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Ainu dagger and manga focusing on Ainu culture

Photo taken on Nov. 18, 2019, in Hokkaido, northern Japan, shows a traditional Ainu knife called a "makiri" with a carved wooden sheath by craftsman Toru Kaizawa, alongside a volume of the popular Japanese manga "Golden Kamuy." The manga series, written and illustrated by Satoru Noda, focuses on the indigenous Ainu people in Hokkaido and their culture.

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Historical Village of Hokkaido

Photo taken on Dec. 10, 2022, shows a booth introducing the popular Japanese manga series "Golden Kamuy" at the Historical Village of Hokkaido, an open-air museum featuring relocated and restored buildings from 1868 to 1920, in Sapporo, Hokkaido, in northern Japan. Many of the buildings at the museum are featured in the manga written and illustrated by Satoru Noda as the story is set in Hokkaido in the aftermath of the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905).

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Japan day at Osaka expo

Dancers perform in a show based on a manga featuring Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the expo, during a ceremony at the World Exposition in Osaka on July 3, 2025, marking the expo's Japan day.

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Japan day at Osaka expo

Dancers perform in a show based on a manga featuring Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the expo, during a ceremony at the World Exposition in Osaka on July 3, 2025, marking the expo's Japan day.

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World Expo event to promote Japan's anime and manga

OSAKA, Japan, May 2 Kyodo - Japanese economic security minister Minoru Kiuchi, who is in charge of formulating Japan's strategy for promoting "Cool Japan" to the world, drums up publicity during an anime and manga festival at the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on May 2, 2025. (Kyodo)

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World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken on May 2, 2025, shows posters on human rights created by manga artists on display in the United Nations Pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken on May 2, 2025, shows posters on human rights created by manga artists on display in the United Nations Pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan.

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World Expo event to promote Japan's anime and manga

Japanese economic security minister Minoru Kiuchi, who is in charge of formulating Japan's strategy for promoting "Cool Japan" to the world, drums up publicity during an anime and manga festival at the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on May 2, 2025.

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Meeting of Paris Indoor 2024 in Paris - FA

France’s MANGA Aurel (C) competes during the Meeting of Paris Indoor 2025 at the Accor Arena in Paris, France on February 9, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meeting of Paris Indoor 2024 in Paris - FA

France’s MANGA Aurel (C) competes during the Meeting of Paris Indoor 2025 at the Accor Arena in Paris, France on February 9, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meeting of Paris Indoor 2024 in Paris - FA

France’s MANGA Aurel (C) competes during the Meeting of Paris Indoor 2025 at the Accor Arena in Paris, France on February 9, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manhole cover with popular ghost manga character

Photo shows a miniature version of a manhole cover with an illustration of Kitaro, the protagonist of the popular Japanese ghost comic series "Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro" by manga creator Shigeru Mizuki in his hometown of Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 30, 2024. The city began giving out the item as one of its gift incentives for "hometown tax" donations.

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Christmas shadow pictures of ghost manga series characters in Japan

A shadow picture of a character from the popular Japanese ghost comic series "Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro" with Christmas designs is projected on Mizuki Shigeru Road, named after the late manga creator, in his hometown of Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 10, 2024

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Mural featuring "One Piece" characters

Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (2nd from L), poses for photos with Kumamon, the official black bear mascot of the southwestern Japan prefecture, during a ceremony to unveil a mural featuring characters from the best-selling Japanese manga series "One Piece," at Kumamoto airport on Dec. 2, 2024. The mural was produced as part of a project to help Kumamoto, where the pirate manga's author Eiichiro Oda is from, recover from the April 2016 earthquakes.

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Mural featuring "One Piece" characters

Kumamon, the official black bear mascot of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto, poses during a ceremony to unveil a mural featuring characters from the best-selling Japanese manga series "One Piece" at Kumamoto airport on Dec. 2, 2024. The mural was produced as part of a project to help Kumamoto, where the pirate manga's author Eiichiro Oda is from, recover from the April 2016 earthquakes.

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First National MANGA Contest on Non-Violence

SANTIAGO, CHILE - NOVEMBER 19: Minister of Women and Gender Equality of Chile Antonia Orellana gives a speech during the award ceremony of the First National MANGA Contest on Non-Violence at the residence of the Embassy of Japan in Chile on November 19, 2024 in Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro)

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First National MANGA Contest on Non-Violence

SANTIAGO, CHILE - NOVEMBER 19: (L-R) Ambassador of Japan to Chile Ms. ITO Takako, Minister of Women and Gender Equality of Chile Antonia Orellana, Victoria Aránguiz award for Best Science Fiction Story, Paula San Martín competition jury, and Emina Himesama competition jury during the award ceremony of the First National MANGA Contest on Non-Violence at the residence of the Japanese Embassy in Chile on November 19, 2024 in Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro)

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First National MANGA Contest on Non-Violence

SANTIAGO, CHILE - NOVEMBER 19: (L-R) Ambassador of Japan to Chile Ms. ITO Takako, Minister of Women and Gender Equality of Chile Antonia Orellana, Cathalina San Cristobal award for Best Message, Emina Himesama jury of the competition, and Paula San Martín jury of the competition, during the awarding of the First National MANGA Contest on Non-Violence at the residence of the Embassy of Japan in Chile on November 19, 2024 in Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro)

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First National MANGA Contest on Non-Violence

SANTIAGO, CHILE - NOVEMBER 19: Minister of Women and Gender Equality of Chile Antonia Orellana gives a speech during the award ceremony of the First National MANGA Contest on Non-Violence at the residence of the Embassy of Japan in Chile on November 19, 2024 in Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro)

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First National MANGA Contest on Non-Violence

SANTIAGO, CHILE - NOVEMBER 19: (L-R) Ambassador of Japan to Chile Ms. ITO Takako, Minister of Women and Gender Equality of Chile Antonia Orellana, Rosario Soto award for Best Technique, Emina Himesama jury of the competition, and Paula San Martín jury of the competition, during the awarding of the First National MANGA Contest on Non-Violence at the residence of the Embassy of Japan in Chile on November 19, 2024 in Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro)

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First National MANGA Contest on Non-Violence

SANTIAGO, CHILE - NOVEMBER 19: Ambassador of Japan in Chile Ms. ITO Takako gives a speech during the award ceremony of the First National MANGA Contest on Non-Violence at the residence of the Embassy of Japan in Chile on November 19, 2024 in Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro)

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First National MANGA Contest on Non-Violence

SANTIAGO, CHILE - NOVEMBER 19: (L-R) Ambassador of Japan to Chile Ms. ITO Takako, Minister of Women and Gender Equality of Chile Antonia Orellana, Victoria Aránguiz award for Best Science Fiction Story, Cathalina San Cristobal award for Best Message, Rosario Soto award for Best Technician, Emina Himesama jury of the contest, and Paula San Martín jury of the contest, during the award ceremony of the First National MANGA Contest on Non-Violence at the residence of the Embassy of Japan in Chile on November 19, 2024 in Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro)

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First National MANGA Contest on Non-Violence

SANTIAGO, CHILE - NOVEMBER 19: Minister of Women and Gender Equality of Chile Antonia Orellana (L), together with the Ambassador of Japan in Chile Ms. ITO Takako (R), pose for the press before the award ceremony of the First National MANGA Contest on No Violence at the residence of the Japanese Embassy in Chile on November 19, 2024 in Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro)

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First National MANGA Contest on Non-Violence

SANTIAGO, CHILE - NOVEMBER 19: (R - L) Victoria Aránguiz award for Best Science Fiction Story, Rosario Soto award for Best Technique, Minister of Women and Gender Equality of Chile Antonia Orellana, Ambassador of Japan in Chile Mrs. ITO Takako, and Cathalina San Cristobal award for Best Message, pose for the press at the end of the award ceremony for the First National MANGA Contest on Non-Violence at the residence of the Japanese Embassy in Chile on November 19, 2024 in Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro)

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First National MANGA Contest on Non-Violence

SANTIAGO, CHILE - NOVEMBER 19: Ambassador of Japan in Chile Ms. ITO Takako gives a speech during the award ceremony of the First National MANGA Contest on Non-Violence at the residence of the Embassy of Japan in Chile on November 19, 2024 in Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro)

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Mourning for Japanese horror manga artist Umezu

Flowers are placed in front of the home of the late Japanese manga artist Kazuo Umezu in Musashino, Tokyo, on Nov. 6, 2024. Umezu, known for horror pieces like "The Drifting Classroom," died on Oct. 28, aged 88.

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Burning Pumpkin Fest

2.11.2024, Tallinn. Burning Pumpkin Fest is a festival of Asian and youth subcultures created to bring people with different hobbies together. For many years, the festival has gathered enthusiasts of anime, manga, comics, computer and board games, artists and crafters, cosplayers, and K-pop fans, as well as lovers of manhwa and more. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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Burning Pumpkin Fest

2.11.2024, Tallinn. Burning Pumpkin Fest is a festival of Asian and youth subcultures created to bring people with different hobbies together. For many years, the festival has gathered enthusiasts of anime, manga, comics, computer and board games, artists and crafters, cosplayers, and K-pop fans, as well as lovers of manhwa and more. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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Burning Pumpkin Fest

