Waifus 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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🎵 Music Used ➜ • Music Used - Waifus
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🎬 CHAPTERS 🎬
0:00 The Question
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 Waifus?
46:51 Exploitation
49:44 Unrealistic Depictions
56:55 The L Word
1:07:52 Conclusion
🔗 LINKS 🔗
The Moe Manifesto (Patrick W. Galbraith)
www.amazon.ca/Moe-Manifesto-Insiders-Worlds-Gaming…
The Otaku Encyclopedia: An Insider's Guide to the Subculture of Cool Japan (Patrick W. Galbraith)
www.amazon.ca/Otaku-Encyclopedia-Insiders-Guide-Su…
Manga: The Complete Guide (Patrick W. Galbraith)
www.amazon.ca/Manga-Complete-Guide-Jason-Thompson/…
Exploring Virtual Potential in Post-Millennial Japan (Patrick W. Galbraith)
www.japanesestudies.org.uk/articles/2009/Galbraith…
Otaku: Japan’s Database Animals (Hiroki Azuma)
www.amazon.ca/Otaku-Japan%C2%92s-Database-Hiroki-A…
An Interview with Patrick W. Galbraith ➜ What is Moe(phobia)?
• What is Moe(phobia)?
Other Sources
www.dictionary.com/e/fictional-characters/waifu/
forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?p=566857&highl…
forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?p=1227051&high…
web.archive.org/web/20150627215652/http://www.anim…
web.archive.org/web/20150521195124/http://www.anim…
www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-04-25/moe-marke…
www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/04/14-1/evange…
web.archive.org/web/20220501193405/https://en.wiki…
blog.sakugabooru.com/2018/08/25/the-evolution-of-k…
www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-10-13/japans-fa…
www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-04-12/k-on-…
megatengaku.wordpress.com/readings/interviews/pers…
comicbook.com/anime/news/my-hero-academia-manga-an…
swordtranslations.wordpress.com/2021/01/30/fujimot…
www.cambridge.org/core/journals/theatre-survey/art…
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