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'Creating My Own Cultural Bubble': Cultural Consumption of Japanese Spirituality in Anime
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“Creating My Own Cultural Bubble”:
Cultural Consumption of Japanese Spirituality in Anime
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Submitted to
Intercultural Communication Division of
International Communication Association
2003 Annual Conference
San Diego, CA, USA
“Creating My Own Cultural Bubble”:
Cultural Consumption of Japanese Spirituality in Anime
Introduction
“When I arrived, they told me that they sold out last week,” said Mr. Schiopu, who eventually bought a $10 ticket for four times that. “But I saw this as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” He was not alone. Mr. Schiopu was just one of several thousand anime fans who showed up, dressed up and zoned out during the weekend’s Big Apple Anime Fest 2002, an event that coincided with the city’s first major anime convention, the Anime Expo New York, across the street at the Marriott Marquis. Together, the two
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“Creating My Own Cultural Bubble”:
Cultural Consumption of Japanese Spirituality in Anime
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Submitted to
Intercultural Communication Division of
International Communication Association
2003 Annual Conference
San Diego, CA, USA
“Creating My Own Cultural Bubble”:
Cultural Consumption of Japanese Spirituality in Anime
Introduction
“When I arrived, they told me that they sold out last week,” said Mr. Schiopu, who
eventually bought a $10 ticket for four times that. “But I saw this as a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity.” He was not alone. Mr. Schiopu was just one of several thousand anime
fans who showed up, dressed up and zoned out during the weekend’s Big Apple Anime
Fest 2002, an event that coincided with the city’s first major anime convention, the
Anime Expo New York, across the street at the Marriott Marquis. Together, the two
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