Anime from Akira to Howl's Moving Castle: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation

"Draws a complete picture of Japanese animation as a legitimate art form, and uses anime as a key to the culture that creates it." —Entertainment Weekly This revised and updated edition of Anime from Akira to Howl's Moving Castle covers Hayao Miyazaki's Academy Award-winner Spirited Away, Ghost in the Shell, Grave of the Fireflies, and many more groundbreaking films—in addition to the classics in this volume's title—confirming that Japanese animation is more than just children's cartoons often portraying important social and cultural themes. This is the authoritative source on anime for viewers who want a deeper understanding of the genre and its cultural impact both in the United States and Japan.

© 2016 St. Martin's Griffin (E-bog): 9781250117724

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E-bog: 29. marts 2016