Maybe some of you have heard of Kimetsu no Yaiba, a very popular comic/anime Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer). The manga was originally serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump  from February 2016 to May 2020. The series ended with comic book number 22 in October 2020. Ever since it started serializing, it was very popular, but after its anime series started in April 2019, its fame skyrocketed. According to today’s Nihon TV’s SHOWBIZ corner, comic sales ranking #1-#22 (details unspecified..) was all monopolized by Kimetsu no Yaiba: Wow. The total sale count is estimated to have surpassed 90 million. And that’s only the comics. Let me introduce the overwhelming popularity of…

Maybe you have heard of the term Kawaii, meaning “cute”, “lovely”, and “adorable”.When used to refer to a female human, it is more common to a younger age. It has less nuance of “beautiful”. For better or worse, Asians tend to look younger for several reasons. Borrowing some of Jennifer Hu‘s points, Japanese have: 1. More melanin than caucasians. 2. Different anatomical face structure. 3. Skin tend to photoage by developing colored spots rather than wrinkling. 4. Less obesity 5. More UV aware 1. More melanin than caucasians. Asians aren’t the most melanin-rich race. But having more melanin means having more protection against UV. Therefore, Asians are less vulnerable to…