Title: Anime Fans: The Cult Of Japanese Animation in Gobal and Historica
First published: 2006
Description: "What is it about anime that is so appealing to a transnational fan base? Is the American attraction to anime similar to the popularity of previous fads of Japanese culture, like the Japonisants of fin-de-siecle France enamored of Japanese art and architecture, or the American poets in the fifties and sixties who latched onto haiku? Or is this something new, a product of global culture in which ethnic identities carry less weight? This book explores these issues by taking a look at anime fans and the place they occupy, both in terms of subculture in Japan and America, and in relation to Western perceptions of Japan since the late 1800s." --Back cover.
Subjects: Animated films, Civilization, Japanese influences, Computer animation, Dessins animés, Civilisation, Influence japonaise, Animationsfilm, Kultur, Anime, Japan Animerad film, Japan, Europa, USA, Kultur- och samhällsliv, Japanska influenser