Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 218 pages
- Published by: Mcfarland & Co Inc. Pub July 10, 2007
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0786432349
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0786432349
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Book Dimensions:
10 x 6.9 x 0.5 inches
- Weighs: 13.6 ounces
Product Description
This text looks at the artistic development of anime, from its origins as a subset of the Japanese film industry to its modern-day status, as one of the most popular forms of animation worldwide. Chapter One provides a discussion of the history of anime and the separate phases of the artistic process involved in creating a traditional anime film. The main body of the text comprises nine chapters, each of which is devoted to a detailed analysis of a chosen production and explores the technical and thematic developments pioneered in works such as
Ninja Scroll,
Perfect Blue, and
Howl's Moving Castle. The final chapter looks at the impact of the medium within Western contexts, focusing on changing perceptions of anime and on the medium's frequent appearances within Western pop culture and the fine arts. A complete bibliography and filmography are included.
About The Author
Freelance writer
Dani Cavallaro is also the author of
The Animé Art of Hayao Miyazaki (2006) and
The Cinema of Mamoru Oshii (2006). She lives in London.
Reader ReviewsAnime Intersections is the newest of a number of academic texts which examine the social and cultural aspects of Japanese animation. A wide variety of material is analyzed and discussed, and the conclusions reached by the author are apt and thought provoking. The works discussed in the book are exclusively chosen from the post-Evangelion period, are all by well known directors (Oshii, Kon, Anno, Miyazaki), and are all readily available in international releases. I have given the book a four star rating instead of five because there is not a sentence in the book whose length is not inflated by at least two words beyond what is needed, and the clarity of the exposition suffers as a result.
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