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Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation Paperback - 2003 - 2001st Edition

by S. Napier


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With the popularity of Pokemon 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 like 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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THERE ARE MANY ANSWERS to the question that titles this chapter, as the rest of this introduction will demonstrate, but for now it is worth exploring the question itself.

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  • Title Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation
  • Author S. Napier
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 2001st
  • Edition 2001
  • Pages 311
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Palgrave MacMillan, Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.
  • Date 2003-05-02
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780312238636 / 0312238630
  • Weight 0.71 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.4 x 5.58 x 0.85 in (21.34 x 14.17 x 2.16 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Asian - Japanese
  • Library of Congress subjects Animated films - Japan
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00051473
  • Dewey Decimal Code 791.433

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Citations

  • Choice, 11/01/2001, Page 502

About the author

Susan J. Napier is Professor of Japanese Studies at Tufts University, USA. She is the author of four books, including The Fantastic in Japanese Literature: The Subversion of Modernity and Anime from Akira to Howl's Moving Castle .
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