If you ask the average nerd what a magical girl is, the default response might be to point to the ‘90s animated adaptation of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. Naoko Takeuchi’s series is a global sensation, but it’s just one example of a wide genre with a whole variety of stories and a variety of roles, styles, and inspirations for its heroines.
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The dawn of the 1990s saw Japan entering a period of economic turbulence and upheaval. Rampant...
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During its short time in India, anime has seen quite a few ups and downs. From the excitement of...
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I am constantly shocked at how many people know us from Rising Stars. It must have been a bigger deal than I thought,” said Bikkuri. “It seems like the book was in a lot of libraries or something? Anyway, I’d be perfectly happy if it was erased from everyone’s memories.”
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Since as early as the 1950s, mecha anime have captured our hearts and imaginations. Since then,...
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The 1980s were a fruitful period for the mecha genre, as numerous Real Robot and Super Robot...
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In my previous article on mecha history, I examined various figures and genre standards that were...
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Header Stock Media provided by WireStock / Pond5 The world of the early-to-mid 2000s may as well...
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The 1970s were a fruitful period for popular media in Japan. Weekly Shōnen Jump debuted in 1969,...
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Over the course of its history, Japan’s entertainment industry, particularly within the fields of...
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In this day and age, countless examples of mecha and robots can be found within Japanese popular...
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Content Warning: Contains frank discussions of Aoi House’s problematic elements, which...
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