ANIME is hugely popular with Gen Z, and with many adults who choose to gloss over many of the genre’s more questionable aspects. These are not often discussed:

Much of it is about schoolgirls

Stories about schoolkids aren’t exclusive to anime. Stranger Things and Heartstopper exist. However, anime does tend to focus on girls in absurdly fetishised uniforms whose special powers whip their clothes off when they undergo magical transformations. And you’re asked to watch without a hint of discomfort while feeling like you’ve been added to a register.

Humour rarely survives translation

It’s Japanese, it’s bound to contain cultural differences. Some are a fascinating insight into their centuries-old civilisation, but for every example of ikigai – the concept of finding value in exis

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