In this episode, Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) go over some of the controversies and moral panics surrounding manga over the years, including Devilman, Shameless School, Detective Conan, and the recent brouhaha over Barefoot Gen, a manga about the atomic bombing of Japan.


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