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imacollector® in-depth features
imacollector® in-depth features explore Japanese pop culture through a series of complementary articles.
They examine how these works have evolved, what has influenced them, and how they connect with history, society and our collective memory.
From Captain Tsubasa’s dream to Blue Lock’s ambition: how Japan became a football nation
This eight-part in-depth feature, “Japanese football, from Captain Tsubasa to Blue Lock”, traces the development of football in Japan and explores how manga and anime helped drive its popularity.
From Japan’s earliest football teams to the bronze medal at the 1968 Olympic Games, and from the creation of the Japan Soccer League to the birth of the J.League, this in-depth feature revisits the key milestones that turned Japan into a genuine football nation.
It also examines how works such as Captain Tsubasa, Whistle!, Giant Killing and Blue Lock helped shape this shared cultural imagination. Across a series of complementary articles, imacollector® explores the connections between Japanese football, sporting history, popular culture, manga, animation and society.
More in-depth features coming soon
More in-depth features will gradually be added to this section.
They will focus on major works of Japanese pop culture such as Attack on Titan and Dragon Ball, exploring their history, influences, representations and the social questions they raise.
Each in-depth feature will bring together several complementary articles, moving beyond a straightforward analysis of a single series to explore its relationship with its era, collective memory and the way we understand the world.