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Anime from Akira to Howl's moving castle : experiencing contemporary Japanese animation /

Napier, Susan Jolliffe.

Anime from Akira to Howl's moving castle : experiencing contemporary Japanese animation / Susan J. Napier. - Updated ed., [Rev. ed.]. - xviii, 355 pages, [ : coloured illustrations ;

Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-342) and index.

When 'Spirited Away' won the Oscar for best animated film in 2002, Hayao Miyazaki proved that anime was much more than cartoons for children or a ploy to sell trading cards. Susan Napier demonstrates how anime can be used to explore important social and cultural issues in a sophisticated and entertaining way


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Animated films

NC1766 / NAP2005