Ethical consumption of Japanese media w/ Kazuma Hashimoto

Tokyo Olympics showed once more how beloved and popular Japanese
media is - as it was full of pop culture references. But it also
showed how easily fans of Japanese pop culture participate in
propaganda and become a part of it.
As someone who consumes a lot of Japanese media, Tai (they/he) is
sitting down together with media critic, translator and streamer
Kazuma Hashimoto (he/him, Twitter: @justicekazzy_, Twitch:
@kagenaga_ln) to learn more about critical consumption of
Japanese media from an anti-imperialist lense - considering
Japan's own bloody imperialist history. Popular tropes like the
samurai and the yakuza are de-mystified, Japan-specific fascist
themes broken down, you will come across popular examples like
Ghost Of Tsushima and Attack On Titan and you will hear how
frustrating it is to exist as an East Asian person in English
speaking fandom spaces.


CW: Japanese imperialism, Nazism, Rising Sun flag, Swastika,
Anti-Semitism, Anti-Eastern-Asian-Racism, Anti-Indigenous
Racism.

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Mentions:


Final Fantasy (series)

Final Fantasy 14

Dragon Quest (series)

Nier (series)

Kingdom Hearts (series)

Nintendo

Goku/Dragonball + Dragonball Z

Pikachu/Pokemon

Hello Kitty

Toei

Gundam

Godzilla

Demon Slayer

Persona (series)

Super Mario (series)

Yakuza (series)

Resident Evil (series)

Attack on Titan

Ghost of Tsushima

The Last Samurai

Black Butler

Jojo's Bizzarre Adventure

Cyberpunk 2077

Hetalia

Tokyo Revengers



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Kazuma's recommendations:


+81 Podcast [Spotify|Apple Podcast|Anchor]

Against Japanism Podcast [Spotify|Apple Podcast|Buzzsprout]



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Resources:


Best Games Period Podcast: Final Fantasy XIV (ft. Kazuma
Hashimoto) [Spotify|Soundcloud]


Essay by Kazuma Hashimoto on Ghost of Tsushima [Polygon]


Essay by Kazuma Hashimoto on Attack on Titan [Polygon]


Documentation about Bosozoku: Japan's Most Violent Biker Gang
[Vice]


Asahi Shimbun: 83% against holding Tokyo Olympics this summer


The Mainichi - Japan Daily News


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sound design by nik lock


art design by Tai