Jordan

There have been idol characters in anime for a long time, but it has only become incredibly popular in the past few years to have anime based solely around idol groups.

I can’t believe I forgot vocaloid! http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/315756
It began in 2007 which is close date wise to the beginning of AKB48.

I guess that’s the same question of why particular product sells over others. It is a difficult question to answer as it isn’t easy to predict the market/fan reaction. Obviously the combination of cute girls/boys and catchy, upbeat music seems to appeal to a large number of people in Asia.

Thank you. 🙂

You make good points. I’ve just had one of the admins remove a number of the in text citations to make it easier to read. The “Calbraith and Karlin” one is referencing a website.
The reference list itself isn’t as “by the book” with APA as it could be, but at least the basic elements are there. The Artifice isn’t overly strict on referencing because every author uses a different system so I can get away with it.

Someone did give me this feedback when it was pending for publication, and I tried changing the referencing style to something different, but it didn’t quite work, so I wasn’t sure what to do. If you can think of something else (maybe just remove some of them?) I’d like to know. I struggle with removing in text citations because my University is very strict about referencing. Thanks!

I think someone from a different cultural background would have to write it. US culture perpetrates all over the world so I don’t think I could write it and make it seem authentic, but thank you for the suggestion.

Yes, definitely try Tamers. I’m not sure but I think the Italian version was adapted from the US? I think the soundtrack, etc are similar. Let me know how it goes.