adaptations, has finally made...
June 9, 2023
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Leiji Matsumoto, Manga Visionary Behind ‘Galaxy Express 999,’ Remembered in Tokyo
An event bidding farewell to esteemed mangaka Leiji Matsumoto was held at the Tokyo International Fo...
June 4, 2023
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Real-World Shibuya Inspired Mamoru Hosoda’s Anime Film
The human world and the world of beasts aren’t suppose to intersect, but that’s not the case in the ...
June 2, 2023
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‘Mirai no Omoide’ offers rare glimpse into life of Fujiko F. Fujio
Mirai no Omoide (“Remembrance of the Future”) created by Fujiko F. Fujio and published b...
May 19, 2023
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Japanese Pop Culture Ever Present in South Korea
From izakaya bars to anime and theater, Japanese influences blend seamlessly into the backdrop of da...
May 18, 2023
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Digital Piracy Delivers ¥2 Trillion Blow in 2022
Japanese revenue losses from digital piracy totaled about ¥2 trillion in 2022, according to an estim...
May 6, 2023
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Mongol Empire Becomes Stage for Epic Revenge Story
In this column last September, I introduced the manga “Cecil’s Queen” by Ai Kozaki, which is about B...
April 21, 2023
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Exhibition on Mangaka Go Nagai Held at Tokiwaso Manga Museum in Tokyo
A special exhibition on manga artist Go Nagai is underway at the Toshima City Tokiwaso Manga Museum ...
April 13, 2023
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Japanese Manga Artist Rumiko Takahashi Given French Honor
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese manga artist Rumiko Takahashi, who created titles such as “Urusei Yatsur...
April 7, 2023
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Sendai Locations Inspired Supernatural Manga Story
SENDAI — Set in a fantastic and outlandish universe, “Jojo no Kimyo na Boken” (“Jojo’s Bizarre Adven...
March 31, 2023
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Mangaka Depicts Reality of Daily Life Following Japan’s 3/11 Earthquake, Tsunami
Twelve years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake claimed thousands of lives in the Toh...
March 23, 2023
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