Introduction: rethinking convergence in Japan -- Anime transformations: Tetsuwan Atomu. Limiting movement, inventing anime -- Candies, premiums, and character merchandizing: the Meiji-Atomu marketing campaign -- Material communication and the mass media toy -- Media mixes and character consumption: Kadokawa books. Media mixes, media transformations -- Character, world, consumption.
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