In Japan, ‘cute’ is a big deal. Their own word for it, kawaii (“ka-why-ee”), is more of an ethos than an adjective. Shops and billboards are filled with big-eyed fluffy figures.
S pider-Man is in no way new to the manga scene: the first Japanese adaptation of Spider-Man was Spider-Man: The Manga in 1970. Even with the early establishment of the character ...