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Title: Anime
Condition: New
Subtitle: A History
Author: Jonathan Clements
Format: Hardback
ISBN-10: 1839026707
EAN: 9781839026706
ISBN: 9781839026706
Publisher: BFI Publishing
Genre: Films & TV
Release Date: 21/09/2023
Description: 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.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 246mm
Item Length: 189mm
Release Year: 2023

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