Tag: books

April 23, 2018 · 0 comments

By Jasper Sharp. The first thought that immediately sprang to my mind when I picked up Kurosawa’s Rashomon: A Vanished City, a Lost Brother, and the Voice Inside His Iconic Films by Paul Anderer was: “Does the world really need another book on Kurosawa?” Since Donald Richie gave the West the first systematic study with […]

April 17, 2018 · 0 comments

By Andrew Osmond. Like or hate it, last year’s live-action Ghost in the Shell performed a service in reminding many people of the Japanese original. But many people probably thought of one Ghost only. At least in Britain and America, it does seem that the 1995 cinema anime film, directed by Mamoru Oshii and co-produced […]

April 5, 2018 · 0 comments

By Helen McCarthy. The whimsical, colourful Cool Tokyo Guide by Abby Denson is bright, light, appealing and accessible. American cartoonist Denson, with help from her husband, Japanese friend Yuuko and mascot character Kitty Sweet Tooth, guides you through the process of visiting Tokyo from the point at which you start to plan your visit to […]

March 30, 2018 · 0 comments

By Jonathan Clements. In The Anime Boom in the United States, Michal Daliot-Bul and Nissim Otmazgin summarise several key issues in modern anime, including an overview of its entrepreneurs, the long-term influence of Japanese governmental cultural policies, and the effects of anime stylistics on contemporary American cartoons. They promise a “top-down” perspective on the business […]

March 25, 2018 · 2 comments

By Jonathan Clements. I’d been sceptical for a long time, but I didn’t step out of the shadows until about ten years ago. I hesitated for a long while because I was sure I had to be missing something. Surely that many people could not all be fooled by the same fake news…? But by […]