Lamerichs readily points out that this has less to do with any sort of “national character” and more to do with the fact that “these fan cultures are individual events with their own ecologies” (158). (156)Įssentially, the fan practices and productions on display in anime conventions are different in different countries. The local iterations of cosplay and doujinshi, which may seem homogeneous activities, are read as manifestations that are firmly anchored in particular traditions. I argue that anime fandom is not easily understood as a global phenomenon but rather is composed of different, heterogeneous values and communities. Nicolle Lamerichs, in a 2013 essay titled The Cultural Dynamic of Doujinshi and Cosplay: Local Anime Fandom in Japan, USA and Europe, writes:
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