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An Unexpected Evening at the Saturn Awards
A few days ago, I found myself attending the Saturn Awards, which is not a sentence I ever expected to write. I had been invited only a few days earlier, and although I knew the name, I did not really understand the event. I knew it was an awards show of some kind, but that […]
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Rise of Manga in the West: How Japanese Comics Took Over
The rise of manga in the West didn’t happen overnight. For many years, manga existed just outside the Western mainstream, visible mainly to dedicated fans who knew where to look. However, that reality has changed dramatically. Today, manga outsells American comic books in many markets, fills library shelves, dominates convention floors, and fuels some of […]
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Jujutsu Kaisen Cultural Relevance: Why the World’s Most Popular Anime Matters
Jujutsu Kaisen cultural relevance goes far beyond popularity, because it reveals what modern audiences recognize in stories about fear, pressure, and survival. If Jujutsu Kaisen is being described as the biggest animated show on television right now, that label is not trivia. At this scale, popularity acts as a cultural signal. It shows what audiences […]
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An Unexpected Evening at the Saturn Awards
A few days ago, I found myself attending the Saturn Awards, which is not a sentence I ever expected to write. I had been invited only a few days earlier, and although I knew the name, I did not really understand the event. I knew it was an awards show of some kind, but that […]