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  February 1, 2023

  Togemon: a Cactaceae in the Digimon world

  Anime & Manga, Biology, Video Games

  Botany, Digimon

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  December 25, 2022

  Testing the Astolfo Effect on newly-released servants in Fate/Grand Order

  Anime & Manga, History, Japan Studies, Video Games

  Fate Franchise, Fate Grand Order, Mobile Games

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  October 13, 2022

  Cicadas in Japanese video games and anime

  Anime & Manga, Biology, Japan Studies, Literature

  Ecology, Entomology, Fate Grand Order, Higurashi, Pokémon, Taxonomy, Zoology

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  March 6, 2022

  “Believe in Getter!” or “Believe in humanity!”? Getter Robo Saga as a parable of technology

  Anime & Manga, Economy, Science Fiction

  Getter Robo Saga, Mechas, Science Fiction, Technology

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  February 15, 2022

  The sea slugs of Shiroi Suna no Aquatope

  Anime & Manga, Biology

  Behaviour, Ecology, Malacology, Marine Biology, Taxonomy, Zoology

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  December 28, 2021

  The Astolfo Effect: the popularity of Fate/Grand Order characters in comparison to their real counterparts

  Anime & Manga, History, Japan Studies, Literature, Mythology, Video Games

  Fate Franchise, Fate Grand Order

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  August 5, 2021

  Short note on recent sightings of Rodan in Godzilla Singular Point

  Anime & Manga, Biology, Cinema, Paleontology

  Ecology, Fantastic Beasts, Giant Monsters, Godzilla, Taxonomy, Zoology

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  July 18, 2021

  Floral gigantism in the Pokémon world

  Anime & Manga, Biology, Uncategorized, Video Games

  Botany, Pokémon

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  February 11, 2021

  Mary Anning: fossil collector, paleontologist, and heroic spirit

  Anime & Manga, Biology, Video Games

  Fate Franchise, Fate Grand Order, Historical Figures, Paleontology

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  November 30, 2020

  Cultural lepidopterology in modern Japan: butterflies as spiritual insects in the Akihabara Culture

  Anime & Manga, Biology, Cinema, Japan Studies, Literature, Video Games

  Ecology, Lepidopterology, Visual Novels, Zoology