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April 16th, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced the nationwide extension of Japan’s state of emergency. This allows regional governments across the country to strongly request people to stay inside, in addition to the 7 major urban regions that are already operating under a state of emergency. Suddenly the entire population of Japan has effectively been turned into hikikomori, or shut-ins. The question on everyone’s lips: how do we survive this crisis of confinement?
While our worlds have been flip-turned upside down and inside, no out, there’s opportunity to be had. The Japanese entertainment industry certainly thinks so, and have been busy heaping free access to some of the best anime and manga series of all time on unsuspecting, and soon to be delighted, fans!
We’ve compiled this article of sources where you can enjoy the best free entertainment in Japan! Links have been broken down by category, so you can spend lockdown with your favorite (1) manga, (2) anime, or (3) or J-drama!
Free Manga for Lockdown
Weekly Shonen Jump Manga on Shonen Jump Plus
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Shonen Jump Manga on Zebrack
Margaret Book Store Shojou Manga
Free Anime for Lockdown
Jump Channel - YouTube
Hulu
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Amazon Prime Japan
Free J-Dramas for Lockdown
Paravi
These are just a few free sources of entertainment on offer in Japan during April. Streaming services around the country may continue to open up free access to a wider range of their content for a limited time. We recommend continuing to check in and out of the links above regularly so as not to miss a beat!
Whether you’re in school, Uni, or employment, we recommend spending the lockdown period indoors, in the company of these epic comics and shows!