After Shogun: What’s Next From Japan?

From video games such as Persona 5 to novels written by Haruki Murakami, a rich reservoir of anime, manga, and video game content awaits proper adaptation. As we move into the latter half of the 2020s and the 2030s, Japanese-centric entertainment holds the potential to achieve full mainstream status in America.

In this episode, Maya, Tim, and artist/screenwriter Michael Foster discussed five potential Japanese intellectual properties that could make for excellent adaptations with American audiences and why such adaptations have failed in the past.

By boojazz|2024-08-20T22:37:22+00:00August 20th, 2024|Film, Highlighted|0 Comments

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At the age of fifteen, Michael began his professional career by drawing children’s menus for a chain of restaurants in the Southwest. His experience in graphics, marketing, illustration and video production fill an essential need in advertising agencies, printing companies, and design firms. In the early 2010's Michael blogged for The Huffington Post and Psychology Today on the topic of Digital Reinvention. Some of the clients Michael has worked with include: Microsoft, US – Japan Business Council, RAINN (co-founded by Tori Amos and Sarah McLaughlin), Chicagoland Speedway, Richard Shay Photography, The British Embassy in the United States, Ben Hollis Worldwide, Aphex, & PepsiCo. His previous television work has gained the interest of major studios such as Dreamworks SKG.