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Emily K

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The influence and reach of the Takarazuka Revue on the aesthetics of modern comics, animation, and I’d argue some live action work, absolutely goes back to its influence on the culture that influenced those things. Osamu Tezuka, Riyoko Ikeda, Sailor Moon, Utena, they explicitly build on it.

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You said virtually every piece of modern comics. Do you not acknowledge American comics as comics??

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Emily K's avatar Emily K @heyemilyk.bsky.social
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Additionally, Kobayashi was able to take the success he found with the Revue and put that into other forms of entertainment that themselves became influential.

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