Ricardo Paredes reframes anime through Renaissance and realism.

Jonathan Choe on building a universe rooted in sci-fi and military symbolism.

‘Toru Dance’ explains how to reclaim freedom through movement.

A roadside journey through Japan’s strangest love hotels.

How Mei Semones lets language follow memory.

Before Harajuku, Shoichi Aoki archived the world’s fashion.

Japanese denim found its way from Kansai to US skate culture.

From arcades to consoles, Japan turned early 3D polygons into cultural icons.

Inside the legacy of one of anime’s most iconic studios.

Revisiting a handmade animation era with 1991’s ‘PAPERS’.

Explaining the glue between anime, fine art, toys, and fashion.

Paprika is back, leading PARCO’s Grand Bazar.

An emotional blueprint evolved into wearable architecture.

The culmination of Kon’s experiments in psychological animation.

Kyoichi Tsuzuki’s cult classic gets a second life.

How Yukinaga continues traditional techniques by working entirely in analog.

The creative chaos of 90s Harajuku immortalized by iconic fashion magazines.

How FRUiTS and Chiaki Ito formed the base for a cel shade Tokyo.

A quarter century later, Fukasaku’s dystopian pulp classic still provokes.

Kyoto-based artist nouseskou merges digital distorted patterns with nature and body.

A conversation on Kureha’s surreal mirror world.

Spotted at 13, YOSHI’s fashion legacy burns on in Tokyo.

The teenage photographer who rewrote Japan’s youth visually.

Immersive sound, design, and cocktails converge at MOGO Milan.

How a department store’s ads hijacked Tokyo’s creative pulse for decades.

Underwater worlds and robotic fantasies.

Paul Tulett photographs concrete forms hiding in plain sight.

How one teacher made crying in class completely make sense.

How Japan’s charm culture keeps creating new trends.