What is the appeal of anime? Animēshon-gaku Nyūmon is a thorough introduction to anime’s technique and theory, history and present state, and major works and creators both in Japan and abroad. This book will show you what anime, Japan’s most recognizable pop culture contribution, is all about. In this day and age, anime is the pop culture that symbolizes Japan, and it attracts close attention worldwide. How much do you know about it?
What does the word “animation” refer to? What types are there? Who created what, and where, and when? What are animation’s relationships to film, art, and literature, and what is the “anime business?”
This influential animation studies text will give you a complete and systematic understanding of animation.