Geek Spending Power | Business and Economy | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
When the otaku, a uniquely Japanese style of geeks, first emerged in the early 1980s, they were generally seen as social misfits who spent long hours collecting and reading manga (comic books) and watching anime (animated films). Yet over the years, the otaku gradually took on a more visible profile. Today, some analysts believe they could actually be an important driver of Japan's economic growth.

Lifelike Figures | Pop Culture | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
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Lifelike Figures | Pop Culture | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Top-quality, minutely detailed anime character figurines have become highly sought-after collector’s items. Action figures with fully opposable joints attract children, while collecting figures of manga and anime characters enable fans to create a world all their own.

One Piece - What's Cool in Japan - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
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Exploring "Cool Japan" in Tokyo - Travel - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Japan's pop culture covers a lot of different areas, from design and fashion to anime (cartoons), manga (comics), video games, and hi-tech. These Japanese things have so many fans around the world that together they have been called "Cool Japan." Here we will introduce some of the best places to experience Japanese pop culture.

97-98 | Pop Culture | Memory Lane | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Discover manga, anime, J-pop, and much more in this section showcasing some of the most popular and influential Japanese arts and entertainment of recent years.

97-98 | Pop Culture | Memory Lane | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Discover manga, anime, J-pop, and much more in this section showcasing some of the most popular and influential Japanese arts and entertainment of recent years.

Yu-Gi-Oh - What's Cool in Japan - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
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Detective Conan - What's Cool in Japan - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
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Full Metal Fantasy | Arts and Entertainment | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Recently the comic and anime titled Hagane no Renkinjutsushi (Fullmetal Alchemist), popularly known as "Hagaren," has gained a huge following among children and adults alike.

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Web Japan : Category Search Results
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Cosplay Convention | Arts and Entertainment | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
From Japan, the birthplace of manga, anime, and video games, comes cosplay, another form of Japanese pop culture that is beginning to sweep the world.

Howl's Moving Castle | Arts and Entertainment | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Howl's Moving Castle, the spectacular new animated film directed by Miyazaki Hayao and produced by Studio Ghibli, is breaking records at the box office.

Hi Hi PUFFY AMIYUMI - What's Cool in Japan - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
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Anime - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
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Metropolis - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
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Online Anime | Arts and Entertainment | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Japan is currently witnessing a boom in short anime created by individuals on a computer and uploaded to the Internet. The Internet is providing opportunities for new anime artists to display their talents and achieve renown.

Code Geass | Arts and Entertainment | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
The production company Sunrise, which is known for creating the legendary Mobile Suit Gundam and other robot-themed anime, has released a new animated TV series titled Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion.

1 | Episode 2 | Super Figure Kanako | Tokyo Tales | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Nakano Broadway: a shopping mall stocked with a vast array of capsule figures and anime-related merchandise, and a regular destination for capsule-figure enthusiast Tomoya. One day a figure named Kanako suddenly appears, and, speaking like a veritable human being, demands that he find her right arm. They find themselves at odds, but amid the squabbling a much deeper sort of interaction emerges. Will Kanako's arm ever be found? What does fate hold in store for these two?