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Mikhail Koulikov @animemangastudies.com · 10d

The 30 anniversary was a couple of days ago.

Still.

When I watched the first episode off the probably hecto fansub, nobody could imagine this is where we would end up.

Mikhail Koulikov @animemangastudies.com · 11d

I've never been a Discord kind of guy. There is a Facebook group and several mailing lists - I can send you the links.

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Mikhail Koulikov @animemangastudies.com · 13d

Today. do one thing.

Watch this AMV

And maybe pass along.

youtu.be/FCkw9h6b2fI?...

Amv - Bouncing through the Years

YouTube video by GintaJidai

youtu.be

Mikhail Koulikov @animemangastudies.com · 13d

Only thing is, I mean, yeah, you're a damn good Japan guy, but you're just *a* Japan guy.

Could be THE Luxembourg guy!

Or I dunno, the Bulgaria guy or something!

Mikhail Koulikov @animemangastudies.com · 13d

I've reposted this a bunch of times, but for a hell of a look at Gen from *way back when*.

Gen Fukunaga - Fort Worth Business Press, April 2000

web.archive.org/web/20220121...

Mikhail Koulikov @animemangastudies.com · 14d

Had no idea this is a thing.

But I guess it's a thing.

"So, what do you study?"
"Uh, er...it's hard to explain..."

link.springer.com/journal/10902

Journal of Happiness Studies

The international peer-reviewed Journal of Happiness Studies is devoted to theoretical and applied advancements in all areas of well-being research. It covers ...

link.springer.com

Mikhail Koulikov @animemangastudies.com · 14d

You know, for years I've been wondering if we will ever get to this point, and now we just might - next big YA book series will immediately mean an anime adaptation?

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Mikhail Koulikov @animemangastudies.com · 15d

I vaguely knew the song off someone quoting on Russian LiveJournal.

Started looking around, FIRST THING I SAW was the LoGH AMV.

This introduced me to the musician

Who I later saw live at a VERY skeevy Russian biker bar (Love 69) in the depths of Russian Brooklyn...

youtu.be/Fztgxmhk1HM?...

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Mikhail Koulikov @animemangastudies.com · 15d

Also new and timely!

"It is well known that Tezuka Osamu’s Astro Boy influenced not only popular culture but also the industrial and academic interest in robotics. In contrast, less attention is paid to artificial intelligence (AI) in Tezuka’s works."

brill.com/view/journal...

brill.com

Mikhail Koulikov @animemangastudies.com · 15d

We live in the timeline where #trailsinthesky1st is in Rolling Stone!!!

www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-g...

Gaming Has a Remake Problem. One Japanese RPG Shows Us a Better Way Forward

'Trails in the Sky' earns its remake credentials over lazier games like 'Metal Gear Solid Delta.'

www.rollingstone.com

Mikhail Koulikov @animemangastudies.com · 16d

I never ever considered asking my wife to change hers. Plus, the whole thing - does she change to the gendered Koulikova like it would be in Russian, or Koulikov like English works.

Too complicated.

Mikhail Koulikov @animemangastudies.com · 16d

@jstor.bsky.social includes *MANY* scholarly journals in the humanities and Japanese/Asian studies, such as Japan Forum, The Journal of Japanese Studies, and @mechademia.bsky.social.

Access is often available through your local public library - but if it isn't, this is a great option!

Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · 17d

Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

www.jstor.org/action/showL...

Mikhail Koulikov @animemangastudies.com · 16d

Legitimately useful!

Access to JSTOR is often available through your local public library, but if it isn't, this is great to know!

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Mikhail Koulikov @animemangastudies.com · 17d

I would suggest also considering how Japanese popular culture has taken this up - though the examples that come to mind right away are influenced more by Prussia specifically than HRE.

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Mikhail Koulikov @animemangastudies.com · 17d

In the new AI imaginaries in Asia issue of the journal Asiascape: Digital Asia

"This article explores different approaches to AI in media such as Japanese animation, which is globally influential, though understudied in this context."

brill.com/view/journal...

brill.com

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Mikhail Koulikov @animemangastudies.com · 17d

New research findings:

"Some teens interviewed view the erotic use of anime as peculiar, but consider hentai as possibly less ‘risky’ or ‘harmful’ compared to other types of porn."

#openaccess

doi.org/10.1177/1329...

Critical young consumers: what types of porn do teens watch, and why? - Giselle Woodley, Marc Zen, Harrison W See, Lelia Green, 2025

Pornography use by teens is of growing concern to parents and communities. There is, however, often little differentiation made between the types of contents be...

doi.org

Mikhail Koulikov @animemangastudies.com · 17d

One day, you'll find yourself trapped in Bergen County on a Sunday!

www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

American Dream mall in New Jersey sued for selling clothing, other items on Sundays

American Dream mall in New Jersey is being sued by officials in Paramus, a borough in the state, for selling clothes and other items on Sundays.

www.usatoday.com

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Mikhail Koulikov @animemangastudies.com · 17d

Suggestion, what in the episode is *supposed* to appeal to - anyone? Put yourself in the mind of who...somebody thinks must be the intended audience?

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Mikhail Koulikov @animemangastudies.com · 18d

The Bloomsbury online access site doesn't have the full titles of the individual chapters.

See here instead.

And, pick your favorite.

"Demonic Compassion: The Suffering of Innocents in Puella Magi Madoka Magica" is pretty hard to top!

www.bloomsbury.com/us/anime-rel...

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Mikhail Koulikov @animemangastudies.com · 18d

So, you're into anime - and religion - and theology?

@bloomsburyacad.bsky.social has just the book for you!

Chapter summaries now available online!

www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...

Anime, Religion, and Theology

www.bloomsburycollections.com

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Mikhail Koulikov @animemangastudies.com · 18d

Bringing together previous studies.

"This scoping review explores the use of comics, graphic novels, manga and cartoons in higher education (HE) for learning and teaching."

journals.gre.ac.uk/index.php/co...

Visual Narratives in Higher Education: A Scoping Review of Comic, Manga, Graphic Novels and Cartoons as Educational Tools | Compass: Journal of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education

journals.gre.ac.uk

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Mikhail Koulikov @animemangastudies.com · 18d

Don't remember *how* much farther I got, but I don't think it was too much farther than you.

Eventually, stopped buying Squaresoft games just bc they came from Squaresoft.

...this one was very much to blame!

Mikhail Koulikov @animemangastudies.com · 20d

Cute anime girls gacha game says it like it is!

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Mikhail Koulikov @animemangastudies.com · 20d

Hey, right out, @limitedrungames.com had September 19-30 as the estimated shipping date.

So, you know, I shouldn't even get too riled up to begin with!

#trailsinthesky1st SteelBook - still not there, but, getting closer?

Mikhail Koulikov @animemangastudies.com · 20d

Also book covers that turn out to not quite mean what they say.

www.routledge.com/Victorians-a...

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