Loose Socks as Molotov Cocktails: Finding the Rebellion in Japanese Teen Girl Subcultures
Within examinations of Japanese girls’ culture, there...
Category Archives: GNC-Manga-Anime
The Otaku Database: The Movement Away From the Grand Narrative?
In his work “Otaku: Japan’s Database Animals”, Azuma Hiroki claims that...
Blood-Spattered Innocents: The Cachet of the ‘Grotesque Cute’
by Gregory Ranzini Introduction: Attack of the Cake-Demon At 11:56, on...
The Japanese Bestiary of “Cool”
by Arthi Aravind Japan’s mythological creatures are a source of rich...
Spirited Away and Anime in the American Cinema Market
Far more Americans saw the clips from Spirited Away shown just...
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...
Distinctly Japanese: Satoshi Kon’s Millenium Actress and the Nature of Modern Japanese Culture
Japanese popular culture is often noted for its distinct lack of...
