Mikhail Koulikov
@animemangastudies.com
Promoting and facilitating academic approaches to Japanese animation (anime) and comics (manga).
News, announcements, links, commentary, questions, thoughts.
www.animemangastudies.com
- featuring the Anime and Manga Studies Database
News, announcements, links, commentary, questions, thoughts.
www.animemangastudies.com
- featuring the Anime and Manga Studies Database
When you are Crunchyroll - these are the kinds of things you get sued for.
January 21, 2026 at 4:26 PM
When you are Crunchyroll - these are the kinds of things you get sued for.
The Peer-Reviewed Essay Collection on Isekai Anime/Manga/Light Novels - yes, this is A THING - is not due for another couple of weeks...but you can now see the table of contents on the @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social website!
www.bloomsbury.com/us/exploring...
Which one are you the most hyped about?
www.bloomsbury.com/us/exploring...
Which one are you the most hyped about?
January 19, 2026 at 3:08 PM
The Peer-Reviewed Essay Collection on Isekai Anime/Manga/Light Novels - yes, this is A THING - is not due for another couple of weeks...but you can now see the table of contents on the @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social website!
www.bloomsbury.com/us/exploring...
Which one are you the most hyped about?
www.bloomsbury.com/us/exploring...
Which one are you the most hyped about?
Glad to see!
"...the current worldwide success of Japanese seriality derives precisely from Japan's industrial experimentation with transmedia seriality since the 1960s, rendering the nation significantly better prepared for the advent of digital era."
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
"...the current worldwide success of Japanese seriality derives precisely from Japan's industrial experimentation with transmedia seriality since the 1960s, rendering the nation significantly better prepared for the advent of digital era."
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
Manga and Anime | 15 | Japanese Seriality Conquering the World | Emili
This essay examines the historical and symbolic foundations of Japanese manga and anime’s global success. Emerging from a unique process of
www.taylorfrancis.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Glad to see!
"...the current worldwide success of Japanese seriality derives precisely from Japan's industrial experimentation with transmedia seriality since the 1960s, rendering the nation significantly better prepared for the advent of digital era."
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
"...the current worldwide success of Japanese seriality derives precisely from Japan's industrial experimentation with transmedia seriality since the 1960s, rendering the nation significantly better prepared for the advent of digital era."
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
YouTube does not forget.
I'm still an undergrad at GW.
With me are Prof. Susan Napier, just a couple of years after writing Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation, Brent Allison, Lawrence Eng, and @brianruh.bsky.social
youtu.be/Nf5GzjVvFZA?...
I'm still an undergrad at GW.
With me are Prof. Susan Napier, just a couple of years after writing Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation, Brent Allison, Lawrence Eng, and @brianruh.bsky.social
youtu.be/Nf5GzjVvFZA?...
Otakon 2003 Anime in Academia Panel
YouTube video by Vulkurt
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 12:20 AM
YouTube does not forget.
I'm still an undergrad at GW.
With me are Prof. Susan Napier, just a couple of years after writing Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation, Brent Allison, Lawrence Eng, and @brianruh.bsky.social
youtu.be/Nf5GzjVvFZA?...
I'm still an undergrad at GW.
With me are Prof. Susan Napier, just a couple of years after writing Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation, Brent Allison, Lawrence Eng, and @brianruh.bsky.social
youtu.be/Nf5GzjVvFZA?...
Bringing you FREE / #openaccess long weekend reading!
New from Routledge - and chapters on "Fermentation, Hospitality, and Planetary Dwelling in Contemporary Japanese Comics" (...yes, Moyashimon) and on "Hybrid Origins of Japanese Animation and Manga"
doi.org/10.4324/9781...
New from Routledge - and chapters on "Fermentation, Hospitality, and Planetary Dwelling in Contemporary Japanese Comics" (...yes, Moyashimon) and on "Hybrid Origins of Japanese Animation and Manga"
doi.org/10.4324/9781...
