Images that hit Very Different Now! (taken in October 2022)

Certainly *not* a topic I've ever seen explored before! "However, a close examination of these texts demonstrates that traces of attachment to neoliberalism remain, despite their emphasis on the joy that ordinary life can yield." liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/ex…

I'll fall for it. Tell me, ChatGPT! "Provide a summary of new developments, trends, and controversies in anime and manga studies over the last two years (since 2023)" ...good to know like half the summary is based on posts I wrote.

Things I now know. "As more people stayed at home during the pandemic, Pornhub made its premium content free and saw an increase in traffic in April 2020. Russia saw the highest traffic growth among Central and Eastern European countries, measuring at over 20.8 percent."

Вчера была годовщина смерти деда, Куликова Владимира Фёдоровича. Ну а вот вам просторы интернета. Статья, 2009-го года. Фотография, еще из 70-х. И дедушка! arch-sochi.ru/2009/11/upks/ (стоит, правее)

Starting to pull together the list of NEW classes on anime/manga that colleges will be offering this fall. Some are things we have seen before. But also things we are seeing for the first time. Like - at Portland State University - Manga Not!: A Prehistory of Japanese Comics

I dub thee!!! "Borrowing from Marx’s concept of the lumpenproletariat...I call these fans who dispose of an anime’s waste, rather than confronting waste as the fundament of the political economy that created that anime, lumpenvisioners" liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/abs/10.382…

Because easier to point you to a site that's still living in 2010. And enjoying. rpgamer.com/2025/07/the-le… (Also, THANK YOU, Site. And Yes, I legitimately mean that!)

How/why/when Cool Japan failed. The new trending topic in Japan Studies? "In the case of contemporary Japan, the Cool Japan policy using anime as a trigger to attract inbound tourism...has, unexpectedly due to the pandemic, come to a halt." taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/…

News that doesn't really make the news all that much? But should. From the court decision: "Netrebko’s motion for reconsideration is granted as to her claim of national origin discrimination, and her claim is reinstated." msn.com/en-in/news/wor…

I will make my own happiness.

GWitch puzzle brings a couple of hours of joy and personal fulfillment to my life?

Classic anime you didn't think about until now gets its love! "Using a translation studies approach, this paper explores how the series functioned as a transnational narrative." doi.org/10.1525/jjs.20…

Не-а, далековато.

In my Day Job - The Most Important Headline! Decision of the Day: Court Orders Sitter to Return Cat to Owner Plaintiff alleged that in September 2022, plaintiff had asked defendant to babysit the cat... law.com/newyorklawjour…

Grave of the Fireflies returns to movie theaters as a part of #GhibliFest What can you read about Grave of the Fireflies? Start with this BFI Film Classics guide - published in the U.S. by Bloomsbury U.S.! bloomsbury.com/us/grave-of-th…

Do books have birthdays? Books totally have birthdays! Hardcover 9780300280944 Published: Tuesday, 5 Aug 2025 yalebooks.yale.edu/book/978030028… "A groundbreaking story of Japanese comics from their nineteenth-century origins to the present day"

Now that Otakon has finally updated the app! Join me for this! Looking forward to seeing some of you there! #Otakon2025

Thank you, Otakon! So There! At 9 a.m. on a Sunday morning!

Now with a publication date! And a cover! "The Many Worlds of Takahata Isao is the first English-language book dedicated to exploring lesser-known works and aspects of Takahata’s career" Congratulations to everyone who worked on this! uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/the-many…