Recultured #4: Rebuild — How Covid-19 changed Japan's pop culture

<div>In Episode 4 of Recultured, we look to the movie releases of Ufotable's "Demon Slayer" and Kyoto Animation's "Violet Evergarden" for hope, as we wait out the long winter for a vaccine and brighter days in 2021.<br> <br> <strong>Guests</strong> <strong>on this episode</strong>:</div> <ul> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/AngryDaenjangny">Hannah Lee</a>, writer for Arama Japan</li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/frog_kun">Kim Morrissy</a>, Anime News Network Tokyo correspondent</li> <li> <a href="https://zaiko.io/">Lauren Rose Kocher</a>, co-founder Zaiko PTE</li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/rhymeswithguy?lang=en">Matt Schley</a>, Japan Times anime writer</li> </ul> <div><br> </div> <div> <strong>Sponsor:<br> </strong>Recultured is brought to you by <a href="http://bit.ly/foodetokyo">Food-e</a>, Tokyo's first gourmet restaurant delivery service. Food-e delivers from some of Tokyo's finest restaurants, such as Nobu Tokyo and The Oak Door Steakhouse, to homes, offices and parties. Premium dining — now at your fingertips and available exclusively at <a href="http://bit.ly/foodetokyo">www.food-e.jp</a>. <br> <br> </div> <div> <strong>Credits</strong>:<br> This episode was hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/jt_sloosh?lang=en">Shaun McKenna</a> and <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/alyssa-i-smith/">Alyssa I. Smith</a>. It was written by <a href="https://twitter.com/mbmelodies">Patrick St. Michel</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/omhboyd">Oscar Boyd</a>, with extra help from our intern Tadasu Takahashi. It was produced by Oscar Boyd. Our theme music was by <a href="https://twitter.com/lllltokyo">LLLL</a>, the sound of Tokyo, and this episode was recorded at the Temple University Japan Campus in Sangenjaya, Tokyo. Illustrations by <a href="http://www.chuanmingart.com/">Ming Ong</a>.<br> <br> <strong>Announcements</strong>:<br> Sign up to the Deep Dive mailing list and be notified every time a new episode comes out. Get in touch with us at deepdive@japantimes.co.jp.<br> <br> Support the sho