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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 791.43340952 EAN: 9781403970527 Edition: Revised and Updated ISBN: 1403970521 Label: Palgrave Macmillan Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 384 Publication Date: November 29, 2005 Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Release Date: November 24, 2005 Studio: Palgrave Macmillan Editorial Review: Product Description: This new edition of the groundbreaking popular book is a must-have for both seasoned and new fans of anime. Japanese animation is more popular than ever following the 2002 Academy Award given to Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away. It confirmed that anime is more than just children's cartoons, often portraying important social and cultural themes. With new chapters on Spirited Away and other recent releases, including Howl's Moving Castle--Miyazaki's latest hit film, already breaking records in Japan--this edition will be the authoritative source on anime for an exploding market of viewers who want to know more. Book Description: This new edition of the groundbreaking popular book is a must-have for both seasoned and new fans of anime. Japanese animation is more popular than ever following the 2002 Academy Award given to Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away. It confirmed that anime is more than just children's cartoons, often portraying important social and cultural themes. With new chapters on Spirited Away and other recent releases, including Howl's Moving Castle--Miyazaki's latest hit film, already breaking records in Japan--this edition will be the authoritative source on anime for an exploding market of viewers who want to know more. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - exhaustive and thought-provokingA wonderfully deep book that finely examines anime across all genres to explore the anime itself and what influenced it. Rating:  - A deep analysis of Japanese Anime in general. The author discusses the different anime genres (Mecha, fairy tales, fantasy, Sci fi, shojo, history, pornography etc). She examines the common themes like metamorphosis, merging of humans and machines, gender panics, masculine crisis, identity, disappearing shojos and the role of young heroins (shojos) across different animes. She attempts to explain how these themes fit into Japanese society, identity and culture both traditional and new. She uses examples from many different animes to illustrate ... Read More |
