Posts by Frog-kun

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  When Creators Strive to Improve Female Representation: The case of Sword Art Online’s Kawahara Reki

  Sword Art Online author Reki Kawahara has publicly stated he wants to improve the representation of female characters in the series… and this is something that’s already observable in his more recent novels. Let’s take a closer look at what Kawahara said and how the series has improved over time.

  Feature | by Frog-kun | May 24, 2019 | 0 Comments
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  Art and Identity: Tiv, Korean-born manga artist

  There are more foreign-born manga artists active in Japan than you might think. You just may not notice some of them because they take on pennames that obscure their non-Japanese origins. The artist known as Tiv, for instance, may seem like a Japanese man from the content of her work, but she’s actually a Korean-born woman.

  Creator Spotlight | by Frog-kun | May 12, 2017 | 1 Comment