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Helter Skelter: Fashion Unfriendly Review

Have you ever looked at the cover of the latest fashion magazine or celebrity gossip magazine and envied the body of the featured model or actor? Have you gone…

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Manga Series I’d Love to See Translated

To be honest, one of the things that motivated me to start learning Japanese five years ago was that I wanted to be able to read manga and Japanese…

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“Big Hero 6” Makes Big Changes to Hero’s Tale

Disney has been dishing out tales about young heroes for generations, from the likely to the unlikely, from the princely to the fuzzy, so it’s no surprise that their latest animated…

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Yona of the Dawn Episodes 1-12: A Heroine Worth Cheering For

If you’ve been reading manga or watching anime for a period of time now, you have probably watched, read, or at least heard of some kind of reverse…

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The Legend of Korra Series Finale Redefines True Love

!!Series finale spoilers ahead!! If you haven’t already heard, The Legend of Korra ended this past Friday, bringing an end to the Avatar: The Last Airbender sequel and generating a wave of…

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Gagging on Sexism is Not Dead!

Hi readers! I’m sorry for the long stretch of silence! I am currently buried under a mountain of books and a small hill of essays as I finish up…

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The Curvy Body: When Artistic Rendition Becomes Fan Service

When you see a female character with a large chest, what do you think? Is it simply an artistic rendition of a curvy female body type, or does…

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Fairy Tail and the Battle Between Bronze and Beauty Part 1

From just a glance at the popular shonen series, Fairy Tail, it’s easy to come to the conclusion that this series is one of many that marginalize its…

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Natsume’s Book of Friends: A Boy, His Cat, and Ungendered Relationship Struggles

Despite shojo manga’s reputation for romance and shonen manga being known for endless battles, both categories place a heavy weight on relationships. Shojo manga heroines pine for seemingly…

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Some Fictional Moms for Mother’s Day

Some minor spoilers for Naruto, Disney’s Brave, and Harry Potter Despite the great influence moms can have on a kid’s life, they don’t always get the attention they…

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