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Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke

Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation

By Susan J. Napier

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| Paperback | 9780312238636

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With the popularity of Pokémon still far from waning, Japanese animation, known as anime to its fans, has a firm hold on American pop culture. However, anime is much more than children's cartoons. It runs the gamut from historical epics to sci-fi sexual thrillers. Often dismissed as fanciful entertaContinue

With the popularity of Pokémon still far from waning, Japanese animation, known as anime to its fans, has a firm hold on American pop culture. However, anime is much more than children's cartoons. It runs the gamut from historical epics to sci-fi sexual thrillers. Often dismissed as fanciful entertainment, anime is actually quite adept at portraying important social and cultural issues such as alienation, gender inequality, and teenage angst. This book investigates the ways that anime presents these issues in an in-depth and sophisticated manner, uncovering the identity conflicts, fears over rapid technological advancement, and other key themes present in much of Japanese animation.

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  • ANIME : from Akira to Princess Mononoke

    Randy M. Dannenfelser notes: When I was given Professor Susan J. Napier's book Anime: from Akira to Princess Mononoke for review, I emailed my good friend William D. Prystauk, a collector of anime cel art, to get his opinions and insights into what h ... (read full critics)

    infinityplus published on Tue, 31 Aug 2010

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 320 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 0312238630
  • ISBN-13: 9780312238636
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Pub date: Apr 21, 2001
  • Dimensions: 1355 mm x 903 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Hardcover and Unbound
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