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Anime explosion! : the what? why? & wow! of Japanese animation Cover Image Book Book

Anime explosion! : the what? why? & wow! of Japanese animation / Patrick Draen.

Drazen, Patrick. (Author).

Summary:

Japanese animation looked at from the inside by the author, from its roots in ancient Japanese culture to its major themes and motifs.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781880656723 :
  • ISBN: 1880656728 :
  • Physical Description: 367 p. : ill ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Berkeley, Calif. : Stone Bridge Press, c2004.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Part 1. Interpreting anime. A page right out of history -- Conventions versus clichés -- The social web and the lone wolf -- Mukashi mukashi : from folktales to anime -- The naked truth -- Rated H : hardcore anime -- "A very pure thing" : gay and pseudo-gay themes in anime -- Bushido : the way of the warrior -- Shojodo : the way of the teenage girl -- Enter the mamagon : the Japanese mother -- Faith-based : Christianity, Shinto, and other religions in anime -- Who you gonna call? : the spirit world in anime -- The starmaker machinery : anime and idol -- It's not easy being green : nature in anime -- War is stupid : war and anti-war themes in anime -- Birth and death and rebirth : reincarnation in anime.
Part 2. Films and directors. Windaria -- Wings of Honneamise : Tora-san in space -- Utena : Giri/ninjo and the triumph of conservatism in pop culture -- Giant robo : anime as Wagnerian opera -- Flying with Ghibli : the animation of Hayao Miyazaki and company -- The Sailor Moon phenomenon : Love! Valor! Compassion! Middie Blouses! -- Escaflowne -- Evangelion -- Please save my earth -- The big Pokémon scare -- Plastic little : not what you think -- The old and new testaments of Masamune Shirow -- Key the metal idol.

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Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Camosun College Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Holdable? Status Due Date Courses
Lansdowne Library NC 1766 J3 D73 2003 (Text) 26040002467716 Main Collection Volume hold Available -
Lansdowne Library NC 1766 J3 D73 2003 (Text) 26040002751457 Main Collection Available -

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