Author: Roland Kelt
Publisher: Palgrave Macmilla
Keywords: invaded, culture, pop, japanese, japanamerica
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2006-11-28
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1403974756
ISBN-13: 9781403974754

Contemporary Japanese pop culture such as anime and manga (Japanese animation and comic books) is Asia’s equivalent of the Harry Potter phenomenon--an overseas export that has taken America by storm. While Hollywood struggles to fill seats, Japanese anime releases are increasingly outpacing American movies in number and, more importantly, in the devotion they inspire in their fans. But just as Harry Potter is both "universal" and very English, anime is also deeply Japanese, making its popularity in the United States totally unexpected. Japanamerica is the first book that directly address

Author: Roland Kelt
Publisher: Palgrave Macmilla
Keywords: invaded, culture, pop, japanese, japanamerica
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2007-11-13
List price: $17.00
ISBN-10: 140398476X
ISBN-13: 9781403984760

Japanamerica is the first book that directly addresses the American experience with the Japanese pop culture craze--including anime from Hayao Miyazaki’s epics to the burgeoning world of hentai, or violent pornographic anime to Haruki Murakami’s fiction. Including interviews with the inventor of Pac-man and executives from TokyoPop, GDH, and other major Japanese and American production companies, this book highlights the shared conflicts both countries face as anime and manga become a global form of entertainment and change both the United States and Japan in the process.Book Descr