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ArchivesWelcome to the Third Thursdays Archive. We've included information about our past programs and encourage you to include comments about related resources that others may find useful. If you have any questions about our past programs, please email us at ! If you'd like to follow the comments for a specific program, try subscribing to the RSS feeds. Simply copy the "RSS feed for comments on this post" link into your favorite blogging software. April 19, 2007Manga… and Movies… and Monsters… OH MY!Third Thursdays and the Japanese Cultural & Community Center present: Manga… and Movies… and Monsters… OH MY! Thursday, April 19, 2007 Once the province of specialty stores and import shops, Japanese entertainment media has invaded the mainstream and is putting its own stamp on American culture. With animated movies like “Spirited Away” scooping up the coveted “Best Animated Feature Film” Oscar and manga comic books taking over as the fastest growing segment in the publishing industry, it’s hard these day to walk into a bookstore or video retailer and not see a healthy selection of anime and manga titles. Some traditional American stereotypes have also been upended with such trends as “girl power” fueling the growth and spread of manga — a startling full 60% of the manga readership are women or girls. So these days even Dorothy would stand a good chance of being able to walk into a Borders in the heart of Kansas to get her RUROUNI KENSHIN fix. How did we get from Godzilla to Pikachu? Have manga and anime shifted our perception and acceptance of the kinds of stories that can be told through comic books and animated movies? Come join our star-studded panel for a fun and lively discussion of Japanese entertainment media and its impact on American culture!
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