Mukoku- Kitty: The Postmodern Cat
Hello Kitty is one of the most recognizable characters of Japanese...
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Hayao Miyazaki: The Transnational Fantasy of Post-WWII Japan
Of all of Japan’s modern international cultural product, perhaps the most...
Pokémon, Localization, and Cultural Odor
The concept of mukokuseki is one used by many recent popular...
Manga and the United States: New Life to Comics
Walk into a Barnes & Noble, Borders, or almost any other...
Pokémania Caught ‘Em All: The Youth Imagination, Adult Uncertainty, and Everybody’s Wallets
The Pokémania that gripped the United States at the end of...
