Watch this fantastic documentary web series on Japanese creatives

If you have even a passing interest in Japanese video games, comics, art, or design, you really should be watching Toco Toco TV. The ongoing web series profiles notable creatives from Japan, with documentary-style shorts that usually run between 10 and 20 minutes. But in that relatively short runtime they pack in a lot. The most recent episode features enigmatic game designer Yoko Taro, director of Nier: Automata, and it delves surprisingly deeply into his creative process, explaining why his games often feel so offbeat and human compared to typical blockbusters. (He also hides his face behind a giant mask for most of the episode.) “For my games, they don’t have to necessarily be interesting,” Taro explains while playing pinball, “as...

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