Anime Explosion!

The What? Why? and Wow! of Japanese Animation, Revised and Updated Edition

von Patrick Drazen

390 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

A fascinating guide to themes and films in the expanding Japanese megaverse.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.

• Themen: Kunst Darstellende Künste Film, Kino Animationsfilme und Animationen
• ISBN: 9781611720136
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 08.04.2014
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Stone Bridge Press