Books 106
Anime Studies: Ten Books To Own
By Andrew Osmond. So you love Japanese animation, and want to make yourself an expert. Of course you use Google and Wikipedia to broaden your knowledge, but web sources are reliably unreliable, especially when discussing a medium rather older than the internet. Sometimes there’s no alternative to hitting the books.
Books: The Atomic Bomb in Japanese Cinema
By Jasper Sharp. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that brought about Japan’s surrender and an end to World War II. The period between the two dates of the blasts, on the 6th August and 15th August respectively, saw the usual intense focus in the international media, […]
Anime: A Critical Introduction
By Jonathan Clements. Rayna Denison chooses her title with robust caution: her new book, Anime: A Critical Introduction, is an introduction for and occasionally about critics, examining the arguments and materials with which readers can approach Japanese animation. Her new book is part of Bloomsbury’s “Film Genres” series, although she swiftly establishes cast-iron criteria for […]
Satoshi Kon: Seraphim and Opus
By Raz Greenberg. It’s been five years since the shocking news of Satoshi Kon’s death, and the animation world is still mourning. The news that there’s nothing more coming from one of the man who directed innovative works as Perfect Blue and in his short lifetime managed to influence significant works by leading directors as […]
Shigeru Miyamoto: Book Review
By Meghan Ellis. If you’ve ever touched a games console there’s a good chance you’re at least familiar with Shigeru Miyamoto, one of the industry’s genius game designers and the man responsible for everyone’s favourite athletic plumber, Mario. But did you know that his design process comes from a thoroughly Japanese appreciation of nature; and […]