An edition of Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke (2000)

Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke

experiencing contemporary Japanese animation

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An edition of Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke (2000)

Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke

experiencing contemporary Japanese animation

1st ed.

by

  • 1 Want to read

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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Palgrave
Language
English
Pages
311

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Animated films, Tekenfilms, Anime, Animationsfilm, Animated films, japan, Performing arts, Film

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Japan

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Cover of: Anime : From Akira to Princess Mononoke
Anime : From Akira to Princess Mononoke: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation
Oct 14, 2001, Palgrave MacMillan
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Cover of: Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke
Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke: experiencing contemporary Japanese animation
2000, Palgrave
in English - 1st ed.
Libraries near you: WorldCat

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Table of Contents

Why anime?
Anime and local/global identity
Akira and Ranma 1/2 : the monstrous adolescent
Controlling bodies : the body in pornographic anime
Ghosts and machines : the technological body
Doll parts : technology and the body in Ghost in the shell
The enchantment of estrangement : the shōjo in the world of Miyazaki Hayao
Carnival and conservatism in romantic comedy
No more words : Barefoot Gen, Grave of the fireflies, and "victim's history"
Princess Mononoke : fantasy, the feminine, and the myth of "progress"
Waiting for the end of the world : apocalyptic identity
Elegies
Conclusion : A fragmented mirror
Appendix : The fifth look : Western audiences and Japanese animation.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-299) and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
791.43/3
Library of Congress
NC1766.J3 N37 2001, HM623NC1765-NC1766PN

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 311 p. :
Number of pages
311

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Open Library
OL24744755M
Internet Archive
animefromakirato00napi
ISBN 10
0312238622, 0312238630
ISBN 13
9780312238629, 9780312238636
LCCN
00051473
OCLC/WorldCat
45189031

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