This week, we recap, review, and analyze Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 31 - "Half Moon Love" (ハーフムーン・ラブ), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on the history of ice cream in Japan (part 1!), and the conclusion of Thom's research on the Young Officers Revolt of February 26, 1936.

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- A book on the history of ice cream, with a few mentions of Japan:

Quinzio, Jeri. Of Sugar and Snow: a History of Ice Cream Making. University of California Press, 2010.

- English article on the history of dairy production and consumption in Japan:

Silverjay. “Short History of Cheese and Milk in JAPAN.” Chowhound, 3 Jan. 2011, www.chowhound.com/post/short-history-cheese-milk-japan-757258.

- Japanese-language pages on the introduction of ice cream to Japan and early industry developments (both from the Japan Ice Cream Association):

“‘あいすくりん’の誕生.” 日本アイスクリーム協会, www.icecream.or.jp/biz/history/japan01.html.

“アイスクリームの工業化.”日本アイスクリーム協会,

- A very detailed book about the Young Officers Revolt of 1936:

Ben-Ami Shillony, Revolt in Japan: The Young Officers and the February 26, 1936 Incident. Princeton UP (1973).

- The music used in the TNN was "Obliteration" from https://filmmusic.io by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com). License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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