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While Osamu Tezuka’s #AstroBoy (Might Atom) was released in the 1950s, it took place more than 50 years later in 2003. Astro Boy’s official birth date wasn’t finalized for years, but Tezuka eventually decided on April 7, 2003. #anime #manga

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How Astro Boy's Birthday Took Over Japan
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November 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
#Manga sales growth in North America was starting to decline by the end of the aughts. After peaking in 2007, sales started to decline. There were several potential contributing factors, but the one retailers and publishers focused on was scanlations.

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The Anti-Scanlation Alliance
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January 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
At the end of 2012, a collaboration between SCRAP, a company known for escape rooms, and #DetectiveConan was announced. You are trapped on the top floor of a skyscraper, and you have one hour to find a way out. #anime #japan

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The Detective Conan Bomb Scare
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January 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
While a lot has changed since the last time I covered #Slayers, one thing that hasn’t is the availability of the series’ movies and OVAs. And now, in 2024, the television series is just as hard to find. #anime

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What Happened to Slayers?
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December 21, 2024 at 2:55 PM
#Anime ’s popularity was growing rapidly in the United States in the late 1990s. And this increase in popularity also came with an increase in scrutiny.

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Think of the Children: Hidden Cameras, Video Stores, & Adult Anime
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December 16, 2024 at 3:51 PM
After taking #Japan by storm when it was released in theaters in 2001, Spirited Away was finally making its way to DVD in Japan. It sold 1.4 million DVDs during the first week of its release. But something wasn’t right. #anime #ghibli

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When Ghibli Fans Sued Disney
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December 13, 2024 at 3:38 PM
In the 90s and very early aughts, most #manga in North America was sold in #comic book stores. Shōjo manga is primarily targeted at girls, and comic shops didn’t exactly cater to that demographic. #anime #comicbooks

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Selling Shōjo in the New Millenium
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December 12, 2024 at 5:05 PM
On September 22, 2008, Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) held an election to determine the party’s next president and the country’s next Prime Minister. The election was won in a landslide by Taro Aso. A politician who was known for his love of #manga. #anime #japan

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Japan's Otaku Prime Minister & the National Manga Café
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December 12, 2024 at 12:57 PM
In 2006, a strange virus started circulating on Japanese file sharing websites. When executed, it would delete as many media files as it could.

The #Anime Deleting Virus:

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The Anime Deleting Virus
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November 26, 2024 at 2:43 PM