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New York Times on Mean Girls of Anime

posted on 2005-07-21 14:41 AEST by Christopher Macdonald

The New York Times has an article titled "Mean Girls", by Charles Solomon that takes a look at the mean girls of SaiKano, Gunslinger Girl and Elfen Lied.

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New York Times on Mean Girls of Anime