Despite its global success, the Japanese entertainment industry faces challenges, including:

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Yet, the most successful manga are often about systems of oppression: corporate hell ( Kaiji ), bureaucratic nihilism ( Zom 100 ), or feudal violence ( Berserk ). Japan consumes stories about crushing systems while building those exact systems for its entertainers. The audience gets catharsis; the worker gets carpal tunnel and a 4-hour sleep cycle.