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  • Anime

    A Critical Introduction

    by Rayna Denison ...
    Series series Film Genres
    Anime: A Critical Introduction maps the genres that have thrived within Japanese animation culture, and shows how a wide range of commentators have made sense of anime through discussions of its generic landscape. From the battling robots that define the mecha genre through to Studio Ghibli's dominant genre-brand of plucky shojo (young girl) characters, this book charts the rise of anime as a ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • The Many Worlds of Takahata Isao

    by Lindsay Coleman, Rayna Denison, David Desser, Dr. Darren-Jon Ashmore, Jonathan Clements, Professor Thomas Lamarre, Dr. Helen McCarthy, Dr. Laura Montero-Plata0, Susan Napier1, Shiro Yoshioka2 ...
    Takahata Isao (1935–2018), often referred to as the “Second Pillar” of the renowned Studio Ghibli, is one of the most esteemed animation directors in the history of the form. He is also the first, and thus far the only, anime director to have a solo exhibition at the prestigious National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo and was widely recognized for his advocacy of environmental and pacifist causes. ... Read more

    $26.59 USD

  • Studio Ghibli

    An Industrial History

    by Rayna Denison ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    Studio Ghibli: An Industrial History takes us deep into the production world of the animation studio co-founded by Oscar-winning director Hayao Miyazaki. It investigates the production culture at Studio Ghibli and considers how the studio has become one of the world’s most famous animation houses. The book breaks with the usual methods for studying Miyazaki and Ghibli’s films, going beyond textual ... Read more

    $134.09 USD

  • Superheroes on World Screens

    Edited by Rayna Denison, Rachel Mizsei-Ward ...
    Superheroes such as Superman and Spider-Man have spread all over the world. As this edited volume shows, many national cultures have created or reimagined the idea of the superhero, while the realm of superheroes now contains many icons whose histories borrow from local folklore and legends. Consequently, the superhero needs reconsideration, to be regarded as part of both local and global culture ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

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  • The Anime Art of Hayao Miyazaki

    by Dani Cavallaro ...
    The thought-provoking, aesthetically pleasing animated films of Hayao Miyazaki attract audiences well beyond the director's native Japan. Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away were critically acclaimed upon U.S. release, and the earlier My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service have found popularity with Americans on DVD. This critical study of Miyazaki's work begins with an analysis of the ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Studio Ghibli

    The Films of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata

    by Colin Odell, Michelle Le Blanc ...
    ** New edition of this popular guide, updated and expanded to include Studio Ghibli's latest box office smash, The Boy and the Heron **The animations of Japan's Studio Ghibli are among the most respected in the movie industry. Their films rank alongside the most popular non-English language films ever made, with each new release a guaranteed box office hit. Yet this highly profitable studio has ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Brief History of Manga

    by Helen McCarthy ...
    Manga is more than a genre in the comics field: it is a vital creative medium in its own right, with hundreds of millions of readers worldwide, a host of graphic styles, and a rich history now spanning seven decades.Now for the first time, that history is told by an award-winning expert in the field. Covering topics from Akira to Mazinger Z, this book is fully illustrated throughout, and photos of ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Otaku

    Japan's Database Animals

    by Hiroki Azuma ...
    Translated by Jonathan E. Abel, Shion Kono ...
    In Japan, obsessive adult fans and collectors of manga and anime are known as otaku. When the underground otaku subculture first emerged in the 1970s, participants were looked down on within mainstream Japanese society as strange, antisocial loners. Today otaku have had a huge impact on popular culture not only in Japan but also throughout Asia, Europe, and the United States.Hiroki Azuma’s Otaku ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Soul of Anime

    Collaborative Creativity and Japan's Media Success Story

    by Ian Condry ...
    Series series Experimental futures
    In The Soul of Anime, Ian Condry explores the emergence of anime, Japanese animated film and television, as a global cultural phenomenon. Drawing on ethnographic research, including interviews with artists at some of Tokyo's leading animation studios—such as Madhouse, Gonzo, Aniplex, and Studio Ghibli—Condry discusses how anime's fictional characters and worlds become platforms for collaborative ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

  • Anime’s Media Mix

    Franchising Toys and Characters in Japan

    by Marc Steinberg ...
    In Anime’s Media Mix, Marc Steinberg convincingly shows that anime is far more than a style of Japanese animation. Beyond its immediate form of cartooning, anime is also a unique mode of cultural production and consumption that led to the phenomenon that is today called “media mix” in Japan and “convergence” in the West.According to Steinberg, both anime and the media mix were ignited on January 1 ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Anime Explosion!

    The What? Why? and Wow! of Japanese Animation, Revised and Updated Edition

    by Patrick Drazen ...
    well-reviewed survey book now updated with current information and reviewsadopted as college text at Vanderbilt in Nashville, and U of Missouri St. Louisone of the few non-academic books that takes a generalist view of the subject, making it ideal for educators and people still new to the genre or looking for a generous overviewall artwork will be accessed via internet links from publisher's ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Mechademia 1

    Emerging Worlds of Anime and Manga

    Edited by Frenchy Lunning ...
    After decades in which American popular culture dominated global media and markets, Japanese popular culture—primarily manga and anime, but also toys, card and video games, and fashion—has exploded into a worldwide phenomenon. From Pokémon and the Power Rangers to Paranoia Agent and Princess Mononoke, Japanese popular culture is consumed by an eager and exponentially increasing audience of youths, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD