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Japanese Visual Culture : Explorations in the World of Manga and Anime.

Born of Japan's cultural encounter with Western entertainment media, manga (comic books or graphic novels) and anime (animated films) are two of the most universally recognized forms of contemporary mass culture. Because they tell stories through visual imagery, they vault over language barrier...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Macwilliams, Mark Wheeler
Otros Autores: MacWilliams, Mark W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword: Japan's New Visual Culture; A Note on Language; Introduction; 1. Manga in Japanese History; 2. Contemporary Anime in Japanese Pop Culture; 3. Characters, Themes, and Narrative Patterns in the Manga of Osamu Tezuka; 4. From Metropolis to Metoroporisu: The Changing Role of the Robot in Japanese and Western Cinema; 5. Opening the Closed World of Shōjo Manga; 6. Situating the Shōjo in Shōjo Manga: Teenage Girls, Romance Comics, and Contemporary Japanese Culture.
  • 7. Intellectuals, Cartoons, and Nationalism During the Russo-Japanese War8. Framing Manga: On Narratives of the Second World War in Japanese Manga, 1957-1977; 9. Aum Shinrikyō and a Panic About Manga and Anime; 10. Medieval Genealogies of Manga and Anime Horror; 11. The Utopian "Power to Live": The Significance of the Miyazaki Phenomenon; 12. Heart of Japaneseness: History and Nostalgia in Hayao; 13. National History as Otaku Fantasy: Satoshi Kon's Millennium Actress; 14. Considering Manga Discourse: Location, Ambiguity, Historicity; Bibliography; About the Contributors; Index.