Japan on American TV : screaming samurai form anime clubs in the land of the lost /

Japan on American TV explores political, economic, and cultural issues underlying depictions of Japan on U.S. television comedies and the programs they inspired. The book examines six main categories of television portrayals representing different genres and comedic forms.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Freedman, Alisa (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor, MI : Association for Asian Studies, [2021]
Series:Asia shorts ; no. 11.
Subjects:
Mass media and culture > Japan.
Mass media and culture > United States.
Intercultural communication > Japan.
Intercultural communication > United States.
Television broadcasting > Social aspects.
Médias et culture > Japon.
Médias et culture > États-Unis.
Télévision > Aspect social.
Intercultural communication
Mass media and culture
Television broadcasting > Social aspects
Japan
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Viewing Japan on American TV
  • 1: Kamikaze pilots become judo jacks on television cartoons
  • 2: Screaming samurai live from New York city
  • 3: Sesame Street's Big Bird goes to bubble-era Japan
  • 4: American children teach Japan in animated sitcoms
  • 5: University anime clubs broadcast "loving versions of racism"
  • 6: Foreign tidying gurus fix local families
  • Afterword: As parodied on TV.

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