The soul of Anime :
collaborative creativity and Japan's media success story /
Ian Condry.

Description

Main Author

Condry, Ian.

Related Names

Duke University Press

Language(s)

English

Published

Durham : Duke University Press, 2013.

Subjects

Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) > Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) / [0]: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85033827 / Social aspects > Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) / [0]: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85033827 / Social aspects / [0]: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00002758 / Japan.
Popular culture > Popular culture / [0]: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85104904 / Social aspects > Popular culture / [0]: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85104904 / Social aspects / [0]: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00002758 / Japan.
Animation (Cinematography) > Animation (Cinematography) / [0]: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85005291 / Social aspects > Animation (Cinematography) / [0]: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85005291 / Social aspects / [0]: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00002758 / Japan.

Summary

In The Soul of Anime, Ian Condry explores the emergence of anime, Japanese animated film and television, as a global cultural phenomenon. Drawing on ethnographic research including interviews with artists at some of Tokyo's leading animation studios - such as Madhouse, Gonzo, Aniplex, and Studio Ghibli - Condry discusses how anime's fictional characters and worlds become platforms for collaborative creativity. He argues that the global success of Japanese animation has grown out of a collective social energy that operates across industries - including those that produce film, television, manga (comic books), and toys and other licensed merchandise - and connects fans to the creators of anime. For Condry, this collective social energy is the soul of anime.

Physical Description

x, 241 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

ISBN

0822353946
9780822353942
0822353806
9780822353805

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