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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"anime and manga"”.
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Protecting your eyes : censorship and moral standards of decency in Japan and the United States as reflected in children's media
Introduction: Anime (Japanese animation) and manga (Japanese comic books) are extremely popular in Japan amongst consumers of all ages. In America and other non-Japanese countries, the international anime and manga fanbase is rapidly expanding. Yet, in some Western countries such as the United …
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Anime as an adaptation. Anime‘s approach to the original source
Anime is a big part of Japanese culture. While some anime have original storylines, most of them are adapted from various other sources. The goal of this research is to find out how anime that are based on other sources approaches the original work. For this researched many manga and Light Novels …
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No time and no place in Japan’s queer popular culture
With interest in genres like BL (Boys’ Love) and the presence of LGBT characters in popular series continuing to soar to new heights in Japan and abroad, the question of the presence, or lack thereof, of queer narratives in these texts and their responses has remained potent in studies on …
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Mariko Mori and Takashi Murakami and the crisis of Japanese identity
… Japanese artists Mariko Mori (b. 1962) and Takashi Murakami (b. 1967) began creating works that referenced Japanese popular culture tropes such as sexuality, technology and the idea of kawaii, or cute. These tropes were associated with emerging youth cultures instigating a “soft …
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Firing the Canon: Queer Representation in the Magical Girl Genre
… ordinary lives with their magical alter egos, and their attempts to keep these lives separate. Much of this media follows a small group of girls, who tend to build deeply emotionally intimate relationships as they share this secret identity with one another. In some instances, these …