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The Reason the World Loves Naruto—And the Secret Truth About NinjaCULTURE | Oct 20, 2023

A Kaleidoscope of Cosplay at Comic Market, the World’s Biggest Otaku Culture FestivalTRAVEL | Oct 16, 2023

Comiket: A Small Fan Gathering that Grew into a Huge EventCULTURE | Oct 13, 2023

A Brief History of Juvenile Delinquency via Manga, from “Be-Bop High School” to “Tokyo Revengers”INSIGHT | Aug 31, 2023

The Legacy of Takahashi Kazuki’s “Yu-Gi-Oh”INSIGHT | Jul 28, 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

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

An Otaku Pilgrimage Along the EnodenCULTURE | Apr 18, 2023

Japan’s Comic Sales Estimated at a Record ¥677 Billion in 2022INSIGHT | Apr 7, 2023

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

Keeping the Miracles Coming: Suzunoki Yū’s Hit Manga “Kōnodori” INSIGHT | Feb 10, 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

“Ōoku”: Yoshinaga Fumi’s Alternative History of a Japan Run by WomenCULTURE | Jun 15, 2022

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