Description |
1 online resource (208 pages) : color illustrations |
Contents |
Chapter One. Uniforms -- Chapter Two. Music -- Chapter Three. Movies -- Chapter Four. Shopping -- Chapter Five. Kogals, magazines & books -- Chapter Six. Art -- Chapter Seven. Games -- Chapter Eight. Manga & anime -- Conclusion |
Summary |
"For years, Japanese schoolgirls have appeared in hugely-popular anime and manga series such as Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and Blood: The Last Vampire. These girls are literally showing up everywhere--in movies, magazines, video games, advertising, and music. WIRED Magazine has kept an eye on the trends emerging from these stylish teens, following kick-ass schoolgirl characters in videogames like Street Fighter and assassin schoolgirls in movies like Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill. By talking to Japanese women, including former and current J-Pop idols, well-known actresses, models, writers, and artists--along with famous Japanese film directors, historians and marketers--authors Brian Ashcraft and Shoko Ueda (who have both contributed to WIRED's 'Japanese Schoolgirl Watch' columns) reveal the true story behind Japan's schoolgirl obsessions"--Provided by publisher |
Notes |
Previous edition: Tokyo: Kodansha International, 2010 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-204) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Girls -- Japan
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Schoolgirls -- Japan
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Girls
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Schoolgirls
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Social conditions
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SUBJECT |
Japan -- Social conditions -- 1989- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008001967
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Subject |
Japan
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Ueda, Shoko, author.
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ISBN |
9781462914098 |
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1462914098 |
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