This inaugural volume on anime and manga engages the rise of Japanese popular culture through game design, fashion, graphic design, commercial packaging, charac

From Nausicaä to Sailor Moon, understanding girl heroines of manga and anime within otaku culture.

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For students, fans, and scholars alike, this wide-ranging primer on anime employs a panoply of critical approaches Well-known through hit movies like Spirited A