PMC Ryodan: How anime-inspired youth movement got embroiled in the Ukraine-Russia war

It is 2023, and the Ukraine and Russia war isn't limited to politics and hyper-nationalism. It's time for teenage anime fans to be embroiled in the war. Kyiv and Moscow are now busy pointing fingers at each other for "exporting" an anime sub-culture to destabilise each other's nations.

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Alya Shandra on X: Ukrainian soldiers now in anime! Drawn by the Japanese artist known in twitter as 夏目 (@msc_nm) / X

Anime-inspired teenage gangs that originated in Moscow plaguing streets of Ukraine's cities, Kyiv says

How the new Russian subculture PMC Ryodan influence youth

PMC Ryodan: The Strange Story of Anime Teens, their Sworn Enemies and the Kremlin - bellingcat

Jake Hanrahan on X: Ecological anarchists fighting on the frontline against #Russia in south #Ukraine. One of them has a Makhno Free Territory flag patch on his chest rig. / X

Japanese go crazy over Ukrainian anime-style soldiers - Euromaidan Press

Alya Shandra on X: Ukrainian soldiers now in anime! Drawn by the Japanese artist known in twitter as 夏目 (@msc_nm) / X

Teenage 'manga' gangs influenced by Japanese comics are arrested across Russia

Russian Forces Tortured Detainees in Izium, Ukraine

Teenage 'manga' gangs influenced by Japanese comics are arrested across Russia

Teenage 'manga' gangs influenced by Japanese comics are arrested across Russia

PMC Ryodan: The Strange Story of Anime Teens, their Sworn Enemies and the Kremlin - bellingcat