A new phenomenon sweeping Japan, involving men donning silicone bodysuits and lifelike female masks, has raised significant public alarm. Dubbed “tight men” by the Japanese media, these ...

Perhaps ironically, many of the anime characters who use masks ... Licht always wore different masks inspired by the Japanese Theatrical masks (Noh) with various costumes. However, he has a ...

previously inspired an anime TV series made by Japan’s Toei Animation. “We are excited to be able to bring a new ‘Tiger Mask’ to global audiences, partnering with respected Italian ...

The phantom that haunts the eccentric Japanese rock opera “Inu-oh” is ... sights and transporting sounds in this feature-length anime, Inu-oh, as he comes to be known, tends to shapeshift ...

Since the Japanese anime boom of the past few decades ... Image An enthusiast of tanganmen, or “one-eyed masks,” photographed by Irwin Wong in 2019.Credit...Irwin Wong, “Ozawa Dango as ...