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Author:   Eric Reinders
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9781476664521

ISBN 10:   1476664528
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   28 October 2016
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: What Does a Story Mean? 1. If You Think There’s a Solution, You’re Part of the Problem: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind  2. Learning to Live with the Monster: Laputa, Castle in the Sky  3. The Difference Between Wandering and Being Lost: My Neighbor Totoro  4. The Difference Between Work and Play: Kiki’s Delivery Service  5. “All humanity’s not a waste”: Porco Rosso  6. It’s Not About Winning—It’s About Not Giving Up: Princess Mononoke  7. There Is Nothing New Except What Has Been Forgotten: Spirited Away  8. A Face Without Sadness Is Less Beautiful: Howl’s Moving Castle  9. Being Human Is Trying: Ponyo 10. Eyes Clouded by Beauty: The Wind Rises 11. What Does to Live Mean? Appendix 1. Continuing the Stories Appendix 2. Plot Summaries Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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“Intriguing...I enjoyed it enormously.... An attempt to define or codify Miyazaki’s cosmology is fascinating in itself, and tells us as much about what we need Miyazaki to be as what he is. Eric Reinders’ book brings us a wide ranging, multifaceted, highly personal and often playful reading of this universe, as though it were viewed through the Hubble Kaleidoscope. In the process it raises as many interesting questions as it answers.”—Helen McCarthy, The Anime Encyclopedia.

Intriguing...I enjoyed it enormously.... An attempt to define or codify Miyazaki's cosmology is fascinating in itself, and tells us as much about what we need Miyazaki to be as what he is. Eric Reinders' book brings us a wide ranging, multifaceted, highly personal and often playful reading of this universe, as though it were viewed through the Hubble Kaleidoscope. In the process it raises as many interesting questions as it answers. --Helen McCarthy, &#65279;<i>The Anime Encyclopedia</i>.

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Eric Reinders is an associate professor of East Asian religions at Emory University, Atlanta.

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