Weird Japan: Western Critiques of Anime and Manga
In 2021, I wrote about the successes of Japan’s manga and anime industries for this magazine. Now, at the beginning of 2023, the Rising Sun’s pop culture exports remain as…
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Beating Them at their Own Game: Why Manga is Overtaking American Comics
These days, it’s taken for granted that the comics industry has become a media juggernaut in the western world—as evidenced by the myriad movies based on comic-book heroes that have…
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The Endless Culture War in the Pacific
My Hero Academia is one of the recent breakout hits of Japan’s anime and manga industry. Created by Kōhei Horikoshi and inspired by Western superhero comics, it’s been ongoing since…
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You Are Big Brother
Unfortunately our weakness is such that we are much more ready to believe and speak evil of others than good … [Y]ou should not believe any chance thing that is…
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