Plus: Non-Japanese animation at Tokyo Int'l Film Fest; Saudi company reboots anime IPs in the Middle East; Pandemic changed the anime voice actor work; and more
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Gen Z is driving the worldwide anime boom
Plus: Non-Japanese animation at Tokyo Int'l Film Fest; Saudi company reboots anime IPs in the Middle East; Pandemic changed the anime voice actor work; and more
Gen Z is driving the worldwide anime boom
Plus: Non-Japanese animation at Tokyo Int'l Film Fest; Saudi company reboots anime IPs in the Middle East; Pandemic changed the anime voice actor work; and more
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American Anime Awards of 2007 – The Apex of the Anime Boom
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Gen Urobhuchi’s “Eisen Flügel” light novel is getting an anime movie.
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Joy in the Apocalypse: Ruminations driving through desolation
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Hidashi no Gen Review
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Is Roujin Z still one of my favourite anime of all time
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The Devil is a Part Timer!! – S2 E07 – A Boom, a Whoosh, and a Hug
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A-Z Challenge: “N” is for Noragami (2014)
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