Cope harder about Tokyo's lack of anime girls and ninjas

A travel writer wages war against Japan for the audacity of being a real country instead of a themed attraction, disappointed that actual cities contain buildings and commerce instead of perpetual Blade Runner cosplay. The piece reads like someone who mainlined anime and Kill Bill expecting to stumble upon live-action fan fiction, then threw a fit when presented with mundane urban reality. It's gatekeeping meets cultural tourism entitlement, wrapped in purple prose about concrete.