Anime from Akira to Howl's Moving Castle, Updated Edition: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation
This new edition of the groundbreaking popular book is a must-have for both seasoned and new fans of anime. Japanese animation is more popular than ever following the 2002 Academy Award given to Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away. It confirmed that anime is more than just children's cartoons, often...
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This new edition of the groundbreaking popular book is a must-have for both seasoned and new fans of anime. Japanese animation is more popular than ever following the 2002 Academy Award given to Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away. It confirmed that anime is more than just children's cartoons, often portraying important social and cultural themes. With new chapters on Spirited Away and other recent releases, including Howl's Moving Castle--Miyazaki's latest hit film, already breaking records in Japan--this edition will be the authoritative source on anime for an exploding market of viewers who want to know more.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781403970527 (1403970521)
ASIN: 1403970521
Publish date: November 29th 2005
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Reference,
Cultural,
Media Tie In,
Art,
Culture,
Film,
Anthropology,
Japan,
Sequential Art,
Pop Culture,
Manga,
Anime