This is how you come up with a bitchin, and really memorable, title for your new article. Banana to the Multiverse: How Steins;Gate Exposes Constraints of Neoliberal Individualism in Japanese Society Congratulations to the author. doi.org/10.5204/mcj....

A new #openaccess study had participants rate "subjective realism, aesthetic value, subjective sexual attractiveness, and pleasantness" of different pornographic images. "Younger participants rated hentai significantly higher in these measures than older participants". doi.org/10.1007/s105...

I *thought* I was Done Buying Stuff this trip. How was I supposed to know!!!.

What I came here for!

Snow Miku? Snow Labubu!

The manga shelves in the Resting Room at the Dormy Inn Premium Otaru. I LIKE!

#trailsbeyondthehorizon Don't see anyone talk about this yet, but - biggest change this game has made is not in any combat mechanics. You can now see *all* of the character bonding events in one play-through. Before, only way was to reload previous saves, or to replay the whole thing.

I rarely do gacha pulls. But, very satisfied with this one!

Great new essay collection from U. of Hawai'i Press - online access via @degruyterbrill.bsky.social - on "the complex and evolving relationship between Japan and the nations of Southeast Asia". 4 chapters in the 'Endearment and Adaptation: Manga, Anime, and Cosplay' section doi.org/10.1515/9798...

Had no idea this was a thing at the Snow Festival / did not expect to see. I mean, not surprised at all, but, still.

Sapporo. Continuing w/the Important Parts!

I've always wanted @animenewsnetwork.com to pay more attention to new English-language books on anime! Made an effort to highlight some when I was writing for the site - fifteen and more years ago now. And really happy when the site does notice a new book! www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/the-m...

Also me. (I know I am, but what are you?)

Japan. Giving you what you never knew you needed. en.lamplightbookshotel.com

Sapporo. The Important Parts.

Here we go, here is The example. Why do we watch? Because anime gives audiences - what American TV, or books, or comics - never will! youtu.be/7tfxuLFVu7o?...

Next stop.

Talk about a Deep Flashback! March 2004. Vertical and Ioannis Mentzas in the Times! "'Japan has become a brand in terms of good storytelling and cool stuff, and I think that can carry over into literature,' Mr. Mentzas said recently..." www.nytimes.com/2004/03/15/b...

#trailsbeyondthehorizon Towa Herschel discovers porny scanlations. (...or Tinder).

In 2018, the statement that "because students like Japanese popular culture, it can motivate them to take up Japanese language study, and not only that, but can influence them to continue their study." was a big deal. Well, that was 2018! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...

Expanding fan studies and anime fan studies! First time coming across this journal! "Using mediated memory theory as a framework, this study focuses on anime nostalgia communities on Bilibili, examining their digital memory practices centered around the Digimon series." doi.org/10.1007/s406...

This probably requires pulling up my transcript (...do I *have* my transcript anywhere?), but, let's try to remember. - Military Force & Foreign Policy -Science Fiction as Cultural History - Introduction to Public International Law - Russian & Soviet Thought - Roots of Western Civilization

Prize for Collection of Scholarly Essays w/a VERY INTRIGUING TITLE goes to! link.springer.com/book/9783032...

Japanese comics can also be adaptations of all kinds of original sources. New in the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics. "This paper examines Unbeaten Tracks through Isabella Bird’s original writings as well as the French and Japanese/English manga adaptations." doi.org/10.1080/2150...

This is mostly only interesting if you are REALLY into the history of, uh, animation studies...but - the UCLA Animation Workshop is working to restore access to Animatrix, maybe the field's first scholarly journal TOC's of selected issues are now up! animation.filmtv.ucla.edu/showcase/ani...

Happy new Monday morning #openaccess anime studies reading! "We argue that films by Miyazaki Hayao and Shinkai Makoto can work as a medium to transcend these limits of posthumanism and offer a pathway for understanding humans’ connection with nature." doi.org/10.1080/0955...

The always question - can I take a college class on anime? The answer - very much yes! Directory now updated w/ new entries for Spring 2026 - such as Anime and East Asian Cultures at Marist University, and Manga: Method and Message at @umaryland.edu! www.animemangastudies.com/resources/cl...

Wanted to ask this question for a while. Which academic publishers are actually active in anime and manga studies right now - focusing on essay collections, rather than monographs. Looking at the numbers from last year. www.animemangastudies.com/2026/01/25/2...

