Jonathan Clements

Anime (eBook, ePUB)

A History

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Japanese animation is at the nexus of an international multimedia industry worth over $23.6 billion a year, linked to everything from manga to computer games, Pokémon and plushies. In this comprehensive guide, Jonathan Clements chronicles the production and reception history of the entire medium, from a handful of hobbyists in the 1910s to the Oscar-winning Spirited Away and beyond.

Exploring the cultural and technological developments of the past century, Clements addresses how anime's history has been written by Japanese scholars, and covers previously neglected topics such as wartime instructional animation and work-for-hire for American clients. Founded on the testimonies of industry professionals, and drawing on a myriad of Japanese-language documents, memoirs and books, Anime: A History illuminates the anime business from the inside - investigating its innovators, its unsung heroes and its controversies.

This new edition has been updated and revised throughout, with full colour illustrations and three new chapters on anime's fortunes among Chinese audiences and subcontractors, 21st century trends in 'otaku economics', and the huge transformations brought about by the rise of global streaming technology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. August 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781839025136
• Artikelnr.: 68462292

Autorenporträt

Jonathan Clements is an anime historian. He is co-author of The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917, former editor of Manga Max magazine, and has been a translator, voice director or voice actor on over 70 anime productions.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Introduction: What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Anime? 1. Kid Deko's New Picture Book: Early Cartoons in Japan 1912
21 2. The Film Factories: Animation Technique and Technology 1921
37 3. The Shadow Staff: Japanese Animation at War 1931
48 4. The Seeds of Anime: Japanese Animation Industries 1946
62 5. Dreams of Export: Toei Doga and MOM Production 1953
67 6. Warrior Business: Tezuka's Anime Revolution in Context 1961
67 7. The Brown Screen: Trended Change in Japanese Animation 1966
83 8. The Third Medium: The Transformation of Ownership and Access 1977
96 9. The Pokemon Shock: Anime Goes Global 1984
97, 1997
2006 10. The Digital Engine: New Technologies in Animation 1983
2012 11. THE GREAT FIREWALL Anime in China, 1989
2019 (new) 12. HOLY LANDS Otaku economics, 2005
2019 (new) 13. NETFLIX NATION The transformation of distribution and exhibition, 2015
2021 (new) Afterword (new) Bibliography (updated) Index