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[Links] 22-28 August 2018: High Guardian Spice, Tokusatsu Influence in Sailor Moon, and Momoko Sakura
This week: the announcement of Elation’s High Guardian Spice, the tokusatsu series that might have influenced Sailor Moon, and the tragically young passing of mangaka Momoko Sakura.
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[Links] 15-21 August 2018: Diverse Anime from D’ART Shtajio, HuniePop 2’s Trans Character, and Cycles of Abuse in Utena
This week: anime studio D’ART Shtajio’s focus on creating diverse anime, fumbled trans representation in HuniePop 2, and the cycle of abuse in Revolutionary Girl Utena.
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[Links] 8-14 August 2018: #NEVERAGAINISNOW, Sailor Moon Dubbed in Anishinaabemowin, and Perfect Blue Re-release
This week: the anniversary of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, Sailor Moon being dubbed in Anishinaabemowin, and a theatrical re-release of Perfect Blue.
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[Links] 1-7 August 2018: Banana Fish and BL, A Letter to Scanlators, and Discrimination in the LDP
This week: a breakdown of the much-cited interview where Yoshida claims Banana Fish isn’t BL, an open letter from Renta! to scanlators, and the entrenched discrimination of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party.
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[Links] 25-31 July 2018: Revue Starlight’s Visual Language, Ainu Ancestral Remains, and Homoeroticism in Metal Gear Solid
This week: visual language in Revue Starlight, Ainu citizens suing for the rights to their ancestors’ remains, and homoeroticism in Metal Gear Solid.
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[Links] 18-24 July 2018: Parliamentary Homophobia, Child Welfare Laws, and Attack on Titan Analysis
This week: some very heavy topics including anti-disability bigotry and homophobia, child welfare laws, and a structural analysis of Attack on Titan.
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[Links] 11-17 July 2018: Repeating the Atrocities of 1940s Internment Camps, Fandom’s Slavefic Problem, and Kase-san
This week: how internment camps for immigrants repeat the atrocities the US committed against Japanese-Americans during WWII, fandom’s problem with sexualizing slavery, and a Kase-san OVA review.
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[Links] 4-10 July 2018: Premiere Catch-Up, Masculinity in Fate, and Helping the Industry
This week: all the premieres you may have missed, masculinity and cooking in Fate, and online attempts to find new ways to help the anime industry.
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[Links] 27 June – 3 July 2018: Queer & Trans Manga, ANN Forum Revamp, and Premiere Reviews
This week: manga with queer and trans characters, Anime News Network revamps its forum rules, and the beginning of premiere season.
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[Links] 20-26 June 2018: Banana Fish Romance, Fighting Fascism, and Stigma Against Single Mothers
This week: the main romance of Banana Fish, suggestions on how to oppose fascism, and the stigma against single mothers in Japan. And a kitten, because this has been a rough week.
