A Deep Dive Into Anime Waifus
25,744Waifus are a very well-known part of anime culture. So many have strong opinions on them, and yet very few know the full story.
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π¬ CHAPTERS π¬
0:00 A Deep Dive Into Anime Waifus
6:38 The First Waifu
12:33 The Bishojo Boom
19:06 A Turning Point
27:35 The Moe Boom
37:16 The Next Era
40:49 Why Do People Like Anime Waifus?
46:51 Exploitation
49:44 Unrealistic Depictions
56:55 The L Word
1:07:52 Conclusion
π LINKS π
The Moe Manifesto (Patrick W. Galbraith)
https://www.amazon.ca/Moe-Manifesto-Insiders-Worlds-Gaming/dp/0804848882
The Otaku Encyclopedia: An Insider's Guide to the Subculture of Cool Japan (Patrick W. Galbraith)
https://www.amazon.ca/Otaku-Encyclopedia-Insiders-Guide-Subculture/dp/1568365497
Manga: The Complete Guide (Patrick W. Galbraith)
https://www.amazon.ca/Manga-Complete-Guide-Jason-Thompson/dp/0345485904
Exploring Virtual Potential in Post-Millennial Japan (Patrick W. Galbraith)
http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/articles/2009/Galbraith.html
Otaku: Japanβs Database Animals (Hiroki Azuma)
https://www.amazon.ca/Otaku-Japan%C2%92s-Database-Hiroki-Azuma/dp/0816653526
An Interview with Patrick W. Galbraith β What is Moe(phobia)?
https://youtu.be/75gNr8b2Ey8
Other Sources
https://www.dictionary.com/e/fictional-characters/waifu/
https://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?p=566857&highlight=waifu#post566857
https://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?p=1227051&highlight=husbando#post1227051
https://web.archive.org/web/20150627215652/http://www.animenation.net/blog/2004/01/30/ask-john-what-is-moe
https://web.archive.org/web/20150521195124/http://www.animenation.net/blog/2012/05/28/ask-john-what-are-the-defining-moe-anime/
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-04-25/moe-market-worth-88-billion-yen
https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/04/14-1/evangelion-creator-hideaki-anno-discusses-rei-versus-asuka
https://web.archive.org/web/20220501193405/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_media_franchises#$10%E2%80%9320_billion
https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2018/08/25/the-evolution-of-kyoto-animation-a-unique-anime-studio-and-its-consistent-vision/
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-10-13/japans-favorite-tv-anime
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-04-12/k-on-partly-credited-for-historic-electric-guitar-sales
https://megatengaku.wordpress.com/readings/interviews/persona-3-official-design-works-interview/
https://comicbook.com/anime/news/my-hero-academia-manga-anime-designs-female-curvy/
https://swordtranslations.wordpress.com/2021/01/30/fujimoto-tatsuki-and-samura-hiroaki-interview/
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/theatre-survey/article/maidens-armor-global-gothic-lolita-fashion-communities-and-technologies-of-girly-counteridentity/9F487327A01D1B6011D65526C8DBD535
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