He is best known, though, as the creator of one of Japan’s most beloved superheroes, Anpanman, a caped champion with a bean-bun head. Beloved by small children, Anpanman is selfless and brave ...

In the Anpanman manga series, created by Takashi Yanase (1919-2013), Baikinman is Anpanman’s nemesis. But Baikinman is not your prototypical evil antihero. To elate his young fans, he only has ...