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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.
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The book by Jonathan Clements receives praise for being an authoritative and comprehensive examination of anime's history, appealing to both fans and scholars. Critics from The Guardian and The Japan Times commend its detailed exploration of anime's production and cultural impact over a century. Publications like Neo Magazine and Manga UK highlight it as a crucial resource in understanding anime's evolution, while others appreciate its thorough research and insightful commentary on the medium's artistic development.
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ISBN: 9781839025129
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 21 September 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: BFI Publishing
Edition: 2nd edition
Illustration: 100 colour illus
Audience: Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 188.0mm
Height: 244.0mm
Weight: 1240g
Pages: 456
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About the Author
Jonathan Clements is a contributing editor to the fourth edition of the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2021). He is the author of Schoolgirl Milky Crisis: Adventures in the Anime and Manga Trade (2009) and co-author of the Anime Encyclopedia: A Century of Japanese Animation (2015). He was a visiting professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University, China from 2013–19.
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