The rising popularity of South Korean webcomics and non-Japanese live action programming in the west are the two main factors I’m doing this name and focus change. I’ll still cover Japanese Anime, Manga and Culture but those will no longer be the main focus of this blog. After 13 years, it makes the most sense […]
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