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This guide to anime offers an overview of the art form, looking at its development in Japan and its export to other cultures. It includes a history of Japanese animation from early examples to the relaunch of animation as a viable commercial entity and its enormous rise in popularity after WWII. Anime explains the difference between manga and anime, offering a brief history of manga including its development from traditional art form (woodblock prints) to massive commercial success with millions of readers in Japan and worldwide.

Odell and Le Blanc also consider anime style and genres, its market and importance in Japanese culture, and its perception in the West including controversy, such as criticisms of sex and violence in anime that affect other national markets, including the UK (notably Urotsukidoji) and the USA, where it is considered a 'kids only' market.



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Anime

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    A Paperback / softback by Michelle Le Blanc, Colin Odell

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      Publisher Oldcastle Books Ltd
      Published 23 July 2013
      ISBN-13 9781842435861
      978-1842435861
      ISBN-10 1842435868
      Also in:
      Animated films and animation

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This guide to anime offers an overview of the art form, looking at its development in Japan and its export to other cultures. It includes a history of Japanese animation from early examples to the relaunch of animation as a viable commercial entity and its enormous rise in popularity after WWII. Anime explains the difference between manga and anime, offering a brief history of manga including its development from traditional art form (woodblock prints) to massive commercial success with millions of readers in Japan and worldwide.

      Odell and Le Blanc also consider anime style and genres, its market and importance in Japanese culture, and its perception in the West including controversy, such as criticisms of sex and violence in anime that affect other national markets, including the UK (notably Urotsukidoji) and the USA, where it is considered a 'kids only' market.



      Trade Review
      Shrinks down the giant world of Anime into something accessible and interesting -- Nathanael Smith * Kamera Film Salon *
      [Anime] is a fine place to begin an exploration of the art form * Amazing Stories *
      This concise guidebook provides a great starter / intermediate (or even advance) pack for anyone fascinated by cartoons from the Far East * Bizarre Magazine *

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