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An Incomplete History of ℍ𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕒𝕚

Lextorias

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Tots TV and Se-ma-for: An Incomplete History of Animated Segments

Researching cartoon imports without credits or documentation is hard.

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An Illustrated History of Anime Penguins

Here is a video of the panel I ran at Ayacon this year based on these posts from this very website. Eventually there will be a third post…

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Aug 29, 2013 • Subscribe

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HELP DECIDE AN EPISODE OF ENGLISH DUB HISTORY!

That's right, we're doing it again this year! Yui's page (Chibi Maruko-chan REMAKE): https://www.extra-life.org/participant/YuiHaruhara Ryan's page (Berserk REMAKE): https://www.extra-life.org/participant/486519 Dante's page (Princess Mononoke): https://www.extra-life.org/participant/488035 Austin's page (Porco Rosso): https://www.extra-life.org/participant/488038 Psion's page (Whisper of…

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Princess Mononoke, The Cat Returns, Whisper of the Heart, Berserk, Berserk

An Ancient History of British Weebery - Minamicon 26

Minamicon 26 took place this past weekend, and as ever I hosted a panel that explored a facet of my research. This time I thought it would b...

The UK Anime Fandom Archive

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Babel: An Arcane History Book Review

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Arum Journal

Sep 1, 2023 • Subscribe

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What’s the most tragic incomplete anime?

Series that doesn’t finish the manga (but doesn’t leave enough to do another season)? Anime original cut short? Series that technically gets to the ending but cuts out…

Anime Feminist

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500 Years Later: An Oral History of Final Fantasy VII

Editor: Matt LeoneBook Design: Rachel DaltonPublication Year: 2018Press: Read-Only MemoryPages: 240 500 Years Later: An Oral History of Final Fantasy VII is a book-length collection of interviews w…

Contemporary Japanese Literature

Jan 24, 2022 • Subscribe

Legend of the Crystals: Final Fantasy

An Analysis of the Dark History and Correct Century Timeline

My goal with this article is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the Dark History and Correct Century timeline as thematic concepts, and to examine their legacies. The…

Moon's Cocoon

Mar 3, 2024 • Subscribe

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Christmas Cakes in Japan: An Affectionate History

Move over cookies! Unlike in many western nations, where Christmas cakes must share their holiday crown with a wealth of other sweets, from candy canes to gingerbread cookies,…

Savvy Tokyo

Dec 21, 2022 • Subscribe

An Anime Steeped in History: Princess Mononoke

In a change to our regular scheduled news, we bring you an academic article titled Steeped in History: Princess Mononoke. It delves into his...

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Nov 27, 2021 • Subscribe

Mononoke, Princess Mononoke

Me, Myself, & Incomplete Chapters 1-7 Review

TheOASG checks out Utsugi's Me, Myself, & Incomplete manga, where one high school boy now lives on as a...stuffed fox animal.

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Where to Find Gay and Bisexual Male Characters in Recent Children’s Cartoons: An Incomplete Overview

It feels like every time two female characters become a couple in a cartoon for children, some people steer the conversation toward (the lack of) gay male characters…

Coherent Cats

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An "Overdosed" History of Manga?! Translating & Examining the Yarisugi Manga Timeline

Without a doubt, one of the most disappointing aspects of English-speaking anime & manga fandom, though mainly the latter for the purposes o...

The Land of Obscusion: Home of the Obscure & Forgotten

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Making Out in Japanese: An Oral History of a Seminal Text

A repost of an interview with the creators of a hugely influential guidebook series.

Matt Alt's Pure Invention

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History Of Ecchi

The history of Ecchi Media and how it evolved over time Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dirkoin 00:00 Introduction 00:51 physical Media 02:54 Digital Media 04:44 OVA 06:13 Modern Media

Dirkoin

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A History of Murder

detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,

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Appreciating Toradora: History, Problems, and an Old Fan’s Enjoyment

Toradora is a 2008 drama/romance anime set in a highschool. It’s sweet and funny, with surprisingly well-written characters and excellent visuals. There are countless anime series that fall…

Anime Rants

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History of Ghost Taxis of Japan

Translated and Sourced from Shigeru Mizuki’s Mujara, Japanese Ghost Stories: Spirits, Hauntings, and Paranormal Phenomena, and Other Sources To learn more about Japanese Ghosts, check out my …

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The Early History of Falcom

This is a video where I talk about the early history of Nihon Falcom, covering about the first 30 years of their output. I've been a fan of…

Bowl of Lentils

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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…

All the Anime

May 23, 2023 • Subscribe

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The History of Solo Leveling

With the Solo Leveling Ragnarok webcomic debuting in English this week, it's time to take a look the story of this groundbreaking series

K-Comics Beat

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Shimoneta: Japan’s History of Censorship!

