It looks insane. It is also the most expensive, highly-produced anarchy you will ever see.
This absurdist tradition has given rise to the owarai (comedy) industry, a rigorous apprenticeship system that makes British pantomime look like graduate school. Duos practice manzai (stand-up with a straight man and a funny man) for a decade before their first TV spot. The result is a comedy lexicon so dense that Netflix’s algorithm struggles to subtitle the puns. Just when you think you understand the landscape, Japan moves the goalposts into the cloud. 10musume 123113 01 Ema Satomine JAV UNCENSORED
In 2016, a shy, anime-like girl with long pink hair and a deep, husky voice debuted on YouTube. Her name was Kizuna AI. She was a VTuber—a virtual YouTuber. Behind her, a motion-captured actor (the nakaguma , or “middle person”) performed her gestures, but the character was purely digital. It looks insane
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