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However, the opinion that G&L is just a poor cousin of the European<br />

tradition underrates the uniquely Japanese proclivities of the movement as<br />

well as Japan’s historical contributions to Neo-Gothicism overall.<br />

My argument is that there is a long tradition of collaboration and<br />

transmigration of ideas between Japan and the West and back that has<br />

contributed to the essence of the Neo-Gothic. This perspective<br />

demonstrates that Japan is and has been implicated in the evolution of new<br />

Gothic movements, and that the Japanese involvement has not been<br />

peripheral or outside but has been at key historical moments integral to the<br />

development of these genres.<br />

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