Billy - Mover and Shaker! - Tringali

Local Anime Boy
Editor-in-Chief - Journal of Anime and Manga Studies @OpenAccessAnime

[Billy - Mover and Shaker! - Tringali @BillyTringali]

Five whole years of JAMS!

[JAMS - @Anime Expo Conference! @OpenAccessAnime]

JAMS Volume 5 is officially LIVE! Five years of #openaccess #anime research all in one place!

From Delicious in Dungeon, to Gundam, to Princess Tutu, to the works of Junji Ito, this our biggest Volume yet at 314 pages!

Read it today!

https://t.co/hI86swaDmC

[JAMS - @Anime Expo Conference! @OpenAccessAnime]

From luxury fashion and Studio Ghibli, to family dynamics in SPYxFAMILY, this issue of JAMS is our biggest one yet!

Explore nearly 350 pages of scholarly work about your favorite anime in the Journal of Anime and Manga Studies!

https://t.co/dQR5Z0w50n

[MAGFest @MAGFest]

MAGES is excited to welcome Billy Tringali to Super MAGFest 2026!

@BillyTringali is a researcher, speaker, and faculty librarian at Indiana University Indianapolis AND the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Anime and Manga Studies and Coordinator of JAMS@AX!

[Billy - Mover and Shaker! - Tringali @BillyTringali]

Hello Anime Expo!

The JAMS@AX Conference starts TODAY with an amazing Keynote from the brilliant Emilie Waggoner !!

Stop by Panel Room 411 at 10am to hear how anime goes to college!

@AnimeExpo #AnimeExpo2025

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https://t.co/byZHcK4kLa

[Billy - Mover and Shaker! - Tringali @BillyTringali]

So excited to announce the conference program is LIVE for JAMS@AX!

If you will be at Anime Expo, be sure to come and see these amazing scholars!

[Billy - Mover and Shaker! - Tringali @BillyTringali]

So incredibly honored to have been highlighted by my university!

I am so lucky to work for a university that supports my scholarship, and gives me the opportunity to help students build skills through their passions!

[IU Indianapolis @IUIndianapolis]

University Librarian Billy Tringali is channeling his lifelong passion for anime and manga into something truly impactful: creating a vibrant sense of community and sparking a deeper appreciation for research among students at IU Indy. ⭐📓

Billy’s connection to anime and manga began in childhood and has grown into a scholarly pursuit. He is the founder of the Journal of Anime and Manga Studies — the first and only English-language, open-access academic journal dedicated to the field. Through this initiative, he’s not only elevating anime and manga as serious subjects of study, but also connecting students across disciplines and backgrounds.

🔗Discover how Billy’s work is inspiring students and shaping a new kind of academic engagement at IU Indy: https://t.co/3JnJWCQgzu

[IU Indianapolis @IUIndianapolis]

University Librarian Billy Tringali is channeling his lifelong passion for anime and manga into something truly impactful: creating a vibrant sense of community and sparking a deeper appreciation for research among students at IU Indy. ⭐📓

Billy’s connection to anime and manga began in childhood and has grown into a scholarly pursuit. He is the founder of the Journal of Anime and Manga Studies — the first and only English-language, open-access academic journal dedicated to the field. Through this initiative, he’s not only elevating anime and manga as serious subjects of study, but also connecting students across disciplines and backgrounds.

🔗Discover how Billy’s work is inspiring students and shaping a new kind of academic engagement at IU Indy: https://t.co/3JnJWCQgzu

[iSchool at Illinois @iSchoolUI]

Congratulations to #iSchoolUI alumni Leah Gregory (MSLIS '04) and Billy Tringali (MSLIS '19) and MSLIS student Mary Ton on being recognized in @LibraryJournal’s Movers & Shakers! 🎉 Read about how they are moving the library field forward as a profession▶️ https://t.co/MT85zAKH1d

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I'm honored to be named a @LibraryJournal "Mover and Shaker" for my work on #anime !

Founding the Journal of Anime and Manga Studies @OpenAccessAnime and the JAMS@AX Conference at @AnimeExpo have meant the world to me, and I'm overjoyed at this honor!

https://t.co/DmdttlzIu9

[Anime Expo @AnimeExpo]

📢 Call for Papers – JAMS @ AX Academic Symposium 2025 📢

The JAMS @ AX Academic Symposium is now accepting paper submissions! If you have groundbreaking research to share, we invite you to submit your work and join a community of scholars driving innovation.

📅 Submission Opens: February 21, 2025
⏳ Deadline: April 7, 2025
🔗 https://t.co/xYOYLQ6lAe
📖 Who Should Apply? Academics, researchers, and experts across disciplines

Anime Expo 2025 | July 3-6, 2025 | Los Angeles Convention Center, CA

#AnimeExpo #AnimeExpo2025 #Anime #Japan #LosAngeles #Manga #Cosplay #Otaku #Gaming #RPG #AMV #Shoujo #Shounen

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Do you want to present your scholarship at #Anime Expo?

The JAMS@AX Symposium is BACK for our THIRD year at #AnimeExpo !

Our speakers have included NASA scientists, music scholars, and more!

Find our CFP here -Submissions are open through April 7th!

https://t.co/1ngHM7NaTc

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Looking for people who attend anime cons!
If you…
●Are 18 years of age or older
●Live in the United States
●Attend anime cons

... then we would love to hear from you!

Click here https://t.co/Oc0o0n81Sz to learn more and to begin the Anime Conventions Survey 2025!

[JAMS - @Anime Expo Conference! @OpenAccessAnime]

Do you study #anime , #manga , #cosplay , or their fandoms?

The Call for Papers for JAMS Volume 6 is LIVE!

https://t.co/nxB3jYM1rj

JAMS is full #openaccess, and Volume 6 will be published in December 2025!

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It's amazing to see JAMS publishing Volume FIVE next month! To celebrate, I wanted to share the most popular #anime articles we've published!

By Christian Frigerio: What does it mean to eat ethically if you can only eat PEOPLE?!

#tokyoghoul

Read it: https://t.co/aOgsKxGOvF

[Jillian Rudes @JRLibrarian]

I am super excited to be announcing the winner for this year's Harvey Award for "BEST MANGA"! See you on Friday!!! @HarveyAwards @NY_Comic_Con

[RESENTER now on VIZ @gigimurakami]

@Crunchyroll interviewed me on my RESENTER oneshot, published by @VIZMedia. Read it here 🖤🥹

https://t.co/vqThmmiroh

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Another paper published!

As anime and manga studies grows as a discipline, I was curious to investigate what types of resources were being recommended to students interested in engaging with anime and manga.

The results were surprising!

Read it here: https://t.co/F5I25zccpU

[Jillian Rudes @JRLibrarian]

Year One of our IMLS research grant has concluded! We hosted 14 focus groups nationwide engaging with BIPOC teens to explore their manga reading habits! Looking forward to sharing the insights that we have gained from these passionate and brilliant voices!
https://t.co/07FvB9DuIx