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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How the new Russian subculture PMC Ryodan influence youth

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

You're a volunteer in Ukraine and this is your trench-mate. : r/NonCredibleDefense

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 : r/GamerGhazi

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

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Steam prices vs new Russian anime-bassed radical subculture PMCs ryodan : r/csgo

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

Meet the woman drawing all the cute anime Ukrainian soldiers - Euromaidan Press

PMC Ryodan: The Strange Story of Anime Teens, their Sworn Enemies and the Kremlin : r/GamerGhazi

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