The Cambridge companion to manga and anime / edited by Jaqueline Berndt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Berndt, Jaqueline, 1963- editor.

Series:

Cambridge companions to topics.

Cambridge companions to topics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manga (Comic books)--History and criticism.

Manga (Comic books).

Animated films--Japan--History and criticism.

Animated films.

Animated television programs--Japan--History and criticism.

Animated television programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 277 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

In recent years, manga and anime have attracted increasing scholarly interest beyond the realm of Japanese studies. This Companion takes a unique approach, committed to exploring both the similarities and differences between these two distinct but interrelated media forms. Firmly based in Japanese sources, this volume offers a lively and accessible introduction, exploring the local contexts of manga and anime production, distribution, and reception in Japan, as well as the global influence and impact of these versatile media. Chapters explore common characteristics such as visuals, voice, serial narrative and characters, whilst also highlighting distinct challenges and histories. The volume provides both a basis for further research in this burgeoning field and a source of inspiration for those new to the topic.

Contents:

Introduction: Two media forms in correlation / Jaqueline Berndt

Claimed origins and overlooked traditions. Premodern roots of story-manga? / Jaqueline Berndt

Newspaper comic strips: laughs in four panels / Ronald Stewart

Astro Boy and the "weaponized" children of wartime Japan / Joon Yang Kim

Drawing and movement. Graphic style in anime and manga / Olga Kopylova

Motion and emotion in anime / Sheuo Hui Gan - Sound. Hearing manga / Blanche Delaborde

Voice acting for anime / Minori Ishida - Narrative. Reading story-manga / Kōichi Morimoto

Incalculable: anime narratives and 3D CG aesthetics / Selen Çalık Bedir - Characters. Characters in the media mix: beyond narratives / Lukas R.A. Wilde

Character acting in anime / Stevie Suan - Genres. Manga genres: demographics and themes / Deborah Shamoon

Genre networks and anime studios / Bryan Hikari Hartzheim

Forms of production. Manga editors and their artists / Bon Won Koo

Anime production, decentralized / Renato Rivera Rusca

Forms of distribution. Manga media from analog to digital / Dalma Kálovics

Media mix as licensed distribution / Dario Lolli

Forms of use. Manga readerships, imaginative agency, and the "erotic barrier" / Patrick W. Galbraith

Anime fandom in Japan and beyond / Akiko Sugawa-Shimada.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Nov 2024).

ISBN:

9781009007573

1009007572

9781009008341

100900834X

9781009003438

1009003437