Anime explosion! : the what? why? & wow! of Japanese animation / Patrick Drazen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Drazen, Patrick, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animated films--Japan--History and criticism.

Animated films.

Caricatures and cartoons--Japan.

Caricatures and cartoons.

Japan.

Genre:

Animated films.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Animated films -- Japan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (596 pages)

Edition:

Revised and expanded edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Stone Bridge Press, 2014.

Berkeley, California : Stone Bridge Press, 2014.

Summary:

One of the best overviews of the anime phenomenon, its history and cultural significance, ideal for surveys and in-depth study.

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction to the 2nd Edition; Acknowledgments; Part One: Interpreting Anime; 1. A Page Right Out of History; 2. Conventions versus Clichés; 3. The Social Web and the Lone Wolf; 4. Mukashi Mukashi: From Folktales to Anime; 5. The Naked Truth; 6. Rated H: Hardcore Anime; 7. "A Very Pure Thing": Gay and Pseudo-Gay Themes in Anime; 8. Bushido: The Way of the Warrior; 9. Shojodo: The Way of the Teenage Girl; 10. Enter the Mamagon: The Japanese Mother; 11. Faith-Based: Christianity, Shinto, and Other Religions in Anime

12. Who Ya Gonna Call?: The Spirit World in Anime13. The Starmaker Machinery: Anime and Idol; 14. It's Not Easy Being Green: Nature in Anime; 15. War Is Stupid: War and Anti-War Themes in Anime; 16. Birth and Death and Rebirth: Reincarnation in Anime; Part Two: Films and Directors; 1. Windaria; 2. The Wings of Honnêamise: Tora-san in Space; 3. Utena: Giri/Ninjo and the Triumph of Conservatism in Pop Culture; 4. Giant Robo: Anime as Wagnerian Opera; 5. Flying with Ghibli: The Animation of Hayao Miyazaki and Company; 6. The Sailor Moon Phenomenon: Love! Valor! Compassion! Middie Blouses!

7. The Vision of Escaflowne8. Neon Genesis Evangelion; 9. Please Save My Earth; 10. The Big Pokémon Scare; 11. Plastic Little: Not What You Think; 12. The Old and New Testaments of Masamune Shirow; 13. The Man in the Mirror: Satoshi Kon; 14. CLAMP: Women Unexpected; 15. The Fullmetal Alchemist Phenomenon; 16. Key the Metal Idol; Afterword: The Future of Anime 2.0; Websites of Anime Mentioned in This Book; Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9781611725506

161172550X