The soul of anime : collaborative creativity and Japan's media success story / Ian Condry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Condry, Ian.

Series:

Experimental futures.

Experimental futures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animation (Cinematography)--Social aspects--Japan.

Animation (Cinematography).

Popular culture--Social aspects--Japan.

Popular culture.

Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)--Social aspects--Japan.

Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 p.)

Place of Publication:

Durham and London : Duke University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"In 'The Soul of Anime,' Ian Condry explores the emergence of anime, Japanese animated film and television, as a global cultural phenomenon. Drawing on ethnographic research, including interviews with artists at some of Tokyo's leading animation studios--such as Madhouse, Gonzo, Aniplex, and Studio Ghibli--Condry discusses how anime's fictional characters and worlds become platforms for collaborative creativity. He argues that the global success of Japanese animation has grown out of a collective social energy that operates across industries--including those that produce film, television, manga (comic books), and toys and other licensed merchandise--and connects fans to the creators of anime. For Condry, this collective social energy is the soul of anime"--Provided by the publisher.

Contents:

Collaborative networks, personal futures

Characters and worlds as creative platforms

Early directions in postwar anime

When anime robots became real

What makes a studio cutting edge : the value of the gutter

Dark energy : what overseas fans reveal about the copyright wars

Love revolution : Otaku fans in Japan

Future anime: collaborative creativity and cultural action.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780822397557

0822397552

9781283953818

1283953811

OCLC:

824825746