Anime from Akira to Howl's Moving Castle, Updated Edition: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation

384 Pages·2005·7.96 MB·english

by  Susan J. Napier

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CONTENTS
Acknowledgme.n .t s. . . . . . . . . . . . . .v i.i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Forewortodt heR evisEeddi ti.o.n. .................i.x. ....
PART ONE
INTRODUCTION
CHAPT E R O N E
Why Anime?. ................................3. ........
CHAPTE R T WO
Animea ndL ocaVGloIbdaeln t.i.t.y. ...............1.5. .....
PART TWO
BODYM,E TAMOROPSHIISD,E NTITY
CHAPT E R T HR E E
Akiranad R anm1a1 2T:h eM onstroAudso lesc.e.n.t. ......3.9. .
CHAPT E R fOUR
ControllBiondgi eTsh:e B odyi nP ornograpAhniicm e. ......6.3.
CHAPT E R F IVE
Ghostasn dM achineTsh:eT echnologBiocda.yl. ............8. 5
CHAPTE R SIX
DolPla rtTse:c hnoloagnydt heB odyi nG hoisntt hSeh e.l .l. . 103
CHAPT E R SEVEN
StraGye:n dePra nicMsa,s culiCnrei seasn,dF antaisny
JapaneAsnei mati.o.n. ..............................1.1.7
PART THREE
MAGICGARILL SA NDF ANTAWSOYR LDS
CHAPT E R E IGHT
TheE nchantmeonfEt s trangement:
TheS hoijnot heW orldo fM iyazaHkaiy ao. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.51.
CHAPT E R N I N E
Now YouS eeH erN,o w YouD on'Tth:e D ispapearinSgh oj.o. . 1 69
CHAPT E R T E N
CarnivaanldC onservatiinRs omm antCiocm edy. . . . . . . . . . 1. .95
PART FOUR
REMAKING MNAASRTRTEAVIRE S:
ANIMCEO NFNRTOSH ITSORY
CHAPT E R E LVEEN
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and" VictiHmi'sst or.y.". . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.1. 7.
CHAPTE R T WElVE
PrincMeosnso noFkaent:a styh,eF emininaen,dt heM ytho f
"Progre.s. s. .". .. . . . . . .... . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.3. 1.
CHAPT E R T HIRT E E N
Waitinfgo trh eE ndo ft heW orldA:p ocalypItdiecn ti. .t.y. . .2.4 9
CHAPT E R F OU R T E E N
Elegi. e. .s. .. . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.7.5.
CONCLUSIO N
A FragmentMeidr ro.r. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... .. . . . . . . . . .2.9.1
Note.s. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.9.5.
Bibliophgyr. a. ... . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . .3. 3. 3
Inde.x. .........................................3.4.3. .
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Oned ayi n1 989a s tudleinntg eartfeemdry J apancelsaets oss h omwe
oneo ft hJeap anecsoem ibco osk( manghaeh) a df rqeuentblryog uht
upi nc ladsiss cus.Es xipotenicnsgo mtehisnigm palnedu pbeaalto ng
thlei noefsm yc hihlodofdva oirtSeu,p mearnI,w ass uripsr,et dhen
trnasifxed.c oTmhihece s howemdeA ,h ia,rw asac ompleexv ocation
ofa twentiyr-sctfne tuy rdystopJipaaannd ,o minatebde aibuufytll y
rendeirmeadg oefss u rpasbslienagk nTehsasn.tk ost hmea ng,a wIa s
inspitrhenede xyte a,w rhilteec ahinignL ondno,t o tgoot hBer itish
premioefAr h iaa rndw asa gatirna inxsefgdr,a dubaelclmoyi nagw aer
thta wIa s seseoimntegh ibnoght w ondfeuraln dd ifefernt.
Som yf risatck nowdlgemetnm usbte t ot hseut denwth of rist
showemdeA hiara ndt oa ltlh set udeanntdas n imfea nosv etrh lea ts
11ye ars whhaovs eh arweidtm he t hefiaorvr imtaen gaan da nimaen d
thetihro utgsah boutth emI.w anpta rticulatrhlaynJ kont aot han
NawrockPie,t Seire gheanl,teK raraW illia,mB sriaRnuh ,a ndA lex
Agui,lw ahoh avbee eens pceialhleylu plaf tv ariosutsa gienst he
reseaorftc hhib so ok.
Perhaiptws a sn oc oincidtehtnat cheep r emieorfA hia wras
followsehodr ttlhye arfetbeyrw haItb eliewvaest hfier scto nefrence
onJ apanPeospeu lCualrt eue rveorgr anzieidn tWheset I.m ust thank
mosdte epilstoy gr aniszB,e ertBhe rya rnJd ohnT raetw,h oi nvimtee d
tog ivaep apert he.rT ehep apetru rnoeudtt o obneA hiar andt he
enthusiraessotpnisacett hceo neefrncmea dmee r ealtihzateth iwsa s
ar easrectho pwiocr tphu sruiantgf agrr etaer l.e ngth
Venturinwgrt ietab oo ko-lendgitshc usosfai noinmw ea sr eally
jounreyiinngtu on divsecroceod utnrIyc .o unlodpt o ssibhlavyed one