Global Japanese History and Culture | De-Isolating Japan from Past to
Spanning prehistory to the present, concise chapters by established and emerging scholars trace the movement of people, texts, images, beliefs, and commodities
doi.org
January 18, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Bringing you FREE / #openaccess long weekend reading!
New from Routledge - and chapters on "Fermentation, Hospitality, and Planetary Dwelling in Contemporary Japanese Comics" (...yes, Moyashimon) and on "Hybrid Origins of Japanese Animation and Manga"
doi.org/10.4324/9781...
New from Routledge - and chapters on "Fermentation, Hospitality, and Planetary Dwelling in Contemporary Japanese Comics" (...yes, Moyashimon) and on "Hybrid Origins of Japanese Animation and Manga"
doi.org/10.4324/9781...
In the spirit of remembering 2016 - let's also remember the books and book chapters and journal articles on anime/manga from that year.
And there is ALot to remember!
www.animemangastudies.com/database/201...
And there is ALot to remember!
www.animemangastudies.com/database/201...
January 17, 2026 at 1:30 PM
In the spirit of remembering 2016 - let's also remember the books and book chapters and journal articles on anime/manga from that year.
And there is ALot to remember!
www.animemangastudies.com/database/201...
And there is ALot to remember!
www.animemangastudies.com/database/201...
January 16, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Definitely *not* what comes to mind when you imagine a scholarly paper on Japanese comics!
"The study sample consisted of 500 randomly selected chapters from a set of top-selling Shōnen and Seinen series."
But, this is the third study of this kind from the lead author!
doi.org/10.1080/1533...
"The study sample consisted of 500 randomly selected chapters from a set of top-selling Shōnen and Seinen series."
But, this is the third study of this kind from the lead author!
doi.org/10.1080/1533...
Substance use depictions in top-selling Shōnen and Seinen manga
Manga are imaginative graphic novels that often feature adventurous, motivational, and inspirational storylines. Manga genres are broadly categorized by their primary intended audience, as defined ...
doi.org
January 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Definitely *not* what comes to mind when you imagine a scholarly paper on Japanese comics!
"The study sample consisted of 500 randomly selected chapters from a set of top-selling Shōnen and Seinen series."
But, this is the third study of this kind from the lead author!
doi.org/10.1080/1533...
"The study sample consisted of 500 randomly selected chapters from a set of top-selling Shōnen and Seinen series."
But, this is the third study of this kind from the lead author!
doi.org/10.1080/1533...
Unexpected.
And welcome!
First time something I wrote was referenced in a Japanese publication?
And welcome!
First time something I wrote was referenced in a Japanese publication?
January 11, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Unexpected.
And welcome!
First time something I wrote was referenced in a Japanese publication?
And welcome!
First time something I wrote was referenced in a Japanese publication?
This site still can't interpret DOI links correctly.
Reposting this way.
Where we are as a field.
"...objective here is not to produce a definitive definition of anime, but to critically examine the conceptual frameworks within which the term operates."
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reposting this way.
Where we are as a field.
"...objective here is not to produce a definitive definition of anime, but to critically examine the conceptual frameworks within which the term operates."
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A few preliminary observations on anime as a historical event
This paper tries to map a discursive field of anime studies and criticism by focusing on ‘anime’ as a concept. Its main objective is not to present a new definition of anime but to highlight some m...
www.tandfonline.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:42 AM
This site still can't interpret DOI links correctly.
Reposting this way.
Where we are as a field.
"...objective here is not to produce a definitive definition of anime, but to critically examine the conceptual frameworks within which the term operates."
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reposting this way.
Where we are as a field.
"...objective here is not to produce a definitive definition of anime, but to critically examine the conceptual frameworks within which the term operates."
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Asking the questions!
"The objective here is not to produce a definitive definition of anime, but to critically examine the conceptual frameworks within which the term operates."
doi.org/10.1080/1756...
"The objective here is not to produce a definitive definition of anime, but to critically examine the conceptual frameworks within which the term operates."
doi.org/10.1080/1756...
doi.org
January 10, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Asking the questions!
