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Kathryn Hemmann is the author of numerous essays on Japanese fiction, video games, and graphic novels. They teach at the University of Pennsylvania, and they talk about books and comics as @kathrynthehuman on Bluesky. They post about Japanese novels and manga as @Gingko_Books on Instagram. ...more

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Average rating: 3.91 · 67 ratings · 12 reviews · 8 distinct works

	Rethinking Japanese Feminisms by Julia C. Bullock (Editor), Elyssa Faison (Editor), Sarah Frederick (Contributor) 3.70 avg rating — 46 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Woke Gaming: Digital Challenges to Oppression and Social Injustice by Kishonna L. Gray (Editor), David J. Leonard (Editor), Kathryn Hemmann (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.59 avg rating — 34 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Manga Cultures and the Female Gaze 3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	100 Greatest Video Game Characters by Jaime Banks (Editor), Robert Mejia (Editor), Aubrie Adams (Editor) 3.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Sheep: Unique Tales of Terror and Wonder No. 30: December 2025 by Wayne Kyle Spitzer (Goodreads Author), Ted Morrissey (Goodreads Author), June Trop (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gender and Contemporary Horror in Comics, Games and Transmedia by Robert Shail (Editor), Samantha Holland (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Steven Gerrard (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	It Never Happened liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Korean Wave from a Private Commodity to a Public Good by Yeonhee Yoon (Editor), Kiwoong Yang (Editor), Susan D. Blum (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	That One Matt Bors Comic by Matt Bors (Goodreads Author) (Author, Illustrator), Glenn Fleishman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ryan North (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Kathryn Hemmann rated a book liked it The Binding by Bridget Collins (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I’d recommend this book with a major caveat. This caveat is that, though no religions other than local folk traditions seem to exist in the European-coded setting of this story, it’s vital to the plot that there’s widespread societal homophobia. The ...more
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Kathryn Hemmann rated a book it was amazing Fragments of Horror by Junji Ito	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kathryn Hemmann rated a book it was amazing Song for Medusa: A Graphic Novel by Grace Desmarais	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kathryn Hemmann rated a book really liked it How Can My Manager Be So Stupid? by Kazumasa Hayami	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kathryn Hemmann rated a book it was ok A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kathryn Hemmann rated a book it was amazing Dispatches from Dystopia: Histories of Places Not Yet Forgotten by Kate Brown	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kathryn Hemmann rated a book really liked it Frankenstein by Junji Ito	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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