2.11.2024, Tallinn. Burning Pumpkin Fest is a festival of Asian and youth subcultures created to bring people with different hobbies together. For many years, the festival has gathered enthusiasts of anime, manga, comics, computer and board games, artists and crafters, cosplayers, and K-pop fans, as well as lovers of manhwa and more. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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Burning Pumpkin Fest

2.11.2024, Tallinn. Burning Pumpkin Fest is a festival of Asian and youth subcultures created to bring people with different hobbies together. For many years, the festival has gathered enthusiasts of anime, manga, comics, computer and board games, artists and crafters, cosplayers, and K-pop fans, as well as lovers of manhwa and more. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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Burning Pumpkin Fest

2.11.2024, Tallinn. Burning Pumpkin Fest is a festival of Asian and youth subcultures created to bring people with different hobbies together. For many years, the festival has gathered enthusiasts of anime, manga, comics, computer and board games, artists and crafters, cosplayers, and K-pop fans, as well as lovers of manhwa and more. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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Burning Pumpkin Fest

2.11.2024, Tallinn. Burning Pumpkin Fest is a festival of Asian and youth subcultures created to bring people with different hobbies together. For many years, the festival has gathered enthusiasts of anime, manga, comics, computer and board games, artists and crafters, cosplayers, and K-pop fans, as well as lovers of manhwa and more. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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Burning Pumpkin Fest

2.11.2024, Tallinn. Burning Pumpkin Fest is a festival of Asian and youth subcultures created to bring people with different hobbies together. For many years, the festival has gathered enthusiasts of anime, manga, comics, computer and board games, artists and crafters, cosplayers, and K-pop fans, as well as lovers of manhwa and more. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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Princess Kako at manga artist's museum near Tokyo

Japanese Princess Kako (L) visits a museum for the famous late manga artist Fujiko F. Fujio in Kawasaki near Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2024.

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Princess Kako at manga artist's museum near Tokyo

Japanese Princess Kako visits a museum for the famous late manga artist Fujiko F. Fujio in Kawasaki near Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2024.

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Princess Kako at manga artist's museum near Tokyo

Japanese Princess Kako visits a museum for the famous late manga artist Fujiko F. Fujio in Kawasaki near Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2024.

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Paris Game Week 2024 FA

This photograph shows manga sculptures during the Paris Game Week 2024 event at the Parc des expositions in Paris on October 23, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Olympics: Judo

A man dressed like Goku, the protagonist from the Japanese manga series "Dragon Ball," poses during the judo mixed team event at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 3, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan, July 30 Kyodo - Cosplayers pose with Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura at a prefectural government facility in Nagoya on July 30, 2024, ahead of the three-day World Cosplay Summit from Aug. 2 in the central Japan city. (Kyodo)

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Mall ACG Industries in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - AUGUST 1, 2024 - A pop-up shop of popular Japanese manga Chiikawa is seen in Shanghai, China, August 1, 2024.

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Public art piece by "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" creator

Japanese manga artist Hirohiko Araki, known for the popular comic and animation series "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure," poses for a photo with an art piece he designed for JR Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, on July 29, 2024.

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2024 ChinaJoy Cosplay Finals

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2024 - Japanese manga "Rupan Sansei" at the 2024 ChinaJoy COSPLAY finals in Shanghai, China, July 28, 2024.

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2024 ChinaJoy Cosplay Finals

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2024 - Japanese manga "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" at the 2024 ChinaJoy COSPLAY finals in Shanghai, China, July 28, 2024.

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2024 ChinaJoy Cosplay Finals

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2024 - Japanese manga "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" at the 2024 ChinaJoy COSPLAY finals in Shanghai, China, July 28, 2024.

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2024 ChinaJoy Cosplay Finals

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2024 - Japanese manga "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" at the 2024 ChinaJoy COSPLAY finals in Shanghai, China, July 28, 2024.

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2024 ChinaJoy Cosplay Finals

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2024 - Japanese manga "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" at the 2024 ChinaJoy COSPLAY finals in Shanghai, China, July 28, 2024.

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2024 ChinaJoy Cosplay Finals

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2024 - Japanese manga "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" at the 2024 ChinaJoy COSPLAY finals in Shanghai, China, July 28, 2024.

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2024 ChinaJoy Cosplay Finals

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2024 - Japanese manga "Rupan Sansei" at the 2024 ChinaJoy COSPLAY finals in Shanghai, China, July 28, 2024.

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2024 ChinaJoy Cosplay Finals

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2024 - Japanese manga "Rupan Sansei" at the 2024 ChinaJoy COSPLAY finals in Shanghai, China, July 28, 2024.

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2024 ChinaJoy Cosplay Finals

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2024 - Japanese manga "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" at the 2024 ChinaJoy COSPLAY finals in Shanghai, China, July 28, 2024.