Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke : experiencing contemporary Japanese animation

Author(s)

• Napier, Susan Jolliffe

Bibliographic Information

Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke : experiencing contemporary Japanese animation

Susan J. Napier

Palgrave, 2001

1st ed

• : hbk
• : pbk

Note

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

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION Chapter 1: Why Anime? Chapter 2: Anime and Global/Local Identity PART TWO: BODY, METAMORPHOSIS, IDENTITY Chapter 3: Akira and Ranma 1/2: The Monstrous Adolescent Chapter 4: Controlling Bodies: The Body in Pornographic Anime 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: ANIME 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

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Details

• NCID: BA52106540
• ISBN:
  • 0312238622
  • 0312238630
• LCCN: 00051473
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 311 p., [16] p. of plates
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : NC1766.J3
  • DC21 : 791.43/3
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Animated films -- Japan