If 2020 was the year Japan’s media went digital, 2021 was the year it the new landscape.
A surprising genre boom in 2021 was the exposé documentary, enabled by streaming:
As Japan's entertainment industry continues to evolve, we can expect to see:
continued to dominate physical album charts with releases like Snow Mania S1 Breakout Hits Ado's "Usseewa" became a social phenomenon, and LiSA's "Homura" Demon Slayer ) remained a staple at #4 for the year. Manga and Digital Consumption