the Ainu population in Hokkaido is about 13,000. This has dropped sharply from 24,000 in 2006, but this is because the number of members of the Ainu Association of Hokkaido, which is cooperating with the survey, has decreased, and interest in protecting personal information has increased. It is thought that the number of people who cooperated is decreasing, and that it does not match the actual number of people. Subgroups These are unofficial sub groups of the Ainu people with location and population estimates. In popular culture The characters Nakoruru, Rimururu, and Rera from the SNK game series Samurai Shodown are Ainu. The manga and anime series Golden Kamuy has an Ainu girl, Asirpa, as one of the protagonists, and features many aspects of Ainu culture. The character Fredzilla from Big Hero 6 is of Ainu descent. The character Okuru from the anime series Samurai Champloo is the sole survivor of an Ainu village wiped out by disease. Usui Horokeu, also known as Horohoro, from the manga series Shaman King is a member of an Ainu tribe. "Ainu" is a playable nation in the game Europa Universalis IV. The history of the island of Hokkaido, and of the Ainu people, are part of the plot of a chapter in the manga Silver Spoon. A coming-of-age film, Ainu Mosir, was released in Japan on 17 October 2020. The film portrays Kanto, a sensitive 14-year-old Ainu boy who struggled to come to terms with his father's death and his identity. The film also focuses on the dilemma of controversial bear sacrifice under the shadow of the modern Japanese society and the Ainu's heavy reliance on tourists for their livelihood. Along with other restless teenagers, Kanto is under pressure to retain their Ainu identity and participate in the cultural rituals. In the James Bond novel You Only Live Twice and film, Bond's character spends some time living in an Ainu village and (in the film) is supposedly disguised as one of the local people, "marrying" a local pearl fisher () as part of his cover. See also Ainu-ken Akira Ifukube Bibliography of the Ainu Bikki Sunazawa Constitution of Japan Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Emishi Aterui Ethnocide Genocide of indigenous peoples Hiram M. Hiller Jr. Indigenous peoples Kankō Ainu Takashi Ukaji Shigeru Kayano Nibutani Dam Ainu culture Ainu music Ainu flag Ainu genre painting Ikupasuy Iomante Matagi Yukar Ethnic groups in