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Thinking Out Loud: Even A Gaijin Can Draw Manga

OEL manga is a highly divisive subject among those who are fundamentally concerned with the semantic particulars of what makes manga and what gets called manga or not.…

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Weekly Linkage: Where I Cheat With A Non-Link

Paul Pope, a purported ‘rock star’ of alternative comics who has never shied away from congratulating himself, but makes some interesting observations from his experiences as a gaijin…

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Feminism in Shoujo Manga: NANA by Ai Yazawa

Previously >> Feminism in Shoujo Manga: Introduction This article is the first installment of a series exploring feminism in manga marketed under the shoujo genre outside of Japan.…

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Weekly Linkage: J-Rock Deconstructed, Fantasy Matters and Portable Culture

We apologize for the lack of updates here at Bento Physics, but Naughty Ninja and I have been really busy. Juggling our responsibilites such as her day job…

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Weekly Linkage: Learning Language, Episode Counts and the Anglophonic Fandom

Frederik Schodt, professional manga enthusiast and J-pop academician recently wrote at Japan Times Online about manga as a learning aid for the Japanese language and makes some very informative dis…

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Feminism in Shoujo Manga: Introduction

The representation of the female in shoujo manga has at times been misinterpreted or dismissed as anti-feminism fodder. This is despite the fact that most content is created…

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Gunslinger Girl: Social Welfare Agency, I Really Like My Life Here.

I was initially oblivious to the marketing appeal of Gunslinger Girl, an anime which features a prepubescent girl solemnly holding up a SIG-Sauer P239 as its primary promotional…

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The Secret Ingredient: Cultural Repackaging X!

    Naughty Ninja just discovered a very bizarre magical bishoujo revisioning of the Powerpuff Girls, which suffice to say is the strangest cultural feedback loop I’ve seen.…

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Text Hickeys

The form, spectacle, and popularity of yaoi (boy and boy love comics) has always been of high debate and controversy. Most experts and pundits can't even settle on…

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Ouran High School Host Club: Let’s Have a Romantic Love

There’s little dispute among most that ‘harem anime’ love comedies thrive on formula. Few distinguish themselves beyond the pretty boys and physical comedy for one to be even…

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