In Yani Neko, the cat-eared "beastfolk" are a historically oppressed minority. They earn a quarter of human wages and can even legally be kept as pets. It's marginalization wrapped in a moe package.
The Yani Neko Mirror: Why Japan Refuses to Look Its Invisible Poverty in the Face
A new anime tells a complex story of addiction and discrimination. It also sheds a light on a problem many in Japan would rather ignore.
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