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Call for Papers: 2013 AX Anime and Manga Studies Symposium

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Travis

*July 4 – July 7 *Anime Expo 2013 *Los Angeles Convention Center (Los Angeles, CA) *Submission Deadline: May 1, 2013 Japanese animation (anime) and comics (manga) represent one of the major contributions that Japan has made to global visual and … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Interview with Frederik L. Schodt

Posted on November 16, 2012 by LM

Along with Helen McCarthy, Frederik L. Schodt was one of the first authors I read when I began researching anime and manga over a decade ago. The author of Dreamland Japan and Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics, Schodt … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Drawing on Tradition: Manga, Anime, and Religion in Contemporary Japan

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Paula

(Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press). ISBN 978-0-8248-3654-2 (Paperback, $25.00) ISBN 978-0-8248-3589-7 (Hardcover, $60.00) 216 pp. Manga and anime (illustrated serial novels and animated films) are highly influential Japanese entertainment media that boast tremendous domestic consumption as well as worldwide distribution … Continue reading →

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Call For Papers: MECHADEMIA 9: ORIGINS

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Paula

For volume 9 of the Mechademia series, the editors seek submissions linked to the broad theme of “origins.” The search for origins is as controversial as it is persistent. Many critics staunchly reject efforts to locate singular origins or answers … Continue reading →

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Denver Film Society Presents Castles in the Sky: Miyazaki, Takahata and the Masters of Studio Ghibli

Posted on August 16, 2012 by LM

Aug. 17 – Oct. 4, 2012 Join us as we celebrate the magic of famed Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli with an enormous retrospective of their greatest works presented in 15 BRAND NEW 35mm prints. All films presented in Japanese … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese Anime and Manga, Instructor (part time)

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Paula

Institution:   IES Abroad Tokyo Center Location:   Japan Position:   Instructor, Non-Tenure Track Faculty, part-time,  Japanese Anime & Manga The IES Abroad Tokyo Center seeks a qualified instructor for Anthropology 343 “Japanese Manga & Animation,” for the fall (September … Continue reading →

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Symposium: AX Anime and Manga Studies 2012

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Paula

Los Angeles, CA: June 29 – July 2, 2012 Anime and manga are visual culture and media, popular entertainment, commercial products, objects of interest and sometimes obsession – and for many people, their first and sometimes only contact with Japan. … Continue reading →

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Internship Opportunity: Editorial Interns for Summer 2012 at The Mary Sue

Posted on March 27, 2012 by LM

Employer: The Mary Sue, Abrams Media Location: Manhattan, NY Deadline: April 5, 2012 Type: Unpaid Dates: June – Aug. 2012 (flexible start/end dates) The Mary Sue is a website for geeky women produced by the Abrams Media collective. Interns must … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: 3rd Mechademia Conference on Anime, Manga and Media Theory from Japan

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Paula

“World Renewal – Counterfactual Histories, Parallel Universes, and Possible Worlds” November 29 – December 2, 2012 Dongguk University, Seoul Deadline for submissions: May 15 In the wake of the disasters and tragedies of 3.11, the cry “Another world is possible” … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Gundam Galore!

Posted on February 3, 2012 by reedra01

I may be behind the times on this one but it was too amazing to pass up. If you are a Gundam geek like me, than I know you will appreciate the existence of this motorcycle as much as I … Continue reading →

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