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The anime paradox : patterns and practices through the lens of traditional Japanese theater / by Stevie Suan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Suan, Stevie.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Theater--Japan--History.
- Theater.
- Animated films.
- Japan.
- History.
- Animated films--Japan--History and criticism.
- Aesthetics, Japanese.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 344 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden : Global Oriental, 2013.
- Summary:
- Founded on richly stylized expression, Anime has developed into an art with a high degree of sophistication that is comparable to that of the traditional theatrical forms of Noh, Bunraku, and Kabuki. By analyzing Anime through the lens of traditional Japanese theater, the patterns and practices in Anime can be mapped out. In The Anime Paradox, Stevie Suan utilizes this framework to reveal Anime's distinct form, examining and delineating the particular formal qualities of Anime's structure, conventions, aesthetics, and modes of viewing. However, the comparison works both ways - just as Japanese theater can give us analytical insights into Anime, Anime can enrich our understanding of Japanese classical theater. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- I Introduction 1
- Sympathy for the Devil 3
- The White Which Lives Within the Inkstone 6
- Brief Introductions 12
- Comparing Forms 24
- II A Simultaneous Part and Whole 37
- Pieces of a Shooting Star 39
- Narrative and Pacing Patterns 48
- Jo-Ha-Kyu 57
- Mapping the Stars: Dissecting Anime Structure 64
- Splitting of the Beast: Mapping Evangelion 81
- Intertextuality and Pattern Utilization 92
- Weaving A Story: An Examination of Ga-Rei Zero 106
- Weaving A Story 2: Repetition, Reversals, and Intertext 115
- Internal and External 125
- Character and World 144
- III Mixture of Realism and Unreality 169
- Like a Dream: Realism and Unreality in Anime and Japanese Theater 171
- Outer Elements 181
- Inner Elements 196
- What Lies Beneath 216
- IV Hyperbolized Aesthetics 229
- Aesthetic Visions 231
- Form Into Content 241
- Different Styles 261
- An Expression of Reality 269
- V Scattering Blossoms, Falling Leaves 277
- The Scent of Gardenias Lingers in the Rain: Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen, A Case Study 279
- Sentiments for the Remaining Flower: Some Final Observations 304
- Towards a Conclusion: The Form of Anime 313.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Christine Hikawa Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9789004222144
- 9004222146
- OCLC:
- 828487027
- Publisher Number:
- 99954162221
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