"The objective here is not to produce a definitive definition of anime, but to critically examine the conceptual frameworks within which the term operates."
doi.org/10.1080/1756...
"The objective here is not to produce a definitive definition of anime, but to critically examine the conceptual frameworks within which the term operates."
doi.org/10.1080/1756...
Not what you think of when you think about "Japanese animation".
"This chapter presents a case study of one of these early efforts...which adapts and combines the Momotarō folk tale with Charles Lindbergh’s flight across the Northern Pacific."
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
"This chapter presents a case study of one of these early efforts...which adapts and combines the Momotarō folk tale with Charles Lindbergh’s flight across the Northern Pacific."
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
Sounding out Synchrony: Early Experiments with Manga Eiga and Sound |
Early 1930s Japan saw a marked increase in the production of animated films, as well as in efforts to synchronize them with sound.
www.taylorfrancis.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Not what you think of when you think about "Japanese animation".
"This chapter presents a case study of one of these early efforts...which adapts and combines the Momotarō folk tale with Charles Lindbergh’s flight across the Northern Pacific."
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
"This chapter presents a case study of one of these early efforts...which adapts and combines the Momotarō folk tale with Charles Lindbergh’s flight across the Northern Pacific."
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
YES!
"...but you've got to respect just how unapologetically impenetrable this latest instalment is. If ever there was a Trails title created for absolutely no one but existing fans, this is it."
(...when did I start? 2016, was it?)
www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps5/...
"...but you've got to respect just how unapologetically impenetrable this latest instalment is. If ever there was a Trails title created for absolutely no one but existing fans, this is it."
(...when did I start? 2016, was it?)
www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps5/...
Review: Trails beyond the Horizon (PS5) - Trails Takes an Impressive Step Towards the End
Don't look back
www.pushsquare.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:19 PM
YES!
"...but you've got to respect just how unapologetically impenetrable this latest instalment is. If ever there was a Trails title created for absolutely no one but existing fans, this is it."
(...when did I start? 2016, was it?)
www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps5/...
"...but you've got to respect just how unapologetically impenetrable this latest instalment is. If ever there was a Trails title created for absolutely no one but existing fans, this is it."
(...when did I start? 2016, was it?)
www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps5/...
Admit it and accept. You've waiting to read something like this!
"This chapter will examine four styles of zombies found in anime: the zombie as a metaphor for escape from capitalism, reanimation as slavery, the cute zombie girl, and zombies influenced by American media."
doi.org/10.1007/978-...
"This chapter will examine four styles of zombies found in anime: the zombie as a metaphor for escape from capitalism, reanimation as slavery, the cute zombie girl, and zombies influenced by American media."
doi.org/10.1007/978-...
Zombies in Anime: The Body as a Tool
Zombies have had a grip on the Western for more than half a century; however much of what can be found in Japan comes from the twenty-first century. Japanese burial practices mean there are rarely bod...
doi.org
January 7, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Admit it and accept. You've waiting to read something like this!
"This chapter will examine four styles of zombies found in anime: the zombie as a metaphor for escape from capitalism, reanimation as slavery, the cute zombie girl, and zombies influenced by American media."
doi.org/10.1007/978-...
"This chapter will examine four styles of zombies found in anime: the zombie as a metaphor for escape from capitalism, reanimation as slavery, the cute zombie girl, and zombies influenced by American media."
doi.org/10.1007/978-...
Even more so than even before, looking at the new issue of the #openaccess @animestudies.bsky.social is basically like "pick the anime or manga you want to read a peer-reviewed article about"!
SPY×FAMILY. Godchild. Escaflowne.
Attack on Titan.
Yokohama Shopping Log!!!
doi.org/10.21900/j.j...
SPY×FAMILY. Godchild. Escaflowne.
Attack on Titan.
Yokohama Shopping Log!!!
doi.org/10.21900/j.j...
