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For the most complex heroines in animation, look to Japan
by Charles Solomon
The girls and women of anime tend to experience the conflicting emotions of real life. That’s because the auteurs try to create “an everyday, real person.”
For the most complex heroines in animation, look to Japan
The girls and women of anime tend to experience the conflicting emotions of real life. That’s because the auteurs try to create “an everyday, real person.”
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