This long-awaited ?companion? volume boasts over 500 all-new glossary-style entries to help you decipher anime?s distinctive content, images and cultural motifs. Ranging from Aikido to Zero fighters , Gilles Poitras covers the minutiae of anime in fascinating detail, including illustrations, anime images, film citations and numerous references to the related art of manga. More than a guide, The Anime Companion 2 is a pop survey of Japanese art, kitsch, history, food and daily life. Now with entries in kanji and English, the Anime Companion remains the best friend an otaku ever had. Volume 1 was chosen for New York Public Library?s Books for the Teen Age List.
Gilles Poitras is a librarian in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Language
English
Pages
176
Format
Paperback
ISBN 13
9781880656969
The Anime Companion 2: More What's Japanese in Japanese Animation?
This long-awaited ?companion? volume boasts over 500 all-new glossary-style entries to help you decipher anime?s distinctive content, images and cultural motifs. Ranging from Aikido to Zero fighters , Gilles Poitras covers the minutiae of anime in fascinating detail, including illustrations, anime images, film citations and numerous references to the related art of manga. More than a guide, The Anime Companion 2 is a pop survey of Japanese art, kitsch, history, food and daily life. Now with entries in kanji and English, the Anime Companion remains the best friend an otaku ever had. Volume 1 was chosen for New York Public Library?s Books for the Teen Age List.
Gilles Poitras is a librarian in the San Francisco Bay Area.