Drazen Patrick - Anime Explosion! The What? Why? And Wow! Of Japanese Animation Revised And Updated Edition - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: " 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 Bloomington Normal Illinois.
Title: Anime Explosion! The What? Why? And Wow! Of Japanese Animation Revised And Updated Edition
Author(s): Drazen Patrick
Publisher: Sports Publishing Llc
Barcode: 9781611720136
Pages: 388 Pages, Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 4/8/2014
Category: Popular Culture