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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: 3.92 · 66 ratings · 12 reviews · 8 distinct works

	Rethinking Japanese Feminisms by Julia C. Bullock (Editor), Elyssa Faison (Editor), Sarah Frederick (Contributor) 3.70 avg rating — 44 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 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13 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

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