Day two from Anime North always starts with impressions of it. Especially the weather and cosplay, what we saw in the TCC, and the panels seen and even done 0:49:40 – We talked about Matt Alt’s article about the resiliance of the popularity of Japanese Pop Culture in comparison to Western…perhaps it’s a focus issue.…More
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Japanese animation, anime, cartoons, manga, 1960-1990, Tezuka, Miyazaki, Ishinomori, Matsumoto, Yamato, Gatchaman, Star Blazers, Captain Harlock
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