From Impressionism to anime : Japan as fantasy and fan cult in the mind of the West / Susan J. Napier.
"What is it about anime that is so appealing to a transnational fan base? Is the American attraction to anime similar to the popularity of previous fads of Japanese culture, like the Japonisants of fin-de-siecle France enamored of Japanese art and architecture, or the American poets in the fift...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2007.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | "What is it about anime that is so appealing to a transnational fan base? Is the American attraction to anime similar to the popularity of previous fads of Japanese culture, like the Japonisants of fin-de-siecle France enamored of Japanese art and architecture, or the American poets in the fifties and sixties who latched onto haiku? Or is this something new, a product of global culture in which ethnic identities carry less weight? This book explores these issues by taking a look at anime fans and the place they occupy, both in terms of subculture in Japan and America, and in relation to Western perceptions of Japan since the late 1800s."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 258 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-243) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1403962138 9781403962133 1403962146 9781403962140 |