EPISODE · May 19, 2026 · 1H 24M
How kfel became a real life magical girl
from Unpacking Japan · host Produced by ZenStudio
Meet Kristine aka Kfel, a Filipino Canadian content creator based in Tokyo completing what she calls "magical girl sidequests." She sits down to talk to us about her interest and subsequent internship in Japan, her journey to fluency, going viral on TikTok, and becoming a magical girl--0:00 Intro0:45 Meet Kristine7:07 Internship in Japan18:47 Start in content creation20:58 Getting her first sponsor26:52 The struggle of bringing cats to Japan33:09 How Kfel got so fluent41:47 Moving to Japan43:55 Finding a community here48:17 How Japan changed her videos50:34 How girl walk in Tokyo56:28 Working with GeeXPlus1:01:12 Advice for aspiring creators1:04:05 Getting into cosplay1:07:40 What's next1:09:57 Kfel's favorite anime1:13:07 What makes a good anime?1:15:28 Kfel's struggle with identity--Follow us:https://unpacking.jp/https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japanhttps://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapanhttps://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapanhttps://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshortshttps://www.x.com/unpacking_japanhttps://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapanSubscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/
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Meet Kristine aka Kfel, a Filipino Canadian content creator based in Tokyo completing what she calls "magical girl sidequests." She sits down to talk to us about her interest and subsequent internship in Japan, her journey to fluency, going viral on TikTok, and becoming a magical girl--0:00 Intro0:45 Meet Kristine7:07 Internship in Japan18:47 Start in content creation20:58 Getting her first sponsor26:52 The struggle of bringing cats to Japan33:09 How Kfel got so fluent41:47 Moving to Japan43:55 Finding a community here48:17 How Japan changed her videos50:34 How girl walk in Tokyo56:28 Working with GeeXPlus1:01:12 Advice for aspiring creators1:04:05 Getting into cosplay1:07:40 What's next1:09:57 Kfel's favorite anime1:13:07 What makes a good anime?1:15:28 Kfel's struggle with identity--Follow us:https://unpacking.jp/https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japanhttps://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapanhttps://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapanhttps://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshortshttps://www.x.com/unpacking_japanhttps://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapanSubscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/
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