This week: Miss Sherlock, a documentary about Black expats living in Japan, and a lack of opportunities for working mothers in Japan.
This week: pastors failing to see the irony in asking to have books removed from a banned books display, time loops as part of coming-of-age stories, and an interview with the dev and actors of Mystic Messenger.
This week: feminism in fashion design, Banana Fish’s resonance for assault survivors, and a retrospective on trailblazing politician Patsy Takemoto Mink.
This week: a roundtable about cosplaying while fat, the continuing struggle of being mixed-race in Japan, and the measurement-requesting Kemono Friends audition forms.
This week: the increasing diversity of Otakon, AKIRA as a criticism of toxic masculinity, and what avenues are best for supporting the anime industry.
This week: the announcement of Elation’s High Guardian Spice, the tokusatsu series that might have influenced Sailor Moon, and the tragically young passing of mangaka Momoko Sakura.
This week: anime studio D’ART Shtajio’s focus on creating diverse anime, fumbled trans representation in HuniePop 2, and the cycle of abuse in Revolutionary Girl Utena.
This week: the anniversary of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, Sailor Moon being dubbed in Anishinaabemowin, and a theatrical re-release of Perfect Blue.
This week: a breakdown of the much-cited interview where Yoshida claims Banana Fish isn’t BL, an open letter from Renta! to scanlators, and the entrenched discrimination of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party.
This week: visual language in Revue Starlight, Ainu citizens suing for the rights to their ancestors’ remains, and homoeroticism in Metal Gear Solid.
This week: some very heavy topics including anti-disability bigotry and homophobia, child welfare laws, and a structural analysis of Attack on Titan.
This week: how internment camps for immigrants repeat the atrocities the US committed against Japanese-Americans during WWII, fandom’s problem with sexualizing slavery, and a Kase-san OVA review.
This week: all the premieres you may have missed, masculinity and cooking in Fate, and online attempts to find new ways to help the anime industry.
This week: manga with queer and trans characters, Anime News Network revamps its forum rules, and the beginning of premiere season.
This week: the main romance of Banana Fish, suggestions on how to oppose fascism, and the stigma against single mothers in Japan. And a kitten, because this has been a rough week.
This week: the effects of white foreigner fetishization for Asian American students in Japan, anti-Blackness in the cosplay community, and bad behavior by male Love Live! fans in Japan.
This week: a postmortem of Clear Card’s shortcomings, a guide for LGBTQ+ folks looking to move to Japan, and a world summit for women in animation.
This week: #MahouShouJune, queer manga recs, and influential female authors in Japanese literature. (Content warning for suicide, racism, and sexual harassment.)
This week: a trans idol group, the year’s popular trends in BL, and Japanese war brides in New Zealand.
This week: visual novels with sexual content under fire, #WeToo, and spousal abuse (Content warning for sexual assault).
