Floating worlds : a short history of Japanese animation

187 Pages·2018·3.076 MB·English

by  Novielli, Maria Roberta

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Floating Worlds
A Short History of Japanese
Animation
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Maria Roberta Novielli
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Names: Novielli, Maria Roberta, 1964- author.
Title: Floating worlds : a short history of Japanese animation / Maria
Roberta Novielli.
Description: Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2018.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017048748 | ISBN 9781138571280 (hardback : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Animated films--Japan--History and criticism.
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It is a wonderful achievement that an accurate
history of Japanese animation has been summed
up in 2017, a year marking a turning point since
it coincides with the centenary of its birth.
The accurate description by Roberta Novielli
expands a new perspective for the Japanese people
and also provides knowledge of deep interest to
people around the world. It is a “must” book for
those who are interested in Japanese animation.
Yamamura Kōji

Contents
Foreword, ix
Preface, xi
About the Author, xiii
CHAPTER 1 ◾ From Pre-Cinema to the Birth of Industry 1
CHAPTER 2 ◾ Winds of War and Reconstruction 19
CHAPTER 3 ◾ A New World 47
CHAPTER 4 ◾ How the West Was Won 73
CHAPTER 5 ◾ Simulacra 97
CHAPTER 6 ◾ “Alone, Not Lonely”: Generation X 125
REFERENCES, 147
BIBLIOGRAPHY, 151
INDEX, 155
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Foreword
TRANSCRIPTION
The transcription systems are Hepburn for Japanese and Pinyin
for Chinese.
Long accents on vowels indicate their lengthening, not
doubling.
NAMES OF PERSONS
The names are given according to the Japanese use: first the sur-
name, then the name.
Chronology of the main historical periods is as follows:
Asuka (from late VI century to 710)
Nara (710–794)
Heian (794–1185)
Kamakura (1185–1333)
Kemmu Restoration (1333–1336)
Yoshino or Nanbokuchō (1336–1392)
Ashikaga or Muromachi (1392–1573)
Momoyama or Azuchi Momoyama (1573–1600)
Edo or Tokugawa (1603–1867)
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