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Academic article on moe published

01.11.2009 by Patrick W. Galbraith


My most recent article, "Moe: Exploring Virtual Potential in Post-Millennial Japan" has just been published in the Electronic Journal of Contemporary Japanese Studies, a peer-reviewed, open-access journal. Check it out here! Long be the age of affect!

「萌え」について論文を書かせて頂き、昨日アップされました。申し訳ないですが、英語のみですが、ご興味がありましたらご覧頂ければと思っております。詳しくはこちらへ。

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