{"product_id":"9783791380148","title":"Anime Through the Looking Glass: Treasures of Japanese Animation","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eBittinger, Nathalie\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrestel\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/3\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe magic and mastery of anime springs to life in this gorgeous celebration of the genre that features more than 150 full-color frames.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eANIME GOES TO WAR: \u003c\/b\u003eA powerful narrative engine, such as Kaneda’s red motorcycle in Katsuhiro Ôtomo’s \u003ci\u003eAkira\u003c\/i\u003e, war is the\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ebeating heart of anime, its shadow hovering over various genres.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHUMAN, ALL TOO HUMAN?: \u003c\/b\u003eMan versus machine. Exploring new dialectics of body and mind through films like Rintaro’s \u003ci\u003eGalaxy Express 999\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eMamoru Oshii’s \u003ci\u003eGhost in the Shell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS:\u003c\/b\u003e On the other side of the mirror, we discover wonderful worlds in dreamlike colors populated with protective spirits, fantastic creatures and humans that save the world like the messianic girl in Hayao Miyazaki’s \u003ci\u003eNausicaä \u003c\/i\u003eto the\u003ci\u003e Space Pirate Captain Harlock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLIFE NOW:\u003c\/b\u003e Exhibiting the metamorphosis of society and lifestyles\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003ewith scenes from family life to the schoolyard to the company, anime also sketches the human tragic-comedy with great acuity like Makoto Shinkai’s \u003ci\u003eYour Name\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis uniquely powerful form of artistic expression has embraced complex and provocative ideas since its inception in the mid twentieth century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis dynamic and wide-ranging book explores eighty key themes of the genre, from wars to natural disasters, nature to ecology, childhood to magic, dystopias to fables. It looks at more than one hundred masterpieces of Japanese animation, including Akira, Ghost in the Shell, One Piece, Princess Mononoke, Grave of the Fireflies and Howl’s Moving Castle, to show how practitioners consistently balance tradition with modernity and how anime’s distinct style has influenced other forms of media such as video games, comic books and live-action films.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCovering an enormous range of talent—from Isao Takahata, Katsuhiro Ôtomo, and Makoto Shinkai to Studio Ghibli and Mamoru Oshii—it demonstrates how anime makes room for limitless creativity. Unfettered by the physical constraints of nature’s laws, these artists realize our deepest emotions and our wildest dreams.","brand":"Prestel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44219637432575,"sku":"9783791380148","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9783791380148_s600x595.jpg?v=1775586562","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9783791380148","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}