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The round-up also includes a video primer on *Witch Hat Atelier* featuring Alex Henderson, plus links to articles on the Tokyo Pokémon Center stalking murder, Japan's citizenship law changes, and a survey of foreign residents in Saitama. Other items cover a worker fired after disclosing autism, former Nippon Ichi Software president's comments on game industry creativity, and a call for concrete woke action.","whyItMatters":"The round-up packages a review of a new yuri manga alongside a career retrospective of a legendary actress, showing how Anime Feminist connects contemporary releases to the historical context of women in Japanese media.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe weekly round-up from Anime Feminist for March 25-31, 2026, leads with a review of \u003cem\u003eWicked Spot\u003c/em\u003e, a new manga by Sal Jiang that Gizmodo's Isaiah Colbert calls a sapphic rom-com throwing a witch into influencer culture. 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