On July 10, 2026, a post on China's social media platform Xiaohongshu (RED), stating "It's like the world of anime has become reality," attracted the attention of Chinese netizens.

The poster wrote, "When I see high school students heading to practice with their bow bags after school, I feel like the world of anime has become reality. 'Tsurune: Kazemai High School Kyudo Club' isn't beautified because it's anime; it was the real youth that Japanese high school students experience," and posted a video, filmed in Japan, of a group of high school students carrying bow bags.

In response, Chinese netizens commented, "When I watched Japanese anime as a child, I genuinely thought that when I entered middle or high school (in China), there would be club activities!" and "Most Japanese anime I've watched features club activities and school festivals when characters enter middle or high school. I'm truly envious," expressing their longing for the club activities depicted in Japanese anime.

Additionally, comments such as "Japanese youth really feels like 'youth'," "That's exactly youth. Club activities are so fulfilling, aren't they?" and "Looking at it this way, the youth depicted in Japanese manga is actually very realistic" were also posted.

Furthermore, there were comments comparing it to student life in China, such as "That's truly youth. When I look at children in China, I feel many of them lack energy in their eyes" and "I still love anime. Maybe it's because I long for what I lacked. I could only experience youth in anime. My real youth was nothing but exams and competition."

In addition, there were opinions such as, "What I felt most when I actually went to Japan was that after school, students would head off to sports or dance practice. Extracurricular activities were also fulfilling, and everyone was slender but lively and healthy. It was different from Chinese students, who often seem drained from cram schools" and "When I see kids carrying ball bags or guitar cases, I just think that's youth. China also has archery, and I often carry my bow, but there aren't many young people doing it. Everyone seems to lack free time and is always rushing."

On the other hand, comments also gathered that touched upon the disparity with adult working life, such as, "The gap between student life and adult working life in Japan is too great, so I wonder if many people suffer from mental health issues" and "Japan's student life is too free, so I think the backlash results in significant work stress after becoming an adult." (Translated and Edited by Iwata)