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Author:   Jaqueline Berndt (Kyoto Seika University, Japan) ,  Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer (University of Tübingen, Germany)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   5
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.560kg
ISBN:  

9780415504508

ISBN 10:   0415504503
Pages:   270
Publication Date:   22 May 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Introduction Jaqueline Berndt and Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer Part 1: Crosscultural Perspectives on Manga Studies 1. Localizations of Manga in the U.S. Frederik L. Schodt 2. ""Manga"" as a form of ""Western"" resistance against traditional Japanese expression: Kitazawa Rakuten and the early discourse on ""manga"" Ronald Stewart 3. The mischief gag comic, a constitutive and enduring international phenomenon: Yohokama Ryūichi’s ""Fuku-chan"" and its friends in Europe and the Americas Pascal Lefèvre 4. Tentacles, Superheroes, Pencil Strokes: The parodic body in European and Japanese erotic comics and manga Elisabeth Klar 5. Translating the visual languages of Japanese fan comics and North American and European fan art Nele Noppe 6. Mainstream manga as a challenge to transcultural Comics Studies Jaqueline Berndt 7. Manga/comic hybrid forms in picturebooks: Emergence of a transcultural art form Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer Part 2: NARUTO as cultural crossroad 8. NARUTO as a typical weekly-magazine manga Tomoyuki Omote 9. The traditional Naruto (maelstrom) motif in Japanese culture Franziska Ehmcke 10. (NARUTO as a manhwa: On the reception of Japanese popular culture in the Republic of Korea Chie Yamanaka 11. Women in NARUTO, women reading NARUTO Yukari Fujimoto 12. Fanboys and NARUTO epics: Exploring new ground in fanfiction studies Jessica Bauwens-Sugimoto and Nora Renka 13. auteur and Anime as Seen in the NARUTO TV Series: An Intercultural Dialogue between Film Studies and Anime Research Sheuo Hui Gan 14. Playing NARUTO: Between meta-narrative characters, unit operations and objects Martin Roth"

Reviews

<p> This is a timely collection that explores a burgeoning area of enquiry in an interesting and original manner. The chapters address a range of relevant topics for anyone interested in the study and history of manga, as well as addressing the adaptation of manga in different media. <p>-- Matthew Green, Associate Professor, University of Nottingham

'This is a timely collection that explores a burgeoning area of enquiry in an interesting and original manner. The chapters address a range of relevant topics for anyone interested in the study and history of manga, as well as addressing the adaptation of manga in different media.' - Matthew Green, Associate Professor, University of Nottingham

Author Information

Jaqueline Berndt is Full Professor in Comics Theory at the Graduate School of Manga Studies, Kyoto Seika University, Japan. Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer is Professor in the German Department at the University of Tübingen, Germany.

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