Thanks so much! I appreciate your kind words and for teaching my media mix book. It was hard work but also such enjoyable archival work to do. Hopefully it comes through. So glad it’s readable too :)

Thanks for assigning this! It was a pleasure to translate. Otsuka is also writing about the longer history of this in wartime Japan. It’s been interesting to see his shift. Thanks again!

Ah thanks for this piece! I hadn’t come across it. What do you think of the continuing cycles of battle royale now? Just watching Last samurai standing and wondering if the social critique of the genre has evaporated into formula - or does the critical function remain?

Thanks Brett, so right about this. Don’t you have an article on Uno?

Didn’t realize I wasn’t following you! You can dm me or maybe email is better if longer

I look forward to reading! Also sent to Luca Caminati who teaches a “Fake Docs!” Class that this topic could fit in - I imagine

Congrats on this, look forward to reading. And great idea for a special issue!

Ha meant to say Warner Bros! Weird typo or brain misfire

What madness. For a the different perspectives on the 1980 referendum I remember this NFB film Comfort and Indifference www.nfb.ca/film/comfort...

Helen, that is so kind and generous of you to say. Coming from you these words mean so much!! Since I didn't know about Usenet and much else, I was mentored on your and Jonathan's Anime Encyclopedia - alongside Tom Lamarre and Livia Monnet and others.... thank you again for these moving words

So nice of you to say Helen your support means so much to Aurélie! Also you received many shout outs in the dissertation and presentation. And yes the book will bring the research to so many in the community!

Congratulations Aurélie, so proud of you for this achievement and your amazing work!! Next step: the book version!

I get those too! In utterly unrelated fields. Academia is a business big enough to scam I guess