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Anime Explosion!
Patrick Drazen
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Description for Anime Explosion!
Num Pages: 387 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBP; APFA; APFV; FXA; JFCA. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 551.
"An excellent reference work on the subject."Library Journal (starred review) For fans, culture watchers, and perplexed outsiders, this expanded edition offers an engaging tour of the anime megaverse, from older artistic traditions to the works of modern creators like Hayao Miyazaki, Katsuhiro Otomo, Satoshi Kon, and CLAMP. Examined are all of anime's major themes, styles, and conventions, plus the familiar tropes of giant robots, samurai, furry beasts, high school heroines, and gay/girl/fanboy love. Concluding are fifteen essays on favorite anime, including Evangelion, Escaflowne, Sailor Moon, Patlabor, and Fullmetal Alchemist. Patrick Drazen is an anime historian who lives in ... Read more
"An excellent reference work on the subject."Library Journal (starred review) For fans, culture watchers, and perplexed outsiders, this expanded edition offers an engaging tour of the anime megaverse, from older artistic traditions to the works of modern creators like Hayao Miyazaki, Katsuhiro Otomo, Satoshi Kon, and CLAMP. Examined are all of anime's major themes, styles, and conventions, plus the familiar tropes of giant robots, samurai, furry beasts, high school heroines, and gay/girl/fanboy love. Concluding are fifteen essays on favorite anime, including Evangelion, Escaflowne, Sailor Moon, Patlabor, and Fullmetal Alchemist. Patrick Drazen is an anime historian who lives in ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Sports Publishing LLC United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
388
Format
Paperback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781611720136
SKU
V9781611720136
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Patrick Drazen
Patrick Drazen has presented at the 2004 Schoolgirls and Mobilesuits, at Yaoi-Con in 2002, at the 2006 Cherry Blossom Festival Anime Marathon at the Freer Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, and for several years at Anime Central in Chicago. He's been at anime conventions in Columbus, Indianapolis, and Peoria, and gave a talk on anime based on western literature ... Read more
Reviews for Anime Explosion!
"An excellent reference work on the subject."Library Journal (starred review) "A popular study of the Japanese genre of anime teaches a great deal about the art form and about Japanese culture in generaland how cultural themes reverberate through popular media."Anthropology Review Database "The perfect introduction for any new to the idea of anime..."The Midwest Book Review (D. Donovan, ... Read more