While putting my thesis together I realised it would be necessary to build up a timeline of anime fandom in the UK, listing dates for the key moments in fandom history. This has been a bit of a labour of love for me, with a lot of research and digging required to pinpoint when the most important events took place - I will undoubtedly keep finding noteworthy events even as I continue writing my thesis, and will most likely continue to update it long after I complete my study.Setting it up has been relatively painless thanks to Timeglider, which I would absolutely recommend to anyone who wants to build a timeline of events in any subject. As I say, it's still a work in progress, though I do think it's fairly comprehensive at the moment. If I have any details wrong, or if there's anything I haven't added yet that should be there, please let me know in the comments!Feel free to explore the timeline below:
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