| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 254 pages) |
| Contents |
Acknowledgements -- Introduction to a Semiotic Revolution: It May Not Be Kansas Anymore, but It Is the Kansai / Timothy Perper and Martha Cornog -- pt. 1: Art in Contexts -- Chikae Ide, The Queen of Japanese Ladies' Comics: Her Life and Work / Kinko Ito -- Films on Paper: Cinematic Narrative in Gekiga / Deborah Shamoon -- Dr. Tezuka's Ontology Laboratory and the Discovery of Japan / William L. Benzon -- Heirs and Graces -- Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit in the Realm of Japanese Fantasy / Paul Jackson -- pt. 2: Fanships and Art -- Cosplay, Drag, and the Performance of Abjection / Frenchy Lunning -- Love through a Different Lens: Japanese Homoerotic Manga through the Eyes of American Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Other Sexualities Readers / Robin E. Brenner and Snow Wildsmith -- Girls Doing Boys Doing Boys: Boys' Love, Masculinity, and Sexual Identities / Mark McHarry -- Reading Right to Left: The Surprisingly Broad Appeal of Manga and Anime; or, "Wait a Minute" / Patrick Drazen -- Part 3: Politics -- Manga from Right to Left / Matthew Penney -- All Life is Genocide: The Philosophical Pessimism of Osamu Tezuka / Ada Palmer -- Believe in Comics: Forms of Expression in Barefoot Gen / Thomas LaMarre -- Cultural Politics of J-Culture and "Soft Power": Tentative Remarks from a European Perspective / Marco Pellitteri -- Afterword: It Isn't Kansai Anymore Either / Timothy Perper and Martha Cornog |
| Summary |
Publisher description: While Japanese manga and anime began to make inroads in Western culture about three decades ago, these art forms remained a subcultural phenomenon until the mid-1990s, when the increased distribution of translated manga and anime brought them into the mainstream. In 2007, U.S. sales of manga reached $210 million--evidence of a voracious and enthusiastic fan base. Today, anime and manga are extremely popular in the United States. Mangatopia: Essays on Manga and Anime in the Modern World provides a sophisticated anthology of varied commentary from authors well versed in both formats. These essays provide insights unavailable on the Internet, giving the interested general reader in-depth information well beyond the basic, "Japanese Comics 101" level, and providing those who teach and write about manga and anime valuable knowledge to further expand their expertise |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Chōsen Kōgei Kenkyūkai gnd |
| Subject |
Comic books, strips, etc. -- Japan -- History and criticism
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Animated films -- Japan -- History and criticism
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Animated television programs -- Japan -- History and criticism
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Popular culture -- Japanese influences.
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COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Manga -- Erotica.
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COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Manga -- Fantasy.
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COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Manga -- Gay & Lesbian.
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COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Manga -- Historical Fiction.
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COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Manga -- Horror.
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COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Manga -- Media Tie-In.
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COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Manga -- Romance.
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COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Manga -- Science Fiction.
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Animated films
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Animated television programs
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Comic books, strips, etc.
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Popular culture -- Japanese influences
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Manga
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Zeichentrickfilm
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Manga.
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Animationsfilm.
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Rezeption.
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Anime.
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Manga.
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Populärkultur -- influenser.
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Japan
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Japan.
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USA.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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dissertations.
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Perper, Timothy, 1939-
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Cornog, Martha.
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| LC no. |
2011027230 |
| ISBN |
9781591589099 |
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1591589096 |
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1283303531 |
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9781283303538 |
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9786613303530 |
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6613303534 |
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