This open-access essay collection brings together a range of viewpoints on gender from a
diverse group of international scholars based in Finland Belgium Japan Singapore and
Australia. The focus is in particular on gender performativity and non-binary or
non-normative gender. The essays examine the ways in which gender can be depicted perceived
and understood in Japanese popular culture. The work will be of interest to scholars working in
gender studies Asian studies and popular culture. It will also act as a source text for
higher education courses in Asia Europe and the United States.
