Animated films and animation Books

Book SynopsisJapanese anime plays a major role in modern popular visual culture and aesthetics, yet this is the first study which sets out to put today’s anime in historical context by tracking the visual links between Edo- and Meiji-period painters and the post-war period animation and manga series ‘Gegegeno Kitaro’ by Mizuki Shigeru. Through an investigation of the very popular Gegegeno Kitaro series, broadcast from the 1960s to the present time, the author is able to pinpoint the visual roots of the animation characters in the context of yôkai folklore and Edo- and Meiji- period monster painting traditions. Through analysing the changing images related to the representation of monsters in the series, the book documents the changes in the perception of monsters over the last half-century, while at the same time reflecting on the importance of Mizuki’s work in keeping Japan’s visual traditions alive and educating new audiences about folklore by recasting yôkai imagery in modern-day settings in an innovative way. In addition, by analysing and comparing character, set, costume and mask design, plot and storyline of yôkai-themed films, the book is also the first study to shed light on the roles the representations of yôkai have been assigned in post-war Japanese cinema. This book will be of particular interest to those studying Japanese visual media, including manga and animation, as well as students and academics in the fields of Japanese Studies, Animation Studies, Art History and Graphic Design.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; List of Figures; 1 Introduction; 2 Yôkai Art - From Prehistory to Modernity; 3 Enter the Limping Hero; 4 Art History Meets Gegegeno Kitaro; 5 Yôkai in Cinema, 1968-2008; 6 Monsters March On; References; Index

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Book SynopsisChapter 1: The industry is in trouble The Oxtoby smith report.- Chapter 2: The frames generation and the downtown independents.- Chapter 3: Animation on the kitchen table a shifting technological landscape.- Chapter 4: This chapter is brought to you by the letter tee.- Chapter 5: Time magazines person of the year.- Chapter 6: The inventor the alchemist and the mad scientist of the east village.- Chapter 7: broadcast arts the curious story of broadways playhouse.- Chapter 8: New yorks animation boutiques.- Chapter 9: Feature animation in new york.- Chapter 10: The empire state strikes back.

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Book SynopsisPlease visit our blog to read an interview with Daisy Yan Du. This volume on Chinese animation and socialism is the first in English that introduces the insider viewpoints of socialist animators at the Shanghai Animation Film Studio in China. Although a few monographs have been published in English on Chinese animation, they are from the perspective of scholars rather than of the animators who personally worked on the films, as discussed in this volume. Featuring hidden histories and names behind the scenes, precious photos, and commentary on rarely seen animated films, this book is a timely and useful reference book for researchers, students, animators, and fans interested in Chinese and even world animation. This book originated from the Animators’ Roundtable Forum (April 2017 at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), organized by the Association for Chinese Animation Studies.Trade Review"Apart from the informative and valuable resources, Du also shares her personal academic experience in this area… In a way, the establishment of this marginalized field can be attributed to her outstanding efforts. This book showcases her endeavours to push the field forward. As an excellent reference book containing useful textual accounts of Chinese socialist animations, it is not only essential for scholars and students interested in the fields of Chinese animation and even worldwide animation but also beneficial to animators who strive to learn from the past." -Shasha Liu, University of Toronto, The China Quarterly (2022).Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Figures List o Contributors Introduction  Chinese Animation and Socialism   Daisy Yan Du PART 1 The Splendor of Socialist Animation 1 Mochinaga Tadahito in Early Socialist China   Mochinaga Noriko, translated by Nick Stember and Yan Chen 2 Walking Our Own Path and Innovating   Duan Xiaoxuan, translated by Nick Stember 3 An Authentic Animator   Yan Dingxian, translated by Nick Stember 4 Dribs and Drabs   Lin Wenxiao, translated by Nick Stember 5 National Style and Characterization   Pu Jiaxiang, translated by Isabel Galwey 6 On the Art of Papercutting Animation   Pu Yong, translated by Isabel Galwey and Eva Chang PART 2 The Transition to Postsocialist Animated Filmmaking 7 From Layman to Animator   Yan Shanchun, translated by Isabel Galwey and Eva Chang 8 In Love with Science Fiction Animation   Dai Tielang, interviewed by Daisy Yan Du, organized by Song Han, translated by Yixing Li 9 Tradition and Innovation   Chang Guangxi, translated by Sean Macdonald 10 Yilimei and the Shanghai Animation Film Studio   Zhou Keqin, translated by Yixing Li PART 3 The Soundscape of (Post)Socialist Animation 11 Synesthesia of Music and Image   Jin Fuzai, translated by Sean Macdonald 12 My Career as an Animation Voice Actress   Ding Jianhua, interviewed by Daisy Yan Du, organized by Song Han, translated by Yixing Li PART 4 The Literary Landscape of (Post)Socialist Animation 13 My Career as a Screenwriter   Ling Shu, translated by Yixing Li PART 5 In Memory of Socialist Animators 14 Those Who Should Not Be Forgotten   Yin Xiyong, translated by Eva Chang 15 In Memory of My Father Wang Shuchen   Wang Yiqian, translated by Yixing Li PART 6 More than a Fairy Tale: Politics and Chinese Animation 16 A Tradition of Political Propaganda   Fung Yuk Song, translated by Isabel Galwey and Shaopeng Chen PART 7 Chinese Animation Goes Abroad 17 Chinese Animation in Japan, 1940s–80s   Ono Kōsei, translated by Isabel Galwey, Eva Chang, and Yan Chen   Epilogue  Socialist Legacy in the Digital Age   Daisy Yan Du Bibliography Index

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