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.
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A CHOICE Review of Books Outstanding Academic TitlePraise for Susan Napier's previous book, Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke:"A thoughtful and carefully researched account." - The New York Times"This worthy addition to the burgeoning literature on Japanese popular culture will stand the test of time." - Choice
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction Orientalism, (Soft) Power, and Pleasure |
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Japonisme from Monet to Van Gogh: ``Above All to Make You See'' |
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``Man Semblable! Mon Frere'': Collecting, Doubling, and Mirroring Japan in England and America, 1878-1941 |
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51 | (26) |
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Paths of Power: Japan as Utopia and Dystopia in the Postwar American Imagination |
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The Dark Heart of Fantasy: Japanese Women in the Eyes of the Western Male |
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The 1990s and Beyond: Japanese Fantasy Takes Wing |
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Anime Nation: Cons, Cosplay, and (Sub)Cultural Capital |
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Differing Destinations: Cultural Identification, Orientalism, and ``Soft Power'' in Twenty-First-Century Anime Fandom |
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In Search of Sacred Space? Anime Fandom and MiyazakiWorld |
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Conclusion: From Fans to Fandom |
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| Notes |
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| Bibliography |
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Susan J. Napier is Professor of Japanese Studies at Tufts University, USA. She is the author of four books, including The Fantastic in Japanese Literature: The Subversion of Modernity and Anime from Akira to Howl's Moving Castle.
