Women behind the scenes

This Wednesday is International Women’s Day, and this year’s theme is #BeBoldForChange. This theme covers pledges in several categories including “I’ll celebrate women’s achievement” – so that’s exactly what we’ll do.

• Who are your favorite female manga artists/anime directors/animators/writers and why?
• Which women creators are best known for one piece of high profile work, but have other work you wish more people knew about?
• Which women in other areas of Japanese pop culture (e.g. television, music, novels, art, fashion) do you think deserve more recognition for their accomplishments?

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