Free UK delivery for orders £30

Anime

A History

Jonathan Clements (Author)
  • Textbook
Anime cover

Anime

A History

Jonathan Clements (Author)
  • Textbook
Paperback £28.99 £26.09 Ebook (Epub & Mobi) £26.09 Ebook (PDF) £26.09
Quantity In stock
£26.09 RRP £28.99 Website price saving £2.90 (10%)
Add to basket
This title is available for inspection copy requests
Request an inspection copy

Description

This comprehensive history of Japanese animation draws on Japanese primary sources and testimony from industry professionals to explore the production and reception of anime, from its origins in Japanese cartoons of the 1920s and 30s to the international successes of companies such as Studio Ghibli and Nintendo, films such as Spirited Away and video game characters such as Pokémon.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments.- Introduction: What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Anime?.- 1. Kid Deko's New Picture Book: Early Cartoons in Japan 1912-21.- 2. The Film Factories: Animation Technique and Technology 1921-37.- 3. The Shadow Staff: Japanese Animation at War 1931-48.- 4. The Seeds of Anime: Japanese Animation Industries 1946-62.- 5. Dreams of Export: Toei Doga and MOM Production 1953-67.- 6. Warrior Business: Tezuka's Anime Revolution in Context 1961-67.- 7. The Brown Screen: Trended Change in Japanese Animation 1966-83.- 8. The Third Medium: The Transformation of Ownership and Access 1977-96.- 9. The Pokemon Shock: Anime Goes Global 1984-97, 1997-2006.- 10. The Digital Engine: New Technologies in Animation 1983-2012.- Epilogue: The End of Anime's First Century.- Bibliography.- Index.

Product details

Published 28 Nov 2013
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 256
ISBN 9781844573905
Imprint British Film Institute
Illustrations colour plates & bw illus
Dimensions 246 x 189 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

JC
Author

Jonathan Clements

Jonathan Clements is an anime historian. He is co-…

Reviews

  • This study is authoritative and detailed, and will be essential reading for anime fans and scholars alike.

    PD Smith, The Guardian

  • Historian Jonathan Clements traces the evolution of anime by exploring the history of its production and reception over the past 100 years, identifying periods in which cultural and technological developments ushered in new ways of thinking about the basic concept of 'moving pictures.'

    The Japan Times

  • …a fascinating read.

    The New York Times

  • Anime: A History questions the stories we think we know of anime's rises and falls, its heroes and breakthroughs.

    Manga UK

  • One of the most important and comprehensive books on anime ever written for the western market.

    Neo Magazine

Related Titles

Anime cover
Anime
Jonathan Clements
£26.09 RRP £28.99
Paperback +3 other formats
Surrealism and Animation cover
Surrealism and Animation
Abigail Susik
£85.50 RRP £95.00
Hardback +2 other formats
Studio Ghibli Animation as Adaptations cover
Studio Ghibli Animation as Adaptations
Dominic J. Nardi
£81.00 RRP £90.00
Hardback +2 other formats
Nightmare Before Christmas cover
Nightmare Before Christmas
Rebecca Williams
£81.00 RRP £90.00
Hardback
Watership Down cover
Watership Down
Catherine Lester
£26.09 RRP £28.99
Paperback +3 other formats
Motion Illustration cover
Motion Illustration
Adam Osgood
£26.09 RRP £28.99
Paperback +2 other formats
Avatar Television Franchise cover
Avatar Television Franchise
Francis M. Agnoli
£26.09 RRP £28.99
Paperback +3 other formats
Cosgrove Hall Productions cover
Cosgrove Hall Productions
Richard Keith Haynes
£81.00 RRP £90.00
Hardback
Rediscovered Classics of Japanese Animation cover
Rediscovered Classics of Japanese Animation
Maria Chiara Oltolini
£81.00 RRP £90.00
Hardback +3 other formats
Invisible Digital cover
Invisible Digital
Aylish Wood
£81.00 RRP £90.00
Hardback +3 other formats
Sylvain Chomet’s Distinctive Animation cover
Sylvain Chomet’s Distinctive Animation
Maria Katsaridou
£81.00 RRP £90.00
Paperback +3 other formats
Classical Animated Documentary and Its Contemporary Evolution cover
Classical Animated Documentary and Its Contemporary Evolution
Cristina Formenti
£26.09 RRP £28.99
Paperback +3 other formats
Genndy Tartakovsky cover
Genndy Tartakovsky
Kwasu David Tembo
£26.09 RRP £28.99
Paperback +3 other formats
Coraline cover
Coraline
Mihaela Mihailova
£26.09 RRP £28.99
Paperback +1 other formats
Grendel Grendel Grendel cover
Grendel Grendel Grendel
Dan Torre
£26.09 RRP £28.99
Paperback +1 other formats
Allegro non troppo cover
Allegro non troppo
Marco Bellano
£26.09 RRP £28.99
Paperback +1 other formats
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs cover
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Chris Pallant
£26.99 RRP £29.99
Paperback +1 other formats
100 Animated Feature Films cover
100 Animated Feature Films
Andrew Osmond
£17.99 RRP £19.99
Paperback +3 other formats
Beyond Bagpuss cover
Beyond Bagpuss
Chris Pallant
£25.19 RRP £27.99
Paperback +3 other formats
Art of Czech Animation cover
Art of Czech Animation
Adam Whybray
£26.99 RRP £29.99
Paperback +3 other formats
New Generation in Chinese Animation cover
New Generation in Chinese Animation
Shaopeng Chen
£85.50 RRP £95.00
Hardback +2 other formats
Story of British Animation cover
Story of British Animation
Jez Stewart
£22.49 RRP £24.99
Paperback +3 other formats
Writing for Animation cover
Writing for Animation
Laura Beaumont
£19.79 RRP £21.99
Paperback +3 other formats
Environment: Staging