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Zannen, Canada offers indepth discussion and interviews exploring the many relationships between anime and Canadian media.
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- Aug 28, 2026
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Ep.113 - Wizard Barristers (opens the original)
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It is amazing to think that, a little over a decade ago, some low-level staffer from ARMS Studio traveled to Coquitlam, BC, marveled at the Real Canadian Superstore off Lougheed Highway and thought to himself, "yes, this needs to be immortalized in an anime about wizard lawyers". OK, I don't actually know if that happened, but a trip to the liminal Loblaws spin-off "Storesuper" is only one of the inexplicable Canadian references that can be found in Wizard Barristers, staring the inexplicably ha
Ep.112 - Weirdly Specific Canadian References in Gundam (opens the original)
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It's unusual for any major media franchise from outside of this country to frequently and specifically reference Canada, but Mobile Suit Gundam is fairly well known for it. I don't know why Amuro's birthplace was established as Prince Rupert, BC in Gundam Movie 1, why there's a military fortress in Fort Severn, Ontario in Gundam X or why the insidious Earth Federation training academy from Ecole du Ciel was set up in Montreal, but I'm more than happy to interpret it as a compliment. Gundam super
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