Earlier this year @springernature.com announced that they would be publishing an essay collection w/the *very* intriguing title "Music in World Literature: From Tolstoy to Manga" Well, it's now out. Manga is covered in one of the twelve chapters. doi.org/10.1007/978-...

As usual, rge answe is, uh, it depends / we're not really sure. But we'll say it anyway. "Our aim was to examine the association between interest in anime and manga and their relationship with (mental) health..." #openaccess doi.org/10.1007/s103...

*Somebody else* remembers this manga!!! (it was actually pretty popular...) "This study investigates the symbolic meaning of floral backgrounds in shōjo manga, considering both indigenous and Western flowers." Flower Symbolism in Shōjo Manga: Here Comes Ms. Modern doi.org/10.1353/jwj....

So, wanna guess which topics on Japanese animation make it into the upcoming Routledge Companion to Animation Studies? doi.org/10.4324/9781... These do: - Anime Origins - Anime Auteurs: Makoto Shinkai and Hayao Miyazaki - Shōjo and - Anime and Media Mix

The Routledge Companion to Animation Studies | Nichola Dobson, Paul Ta

Bringing together 46 original contributions from a broad range of international scholars, this comprehensive volume maps the key debates, histories, concepts,

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Also when you *really need to publish* - and are Really into One Piece. #openaccess doi.org/10.1136/tc-2...

Smoking depictions in the manga ‘ONE PIECE’ over its 27-year serialisation: a segmented time series analysis of Sanji

Objectives This study investigates smoking depictions in the globally popular manga ONE PIECE over its 27-year publication period and its associations with tobacco control measures implemented in Japa...

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Perfect New York. No, you can't buy cat.

Close your eyes. And it's 2007. And everything is ok. youtu.be/p9qWsgRl0Qw?...

Candy Pop - Skittles (Haruhi AMV) HD

YouTube video by gramnesia

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This is how you come up with a bitchin, and really memorable, title for your new article. Banana to the Multiverse: How Steins;Gate Exposes Constraints of Neoliberal Individualism in Japanese Society Congratulations to the author. doi.org/10.5204/mcj....

A new #openaccess study had participants rate "subjective realism, aesthetic value, subjective sexual attractiveness, and pleasantness" of different pornographic images. "Younger participants rated hentai significantly higher in these measures than older participants". doi.org/10.1007/s105...

Subjective Responses of Gynephilic Men and Women to Real versus Artificial Female Nudes - Archives of Sexual Behavior

Depictions of visual sexual stimuli are changing with the advent of computer-generated imagery (CGI), hyper-realistic and idealized images created by artificial Intelligence (AI), and artistic styles ...

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I *thought* I was Done Buying Stuff this trip. How was I supposed to know!!!.

What I came here for!

Snow Miku? Snow Labubu!

The manga shelves in the Resting Room at the Dormy Inn Premium Otaru. I LIKE!

#trailsbeyondthehorizon Don't see anyone talk about this yet, but - biggest change this game has made is not in any combat mechanics. You can now see *all* of the character bonding events in one play-through. Before, only way was to reload previous saves, or to replay the whole thing.

I rarely do gacha pulls. But, very satisfied with this one!

Great new essay collection from U. of Hawai'i Press - online access via @degruyterbrill.bsky.social - on "the complex and evolving relationship between Japan and the nations of Southeast Asia". 4 chapters in the 'Endearment and Adaptation: Manga, Anime, and Cosplay' section doi.org/10.1515/9798...

The Contours of Endearment

The Contours of Endearment offers a fresh, Southeast Asia–centered perspective on the complex and evolving relationship between Japan and the nations of Southeast Asia. While much scholarship has emph...

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Had no idea this was a thing at the Snow Festival / did not expect to see. I mean, not surprised at all, but, still.

Sapporo. Continuing w/the Important Parts!

I've always wanted @animenewsnetwork.com to pay more attention to new English-language books on anime! Made an effort to highlight some when I was writing for the site - fifteen and more years ago now. And really happy when the site does notice a new book! www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/the-m...

The Many Worlds of Takahata Isao Book Review

At last, Anglophone readers have an in-depth academic study of the director Isao Takahata, taking us through the depth and breadth of his work.

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Also me. (I know I am, but what are you?)

Japan. Giving you what you never knew you needed. en.lamplightbookshotel.com

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LAMP LIGHT BOOKS HOTEL is a hotel with a 24-hour bookstore and cafe that lets you travel through the world of books. Please use it for your stay in Fushimi, Nagoya, Tanukikoji, Sapporo, or Tenjin, Fuk...

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Sapporo. The Important Parts.

Here we go, here is The example. Why do we watch? Because anime gives audiences - what American TV, or books, or comics - never will! youtu.be/7tfxuLFVu7o?...

TVアニメ『ヤニねこ』ティザーPV｜2026年7月からTOKYO MXほかにて放送開始！

YouTube video by TVアニメ『ヤニねこ』公式【ハメちゃんねる】

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Next stop.

Talk about a Deep Flashback! March 2004. Vertical and Ioannis Mentzas in the Times! "'Japan has become a brand in terms of good storytelling and cool stuff, and I think that can carry over into literature,' Mr. Mentzas said recently..." www.nytimes.com/2004/03/15/b...

Now That Japan Is Cool, Its Fiction Seeks U.S. Fans (Published 2004)

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#trailsbeyondthehorizon Towa Herschel discovers porny scanlations. (...or Tinder).

In 2018, the statement that "because students like Japanese popular culture, it can motivate them to take up Japanese language study, and not only that, but can influence them to continue their study." was a big deal. Well, that was 2018! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...

Fans Are So Obsessed With ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ They Are Learning Korean

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Expanding fan studies and anime fan studies! First time coming across this journal! "Using mediated memory theory as a framework, this study focuses on anime nostalgia communities on Bilibili, examining their digital memory practices centered around the Digimon series." doi.org/10.1007/s406...

Digital memory practices of anime nostalgic fan communities: from the perspective of mediated memory - International Communication of Chinese Culture

Bilibili has emerged as a hub for anime enthusiasts, particularly the youth, fostering a community rich with nostalgic childhood memories. Fans have reignited a collective sense of nostalgia through t...

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This probably requires pulling up my transcript (...do I *have* my transcript anywhere?), but, let's try to remember. - Military Force & Foreign Policy -Science Fiction as Cultural History - Introduction to Public International Law - Russian & Soviet Thought - Roots of Western Civilization

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Tell me five classes you took in college: Creation Myths Advanced Physical Chemistry Agony in Stony Places Intro to the Gothic Language Advanced Musical Skills

Prize for Collection of Scholarly Essays w/a VERY INTRIGUING TITLE goes to! link.springer.com/book/9783032...