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May 30, 2009
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Jackson Musker takes us to a groundbreaking exhibit that uses depictions of the samurai to make the case that Japanese animation and comic books are real art.
The centuries pass, but the katana (Samurai sword) abides. This cell depicts a character from the Japanese anime series "Samurai Troopers."
The centuries pass, but the katana (Samurai sword) abides. This cell depicts a character from the Japanese anime series "Samurai Troopers."
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Image courtesy Pacific Asia Museum
)

Jackson Musker takes us to a groundbreaking exhibit that uses depictions of the samurai to make the case that Japanese animation and comic books are real art.

Jackson Musker takes us to a groundbreaking exhibit that uses depictions of the samurai to make the case that Japanese animation and comic books are real art.