Archive - Aoifuture Dispatch

The Character Economy Is Infrastructure, Not Fandom

Japan’s character economy is often described as fandom. The deeper system runs through convenience stores, cards, plush toys, campaign pages…

Jul 21 • 野崎秀吾 | Shugo Nozaki

Control Is Easy to Claim. Proof Is Hard to Produce

A control surface nobody can verify is just a diagram. What proof actually looks like for an AI agent — and why "we have guardrails" is not evidence.

Jul 4 • 野崎秀吾 | Shugo Nozaki

June 2026

What Japanese Kids Actually Watch in 2026

A first map of the screen, object, social, and parent-rule stack around Japanese children's media life.

Jun 1 • 野崎秀吾 | Shugo Nozaki

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