This comprehensive history of Japanese animation draws on Japanese primary sources and testimony from industry professionals to explore the production and reception of anime, from its origins in Japanese cartoons of the 1920s and 30s to the international successes of companies such as Studio Ghibli and Nintendo, films such as Spirited Away and video game characters such as Pokémon.
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Skye Jaropohop
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November 4, 2022
Good its a good book but its pricey even tho its history of anime is good
Irfan Iman
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September 11, 2023
Big tv man 70
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February 8, 2021
I haven't even buy this but k bro-
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About the author
Jonathan Clements is an anime historian. He is co-author of The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917, former editor of Manga Max magazine, and has been a translator, voice director or voice actor on over 70 anime productions.
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