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Planned Cosplays for Minamicon 26!
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Manga-lled by the Media: Misrepresentations of Anime and Manga in the British Press - Minamicon 25
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An Illustrated History of Anime Penguins
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Studio Ghibli: An Industrial History
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500 Years Later: An Oral History of Final Fantasy VII
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Anime Boston 2023 – Introduction: An All-New Part of History
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An Analysis of the Dark History and Correct Century Timeline
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An Anime Steeped in History: Princess Mononoke
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Christmas Cakes in Japan: An Affectionate History
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Kaina and the Great Snow Sea – 9 [Insignia of an Ancient Castle]
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Making Out in Japanese: An Oral History of a Seminal Text
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An "Overdosed" History of Manga?! Translating & Examining the Yarisugi Manga Timeline
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January 1991Pt. 8 British Magazine publications.
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Princess Principal: “Not” British Spy Adventures
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Tots TV and Se-ma-for: An Incomplete History of Animated Segments
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Fascinating Fandom: The Detailed Demographics of UK Anime Fans - Minamicon 24 (2018)
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A History of Murder
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Appreciating Toradora: History, Problems, and an Old Fan’s Enjoyment
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February 1991 Pt. 8 British Magazine publications.
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Kabuki: ancient anime of the stage!
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New anime country with an ancient story: My first Chinese anime
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Books: History of Modern Manga
By Jonathan Clements. “The history of manga,” notes the back-cover blurb for Matthieu Pinon and Laurent Lefebvre’s new book, “is inextricably tied to Japan’s social, economic, political, and…
The History of Anime & Japan
Anime or Japanese Animation (アニメ) is perhaps one of the most influential forms of media in the modern world. It has a history spaning over a century and…
The History of Hentai Manga
Kimi Rito digs deep into the tropes of anime's salacious sister medium, from tracking down the hentai's early manga creators to going back even further to the shunga…
The History of the Seifuku
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Dongs of History: Golden Kamuy
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The History of Solo Leveling
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Shimoneta: Japan’s History of Censorship!
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The Untold History of Ramen
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