Only found out about this chapter in the new @routledgebooks.bsky.social Companion to Fairy Tales - because the author let me know! Which I always really appreciate! www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi... Oh, and @foxyfolklorist.bsky.social - great to see your name in this too! Congratulations!

Leave it up to @avclub.com for THE SINGLE MOST UNEXPECTED REFERENCE IN A REVIEW OF #trailsbeyondthehorizon "...to prepare you for the breakneck pace of Trails Beyond The Horizon, which is Vladimir Lenin’s quote about weeks where decades happen given video game form" www.avclub.com/trails-beyon...

Just found out about this CFP from Intellect, and it's due in a week. But, can be a great opportunity for a proposal on how manga and manga fandom developed - in your country! Call for Papers: Companion to International Comics Studies www.intellectbooks.com/asset/2865/c...

Tthis year's @animeboston.bsky.social is set for April 3-5. Panel applications are open through February 21. Thinking of going to Anime Boston? Interested in anime/manga studies? Want to propose a panel on anime and manga studies / studying anime and manga? Let's work together!

When you are Crunchyroll - these are the kinds of things you get sued for.

The Peer-Reviewed Essay Collection on Isekai Anime/Manga/Light Novels - yes, this is A THING - is not due for another couple of weeks...but you can now see the table of contents on the @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social website! www.bloomsbury.com/us/exploring... Which one are you the most hyped about?

Glad to see! "...the current worldwide success of Japanese seriality derives precisely from Japan's industrial experimentation with transmedia seriality since the 1960s, rendering the nation significantly better prepared for the advent of digital era." www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...

YouTube does not forget. I'm still an undergrad at GW. With me are Prof. Susan Napier, just a couple of years after writing Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation, Brent Allison, Lawrence Eng, and @brianruh.bsky.social youtu.be/Nf5GzjVvFZA?...

Bringing you FREE / #openaccess long weekend reading! New from Routledge - and chapters on "Fermentation, Hospitality, and Planetary Dwelling in Contemporary Japanese Comics" (...yes, Moyashimon) and on "Hybrid Origins of Japanese Animation and Manga" doi.org/10.4324/9781...

In the spirit of remembering 2016 - let's also remember the books and book chapters and journal articles on anime/manga from that year. And there is ALot to remember! www.animemangastudies.com/database/201...

It's here. All of it. #trailsbeyondthehorizon

Definitely *not* what comes to mind when you imagine a scholarly paper on Japanese comics! "The study sample consisted of 500 randomly selected chapters from a set of top-selling Shōnen and Seinen series." But, this is the third study of this kind from the lead author! doi.org/10.1080/1533...

Unexpected. And welcome! First time something I wrote was referenced in a Japanese publication?

This site still can't interpret DOI links correctly. Reposting this way. Where we are as a field. "...objective here is not to produce a definitive definition of anime, but to critically examine the conceptual frameworks within which the term operates." www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Asking the questions! "The objective here is not to produce a definitive definition of anime, but to critically examine the conceptual frameworks within which the term operates." doi.org/10.1080/1756...

Not what you think of when you think about "Japanese animation". "This chapter presents a case study of one of these early efforts...which adapts and combines the Momotarō folk tale with Charles Lindbergh’s flight across the Northern Pacific." www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...

YES! "...but you've got to respect just how unapologetically impenetrable this latest instalment is. If ever there was a Trails title created for absolutely no one but existing fans, this is it." (...when did I start? 2016, was it?) www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps5/...

Admit it and accept. You've waiting to read something like this! "This chapter will examine four styles of zombies found in anime: the zombie as a metaphor for escape from capitalism, reanimation as slavery, the cute zombie girl, and zombies influenced by American media." doi.org/10.1007/978-...

Even more so than even before, looking at the new issue of the #openaccess @animestudies.bsky.social is basically like "pick the anime or manga you want to read a peer-reviewed article about"! SPY×FAMILY. Godchild. Escaflowne. Attack on Titan. Yokohama Shopping Log!!! doi.org/10.21900/j.j...

15 лет.

If you REALLY liked a book, chapter, journal article or dissertation on comics very broadly defined - including manga - that was published last year - go ahead and nominate it for the @cssorg.bsky.social Annual Prize! And yes, you're allowed to nominate yourself! comicsstudies.org/prizes/

College classes on manga are nothing new. A college class that brings students to Japan to create manga - *this is new*! www.rit.edu/studyabroad/...