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2025): Journal of Anime and Manga Studies Volume 6 Issue 2
| The Journal of Anime and Manga Studies
doi.org
January 6, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Even more so than even before, looking at the new issue of the #openaccess @animestudies.bsky.social is basically like "pick the anime or manga you want to read a peer-reviewed article about"!
SPY×FAMILY. Godchild. Escaflowne.
Attack on Titan.
Yokohama Shopping Log!!!
doi.org/10.21900/j.j...
SPY×FAMILY. Godchild. Escaflowne.
Attack on Titan.
Yokohama Shopping Log!!!
doi.org/10.21900/j.j...
If you REALLY liked a book, chapter, journal article or dissertation on comics very broadly defined - including manga - that was published last year - go ahead and nominate it for the @cssorg.bsky.social Annual Prize!
And yes, you're allowed to nominate yourself!
comicsstudies.org/prizes/
And yes, you're allowed to nominate yourself!
comicsstudies.org/prizes/
Prizes
comicsstudies.org
January 5, 2026 at 1:01 AM
If you REALLY liked a book, chapter, journal article or dissertation on comics very broadly defined - including manga - that was published last year - go ahead and nominate it for the @cssorg.bsky.social Annual Prize!
And yes, you're allowed to nominate yourself!
comicsstudies.org/prizes/
And yes, you're allowed to nominate yourself!
comicsstudies.org/prizes/
College classes on manga are nothing new.
A college class that brings students to Japan to create manga - *this is new*!
www.rit.edu/studyabroad/...
A college class that brings students to Japan to create manga - *this is new*!
www.rit.edu/studyabroad/...
Manga in Japan | RIT Study Abroad
Participate in an intensive manga production workshop at Japan's premier technical training school for manga.
www.rit.edu
January 4, 2026 at 3:02 PM
College classes on manga are nothing new.
A college class that brings students to Japan to create manga - *this is new*!
www.rit.edu/studyabroad/...
A college class that brings students to Japan to create manga - *this is new*!
www.rit.edu/studyabroad/...
Already beginning the 2026 Anime and Manga Studies Bibliography!
Already know about two monographs and an essay collection that are scheduled for later in the year!
And several dozen chapters and articles have already been released to the public!
www.animemangastudies.com/database/202...
Already know about two monographs and an essay collection that are scheduled for later in the year!
And several dozen chapters and articles have already been released to the public!
www.animemangastudies.com/database/202...
January 4, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Already beginning the 2026 Anime and Manga Studies Bibliography!
Already know about two monographs and an essay collection that are scheduled for later in the year!
And several dozen chapters and articles have already been released to the public!
www.animemangastudies.com/database/202...
Already know about two monographs and an essay collection that are scheduled for later in the year!
And several dozen chapters and articles have already been released to the public!
www.animemangastudies.com/database/202...
Closing out 2025 also means - closing out the year's list of new English-language scholarly publications on Japanese animation and comics!
At least 2 monographs (...and 2 other books), 2 essay collections, and dozens of chapters and journal articles!
www.animemangastudies.com/database/202...
At least 2 monographs (...and 2 other books), 2 essay collections, and dozens of chapters and journal articles!
www.animemangastudies.com/database/202...
Annual Bibliography of Anime and Manga Studies – 2025 - Anime and Manga Studies
This Bibliography is updated continuously/on a rolling basis. Suggestions for additional materials to include are always very much welcome! [updated: January 1, 2026] --- Monographs --- Essay Collecti...
www.animemangastudies.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Closing out 2025 also means - closing out the year's list of new English-language scholarly publications on Japanese animation and comics!
At least 2 monographs (...and 2 other books), 2 essay collections, and dozens of chapters and journal articles!
www.animemangastudies.com/database/202...
At least 2 monographs (...and 2 other books), 2 essay collections, and dozens of chapters and journal articles!
www.animemangastudies.com/database/202...
Manga studies is also learning about the kinds of Japanese comics that you have never imagined before.
"This study examines the role of gakushū manga, or educational Japanese comics, in shaping collective memory narratives of World War II."
#openaccess
doi.org/10.1017/mem....
