PMC Ryodan: How anime-inspired youth movement got embroiled in the Ukraine-Russia war

It is 2023, and the Ukraine and Russia war isn't limited to politics and hyper-nationalism. It's time for teenage anime fans to be embroiled in the war. Kyiv and Moscow are now busy pointing fingers at each other for "exporting" an anime sub-culture to destabilise each other's nations.

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PMC Ryodan: How anime-inspired youth movement got embroiled in the Ukraine-Russia war

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