For decades, mecha fans have built model kits. What fuels this preoccupation, and what can we learn from the history of miniatures about mecha anime?
Author: Ian Gregory
Ian Gregory is a history PhD student at the City University of New York. They co-host the podcast Mech Ado About Nothing and write freelance comics criticism. You can find them on Twitter.
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