To begin this post to make up for missing the introductory blog last week I thought I would give a brief account of my history in consuming Asian media. Unlike a handful of my classmates that have mentioned in their opening blogs I do not have an Asian cultural background and was born and raised in Australia, so the majority of my conscious experiences with Asian media comes from my childhood and my love for T.V series like Dragon Ball Z, Naruto, Yu Gi Oh and BeyBlades and all the merch’ and collectors items that came with them. As an adult I have also looked into multiple Japanese animated films like Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘Castle in the Sky’, which I was very engaged with highly due to the beautiful scenic and almost psychedelic animation, so this could definitely be an area I could explore more for my digital artefact.

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