iwti thottu h gee enrosau warfdrso tmh rienes ttiito,utn hsJeoh nS mion
GuggenheiMmem oriFaolu ndatitohneS, o icaSlc ienRcees earch
VII*I ANIME FROM AKIRAT O HOWL'SM OVINGC ASTLE
Counclia,n dt hUen iveyro sfiT etxasw,h osaew argdasv e tmhete i me
tol aevteh tee achwionrglt de mpaoiryrlb eihn.d cIa nntohta nekn ough
thfer ienodlsal/geecus/emntowrhsoh elpmeedo btaitnh easwea drs:
AnneA llni,sH oeleHnar dcar,eP atrOilciklv eeS,lh ayrnaO lrbaug,h
MiiramS ilverAbretrhgSu,tr co kwi, n aEnzda r Voge.lO thesr who
helpaeldo ntghw ea ya rSeh arKoinsn elLliav,i a MoJnanRyeu tib,n ,
RobeKrhta nH,en ryS mi,tI haRne adAelre,Sx m i,tK hotanMia rain,d
TakayuTkait smuiA.s a lwa,y wsIo uld tloit khea nmky two most
importmaenntt oHrosw,a rdH ibbetatn dA saKii ysohiw,h oh ave
rmeainemda rvelyo suusplpor,et siepvcaeillcyo sniderhionwgf aIr
seemteodh avterv aelferdo m stuthdeyo f" purlei tuerr.ea"t
Alontgh wea yI a lsmoa des omeex ictinnegw f reindisn t he
animceo mmuyn.iI at mg rtaeufla ndh oneodrb yH eleMncC aryt'hs
enthusfioatrsh mbe o okIa. l swoa ntto t hanMka crH airsftoohrni s
consisstuepnptoa rntdi tnertie nst hper jocet.
Thee dtiinogft hibso owka sa w holoet hjeuorr nye ini ts.e lIf
woulldi kteot hanRko beLruts kfionhr i hse lipn tihnei tsitaalga ensd
witthh set taitsicsaulry vsue seidnt hAep pendAisfx o.mr y e doirsta t
PalrgaveA-nthyo (nTobWya)h lA,l aBnr ads,ha anwdA njnenaette
Kernt-heya rei na clabsyst hemvseeslt,h ev erbye sIt m.u st
espaelclieyx temnyd h earetlfgtr atittouT doeb yw,h osceo nsistent
suppoarntde nthusiastmh ep rofjoerc cto,m binweidt ehd iitaolr
brillainad(n pecreh aepvsem no re imposriatnatnlptia)ikt een ,cm eade
himt hpee frcete di.t or
LatslIyw anttot hantkhp ee opclleo steoms etw hoslei vweeser
mostto uchbeyad n im(ew hetthheerwy a ntiettd o b eo rn ot.) wIa nt
tot hanBki ll Barhliocswo nfsoirsi tnetnsettrn ,eo tt om entiohni s
wilnlginetsosa ttenadn imceo vnentiAonndsI .w antto t hanmky
daugh,Jt ueilraw,h ol ivtehdr outgoho ymw aenekenodfms y w riting
andn optl aiynwgi thhe ,ra ndt ow homt hibso oiksd edicated.
FOREWORDT O THER EVIESD EDITION
Byt htei me utphdiaste eddi tiAonn imforefmo Akiat roH owl'sM ovnig
Catsl(eof rmrelAyn ifmroem Akait ro PsrsiM nocneoonkei)sp ubhleisdi,t
wilhl avbee efinv ey eass rintchepe u blicoaftt ihooenri gineadiilto n.
Muchh ahsa ppeninet dh e woofra lndi mient hattie m.To b eh onest,
whenIfi nishwerdi ttihnfiegr setd iotniI,g enuinweolnyd erieftd h e
animbeo omm ighsto orne aicsthp eaakn db ecoamn ei cphhee nome­
non,b elovoefad r defnatnb su nte vebrec omimnga isntrme.aI nf cat,
almosto pptohseih taeos c curArneidm.he a isn creiansp eodpl uayrt iot
thpeo iwnhte rUe.S .fa nnsu mbeartl eaisntt h heu nrdedosft housands.
Is tirlelm embmeyir n creyd ucalo iutpolfye ea rasg woh eInw asi nvited
tos peaka tO tako,no neo ft hel agresotf t heE asCto asatn ime
connvteio.Gn osigni nt or egitshtfieer rs mto rnionftg h ceo nvieonnt,
myj wa droppewdh eIns awan e normlouisno efp eopslnea kianrgo und
theB altiemC oornventCienotnea rn ddo wtnh sete reNto.to nldyi tdh ey
ranignea gfer o6mt o6 0b,u mta noyf t hewme rceo lfourldlreys saesd
thefiarov riatnei mceh artaecrI.l earnlteaedtr ha t1 7,00f0a nhsa d
converognBe adil mtorteh astu mm.e( rThfieg urreo steo2 00,00a tt he
followyienrag'c so vnenito)nA .nds ince tthfheae bnna shea cso ntiendu
toe xpa.nA dlthoutghhe arrese t iplelo plet rwtyhoe o d gaew awyh eIn
tletlhe mw haItd om yr eseaornct,hh edsaey mso er oftenn ottthh aen
persIoa nms peianktgo i se ithaf earon r k nowsso meocnleo wsheo is.
Oneo ft hmeo rsert ikicnhga ngeasn iimfnena domi nA meirca
ovetrh lea sfte wy eash rasb eetnh rei eso ff mealfena sn,o ton loyf
animeb,ut o fa nimsre e'tleamde diuomfm angAas.t hNee wY orkT mies
docume"nMtasn,gp ar odeusrci nt hUen itSetda theasvt ea ppedi ntao
new audiefnoccre o msi-cthfeme alceo nsum"I e Rre.cecnotn ven­
tioInh sa vaett endaeldsa ot tteosa tn iem'gsr owipnogp aurlyi atmong
womenA.t m anyc onsc-onvennst-itohpear ticisp saenettmo b e
evenlsyp liwte ebtneh tgee nd,ea rlsthoiuitgs h ctlheasator m tey eps