search
Animation Studies Journal
Trends
- 1New Essay Reads Porco Rosso Through War and the State●A Pig, the State, and War: Porco Rosso (Kurenai No Buta) (2014)
An academic essay on Studio Ghibli's 1992 animated film Porco Rosso (Kurenai no Buta) is drawing attention. The piece, published in the journal Animation Studies under the title 'A Pig, the State, and War', examines Hayao Miyazaki's film as a story about fascism, interwar Europe, and individual refusal of the state. Readers on a discussion forum are sharing and debating the interpretation, reviving interest in the cult favorite about a cursed pilot flying the Adriatic.
- 2Wildlife journal corrects papers missing animal ethics statements▼Wildlife journal issues corrections for missing ethics statements
A wildlife research journal has issued corrections to multiple papers that were published without the required animal ethics statements, following scrutiny of its publishing standards. The corrections formally note that studies involving wild animals lacked documentation of ethical review. It is not yet clear how many papers were affected or whether any studies were later found to breach animal welfare rules.