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“The Boy and the Heron”: Miyazaki Hayao Carries Viewers into a World of StoriesCULTURE | Jul 27, 2023

Depicting the Essence of Sumō: Traditional and New Ideals in Manga “Hinomaruzumō”CULTURE | Jul 20, 2023

Examining the Unprecedented Success of “The First Slam Dunk”CULTURE | Jun 2, 2023

Matsumoto Leiji: A Master Worldbuilder Who Redefined Sci-Fi for Postwar JapanINSIGHT | May 9, 2023

Deep Thoughts from a Bean-Jam-Bun Hero: Essays from Anpanman Creator Yanase TakashiCULTURE | May 5, 2023

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

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

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

“Isekai” Boom Offers Better Lives in Other WorldsINSIGHT | Dec 1, 2021

Miyazaki Hayao Exhibit Opens New Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los AngelesCULTURE | Nov 12, 2021

Director Itoso Kenji’s Ambitions for Japanese AnimeINSIGHT | Oct 21, 2021

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