Anime from Akira to Howl's Moving Castle: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation
Praise for the first edition:"...A thoughtful and carefully researched account."--The New York Times"Napier draws a rather complete picture of Japanese animation as a legitimate art form, and uses anime as a key to the culture that creates it."--Entertainment Weekly"This worthy addition to the burgeoning literature on Japanese popular culture will stand the test of time."--Choice"This is a riveting and inspiring book, one that I have thoroughly enjoyed reading and from which I have learned a great deal. As a source of concrete information about Japanese animation it is invaluable."--Sharon Kinsella, Cambridge University"Informative, well-written, and yet entertaining...both generous and critically insightful."--Sharalyn Orbaugh, University of British Columbia