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The Craft of Visual Nods in Animation

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Why Directors Embed Cross- Media References

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Iconic Anime Epides Loaded With Visual References

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My Hero Academia and the Superhero Visual Lexicon

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Gintama: The Parody Champion 's Visual Gags

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How Viewers Can Decode These Hidden Gems

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The Narrative Power of Visual Intertextuality

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Balancė: Homage vs. hercogricht

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Suvestinė: "A Shared Visual Language Across Media"

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