There comes a time in every teenager’s life where they stumble across something that arouses their interest. Depending what kind of parents they have or how they react…

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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…

WooKong

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Books: The History of Sushi

By Jonathan Clements. Eric C. Rath observes that in the anime series Sushi Police, fish are portrayed weeping at the injustices done to them by culinary criminals. Luckily,…

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Apr 30, 2021 • Subscribe

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Dongs of History: Golden Kamuy

After two seasons of Golden Kamuy, I think I finally have an understanding of how I feel about it. A combination of historical fiction, action/adventure, slapstick comedy, multicultural…

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Books: History of Chinese Animation

By Jonathan Clements. Released as part of a Routledge series of translations of Chinese scholarship, Sun Lijun’s two-volume History of Chinese Animation is the largest work yet published…

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History of Saban: Part 1

In the first installment of a three-part feature, Kurt Yoder chronicles Haim Saban's beginnings in music to his early cartoon career with Inspector Gadget, Mysterious Cities of Gold…

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The History of the Seifuku

Seifuku are a staple design of anime. The instantly recognizable sailor school uniform is synonymous with anime girls in otaku's minds, but do you know the history?

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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…

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The Untold History of Ramen

  Solt, George The Untold History of Ramen: How Political Crisis in Japan Spawned a Global Food Craze Berkeley: University of California Pre...

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The Career of Masashi Ikeda, Anime's Most Successfully Incomplete Director (for TV, At Least)

What exactly constitutes being "successful" in something like anime, especially in being a director? Is it being in charge of an influential...

The Land of Obscusion: Home of the Obscure & Forgotten

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Small History and Big History

History has two different and related types: small and big. Big history is what you learn in school. It’s the major events of the past: the American Revolution,…

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The Real History of ℝ𝕦𝕝𝕖 𝟛𝟜

A viral tweet made me curious about looking into the history of fanmade adult content, and I ended up deep diving a rabbit hole that goes further than…

Lextorias

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The long history of Digimon Navigators

The NaviCharacter are characters created to help the user to better understand a product. There’s a very old tradition in the Digimon series to have them that was…

Digital World Archive

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The History of Tatsunoko – 6 – Repetitions

Without any aim to be comprehensive, this article will follow these developments and focus on two shows: 1974’s Hurricane Polymar and 1976’s Gowapper 5 Godam. Although very different,…

Animétudes

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Gamba's Adventure, Hurricane Polymar, Space Knight Tekkaman

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A Brief History of Shoujo Isekai

Today we're taking a look at shoujo isekai, where it started and where it is now. Special thank you to Gaby on my discord who helped me collect some…

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The Cute History of Maid Cafe's

Maid Cafe and the Japanese history of it メイド喫茶, メイドカフェ 日本 歴史 #maid #japan #japanculture Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dirkoin

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The History Of Notice Me Senpai

Notice me senpai! Or not... its not that i care or anything Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dirkoin

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Nov 4, 2023 • Subscribe

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A brief history of Kaname Pro

Unlike other great and influential studios with a distinct animation philosophy, like A Pro, Ghibli, Sunrise or Kyoto Animation, the Kanada school never had a single, durable place…

Animétudes

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The Disgusting History Of Ugly Bastards

Want to learn the disgusting history of ugly bastards? #anime #animememes #sus Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dirkoin

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History of Mecha: Kikou Souseki Mospeada

Video essay about Mospeada, it's history, influence, and my general take on the show. Hope you enjoy. I didn't talk about this in the video because it's entirely inconsequential, but…

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Godzilla at the End of History

In a recent article in Forbes, titled The Critics Are Wrong About Godzilla: King Of The Monsters, Senior Contributor Paul Tassi repackages the faux-populism of YouTube gutter pundits…

Home Theater of Cruelty

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Episode 9- The History of Shoujo

Azayan, Summosa and Nikki breakdown the past 100 years of shoujo content, citing significant authors, their works, and other events that shaped shoujo into what it is today.…

Into the Shoujo-Verse

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The History of Tatsunoko – 5 – Maturities

If one single work were to sum up Tatsunoko’s entire production, it would probably be Science Ninja Team Gatchaman. By far the studio’s most iconic series, it was…

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Gatchaman, Shigeru, Tomorrow's Joe

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The Unusual Production History of Genocyber

A cult classic in the schlock n’ gore OVA genre, Genocyber took an unlikely road from pitch to production.

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The Comic Book History of Comics

It's a comic book, about comic books! That's right, The Comic Book History of Comics tells the story of how comic books became what they...

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The Winning History Of Pachinko Machines

Pachinko machines are and forever will be the hype in japan, but why? Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dirkoin #pachinko #japanculture #japanhistory

Dirkoin

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The History of Chunsoft's Sound Novels

In this video I talk about Chunsoft’s Sound Novel franchise, a hugely important series in the history of Japanese video games that served as the progenitor to the…

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Sakura Wars

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This Week in Anime - An Alternate History in Ōoku: The Inner Chambers

Join Steve and Nicky this week as they explore Ōoku's alternate take on history where a female-led Shogun rules over Feudal Japan, accompanied by a harem of men…

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Ōoku: The Inner Chambers

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The history of Lupin III #anime #lupinthe3rd

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Anime Top Scholar

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Lupin III