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Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke

Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
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  2. Introdcution

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Why Anime?

      • Susan J. Napier
      Pages 3-14

    3. Anime and Local/Global Identity

      • Susan J. Napier
      Pages 15-34

  3. Body, Metamorphosis, Identity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 35-38
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    2. Akira and Ranma 1/2: The Monstrous Adolescent

      • Susan J. Napier
      Pages 39-62

    3. Controlling Bodies: The Body in Pornographic Anime

      • Susan J. Napier
      Pages 63-83

    4. Ghosts and Machines: The Technological Body

      • Susan J. Napier
      Pages 85-102

    5. Doll Parts: Technology and the Body in Ghost in the Shell

      • Susan J. Napier
      Pages 103-116

  4. Magical Girls And Fantasy Worlds

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 117-120
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    2. The Enchantment of Estrangement: The Shōjo in the World of Miyazaki Hayao

      • Susan J. Napier
      Pages 121-138

    3. Carnival and Conservatism in Romantic Comedy

      • Susan J. Napier
      Pages 139-156

  5. Remaking Master Narratives: Anime Confronts History

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-160
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    2. No More Words: Barefoot Gen, Grave of the Fireflies, and “Victim’s History”

      • Susan J. Napier
      Pages 161-173

    3. Princess Mononoke: Fantasy, the Feminine, and the Myth of “Progress”

      • Susan J. Napier
      Pages 175-192

    4. Waiting for the End of the World: Apocalyptic Identity

      • Susan J. Napier
      Pages 193-218

    5. Elegies

      • Susan J. Napier
      Pages 219-234

    6. Conclusion

      • Susan J. Napier
      Pages 235-238

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 239-311
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About this book

With the popularity of Pokemon still far from waning, Japanese animation, known as anime to its fans, has a firm hold on American pop culture. However, anime is much more than children's cartoons. It runs the gamut from historical epics to sci-fi sexual thrillers. Often dismissed as fanciful entertainment, anime is actually quite adept at portraying important social and cultural issues like alienation, gender inequality, and teenage angst. This book investigates the ways that anime presents these issues in an in-depth and sophisticated manner, uncovering the identity conflicts, fears over rapid technological advancement, and other key themes present in much of Japanese animation.

Reviews

'This is a riveting and inspiring book. One that I have thoroughly enjoyed reading and from which I have learned a great deal. As a source of concrete information about Japanese animation it is invaluable...On publication it will be the only in-depth, sophisticated study of Japanese animation available in the English language.' - Sharon Kinsella, Research Fellow in Japanese Studies, Cambridge University

'This book...is informative, well-written, insightful, and yet entertaining - an unusual combination. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it...Napier's study...is both generous and critically insightful, based on a thorough knowledge of most of the important genres of anime. I think that this tone of enthusiasm for the material, combined with scholarly rigor, will make the book appealing to a wide audience.' - Sharalyn Orbaugh, Associate Professor of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia

'...Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke...provides an essential toe-dip into the tsunami of Eastern films that have influenced modern blockbusters such as The Matrix series.' - The Times

About the author

Susan J. Napier is Professor of Japanese Studies at Tufts University, USA. She is the author of four books, including The Fantastic in Japanese Literature: The Subversion of Modernity and Anime from Akira to Howl's Moving Castle .

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke

  • Book Subtitle: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation

  • Authors: Susan J. Napier

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780312299408

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2001

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-312-23862-9Published: 02 May 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-312-23863-6Published: 02 May 2003

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-312-29940-8Published: 03 May 2001

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 311

  • Topics: Regional and Cultural Studies, Animation, Screen Studies

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