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Anime Invades Textbooks: “Why Didn’t We Have These!?”

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The emergence of an adorable 2D English teacher (hailing from a New Horizon middle school textbook) has caused quite a stir online thanks to her considerable charm, sure to fill those who have already braved the hardships of the educational system with envy (or pity in some cases perhaps).

The infinitely lovely English teacher known as “Ellen Baker”:

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A wealth of sensuous fan illustrations have already surfaced for the Bostonian teacher:

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The textbook is a fine example of anime becoming more common as not only a marketing tool but also as the defacto standard for engaging the dwindling youth of Japan.

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