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How Japanese Fans React When an Anime Betrays Its Source Material

How Japanese Fans React When an Anime Betrays Its Source MaterialBy Yoshi | Japan UnveiledIn 2016, the anime adaptation ...
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The Fandom Wars: Why Anime Fans Argue So Intensely Online

The Fandom Wars: Why Anime Fans Argue So Intensely OnlineBy Yoshi | Japan UnveiledI want to describe a specific type of ...
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The Anime Figure Collector’s Hierarchy: From $10 Gashapon to $500 Scale Models

The Anime Figure Collector's Hierarchy: From $10 Gashapon to $500 Scale ModelsBy Yoshi | Japan UnveiledI want to begin w...
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The Doujin Music Scene: When Fan Musicians Make Better Songs Than the Originals

The Doujin Music Scene: When Fan Musicians Make Better Songs Than the OriginalsBy Yoshi | Japan UnveiledAt Comiket — the...
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The Anime Pilgrimage Economy: How Fan Tourism Is Saving Rural Japan

The Anime Pilgrimage Economy: How Fan Tourism Is Saving Rural JapanBy Yoshi | Japan UnveiledIn 2008, a small shrine in W...