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The Japan You Don't Learn About in Anime

Unseen Japan is a rotating collective of writer-translators. Some are Japan Studies or Japanese specialists with advanced degrees. Others are Japanese reporters, activists, and ordinary citizens. We cover a wide variety of topics, including business, the economy, culture, food, human rights, and more. And yes – we also talk about anime and manga! Here are a few of our past articles to give you a feel for what we do. 

It’s raking in huge money in Japan. But what does Japan’s most famous anime director think of KIMETSU NO YAIBA?

The beloved Studio Ghibli has made more than just movies. Every film, short, music video, direct-to-DVD feature, pre-Ghibli Film, and spin-off ranked.

How Kashiwagi Haruko’s latest demonstrates the diversity of manga as a medium – and provides insight into the daily struggle of Japan’s least privileged.

A poetry contest for women who love homoerotic male fiction generates a series of laugh-out-loud winners that can be appreciated by anyone.

Internationally beloved director Hosoda Mamoru’s new film, Belle, portrays the modern clash between online fame and anonymity – with some narrative hiccups.

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