Anime and philosophy
Subtitle: wide eyed wonder
By: Josef Steiff and Tristan D. Tamplin [editors].
Contributors: Steiff, Josef.; Tamplin, Tristan D.
Series: Popular culture and philosophy -- v. 47
Publisher: Open Court
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9780812696707
Subjects: Animated films -- Japan -- History and criticism; Animated television programs -- Japan -- History and criticism
Description: From the Publisher: Anime and Philosophy focuses on some of the most-loved, most-intriguing anime films and series, as well as lesser-known works, to find what lies at their core. Astro Boy, Dragon Ball Z, Ghost in the Shell, and Spirited Away are just a few of the films analyzed in this book. In these stories about monsters, robots, children, and spirits who grapple with the important questions in life we find insight crucial to our times: lessons on morality, justice, and heroism, as well as meditations on identity, the soul, and the meaning-or meaninglessness-of life. Anime has become a worldwide phenomenon, reaching across genres, mediums, and cultures. For those wondering why so many people love anime or for die-hard fans who want to know more, Anime and Philosophy provides a deeper appreciation of the art and storytelling of this distinctive Japanese culture.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Accidental Anime / MARGO COUGHLIN ZIMMERMAN; title: Body. Take a Ride on the Catbus / SHANA HEINRICY; title: The Making of Killer Cuties / CHRISTIE BARBER, MIO BRYCE, and JASON DAVIS; title: Just a Ghost in a Shell? / ANGUS MCBLANE; title: Mind. I Am Tetsuo  / BENJAMIN STEVENS; title: The CPU Has Its Reasons / JOHN HARTUNG; title: Eye Am / JOSEF STEIFF; title: Spirit. Nothing that Happens Is Ever Forgotten / CARI CALLIS; title: Did Santa Die on the Cross? / ADAM BARKMAN; title: Does the End of the World Justify Being Cruel?  / DANIEL HAAS; title: Conflict. Just War Is No Gouf / LOUIS MELANCON; title: The Search for Vengeance / IAN M. PETERS; title: The Possibility of Perfection / ANDREW TERJESEN; title: Heroes. Alchemic Heroes / BENJAMIN CHANDLER; title: Astro Boy and the Atomic Age / ALICIA GIBSON; title: Grave of the Child Hero / HAL SHIPMAN; title: Devils. 16. Human Alchemy and the Deadly Sins of Capitalism / D.E. WITTKOWER; title: Everything You Never Wanted to Know about Sex and Were Afraid to Watch / ANDREW A. DOWD; title: The Devil Within / SARA LIVINGSTON; title: Future Perfect. Cyborg Songs for an Existential Crisis / SARAH PENICKA-SMITH; title: The Technological Path to Transcendence / DAN DINELLO; title: It's the End of the Species as We Know It, and I Feel Anxious / ANDREW WELLS GARNAR; title: Alternate Ending: Bide Your Time and Hold Out Hope / TRISTAN D. TAMPLIN .