Mukokuseki
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Mukokuseki is the Japanese term for "statelessness" or "nationlessness". The term is sometimes used to describe fictional characters depicted without a concrete ethnicity or nationality, particularly
Manga-styled character designs displaying mukokuseki features, such as light hair and eyes
Actor Nat Wolff portrayed Light Turner, a Caucasian American depiction of the racially ambiguous Light Yagami, in the 2017 film adaptation of the Death Note manga.
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Anime is animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, anime refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, anime, in Japan and in Japanese, describes all animated work
Mukokuseki
…or "nationlessness". The term is sometimes used to describe fictional characters depicted without a concrete ethnicity or nationality, particularly in anime and manga. It is commonly invoked in criticism of Japanese media. It is thought to be particularly significant in the context of foreign influences on…
Frame from the opening sequence of Osamu Tezuka's 1963 TV series Astro Boy
Anime artists employ many distinct visual styles. Clockwise from the top left: Dead Leaves, Flag, Serial Experiments Lain, Monster, Mind Game, Lucky Star, Cat Soup, and Gurren Lagann.
The Akihabara district of Tokyo is popular with anime and manga fans, as well as with the otaku subculture in Japan.
Anime Expo in Los Angeles, California, United States – one of the largest fan conventions in the Western world.