The Invisible Struggle of Anime's Childless Characters Infertility is a pervasive issue in Japan, affecting one in six couples.
Yet, when anime characters struggle with childlessness, their experiences are often trivialized or attributed to personal choices rather than acknowledged as medical conditions.
This oversight has significant implications for how we tell stories about reproductive struggles. Makoto Itou from "The Devil is a Part Timer! " is a prime example of this phenomenon.