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Street view of a Hololive Production event installation in Harajuku

VTuber Culture in Japan

VTuber culture in Japan joins avatar performance, livestreaming, games, music, fan participation, agencies, independent creators, and a growing media-mix business.

Theater marquee advertising The Legend of Zelda Symphony of the Goddesses concert

The Legend of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda is Nintendo’s action-adventure series built around exploration, puzzle-solving, combat, and recurring legends of Link, Zelda, Hyrule, and the Triforce.

Visitors and manga shelves in the main hall of Kyoto International Manga Museum

Judo in Manga and Anime

Judo manga and anime have represented Japanese dojo, school clubs, competition and women’s Judo through changing genres from the postwar period onward.