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Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke : experiencing contemporary Japanese animation
Author
Title
Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke : experiencing contemporary Japanese animation / Susan J. Napier.
ISBN
9780312299408
0312299400
Edition
1st ed.
Published
New York : Palgrave, 2001.
Physical Description
1 online resource. (viii, 311 pages) : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Electronic reproduction. Basingstoke, England : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Title from title screen (viewed on Mar. 5, 2009). Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
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Summary
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.
Variant and related titles
Palgrave social & cultural studies collection 2000-2002.
Other formats
Original
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 19, 2018
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-299) and index.
Contents
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: Why Anim̌?
Chapter 2: Anim̌ and Global/Local Identity
PART TWO: BODY, METAMORPHOSIS, IDENTITY
Chapter 3: Akira and Ranma ư: The Monstrous Adolescent
Chapter 4: Controlling Bodies: The Body in Pornographic Anim̌
Chapter 5: Ghosts and Machines: The Technological Body
Chapter 6: Doll Parts: Technology and the Body in Ghost in the Shell
PART THREE: MAGICAL GIRLS AND FANTASY WORLDS
Chapter 7: The Enchantment of Estrangement: The Shojo in the World of Miyazaki Hayao
Chapter 8: Carnival and Conservatism in Romantic Comedy
PART FOUR: REMAKING MASTER NARRATIVES: ANIM¡ CONFRONTS HISTORY
Chapter 9: No More Words: Barefoot Gen, Grave of Fireflies, and "Victim's History"
Chapter 10: Princess Mononoke: Fantasy, the Feminine, and the Myth of "Progress"
Chapter 11: Waiting for the End of the World: Apocalyptic Identity
Chapter 12: Elegies
Chapter 13: Conclusion: A Fragmented Mirror
Appendix: The Fifth Look: Western Audiences and Japanese Animation.
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.
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