I was going to write this as part of my Halloween post series. The idea was simple enough, see if there is a significant difference between common fears based on location and then try to make a correlation with what we see in anime. However, as I started to research the post, it sort of... The post We Fear What We Know? Do Our Regional Fears Influence Anime? appeared first on I drink and watch anime.
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