"'Firefly' displays an Eastern flair that garners praise, though it's hardly steeped in Japanese culture, it's still a sci-fi masterpiece." — Four stars (out of five), Hui Jun Chuangsan, Yomiuri Shimbun.
In recent days, Wang Yang and various pieces of information about 'Firefly' have completely dominated the pages of Japanese media. The entertainment celebrity version features headlines like "The Spectacular Wang Yang Fan Club Event" and "Wang Yang's Favorite is Hikaru Utada," the anime industry version includes "Wang Yang Aims to Help Outstanding Anime Land in Hollywood" and "Wang Yang's Favorite Films are by Hayao Miyazaki, Claims They've Greatly Influenced Him," while the movie review section includes lengthy discussions such as "Firefly: Expanding New Spaces for the Representation of Asian Culture," "A Tribute to the Death of Anarchists, the Immense Shock Within 'Firefly'," and "'Firefly': How Hollywood Films Use Effects to Conquer the World"...
