{"product_id":"anime-explosion-the-what-why-wow-of-japanese-animation-9781611720136","title":"Anime Explosion]: The What? Why? \u0026 Wow] of Japanese Animation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"An excellent reference work on the subject.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans, culture watchers, and perplexed outsiders, this expanded edition offers an engaging tour of the anime megaverse, from older artistic traditions to the works of modern creators like Hayao Miyazaki, Katsuhiro Otomo, Satoshi Kon, and CLAMP. Examined are all of anime's major themes, styles, and conventions, plus the familiar tropes of giant robots, samurai, furry beasts, high school heroines, and gay\/girl\/fanboy love. Concluding are fifteen essays on favorite anime, including \u003ci\u003eEvangelion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEscaflowne\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSailor Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePatlabor\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFullmetal Alchemist\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Drazen\u003c\/b\u003e is an anime historian who lives in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stone Bridge Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611720136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 387\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.10d","brand":"Patrick Drazen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36661986984092,"sku":"9781611720136","price":38.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_af795b3a-d8fb-43f8-97b7-6019c7383a02.jpg?v=1603900761","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/anime-explosion-the-what-why-wow-of-japanese-animation-9781611720136","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}