Cool Japan: 2.5 dimensions

 ■Cool Japan: 2.5 dimensions

NHK Cool Japan "2.5 Dimension" Edition.

A fusion of fiction and reality, a fusion of virtual and real.

It is entertainment that unfolds Japan's proud two-dimensional pop culture of manga, anime and games in a three-dimensional real space. It will continue to evolve in the future.

"musical"

There has always been a desire for the world of manga and anime to become reality, and technology has developed that allows us to recreate that world without destroying it, such as makeup and projection mapping.

And the actors are here. The good-looking actors are no longer just cosplayers.

Japan has always had a strong affinity for images, pictures, and text, and scrolls also combine pictures and text.

It's the same with manga. It doesn't feel strange when words appear on stage. It's a very Japanese theatrical space.

"Holy Land Pilgrimage"

Oarai was an area that was hit by the tsunami during the earthquake.

The town recovered from the following year when people made pilgrimages to the locations featured in the anime.

It is also a measure to revitalize local areas by showcasing the area through animation and creating tourism business.

Pilgrimages to sacred sites are also popular among inbound tourists, and are likely to become more common in the future.

The whole country wants to become a holy place.

" Esports"

Large-scale tournaments have begun to be held in Japan, and the J-League and professional baseball organizations have also begun to hold tournaments.

There are even rumors that it may become an Olympic sport.

Japan was a video game powerhouse, so it was slow to adopt e-sports, which are centered on computers and the Internet, but that is exactly why it has such high growth potential. I would like to make Japan the home of e-sports.

It jumped out of the virtual space into the real space.

I would love to see it continue to spread out into the world, and be enjoyed by people all over the world.