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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.

In the neon labyrinth of Tokyo’s Kabukicho, a 72-year-old man in a pinstripe suit sits hunched over a shogi board. Across from him, a teenage girl in a pastel gothic lolita dress taps furiously on a smartphone, live-streaming their match to 40,000 viewers on a niche platform called Mirrativ . 10musume 123113 01 Ema Satomine JAV UNCENSORED

Prime-time variety shows feature idols attempting to solve calculus problems while being shocked with a joy buzzer. Celebrities eat increasingly spicy ramen while discussing geopolitics. Comedians are submerged in freezing water for losing a game of rock-paper-scissors. In 2016, a shy, anime-like girl with long