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JAMS Vol 6 issue 1 Open-access anime journal free to read

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A screen showing the opening slide of the post-symposium talk on AI and Studio Ghibli. On the left of the screen is Dr. Rayna Denison, on the right Dr. Zoe Crombie. Photo from JAMS Vol. 6 no. 1.

I’m delighted that the proceedings of the Lancaster symposium on transnational anime are now published as an issue of the Journal of Anime and Manga Studies (JAMS), free to read here.

There really is something for everyone here, from papers …

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Transgenerationality – the ageing up (and ageing out) of Japan’s animation industry

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A poster for the symposium on transnational anime held at Lancaster University on 4 July 2025. White text on a blue background, illustrated by the covers of 'Anime: A History" by Jonathan Clements and "Studio Ghibli: an Industrial History" by Ranya Denison. Includes a barcode for more information.

At the beginning of July I was privileged to speak at a symposium on Transnational Perspectives in Anime. It was held on the Lancaster University campus, co-hosted by Dr. Zoe Crombie and Japan Foundation London; I took part from my …

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Anime going global: the start of the process

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The US version of Tetsuwan Atom replaces the Japanese title lettering with "Astro Boy" in a futuristic font

62 years ago, in 1963, 35-year-old Osamu Tezuka flew to the USA to present his hit TV series Tetsuwan Atom to the NBC network. According to Tezuka Production’s history, a preview was screened in New York on 10 March, …

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