Manga/Anime

Exploring the “Otaku Island” of EnoshimaCULTURE | May 2, 2023

Furuta Oribe: A Samurai Life Devoted to Zen and TeaCULTURE | Apr 25, 2023

An Otaku Pilgrimage Along the EnodenCULTURE | Apr 18, 2023

Competitive “Karuta” and Real World Reflections of Manga “Chihayafuru”CULTURE | Feb 14, 2023

Can You Feel the Cosmo? “Saint Seiya,” a Globally Popular Modern-Day MythosCULTURE | Jan 13, 2023

“Golden Kamuy”: The Hit Manga Plumbing the Depths of Human Desire CULTURE | Sep 2, 2022

Nakano Broadway: A Real-Life Wonderland for Japanese Pop Culture FansCULTURE | Aug 18, 2022

“Attack on Titan”: Hajime Isayama’s “Scary Pictures” Global SmashCULTURE | Jul 5, 2022

Fujiko A. Fujio’s Manga Legacy: The Dark Humor and Underdog Spirit of Abiko MotooCULTURE | Jun 3, 2022

50 Years of “The Rose of Versailles” and Its Enduring Themes of Timeless Love and Female Empowerment CULTURE | May 6, 2022

A Walk Around Manga Artist Mizuki Shigeru’s Chōfu, TokyoCULTURE | Apr 27, 2022

Manga Artist Mizushima Shinji and the Fight for Gender Equality in Japanese Sports CULTURE | Mar 18, 2022

“Yōkai”: Illuminating the History of Japan’s Imaginary Beasts CULTURE | Mar 15, 2022

“Sailor Moon” at 30: A Groundbreaking Series on an Interstellar ScaleCULTURE | Mar 9, 2022

Ghibli Park Due to Open in November 2022, Bringing the Ghibli World to Life CULTURE | Mar 4, 2022

How Golgo 13 Creator Saitō Takao Changed MangaCULTURE | Dec 24, 2021

“Berserk”: Manga Artist Miura Kentarō‘s Endearing Dark Fantasy TaleCULTURE | Nov 24, 2021

Miyazaki Hayao and His Mentor Ōtsuka Yasuo: Learning the Fascination of AnimationCULTURE | Oct 7, 2021