But with the coronavirus outbreak triggering some major changes to daily life, is it time for those changes to start being reflected in anime/manga?
While some anime and manga series take place in fantasy realms or far-flung corners of the galaxy, there are tons of series that are set in the real world, and specifically Japan.
That’s the question Kuromaru (@kuromaru_ on Twitter), artist of manga series Kudakeru Purin, has been mulling.
Other online commenters agreed that the coronavirus is going to start making anime/manga plotting tricky.