Manga and Anime go to Hollywood
By: Northrop Davis
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 410
ISBN-13: 9781623562489; 9781623561444
Subjects: Animated films; Television adaptations; Adaptations; History and criticism; Film adaptations; Motion pictures and comic books; Comic books, strips
Description: "The first ever look at how major Hollywood movies were adapted from Japanese mangas and animes"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Wind from the East, Beginnings; title: Early Major Influences of Hollywood on the Origins of Manga; title: Manga/Anime's Art and Storytelling Forms; title: Legal/Copyright and Structural Differences between Japanese and American Media Industries; title: How Anime was Born and Invaded America; title: Adaptations of Mangas and Animes for American Television and Live Action Movies; title: Case Study. Battle Angel Alita; title: Case Study. Hollywood's Live Action Remake of Astro Boy; title: Case Study. In Defense of Speed Racer; title: Differences between Japanese and American Feature Film Production Systems; title: Case Study. History's Most Complicated and Interesting Adaptation Negotiation : The Train Wreck of Train Main; title: Reverse Adaptations : Hollywood Movies Become Anime; Plus, Anime's Current Influence on American TV; title: Manga in Academia; title: Appendix. Interviews.