Anime explosion! : the what? why? & wow! of Japanese animation / Patrick Drazen.
2014
NC1766.J3 D73 2014
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Title
Anime explosion! : the what? why? & wow! of Japanese animation / Patrick Drazen.
Author
Edition
Revised and expanded edition.
ISBN
9781611725506 (electronic book)
161172550X (electronic book)
9781611720136 (paper)
1611720133 (paper)
161172550X (electronic book)
9781611720136 (paper)
1611720133 (paper)
Published
Berkeley, California : Stone Bridge Press, [2014]
Copyright
©2014
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (596 pages)
Call Number
NC1766.J3 D73 2014
System Control No.
(OCoLC)869091113
Summary
"An updated look at Japanese animation, and the manga that inspired them. New chapters on 'Fullmetal Alchemist, ' manga/anime by CLAMP, and Satoshi Kon. It brings fans up to date on Studio Ghibli movies after the Academy Award-winning 'Spirited Away, ' new titles like 'Negima' and 'Ouran High School Host Club, ' and breakthrough same-sex stories 'Gravitation' and 'Mother Mary is Watching'"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note
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 Anime
13. 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 Escaflowne
8. 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.
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 Anime
13. 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 Escaflowne
8. 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.
Source of Description
Print version record.
Available in Other Form
Print version: Drazen, Patrick. Anime Explosion! : The What? Why? and Wow! of Japanese Animation, Revised and Updated Edition. New York : Stone Bridge Press, ©2014
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