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Author : Antonia Levi
Publisher :
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 12,90 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Art
ISBN :

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Why are Westerners of all ages now so fascinated by Japanese animated films, movies made purely by Japanese animators for Japanese audiences? The U.S. audience for Japanese animation ranges from millions who don't even know that what they're watching is Japanese, to the growing anime cult, with anime fan clubs on almost every college campus, as well as anime fan magazines and social anime sections in video stores. In Samurai from Outer Space, Antonia Levi uncovers the hidden meaning of Japanese animation: the symbols and stories drawn from Shinto, Buddhism, and Japanese art - the things that Western viewers will overlook unless they are pointed out. With 20 color illustrations, Samurai from Outer Space is both an introduction for beginners and a goldmine of information for the already addicted.

Author : Mark W. MacWilliams
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 50,30 MB
Release : 2014-12-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1317466993

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Born of Japan's cultural encounter with Western entertainment media, manga (comic books or graphic novels) and anime (animated films) are two of the most universally recognized forms of contemporary mass culture. Because they tell stories through visual imagery, they vault over language barriers. Well suited to electronic transmission and distributed by Japan's globalized culture industry, they have become a powerful force in both the mediascape and the marketplace.This volume brings together an international group of scholars from many specialties to probe the richness and subtleties of these deceptively simple cultural forms. The contributors explore the historical, cultural, sociological, and religious dimensions of manga and anime, and examine specific sub-genres, artists, and stylistics. The book also addresses such topics as spirituality, the use of visual culture by Japanese new religious movements, Japanese Goth, nostalgia and Japanese pop, "cute" (kawali) subculture and comics for girls, and more. With illustrations throughout, it is a rich source for all scholars and fans of manga and anime as well as students of contemporary mass culture or Japanese culture and civilization.

Author : Susan Spann
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 28,5 MB
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1250027055

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"Master ninja Hiro Hattori is trying to sleep when he has an unexpected visit from his friend Kazu, a fellow shinobi and member of the same ninja clan working undercover at the shogunate. Kazu says that Saburo, the Shogun's cousin, has been stabbed to death within the walls of the Shogun's palace with Kazu's dagger, and that though he is innocent, he fears he will be blamed for the murder. He begs Hiro's help in escaping the city. But before he can flee, Hiro and Father Mateo, the Jesuit priest under Hiro's protection, are summoned to the palace to aid in the investigation. There they learn of a plot to assassinate the Shogun and overthrow the ruling Ashikaga clan. With Lord Oda, a rival warlord, scheduled to arrive in Kyoto soon and the murderer poised to strike again, Hiro must use his assassin's skills to reveal the killer's identity and protect the Shogun. Kazu, trapped in the city, still will not admit where he was at the time of the murder, and this makes Hiro doubt his innocence. Other suspects include the maid who found the body, Saburo's wife, and the stable master. Unfortunately, the Shogun demands the murder solved before Lord Oda arrives, and if the murderer can't be brought to justice, Hiro and Father Mateo may have to die in his place. Blade of the Samurai is a complex mystery that will transport readers into 16th century Japan for a thrilling and unforgettable adventure"--

Author : John A. Lent
Publisher : Popular Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 28,92 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780879727796

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Today, comic art is the favorite reading fare for millions of Asians, and is a government-sanctioned, value-added product, as in the case of Korean and Japanese animation. Yet not much is known about Asian cartooning. Themes and Issues in Asian Cartooning uses overviews and case studies by scholars to discuss Asian animation, humor magazines, gag cartoons, comic strips, and comic books. The first half of the book looks at contents and audiences of Malay humor magazines, cultural labor in Korean animation, the reception of Aladdin in Islamic Southeast Asia, and a Singaporean comic book as a reflection of that society’s personality. Four other chapters treat gender and Asian comics, concentrating on Japanese anime and manga and Indian comic books.

Author : Toni Johnson-Woods
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 25,11 MB
Release : 2010-04-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0826429386

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A collection of essays by an international cast of scholars, experts, and fans, providing a definitive, one-stop Manga resource.

Author : Azby Brown
Publisher : Stone Bridge Press, Inc.
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 31,25 MB
Release : 2022-06-28
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 1611729572

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How the mindset of traditional Japanese society can guide our own efforts to lead a green lifestyle today. If we want to live sustainably, how should we feel about nature? About waste? About our forests and rivers? About food? Just Enough is a book of stories and sketches that give valuable insight into what it is like to live in a sustainable society by describing life in Japan some two hundred years ago, during the late Edo period, when cities and villages faced many of the same environmental challenges we do today and met them beautifully and inventively.

Author : David Duff
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 44,99 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0595374565

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In Ero-Samurai, noted Kyoto raconteur and expatriate David Duff relates his personal experiences with that most exotic and mysterious of creatures, the Japanese woman.

Author : Scott Coombe
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 41,8 MB
Release : 2016-07-28
Category :
ISBN : 9781523231010

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Hungry Samurai Dinosaurs From Outer Space It's a kids adventure book. Playtime with friends mixes with powerful Dinosaurs. Dangerous predators become friends as boys bring their fun-filled life to dinosaur buddies. Some very powerful life lessons are learned along the way. As the series progresses, the Samurai dinosaurs will teach about honor, integrity and doing right. The boys will teach about the joy of fun time and friendship. Your child will be able to receive from both. To instill a reading passion in children there are elements of every young boy's hot buttons. And let's see if they can memorize the definition for love in the book... or maybe your better version.

Author : Chris Bradford
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 25,32 MB
Release : 2021-02-04
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0241326710

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Have you ever experienced dreams so vivid it seems like you have lived them? Or had déjà vu so strong you're convinced you must have been there before? The explosive first book in a brand new action-packed series from bestselling author Chris Bradford. Late one night a schoolgirl is attacked in a city park. When a stranger rushes to her rescue, Genna Adams believes it's luck that their paths crossed. Then a week later, the same boy saves her from being kidnapped and Genna realises this is no coincidence. But the explanation offered by the boy, Phoenix, is even stranger than she could have imagined - a long-forgotten foe has tracked her across lifetimes to lay claim to Genna's very soul. As the hunters close in, Genna has no choice but to trust her mysterious protector - and soon she is swept into a deadly adventure, racing across time to save herself and, ultimately, the human race. Because for Genna, death is only the beginning...