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Filthy Eldians and ‘Other’ Others

Written by Jon Bangsoy The Manga, ‘Attack On Titan’, displays the logical frameworkof how the Marleyan commander makes sense of evil, violence, and identity. With Nationalism, the irrational fear of the commander compels him to oppress the Eldians who he believes are creatures encased in human bodies. Expressed through the medium of irrational fear, survival is guaranteed by elimination and subjugation of the rampant animals in society. With Manga, Nationalism knows no bounds and the fantasies of man become […]

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From civil war to manga: why samurai romanticization saved Japanese nationalism

Written by: Alyah Albader When you think of Japan, one of the first things you’d think about is the samurai – either that or a string of popular anime and manga. Beyond these two polarized cultural phenomena, the modern trends of anime/ manga and the mythological entity of the samurai, there is a metaphysical connection […]