TY - BOOK ID - 19871421 TI - Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke : experiencing contemporary Japanese animation PY - 2001 SN - 0312238630 0312238622 PB - New York (N.Y.) : Palgrave, DB - UniCat KW - Anime KW - Animated films KW - J6848 KW - Japan: Media arts and entertainment -- anime UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:19871421 AB - With the popularity of Pokemon still far from waning, Japanese animation, known as anime to its fans, has a firm hold on American pop culture. However, anime is much more than children's cartoons. It runs the gamut from historical epics to sci-fi sexual thrillers. Often dismissed as fanciful entertainment, anime is actually quite adept at portraying important social and cultural issues such as alienation, gender inequality, and teenage angst. This book investigates the ways that anime presents these issues in an in-depth and sophisticated manner, uncovering the identity conflicts, fears over rapid technological advancement, and other key themes present in much of Japanese animation. ER -