"This study examines the role of gakushū manga, or educational Japanese comics, in shaping collective memory narratives of World War II."
#openaccess
doi.org/10.1017/mem....
Shifting memories in vignettes: Depictions of World War II in gakushū manga and their impact on Japanese nationalism and pacifism | Memory, Mind & Media | Cambridge Core
Shifting memories in vignettes: Depictions of World War II in gakushū manga and their impact on Japanese nationalism and pacifism - Volume 5
doi.org
December 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Manga studies is also learning about the kinds of Japanese comics that you have never imagined before.
"This study examines the role of gakushū manga, or educational Japanese comics, in shaping collective memory narratives of World War II."
#openaccess
doi.org/10.1017/mem....
"This study examines the role of gakushū manga, or educational Japanese comics, in shaping collective memory narratives of World War II."
#openaccess
doi.org/10.1017/mem....
If you ever needed to convince anyone that cosplay is Good For You!
"This essay argues that cosplay has played a positive role in promoting gender expression, enhancing mental health, and fostering cultural consumption that transcends mere escapism."
#openaccess
doi.org/10.3390/socs...
"This essay argues that cosplay has played a positive role in promoting gender expression, enhancing mental health, and fostering cultural consumption that transcends mere escapism."
#openaccess
doi.org/10.3390/socs...
doi.org
December 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
If you ever needed to convince anyone that cosplay is Good For You!
"This essay argues that cosplay has played a positive role in promoting gender expression, enhancing mental health, and fostering cultural consumption that transcends mere escapism."
#openaccess
doi.org/10.3390/socs...
"This essay argues that cosplay has played a positive role in promoting gender expression, enhancing mental health, and fostering cultural consumption that transcends mere escapism."
#openaccess
doi.org/10.3390/socs...
Сегодня дедушке 98 лет.
Петрухин, Адам Васильевич
Как мама сказала, родился в семье железнодорожников в 1927 году в деревне Поповка. Отец Василий работал на железной дороге, мама - Александра, по хозяйству. У дедушки Димы было 2 старшие сестры: Тамара и Серафима.
Петрухин, Адам Васильевич
Как мама сказала, родился в семье железнодорожников в 1927 году в деревне Поповка. Отец Василий работал на железной дороге, мама - Александра, по хозяйству. У дедушки Димы было 2 старшие сестры: Тамара и Серафима.
December 16, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Сегодня дедушке 98 лет.
Петрухин, Адам Васильевич
Как мама сказала, родился в семье железнодорожников в 1927 году в деревне Поповка. Отец Василий работал на железной дороге, мама - Александра, по хозяйству. У дедушки Димы было 2 старшие сестры: Тамара и Серафима.
Петрухин, Адам Васильевич
Как мама сказала, родился в семье железнодорожников в 1927 году в деревне Поповка. Отец Василий работал на железной дороге, мама - Александра, по хозяйству. У дедушки Димы было 2 старшие сестры: Тамара и Серафима.
December 15, 2025 at 11:17 PM
We all know know, we gave up on Gainax a long time ago.
But, C3-bu was a great one-off series, especially in the last couple of episodes - and a different turn.
What if the other three are just not as much into the Thing as you are.
youtu.be/I6Y67I2isHs?...
But, C3-bu was a great one-off series, especially in the last couple of episodes - and a different turn.
What if the other three are just not as much into the Thing as you are.
youtu.be/I6Y67I2isHs?...
Stella Jogakuin Koutouka C3 bu - Opening [Anime] [OP] [TV] [Summer 2013]
YouTube video by aleks ex
youtu.be
December 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
We all know know, we gave up on Gainax a long time ago.
But, C3-bu was a great one-off series, especially in the last couple of episodes - and a different turn.
What if the other three are just not as much into the Thing as you are.
youtu.be/I6Y67I2isHs?...
But, C3-bu was a great one-off series, especially in the last couple of episodes - and a different turn.
What if the other three are just not as much into the Thing as you are.
youtu.be/I6Y67I2isHs?...