What are "gyaru," and why are they popular in anime again? I love talking about Japanese subcultures, and I love assessing their impact on broader global pop culture at home and overseas.

Romance anime is great for any occasion, but for otakus worldwide, there's at least one series each will swear by for ...

The only exception is Shiena, the perky gyaru that Naori befriends despite herself. She injects life into every scene she's in, but even she doesn't add much to the narrative. The script ...

That’s what Jirō Yakuin and gyaru, Akari Watanabe will find out as they’re tested ... but his students turn out to be girls from his own class! What's more, they're quintuplets... and all five are ...

This February, tune in for a month full of free anime streaming rights and revisit beloved rom-coms like Fruits Basket, My ...

AI agents, power struggles, and more apps from third-party developers: Here’s what’s coming in 2025 and beyond MIT Technology Review’s What’s Next series looks across industries ...

The anime for The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy at All is in production. The third volume came out in Japan on ...

Not all romance anime focus on young couples falling in love. These great works show characters who live, grow, and love in ...

This February, tune in for a month full of free anime streaming rights and revisit beloved rom-coms like Fruits Basket, My Dress-Up Darling and more. Fruits Basket, Rent-a-Girlfriend and Horimiya ...

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