ele-king Launches Anime Criticism Journal With Chō Kaguya-hime! Special
ele-king will launch the anime criticism journal 'ele-king presents Anime Dokuhon' on Monday, November 30, published by P-Vine at 1,595 yen.
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Why it matters
A music and culture magazine putting nine critics on a single Netflix-originated film, with contributors drawn from VTuber and Vocaloid circles, treats anime criticism as something built from internet culture rather than reviewed from outside it.
Key Facts
- 'ele-king presents Anime Dokuhon' launches on Monday, November 30, published by P-Vine at 1,595 yen.
- The inaugural issue carries nine critiques of 'Chō Kaguya-hime!', supervised by critic Naoya Fujita and the ele-king editorial department.
- 'Chō Kaguya-hime!' is directed by Kiyotaka Yamashita and began streaming on Netflix on January 22, 2026.
- Contributors include metaverse VTuber Misumi Rancha, active since 2018, and writer Shiori Kitade.
- A second issue of 'Anime Dokuhon' is planned for spring 2027.
The inaugural issue runs a special on Kiyotaka Yamashita's Netflix-originated film 'Chō Kaguya-hime!', supervised by critic Naoya Fujita, with nine critiques reading the film through VTubers, VOCALOID, internet culture and character theory. A second issue is planned for spring 2027.
The journal is supervised by critic Naoya Fujita together with the ele-king editorial department. Among the nine critiques, writer Shiori Kitade takes the song 'ray' as performed in the film as her subject, setting BUMP OF CHICKEN's Motoo Fujiwara and Hatsune Miku alongside Kaguya and Tsukimi Yachiyo. Metaverse VTuber Misumi Rancha, active since 2018, writes on the nostalgia she felt in the film's virtual space, and Dota compares the work with the indie game 'NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE'.
The issue also carries a launch dialogue between Fujita and Takune Kobayashi, an essay by Kazufumi Iida on short anime criticism using works by Plott, and a review by Shotaro Miya of the anime 'SEKIRO: NO DEFEAT'. ele-king plans a second issue for spring 2027.
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