this has me dead and questioning the modern world lmao
PMC Ryodan or PMC Redan is a youth subculture and movement in Russia and Ukraine and is based around the anime Hunter X Hunter.
Activities
editAnti Redan movement
editThe attention brought by PMC Redan to many areas caused multiple reactionary groups to attack Redan most of which being Skinhead or Nationalist groups
Sources
edit- https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/03/03/ryodan-anime-teens-kremlin-russia-ukraine/
- https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/03/02/explainer-what-is-russias-pmc-ryodan-subculture-a80364
- https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-sham-subculture-sparking-panic-in-the-kremlin/
- https://kotaku.com/russia-ukraine-hxh-hunter-x-hunter-phantom-troop-1850197883
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/violent-hunter-x-hunter-inspired-193733402.html
- https://svidomi.in.ua/en/page/there-is-no-pmc-redan-but-what-is-it-and-what-has-this-situation-taught-us
- https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/02/europe/anime-inspired-russian-gangs-ukraine-intl/index.html
- https://www.cbr.com/hunter-x-hunter-inspired-russian-teen-gang-ukraine/
- https://dip.org.ua/en/news-of-the-mfa-of-ukraine/pmc-redan-what-kind-of-teenage-subculture-is-spreading-in-ukraine-and-poland-and-should-we-be-afraid-of-its-influence/
- https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ryodan-teenagers-trying-to-destablise-russia-and-ukraine-9cdf6vl7l
- https://easternherald.com/2023/03/01/the-kremlin-called-the-pmc-ryodan-movement-a-pseudo-culture/
- https://www.france24.com/fr/europe/20230306-groupe-ryodan-ces-fans-de-mangas-persona-non-grata-%C3%A0-moscou-comme-%C3%A0-kiev
- https://elitexpert.ua/en/news/simvol-pavuka-ta-chornij-odyag-yak-rozpiznati-uchasnikiv-chvk-redan-roz-yasnennya-policii/
- https://babel.ua/en/news/91051-in-kharkiv-the-organizers-of-the-pmc-redan-movement-are-being-searched
- https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/02/28/7391418/
- https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2023-03-05/hunter-x-hunter-inspired-gangs-stir-trouble-in-ukraine-cities/.195607
- https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/anime-inspired-russian-youth-gangs-gaining-traction-in-ukraine