Overview
""An excellent reference work on the subject.""-Library Journal (starred review) For fans, culture watchers, and perplexed outsiders, this expanded edition offers an engaging tour of the anime megaverse, from older artistic traditions to the works of modern creators like Hayao Miyazaki, Katsuhiro Otomo, Satoshi Kon, and CLAMP. Examined are all of anime's major themes, styles, and conventions, plus the familiar tropes of giant robots, samurai, furry beasts, high school heroines, and gay/girl/fanboy love. Concluding are fifteen essays on favorite anime, including Evangelion, Escaflowne, Sailor Moon, Patlabor, and Fullmetal Alchemist. Patrick Drazen is an anime historian who lives in BloomingtonNormal, Illinois.
Full Product Details
Author: Patrick Drazen
Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
Imprint: Sports Publishing LLC
Edition: Second Edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 22.80cm
Weight: 0.552kg
ISBN: 9781611720136
ISBN 10: 1611720133
Pages: 388
Publication Date: 22 May 2014
Recommended Age: From 16 to 18 years
Audience:
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
-An excellent reference work on the subject.---Library Journal (starred review) -A popular study of the Japanese genre of anime teaches a great deal about the art form and about Japanese culture in general--and how cultural themes reverberate through popular media.---Anthropology Review Database -The perfect introduction for any new to the idea of anime...---The Midwest Book Review (D. Donovan, Editor & Senior Reviewer, California Bookwatch)
An excellent reference work on the subject. -Library Journal (starred review) A popular study of the Japanese genre of anime teaches a great deal about the art form and about Japanese culture in general-and how cultural themes reverberate through popular media. -Anthropology Review Database The perfect introduction for any new to the idea of anime... -The Midwest Book Review (D. Donovan, Editor & Senior Reviewer, California Bookwatch) An excellent reference work on the subject.  Library Journal (starred review) A popular study of the Japanese genre of anime teaches a great deal about the art form and about Japanese culture in general and how cultural themes reverberate through popular media.  Anthropology Review Database The perfect introduction for any new to the idea of anime...  The Midwest Book Review (D. Donovan, Editor & Senior Reviewer, California Bookwatch)
An excellent reference work on the subject. --Library Journal (starred review) A popular study of the Japanese genre of anime teaches a great deal about the art form and about Japanese culture in general--and how cultural themes reverberate through popular media. --Anthropology Review Database The perfect introduction for any new to the idea of anime... --The Midwest Book Review (D. Donovan, Editor & Senior Reviewer, California Bookwatch) An excellent reference work on the subject. --Library Journal (starred review) A popular study of the Japanese genre of anime teaches a great deal about the art form and about Japanese culture in general--and how cultural themes reverberate through popular media. --Anthropology Review Database The perfect introduction for any new to the idea of anime... --The Midwest Book Review (D. Donovan, Editor & Senior Reviewer, California Bookwatch) An excellent reference work on the subject. Library Journal (starred review) A popular study of the Japanese genre of anime teaches a great deal about the art form and about Japanese culture in generaland how cultural themes reverberate through popular media. Anthropology Review Database The perfect introduction for any new to the idea of anime... The Midwest Book Review (D. Donovan, Editor & Senior Reviewer, California Bookwatch) An excellent reference work on the subject. Library Journal (starred review) The perfect introduction for any new to the idea of anime... The Midwest Book Review (D. Donovan, Editor & Senior Reviewer, California Bookwatch)
An excellent reference work on the subject. Library Journal (starred review) The perfect introduction for any new to the idea of anime... The Midwest Book Review (D. Donovan, Editor & Senior Reviewer, California Bookwatch)
Author Information
Patrick Drazen has presented at the 2004 Schoolgirls and Mobilesuits, at Yaoi-Con in 2002, at the 2006 Cherry Blossom Festival Anime Marathon at the Freer Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, and for several years at Anime Central in Chicago. He's been at anime conventions in Columbus, Indianapolis, and Peoria, and gave a talk on anime based on western literature at his alma mater Illinois Wesleyan University for Homecoming 2012. He also gave talks about anime at Mayor Daley's Book Club, an annual literacy festival for local authors. He's written articles on anime for Animation magazine and the British magazine SFX, on manga for Time Out New York, sits on the Editorial Board for Mechademia journal, and participated in a panel discussion in 2006 with Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino as part of the Chicago International Film Festival. Drazen has an extensive anime collection, from Betamax to DVD, and his presentations have touched on Japanese folklore in modern anime, same-sex relationships, and the fluid nature of heroes and villains in anime.
