Anime Fan Communities [electronic resource] : Transcultural Flows and Frictions /
Annett, S.author.
How have animation fans in Japan, South Korea, the United States, and Canada formed communities and dealt with conflicts across cultural and geographic distance? This book traces animation fandom from its roots in early cinema audiences, through mid-century children's cartoon fan clubs, to today's digitally-networked transcultural fan cultures.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
How have animation fans in Japan, South Korea, the United States, and Canada formed communities and dealt with conflicts across cultural and geographic distance? This book traces animation fandom from its roots in early cinema audiences, through mid-century children's cartoon fan clubs, to today's digitally-networked transcultural fan cultures.
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction: Frictive Pictures -- PART I: ANIMATION AND THE MIRACULOUS CINEMA -- 1. Cartoon Internationale -- 2. World War Cute -- PART II: AFTER THESE MESSAGES: TELEVISION ANIMATION IN THE AGE OF "POSTS" -- 3. Kid Vid: Children and Science Fiction TV Fandom -- 4. Channel Surfers: Cowboy Bebop's Postnational Fans -- PART III: ONLINE CONVERSATIONS ACROSS DIFFERENCE -- 5. "Love at First Site" -- 6. World Conflict/World Conference: Axis Powers Hetalia -- Conclusion: "Adding To" Transcultural Animation Fan Communities.
Ethnology—Asia.
Civilization—History.
Industries.
Animated films.
Culture—Study and teaching.
Social sciences.
Asian Culture.
Cultural History.
Industries.
Animation.
Regional and Cultural Studies.
Social Sciences, general.