Getting Ready for 2019 Anime Expo
It’s the first week of July and for the third time in a row, my fellow NOC writer Josephine Chang
Manga
Don’t Underestimate The Latest Trailer for ‘Alita: Battle Angel’
Earlier this week, 20th Century Fox released a new trailer for Alita: Battle Angel! From visionary filmmakers James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez, the film stars Rosa
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The Exhibition of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
My time in Japan is dwindling down fast so I have been trying to travel a lot. I went to
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Jon Tsuei is Right: A #WhitewashedOUT Ghost in the Shell Misses the Cultural Mark
There’s been so much talk about Ghost in the Shell, Dr. Strange, whitewashing, yellowface, and underrepresentation I bet some of
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Battle Angel Alita Lead Role Once Again Devoid of Asian American Prospects
In 2015, Nerdist announced that the live-action adaptation of the famed Japanese anime had been revived by directors James Cameron and
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Cosplay and Osaka: My Final Nipponbashi Street Festa
Ever since I moved to Japan in 2011, I have been checking out Osaka’s (my current hometown) cosplay extravaganza, the
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Origins Rewind: Junko’s Nerd Emblems
When this site was in its early stages, each of the contributors told an “origin” story about how they came
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