3 papers
cs.CY2026
From Pixels to Personas: Tracking the Evolution of Anime Characters
Rongze Liu, Jiaxin Pei, Jian Zhu
Anime, originated from Japan, is one of the most influential cultural products in modern society and is especially popular among younger generations. The popularity of anime reflec…
cs.HC2025
Who Reaps All the Superchats? A Large-Scale Analysis of Income Inequality in Virtual YouTuber Livestreaming
Ruijing Zhao, Brian Diep, Jiaxin Pei +3
The explosive growth of Virtual YouTubers (VTubers)-streamers who perform behind virtual anime avatars-has created a unique digital economy with profound implications for content c…
cs.CL2025
Neurobiber: Fast and Interpretable Stylistic Feature Extraction
Kenan Alkiek, Anna Wegmann, Jian Zhu +1
Linguistic style is pivotal for understanding how texts convey meaning and fulfill communicative purposes, yet extracting detailed stylistic features at scale remains challenging.…