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

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

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

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

Anime-inspired Russian youth gangs gaining traction in Ukraine

Ryodan has appeared in Russia as a new anime subculture. They promote freedom of style and outfit and oppose themselves to skinheads and gopniks who try to beat and humiliate them because

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

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Girl soldier in Russian uniform, anime style, Stable Diffusion

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